Seoul Beauty Direct

Hair · Personal color · Makeup · Photo studios

Message Seoul's beauty shops directly.

A short list of salons and studios that already welcome foreign guests — with each shop's own contact channels, its Korean address for the taxi, and a message you can send in English and Korean at once.

  1. Pick a shopLanguages are listed as each shop states them.
  2. Message it yourselfWhatsApp, LINE, KakaoTalk or Instagram — straight to the shop.
  3. Ask before you bookPrice, time, what's included. Copy our bilingual message.

Hongdae 홍대

2Hongik Univ. Stn.

The student and indie district around Hongik University — the densest cluster of salons and studios used to foreign guests.

Yeonhui 연희

Quiet residential streets and cafés just north of Hongdae and Sinchon.

Seongsu 성수

Former warehouse blocks turned cafés and boutiques, near Seoul Forest.

Myeongdong 명동

4Myeong-dong Stn.

Central shopping streets; many shops here are set up for visitors staying downtown.

Gangnam & Sinsa 강남·신사

South of the river: Garosu-gil, Sinsa and the Gangnam business district.

Checked 6 Nov 2026. Something wrong or missing? Tell us.

Before you book

Booking a hair salon in Seoul when you don't speak KoreanWhat to send before you go, which questions avoid surprises at the counter, and how to message the salon directly.Personal color analysis in Seoul: questions to ask before you bookLanguage, group sessions, what's included and what to wear — the things worth confirming with the studio in advance.Korean-style profile photo studios: what to knowHair and makeup, retouching, how many photos you get and how long delivery takes — confirm these before you go.