Down perms, Korean perms, colour, treatments, and what a haircut actually costs. Written by director-stylists who do the work, in plain language, without trying to sell you the most expensive option.
It is the most misunderstood thing on a men's menu. A down perm does not curl your hair — it does the opposite, and for a lot of men it is the difference between a haircut that behaves and one that does not.
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Anywhere from about $12 to just under $100, and the gap is not really about the haircut. Here is what you are paying for at each tier, written by a salon that sits in the middle of it.
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Three treatments, three completely different results, and menus that rarely explain the difference. One adds bounce, one adds a soft fall, one takes the curl out entirely.
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Singapore's most requested men's perm is also its least precisely defined. Walking in and saying the words can get you three different results depending on who is holding the rods.
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The question is almost never which colour. It is how many levels lighter than your natural hair you are trying to go — and that one number decides the price, the damage and the upkeep.
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Yes, with one important limit. A treatment can change how your hair behaves for a few weeks and it can protect hair through a chemical service. What it cannot do is repair anything.
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Somewhere between every two weeks and every two months, and the answer depends far more on how short your sides are than on how fast your hair grows.
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