Beauty Talk

He remembers your hair. Twenty-five years, a salon on First Street, a store twenty blocks north, and finally, a line of his own—the story of the man behind the name Takamichi.

Everyone knows to wear sunscreen. Almost no one wears enough of it. The two-finger rule, the shot glass, the SPF debate — what dermatologists actually say, and the question nobody quite agrees on.

After 20 years of working with clients and touching their hair every day, I've heard the same questions over and over. Should I brush wet or dry hair? How much shampoo should I use? What's tsubaki oil and why does it matter? Here are the answers to the most common hair care questions—based on what actually works, not marketing claims.

In its recent guide to New York’s evolving Korean cultural landscape, AFAR included Takamichi Beauty Room among a new generation of destinations redefining how Korean creativity is experienced in the city.

Pop culture has turned dokkaebi into demons.
Korean folklore tells a different story — one of mischievous spirits born from ordinary objects, testing humans with humor rather than terror. This Sunday Reading looks at how a recent K-pop demon hunter film reshaped the legend, and what gets lost in translation when folklore becomes spectacle.

We don’t carry everything. We choose carefully, paying attention to materials, process, and how objects age over time.

Cade is not a polite ingredient. Smoky, tarred, and volatile, it can move from glowing embers to cold ash in seconds. In this Sunday Reading, we explore one of perfumery’s most demanding raw materials—how it’s made, why it’s risky, and what happens when it’s handled with discipline and restraint.

The secret to choosing the right gift? Follow the small signals: the scent they always linger on, the objects that make their home feel like them, the candle that transforms their mood. A gentle, witty guide for navigating the season’s many lists.

Discover Dogabi—Kim Hyung-Jun's mythic porcelain spirits. Each hand-carved piece features 23.5 K gold teeth and is fired up to six times, transforming ancient Korean folklore into contemporary art. Now debuting exclusively at Takamichi Beauty Room NYC.

Dogabi by Kim Hyung-Jun featured in T Magazine: large-scale porcelain sculptures with 23.5 K gold teeth debut at Takamichi Beauty Room in New York City.

Urushi lacquer is more than a finish—it's a living art form. Harvested from the sap of the urushi tree, this ancient Japanese craft transforms raw material into luminous, durable lacquerware through patience, skill, and centuries-old techniques. Discover the fascinating journey from tree to treasure.

Vetiver explained—origins, extraction, scent, its kinship with sandalwood, and where to smell it at Takamichi.