Trying the Korean root perm seen on tiktok on super flat hair

No more flat hair! BuzzFeed producer Vicky (@miss_qi_vous) and her sister Vivienne (@weivienne) take you behind the scene of how Korean root perms are done by hairstylist Nicole (@nicole_hairnyc) at Harueh (@haruehnyc) in NYC.
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[@rainbowfish1587]

some people may think it's a waste of money since it's a subtle difference but that's what i personally like about korean/japanese hair salons, they make these subtle changes (cut and perm) that are more catered to framing the face or add movement to the hair since for most asian hair (dark and straight) it's really hard to make your hair appear lively without coloring your hair

[@qytj1182]

Not all Asian hair is straight and dark, it's a big continent

[@windwhisprz]

​@@qytj1182and she didn't say "all", she said most. Dark straight asian hair is one of the most beautiful types of hair there is on planet earth. I think its gorgeous with or without a root perm.❤

[@Aliciazander1]

The haircut made her hair look more voluminous.

[@cloewilliams8408]

As someone who has fine straight hair that will hold curls for 10 minutes, can't use product because it weighs it down, have to wash it everyday because the smallest amount of grease flattens my hair even more, I want to get this done! Her hair looks beautiful so much fuller at the roots and I bet her hair has movement now 😀

[@joya6891]

If you will put dry shampoo on your hair while it’s clean, that will help a lot with the greasiness.

[@tosh.m.k]

Same! No matter how curly i style it the cjrls disappear So fast! I resemble the mona Lisa my hair is So flat 😭

[@jisooinyourarea6751]

why did they style the bangs if they were gonna wet the hair to rinse out the perm after anyways.

[@cheri1687]

Being a black girl and gottem many relaxers (some ppl call them perms also, just depends on where your from). I was freaking out over her hair getting washed first cause relaxers you want non clean hair...or you burn your scalp. But i was like "wait wait...its in anothwr country, they know what they are doing " an dam that looks lovly.

[@sarahprince2412]

Uhh, it’s in New York City so unless you are from another country yourself she got it done right here in the states.

[@cheri1687]

@@sarahprince2412 I am from the US and live here, I over looked were it said it was done in NY. I never said she wasn't doing it right, I only meant to mainly state how it freaked me out to have the hair washed first. As its not something you do with perms normaly

[@MrFilipFabulous]

I think they use different chemicals....a perm and a relaxer are different chemicals that work differently.....if you simply smooth on a perm as you would a relaxer you wouldn't get the same look, and vice versa. I think Asian perms use yet another technology, hence you can shampoo it.

[@jm2307]

@@sarahprince2412 I love how you automatically assume people on the internet are American lol

[@9melissal]

It's not a relaxer, so the procedure isn't the same. Totally different chemicals and procedure.

[@nessaahmad4781]

A hair powder will give you much more volume and it super easy to apply, you just sprinkle it on top of your hair after styling (plus it absorbs oils too and doesn't have that crunchiness of hairspray).

[@warriorgirl835]

Which powder.. I have very thin hair. I need Super volumed hair do

[@iGotBulletproof-Insomnia]

I think the attraction here might be low maintenance? It seems like she should be able to maintain this same volume everyday without using other products or spending too much time on daily styling.

[@nessaahmad4781]

@@warriorgirl835 American crew boost powder is incredible!

[@sophiew1967]

I am 55 with natural long dark blonde wavy hair & I can get enormous volume in .hair with just a bit of dry shampoo powder..I find powder instead of spray dry shampoo gives me the most volume..I never use heat on my hair ,silicons etc

[@jules1997]

i would love the perm because hair powder gives me itchy scalp :c

[@igot7-lu]

How much was this? I don't see much difference except that it's been blow dried at a salon and patted differently so the roots dont show ss much 😶

[@breezystl777]

what exactly would this look like as the hair grows out though 🤔 a random dent in the hair?

[@TheMimlis]

Yeee.. And it cant hold for " a copul off months" it will grow past it in just 6 weeks. (atlist my would)

[@SheriLynNut]

The perm relaxes, so as it grows out off the scalp, it will be straightening at the same time

[@breezystl777]

@@SheriLynNut Thanks for the answers. I dont have straight hair (unless I flat iron it for about 4+ hours), so good to know!

[@yek7879]

A mild one

[@bd10232003]

I love this!

[@trblessed1020]

Very cute!!

[@frostqueen2024]

Looks good

[@briannab5296]

The haircut is cute on her but the root perm is a no. It's TOO subtle. A shampoo and blow dry would be more voluminous.

[@eclecticemma]

maybe the subtlety of the perm is discussed with the stylist beforehand so if you wbt more volume you can request it

[@anniemartinNJ]

But then she'd have to blow dry her hair every single day, so maybe this is more convenient and less maintenance for her.

[@Simonicity]

The words low maintenance and permanent come to mind.

[@yunashin325]

This is IF she knows how to blowdry or style her own hair. Many times most women don’t know how to style their hair and/or over/fry it by excessively using hot tools. A perm helps with less hot tools and less maintenance

[@Heffalumpz]

The entire point of getting a root perm is to give the hair volume WITHOUT having to blow it out every day. Duh.

