My grandfather opened a hairdressing salon in prewar Yokohama, South of Tokyo, which was nice for the Western-style interior and chandelier.
The scissors were disinfected every time according to hygiene standards stricter than the regulations at that time, and he accepted even customers who were refused by other salons due to scalp illness. The good reputation spread and the business was very prosperous. My mother often told the story of a glorious era before the war.
I have a penchant for hair, probably because of this DNA. When I was studying abroad in New York, I went to the Vidal Sassoon salon in the Trump Tower at that time and liked the haircut very much.
Then I experienced cutting-edge cuts by International Art Director at the salon's London headquarters who creates the world trend, as well as Fumio Kawashima, a direct pupil of Mr. Sassoon.
Meanwhile, I also went to the QB House ($10 haircut with no shampoo) and a nearby beauty salon and became a practice partner (cut model) for an apprentice hairdresser.
In conclusion, famous salons have their own strict standards, so the hairdressers who have cleared them possess the right skills and you will not become strange. Other than that, it is all about individual differences and compatibility, and some barbers are surprisingly good even at QB. I think QB is enough in this case, but you cannot choose a barber at QB (they simply assign the one whoever is available), so it will be a gamble.
As one of the pleasures of going to a beauty salon, I feel that the hairdressers are doing their job because they love it. It is a characteristic common to artistic professionals such as painters, journalists, and designers, and I have never seen anyone who hates such work.
Each customer has different hair quality and preferences, and conditions that affect hair such as humidity also change depending on the season. It would be interesting and rewarding to think about the design with all of these in mind and to satisfy the customers.
According to a hairdresser who works at a salon run by Mr. Kawashima, it's much more fun to work than during the New Year holidays, so he even feels that he doesn't have to take a day off.
On the other hand, their work seems a bit difficult because it is still a customer business. According to a hairdresser in my neighborhood, the number of customers who do not want to talk to hairdressers has increased recently.
In the remarks column of the beauty-related reservation site Hot Pepper Beauty, some customers write "Please do not talk." Still, the hairdresser loves talking, so when she talks, it creates a terrible atmosphere.
I feel sympathetic with her as she is very good at haircut and her stories are interesting. Personally, it's intriguing to know the feelings of someone living a different life, and it's fun to talk freely without any conflict of interests.
Given that the corona infection has been spreading to this extent, however, I would rather refrain from going to the beauty salon until it is settled.
