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Seoul May Be A Notoriously Expensive City, but Haircuts are Only $15

Where: Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea, 135-080
January 23, 2009 at 10:07 AM | by | Comments (0)

In South Korea, where vanity is not a sin but a lifestyle, it is not uncommon for people to go in for a weekly haircut in order to maintain a their preferred look. As a result, Seoul is one place where you are always guaranteed to score an awesome hairdo at a hip salon for under $15; it's a favorite economical sort of pampering.

Feeling adventurous, we tried out this trend in the chair at Leechard ProHair in the Gangnam neighborhood of Seoul, an area known for its high-heel hockers in the day and clubgoers at night.

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