[@rpitt5066]

We did these in the mid 1980's.

[@lyoness6]

2 hours and who knows how much $ for a perm with less volume than you'd get from a regular blow out. Seems like a waste of money.

[@FayeGwenn]

The point is that a blowout has to be redone every day, this does not.

[@irinaseroshtan9069]

I wonder what solution they used, I see it's gel like consistency. Would you care if you know?

[@saratecle5847]

Excited to watch this!

[@aizakhan6790]

where can I buy these hair clips

[@phoenixbeaute353]

What is that tool called?

[@SukiNara881]

What's the tool she used to roll the rods called? I've been looking for something like that for foreverrrr

[@wendy8561]

Me too

[@kyrakoeff2160]

Yes, what is that black clamp tool called? I can’t find it

[@mikemills7246]

What is this song?

[@gajenbungaroo9038]

I see no difference...

[@humming74]

But what will it look like when it grows out

[@plw8414]

Am I the only one who thought it looked before the perm?

[@mcheddadi]

- "the results are subtle but this is the benefit of this root perm, it looks very natural" I hope the price tag is also very subtle and thats the benefit of this "SUBTLE" perm...

[@chronic_payne5669]

So the stylist who spends hours perming her hair, deserves subtle pay?

[@swankyangelo]

@@chronic_payne5669 yes, for a subtle result! That did not look like a lot of work

[@tsaiyana]

I've watched this so many times and I can't catch how the rod is put in place🤦‍♀️

[@hqnevl48]

I've been giving perms for 15 years ... what on earth are they doing? GEL on freshly permed hair? ... You're not even supposed to wash for 3 days, let alone throw products like gel in it.... For those results she could have just used dry shampoo, lol.

[@lmperfection]

Lovely girl, and cute hair - thanks for this video - but this perm and haircut is not flattering. She seems uncomfortable with it as well, as does the stylist. She looked better before. I agree her hair only looked flat because it needed a a gentle shampooing and blow dry. However, some guides advise not washing your hair for 24 hours before a perm in order to have oils which protect your hair. But thankfully hair always grows out and we learn from our experiments especially when we are young!

[@sophiew1967]

2.29 it still looks as thin & flat as a pancake ever after the perm?

[@gabrielhenderson7928]

Hello 👋 Sophia, how how are you doing? i hope all is well with you and your family?

[@paulief3817]

What makes a root perm Korean? It looks exactly like the root perms I used to get nearly 40 years ago. They have been around for ages. Seems it got to Korea years behind Europe. Her hair would have been loads better at the beginning if it had been washed. It was mostly the greasiness that was making it look flat

[@samsimkin6814]

Agreed I’am a hairdresser been doing root perms for years. The way the stylist went about it was like nothing I’ve seen before,very strange no wonder it did not look much different.

[@janiowschack]

Well actually we've been doing root perm in Singapore over 30 years ago so I wouldn't say which country's behind which other 😄😄 The technique is still being passed down, is all

[@lil131313]

I think after a few months u'll start to have these weird bumps mid hair cus u permed it when it grow out likw --^-----

[@rainydaydiva6320]

Wouldn’t root lifting products have done the same thing?? The cut is cute, but honestly there’s not any difference that I could tell. Root lifter, and a round brush and a blow dryer would have given more lift.

[@FayeGwenn]

Nobody seems to get that the purpose of this is that she doesn’t have to style her hair everyday, it will stay looking like this for months.

[@merinmathew5593]

Hii

[@wynterbreeze1202]

Her hair looked damaged B4 the perm. Issa no for me only because the integrity of her hair was compromised before a chemical was applied AND no deep conditioner was applied to the hair before or after the "Perm".

[@mandylloyd]

Agree.....I thought she had visible hair thinning in the back in particular

[@WinsterG]

@@mandylloyd some people are born with thin hair... my family in general has thin hair and I dont even have hair on my legs.... we are all different

[@mandylloyd]

Thin & thinning are completely different things, I have thin hair which is a completely different issue to thinning hair which is caused by excessive hair shedding lol

[@cici39177]

I would agree if this was an all over perm but since it is just on the roots unless her roots had damage I do not think it would be an issue. She looks to have very fine hair and most of the damage was closer to the ends.

[@wynterbreeze1202]

@@cici39177 Extreme heat was unnecessarily applied to her hair not to mention she sat under that weird head dryer TWICE and I didn't notice if any heat protectant was applied to the hair (3 times) each time heating utensils were used.

[@smiley3239]

just curl your hair a little bit. that process is not worth it

[@beebeemotsumi]

It is very voluminous

[@pri.sci.lla.]

No it’s not lol

[@Simonicity]

I see a ton of racism in these comments.

[@Jebbie1976]

🤔I see no difference at all.🤷‍♀️

[@hippygirlfriend4937]

I don’t see a difference

[@thaddeusthay6406]

No difference AT ALL