UNIQUE PIECE proudly introduces SAYAKA from the hair salon, atelier [es] HAIRDESIGN, and Ayano Hamamoto, 43 years old, office worker, who came to our photo shooting all over from Okinawa island..

“es opened near my house about 2 years ago.  I was attracted by its atmosphere and decided to get in.” Ayano said.

Her first impression was right. Since then, she has been a regular client of SAYAKA.

“es is a lively hair salon with cutting edge styles. All the hair stylists look cool and fashionable. I feel comfortable with their services and atmosphere.” Ayano said.

Ayano basically leaves decision of style to SAYAKA. Her current asymmetry bob style, which is also popular among her friends, is her best style. This time, she kept the base and trimmed to give a good balance of length and sharp style.

“Ayano is a lady with both feminine and active characters. She rides road bike for long distance.  I design a casual hair style to stand out her characters and look cool without hairstyling.” SAYAKA said.

The base of style is gradation bob slightly longer on front. The right hand side is shorter, and one side is always on her ear. SAYAKA trimmed the hair to give some bunch, still left the heavy balance at the end of hair.

SAYAKA made a cut into the hair behind ears to create heavy and straight hair design.

“I created the well-balanced style. The base of the style looks heavy, but the style also have a sense of lightness due to the natural movement of hair and the way her skin is seen.” SAYAKA said.

Ayano’s elegant bob style is completed with carefully designed haircut without any perming or colouring.

“SAKAYA carefully examine and understand the frame of my head shape, therefore, she can create the perfect style for me. In addition to her proven haircut techniques, she also proposes a unique style which stand out my characters, so I can relax and wait for the great style to be done.” Ayano said.

“SAYAKA is an active and fashionable woman. She is a powerful and sparkling lady who gives positive energy to people around her. When I go to see her, not only her techniques but also her energy makes me feel positive.” Ayano said.

If we find a hairstylist like SAYAKA who introduces a unique style that match our characters, we can smile and be positive.

Hair salon:  atelier [es] HAIRDESIGN

Hair stylist: SAYAKA

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Photo by Akio Nakamura

Text by Hanako Maruyama