Sejong Hair Salon

Loved my hair cut done by Amber. She was so detailed and created a nice chill/friendly vibe too. I haven’t had much luck with getting the hairstyle I wanted at other hair salons, but Amber did it! One of my favourite hair cuts to dates and definitely coming back!

Beware: Expect nothing (not even water, unless you ask) but verbal apologies from this salon if they cancel on your appointment two times in a row with only a few hours notice. I do not recommend this salon if you want to make reliable plans. Below are details of my recent experience with Sejong. Heard great things about Sejong and decided to give it a try back in March 2022 by making a reservation a month in advance through their booking system. They reached out to me with less than 1h notice as I had a morning appointment to let me know my stylist was ill and asked me to go back to their booking system to reschedule, which meant I had to reschedule for April 2022. Did not offer anything due to the inconvenience, but a verbal apology which was very disappointing as I had made plans to take important pictures right after my hair appointment that same day. My whole weekend plans were ruined and I received NOTHING but a verbal apology. Decided to give them a try again in June 2022 and made two appointments as I wanted to bring a friend over. Same story. Had to make the booking well in advance and got a call saying one of the stylists was ill so I would have to reschedule one of the appointments. I perhaps was incredibly unlucky as I even picked two different stylists this time around yet I still got one being ill that same day. Although this time I got 2.5h notice before cancellation, the same story repeated itself again. However, I was this time offered a replacement appointment the next business day after my initial one (which was helpful but I was offered this only after I asked). But that still ruined my plans as my friend and I had taken a day off from work to get our hair done together as we were flying abroad a few days after that. When I went there, I did not receive any time of special treatment. I even had to ask for some water myself. The front desk person was on her personal phone and my stylist was not nearby whilst I was waiting for my next step during my 2.5h session at the salon. And you likely are ready to read this but the salon DID NOT offer anything else to me other than verbal apologies over the phone when they called 2.5h before my appointment and right after I made my payment (full price plus gratuity). Unsure if the owner is still around as I wasn't able to book Julien but this experience was very disappointing. Perhaps I was unlucky as this happened to me twice back-to-back but it's definitely something that I don't recommend to anyone. And I'd like to remind you this is a salon that charges a cancellation fee (35% of your services booked) if you do not give them any notification 48h hours prior to your appointment plus they blacklist you if you make these type of changes consecutively yet offer NOTHING to their clients (not even water without them asking) when they do this to them. And you are likely wondering if my friend went there for the appointment that was offered. No, my friend needed something reliable and decided to go with a different salon for her services instead. Attaching their cancellation policy script for reference Important info 예약 당일 취소 또는 사전 예고없이 매장에 나타나지 않을 경우 다음 방문시 취소 된 예약 금액의 35 %를 지불하셔야하므로 신중하게 예약 해주시기 바랍니다. 잦은 예약 변경은 (3회 이상) 블랙리스트에 오르게 될 수 있음을 알려드립니다. If you cancel on the day of the reservation or do not show up at the store without prior notice, you will be required to pay 35% of the canceled reservation amount at the next visit, so please make a reservation carefully. You may be blacklisted due to frequent reservation changes (more than 3 times). Cancellation policy. Please avoid cancelling within 48 hours notice

Cut 25cm of my hair to donate. Angela was amazing!! She’s so detailed & nice. I’d trust her with my life for short haircuts 👌✨

they left me lookin fresh, great service and reasonable pricing

I went for the first time after reading reviews and checking prices and services. I wasn’t able to book the stylist I’d read good reviews about, but decided to give Lu Bin a try. The reception was very friendly and attentive. There was no wait when I got there a few minutes early. My outer layers and bag were hung in a small locker and a plastic robe was put on me. Lu Bin only speaks Korean so Mandy, the receptionist, was there ready to translate. We spent a bit of time talking about the color and cut. It was satisfying how much care was taken with this important step. After the dye had its time, Lu Bin gave me a wash with a very nice head massage. Then came what I consider the crucial part…the cut. I wanted a short textured pixie cut that would give top volume without having to blow dry and set. After cutting a bit, she used the blow dryer - the air was cold - she realized this, too, as she kept feeling it to check, but kept using it anyway. After it went on and on, I told her how cold it was. It was time to stop anyway. Relieved that she continued cutting, I had hope that she would start texturing the top, but after some layering, she went and got a blow dryer that worked and started blowing again. In my mind, I was wondering if she wanted to achieve my volume request with the dryer alone and not the cut. Well, at the end, I had to ask Mandy to ask my stylist that very question and the answer was that my hair was too thin and that’s all she could do; if I wanted more volume, I’d need to blow dry, use curlers… I wish she had said so when we were consulting! So disappointed, I left a little thankful, at least, that I liked my color anyway.