Salon Ombre — Attraction in Orlando

Orlando, FL. Update: Mina is not only the best at Korean perms, she also gives a cutting edge haircut!!! A bob cut is the most difficult to achieve and she nailed it. Mina is sure about what she’s doing. She’s gentle and sweet but she knows her stuff. Ten stars!

Also, Grace gave me a complimentary skin analysis for my face. She was an expert also.

Original review, around summer of 2024: So Korean perms are the buzz on YouTube, for women and men. Also Korean beauty products and cosmetic surgery—-in these fields Korea is way advanced over, well, the rest of the world. At least that’s what I’m hearing from my daughter’s SoCal friends, Allure magazine and my Florida friends.

I decided to try a Korean perm because I’ve had American permanent waves all my life (in Hawaii, Nebraska Aveda salons, and Florida private salons) and was hoping for a better outcome.

Americans use smaller rods and I was always disappointed with how tight and unattractive my perm would look for at least two weeks with American perms. Also Americans use the same size rods all over your hair so my bangs would look like a poodle’s pouf or like my grandma’s perm.

Here at Salon Ombré the process was different after the shampoo. By the way, Jennifer washed my hair in the most comfortable washing station chair I’ve ever experienced.

Then Mina trimmed layers into my hair—before the perm, not after like in American salons.

She also applied the perm solution to my hair before applying the rods. I asked what they were because they didn’t smell obnoxious like American perms can. Mina said they were milder perm products from Korea.

I hate how American stylists would apply the perm solution after rolling your wet hair: the ends of my hair wouldn’t get as much curl because they were tucked inside, next to the rod. This Korean approach made so much sense!!!

Mina deftly applied two rods to the strands at the crown of my head, for volume. She used larger rods for my bangs. She used different colored rods for the rest of my hair.

I sat under gentle heat in a semi-sphere that, on the outside, looked like black and white hexagons. I loved that it wasn’t too hot in there. It was very comfortable. Mina said it would be 10 minutes of warmth and 20 minutes more.

After washing out the perm solution and applying the neutralizer, Jennifer dried my hair. She showed me how to dry it.

Finally Mina came to style my bangs and instructed me to me on how to care for my style at home. She said things my other, more expensive American stylists never said: Gently towel dry after washing blow dry the roots, spritz the ends lightly with water, apply the curl creme last, and don’t touch your hair until it’s completely dry.

I love how my perm looks!!!!!!!

Mina styled a celebrity’s hair when she lived in Irvine, CA. She doesn’t brag, but she heard I lived in Irvine, and said she lived there, too. So I asked her what she did in Irvine. I can see her working on a Hollywood set. The way she listened, asked questions, then efficiently executed what I asked for was confident and brilliant.

Mina and Jennifer and every staff person there were easygoing, professional, kind, and great at listening. They also were good at making conversation and asking questions.

I think everyone would benefit from a visit here to Salon Ombré. It’s worth the drive. Highly, highly...

Well, I should have read all the comments before I visited and planned to hair perms and cut for my daughter. I do not recommend this hair salon. First, the hairstylist is rude. You can find this comment from others' reviews. not a good listener, and a lot of excuses. In line with rude, the customer care service was pretty bad. i.g. My daughter's clothes were wet since she got rinsed her hair after perms were done. My daughter seems very uncomfortable while she was doing the rinse because the height of my daughter's head is way below than the sink. It is an obviously uncomfortable situation, but the hairstylist just ignored that. Second, the hairstylist was very unskilled. you can see her hands are sooo slow and it seems very unprofessional. I doubt she has a licensed hairstylist. Third, the hair shop was not cleaned. There are cook machines near the cashier's desk. I can tell she cooks in the shop and eats. I am not telling you about eating at the shop. I am telling you about sanitation, and cleanliness. it is totally messed up. I am sorry for telling you this, but I will definitely not go...

I don’t like to leave bad reviews but people need to be warned about this place. False advertisement! My dad made an appointment for me for today at 3pm. I came at 2:45pm and the lady told me that my dad came yesterday to book me but she doesn’t take appointments. Told me to wait 30 minutes because there’s one person ahead of me. I thought this was weird but sat down and waited anyways. I called my dad and he was surprised. Why would they put on their sign “appointments and walk ins” if they don’t take appointments? I waited 15 mins then stepped out to buy a drink in the supermarket. She had taken the guy in front of me so I’d be next. I came back 5 min later and there was a new customer waiting. She told me that I lost my spot because I left. What? She was still working on the guy in front of me. Are customers just that disposable? I can’t speak for their haircuts but the attitude leaves a lot to be desired. There is only one lady working there. Please avoid this place if you have any...