Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

You can’t compare results with someone who has religiously avoided the sun, has good skin genetics and is probably younger than you (so small amounts of filler all that is necessary.)

Young people don't need any filler. Certainly not people younger than the late 40s.

Tell that to virtually every woman I went to law school with. Fillers and botox start at 30-something, if not before. Hell, the early-20s women on the DCC show are getting free fillers from their sponsor medspa.

Anonymous wrote:

You can’t compare results with someone who has religiously avoided the sun, has good skin genetics and is probably younger than you (so small amounts of filler all that is necessary.)

Young people don't need any filler. Certainly not people younger than the late 40s.

Anonymous wrote:Can you also tell me what kind of hair dye they use? A coworker came in with Golden blonde hair when it was black the day before! I asked how on earth they did it and she said Asian salons use special dyes that white people can't use (???)

Asians tend to have more keratin in their hair so it's structurally different than a lot of white hair. They also have a thicker dermis later and increased collagen.

Anonymous wrote:Can you also tell me what kind of hair dye they use? A coworker came in with Golden blonde hair when it was black the day before! I asked how on earth they did it and she said Asian salons use special dyes that white people can't use (???)

You know, I think this might be true.

I am living in an Asian city for work. I have naturally dark blonde hair that has always been my best feature. It's really thick and shiny. My grandma used to affectionately say I had inherited her "horse hair."

The first time I had my hair cut here, I just went to what looked like a nice salon in an upscale mall. The man who cut my hair said my hair is "very fine and thin", and noted that he was going to do the long layers I wanted "the way we do it with Caucasians, because if I do layers the way I do with Asian women, it will look like you have no hair." I was mortified. As I said, my hair is super thick for a white person: EVERY hair stylist I've visited in my life has remarked about how thick my hair is!

I've talked to other expat women here, and it is a common theme. Our hair really is very fine and thin and fluffy compared to Asian hair.

But stylists really do know how to cut our hair: every hair trim I've had done here has been excellent.

I will say that I can see that they have a very different approach. Even though I always end up with the long layers I want, the way the stylists here arrive at that point doesn't look like what it does when a Western stylist cuts my hair.

I just started getting highlights again, and I opted to go to a salon that has expat stylists who are used to working with Caucasian hair motly because each time I asked an Asian stylist here about highlights, they insisted that bleach was the only way. They could not understand why I kept saying that in the past, I've always gotten non-bleach highlights because my natural color is already at level 8, so just lifting it a few levels is enough and doesn't damage like bleach highlights. The Western expat stylist easily did this, but I do have the impression that Asian hair is much thicker and stronger.

It is very warm and humid hear all year, and I did let one of the Asian stylists talk me into something called a Mucata treatment, which is AMAZING. I had it two months ago and my hair is still shiny and smooth as glass even when I am walking outside in the humidity for a long time. If you can find someone who can do a Mucata treatment back in DC, do it: it works great on Caucasian hair.

Korean hair stylists in Ellicott City and Annandale

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing. We have a lot of collagen in our faces.

Is that the reason why Asians seemingly never EVER age???????

If you're Asian, you can tell the difference between a 35 year old and a 40 year old.

I just got Juvelook in Korea. Not sure if they have this in the US.

Anonymous wrote:Nothing. We have a lot of collagen in our faces.

Is that the reason why Asians seemingly never EVER age???????

Nothing. We have a lot of collagen in our faces.

You can’t compare results with someone who has religiously avoided the sun, has good skin genetics and is probably younger than you (so small amounts of filler all that is necessary.)

OP, do you live in the DC area? I used to go to an Asian injection place. I'm white but prefer a subtle, natural look so I used to go there. Fantastic results.

People like sculptra but if your future facial interventions may include a face-lift, it can complicate that.

Look into a CO2 laser.

Anonymous wrote:Can you also tell me what kind of hair dye they use? A coworker came in with Golden blonde hair when it was black the day before! I asked how on earth they did it and she said Asian salons use special dyes that white people can't use (???)

Wigs.

Anonymous wrote:Can you also tell me what kind of hair dye they use? A coworker came in with Golden blonde hair when it was black the day before! I asked how on earth they did it and she said Asian salons use special dyes that white people can't use (???)

I have never heard this. I just use at home Madison Reed.

OP, I have not heard of Koreans using fillers. I guess I'm out of the loop. But, I googled it for you.

https://amoaskinclinickorea.com/list-of-korean-filler-brands/

-54 yr old Korean American

Can you also tell me what kind of hair dye they use? A coworker came in with Golden blonde hair when it was black the day before! I asked how on earth they did it and she said Asian salons use special dyes that white people can't use (???)

I’m Korean and I had juvedern done by a Caucasian dermatologist. I ended up with bumps and they had to give me cortisone or something like it to reduce the bumps.

Maybe sculptra? I wish going to Korea wasn‘t do expensive.