Shun Sakurai Hair & Beauty @ Chijmes

Overview

Can't find the very famous Japanese Stylist Shun from Kizuki? The one renowned for his awesome haircutting skills especially for curly hair or difficult-to-manage hair textures.

We finally found him at his charming salon in CHIMES.

The place isn't huge but that's possibly part of the draw. With semi-private spaces adorned with greenery, the salon is a cozy place

To be honest, the decor isn't the main draw of the place. interior looks relatively simple with a more natural concept although we do like the semi-private spaces they erect for every customer.

Nevertheless, the decor isn't its biggest draw. Other than the convenient yet tranquil location at Chijmes, what really got us excited was the Stylist Team and fresh new concept espoused by Shun.

More than just another Japanese hair salon, Shun Sakurai aims to offer all customers a Total Makeover.

A makeover session at Shun begins with a thorough consultation that will give you a more in-depth knowledge of your own face shape, skin colour, head shape as well as lifestyle. Your stylist will then design a hairstyle and colour based on your preference and suggest makeup styles that can match your hair and what you wear.

For a makeup novice like us, this is a dream come true because we always had trouble choosing and matching hair, bronzer, blusher and lip colour. For once, there is a professional who would actually do that for us... and the professional is the stylish and gorgeous Tomoka who hails all the way from Japan.

Back that up with Shun's amazing hairdressing skill and you've got an unbeatable combination! Whether you're talking about haircut or perm, Shun is considered one of the best in Singapore; Shun is extremely well known in Singapore's hairdressing circle because he has been invited by not just one but three different haircare manufacturers to teach and share his skills!

Discerning customers, especially, graphic designers, architects and musicians go to Shun for a haircut because his haircuts are easy to maintain AND unique. His experience make him popular among customers from many nationalities including Caucasian, Indian and Chinese customers because he knows what to do to manipulate the different hair textures.

The same goes for his volume rebonding and cut. A professional through and through, Shun will use a haircare product until he finds out and maximizes it's every single characteristic. That's why Shun uses only the best and most premium haircare products in the market, including the latest Tokio Inkarami as well as Paimore GRATS. Add that to his precise processing of perms and rebonding are very precise, allowing for beautiful and natural looking curls / straightening like this:

While Shun is very clearly a superstar, Fumie and Tomoka are not far behind. Having worked in Hong Kong for 5 years and Tokyo for 10, Fumie is able to draw on the latest trends in both Hong Kong and Tokyo to give Singaporean customers a trendy haircut they can easily style at home. She can speak fluent English and a bit of Cantonese too! As for Tomoka, we've already mentioned about her earlier, a talented makeup artist and hairstylist who always looks so gorgeous! Her stylish ensemble and flawless makeup make Tomoka someone we'd love to learn from and emulate!

More than just a typical Japanese salon, Shun Sakurai offers a fresh new Total Makeover concept, awesome hairstylists, cozy ambience, premium hairecare products, reasonable prices and personalised service we don't often experience.

Overall, a salon we're very confident to recommend!