Midori
With almost nine years of barbering experience across Japan, Australia and the UK, Midori brings an international perspective to men’s hair at Pall Mall Barbers Liverpool Street. Her journey into barbering began with something personal: the experience of getting her own hair cut. Midori remembers how her hairstylist could make her feel more confident and naturally smile more after an appointment, showing her how much a haircut can positively affect the way someone feels. That experience inspired her to explore a career in hair herself. She was also interested in seeing more of the world and experiencing life in different countries, and barbering gave her the opportunity to combine both ambitions. Today, after six years in Japan, two years in Australia and around ten months in the UK, Midori has developed a particular interest in scissor cutting and natural, textured hairstyles with movement and flow.
An International Barbering Journey
Midori’s barbering career has taken her from Japan to Australia and now London, and moving abroad to build a career independently is something she considers one of her greatest personal achievements. It was also one of her biggest challenges, as working in another country meant adapting to different languages, communication styles, hairstyles, hair textures and client expectations. Rather than expecting everything to feel familiar immediately, Midori learned through experience, gradually becoming more confident and comfortable with each new client, conversation and haircut. Over time, what initially felt challenging became part of what she values most about barbering: meeting new people, experiencing different cultures and continuing to learn from different approaches to hair.
Almost Nine Years in Barbering
Midori has spent almost nine years developing her career internationally, including six years in Japan, two years in Australia and around ten months in the UK. Working in three different countries has exposed her to a wide range of hairstyles, hair types and grooming preferences, helping her understand that every client brings something different to the chair. Some men prefer a clean professional shape, others want more movement and texture, while some are growing their hair and want to retain length while improving the overall shape. For Midori, that variety is one of the things that keeps barbering interesting and reinforces her belief that understanding the individual matters more than assuming the same approach will work for everyone.
Midori’s Barbering Specialism
Midori particularly specialises in scissor cutting, with a strong interest in natural, textured flow styles. Her work may especially appeal to men who prefer medium-length or longer hairstyles, softer movement, layered shapes and natural-looking finishes rather than relying entirely on very short clipper work. She enjoys working with men’s scissor cuts, textured hairstyles, flowing styles, longer hair, layered looks, professional hairstyles, and everyday maintenance cuts. Her approach focuses on understanding how the hair naturally sits, how much movement the client wants, and how the finished style needs to work as part of his everyday routine.
Scissor Cutting
Scissor cutting plays a central role in Midori’s barbering style because it allows her to shape the hair while maintaining length, movement, and natural flow. This can work particularly well for clients with medium-length or longer hairstyles, as well as men who prefer a more traditional scissor-led haircut for work or everyday life. For Midori, the aim is not to force the hair into a shape that does not suit the individual. Instead, she looks at how the hair naturally grows, where weight has built up, and how much length the client wants to maintain before considering the direction of the haircut.
Natural, Textured Flow Styles
Midori has a particular interest in hairstyles that combine texture, movement, and natural flow. These styles can suit men who want their hair to feel relaxed while still having enough structure to look considered. As medium or longer hair grows, weight can begin to build through the sides or top, movement may reduce, and the overall silhouette can start to feel heavier. A scissor-led haircut can help redistribute that weight while allowing the client to keep the length he likes. For Midori, the goal is not to make every hairstyle look the same, but to work with the client’s individual hair and create a direction that supports the texture and movement he wants to maintain.
Communication Comes First
The most important lesson Midori has learned throughout her barbering career is communication. Her years working across Japan, Australia, and the UK have made that lesson particularly important, especially because language differences were one of the biggest challenges when she first began working overseas. A client might know the exact name of his preferred haircut, while another may simply explain that the sides feel too heavy, the hair has lost shape, or he wants to keep the length while making it easier to control. For Midori, all of that information matters. Understanding what the client likes, what has become difficult to manage, and what he wants from the finished haircut helps create a clearer direction before the service begins. Her philosophy is straightforward: understand each client and what he needs.
Barbering and Confidence
Midori’s own experience as a client is one of the reasons confidence remains closely connected to her view of barbering. The hairstylist who originally inspired her did more than simply change the way her hair looked; the experience helped her feel more confident and naturally made her smile. Today, that memory remains part of what motivates her when working with clients. A haircut may be routine maintenance, preparation for a meeting, a change before travelling, getting ready for a date, or simply taking time to deal with hair that has become harder to manage. Whatever brings someone into the barber chair, Midori believes the client’s own preferences should remain central, and one of the things that keeps her motivated is seeing clients leave happy with the direction they chose for their hair.
Keeping an Open Mind
Midori credits her parents as some of the biggest influences in her life because they introduced her to different parts of the world from a young age and encouraged her to experience different cultures and ways of living. That upbringing developed a curiosity that eventually became an important part of both her personal life and barbering career. One of the strongest lessons she carries with her is to keep an open mind, experience different things, and not be afraid to try something new. Moving between Japan, Australia and London required exactly that mindset, with each move bringing a different environment, new people and new challenges while giving her more opportunities to develop professionally and personally.
Midori’s Favourite Styling Product
Midori’s favourite Pall Mall Barbers styling product is Sea Salt Spray, which she particularly likes because it can help add natural-looking texture and movement while remaining straightforward to use. This makes it especially relevant to the types of textured and flowing hairstyles she enjoys working with. For men with medium-length or longer hair, styling does not always need to create a rigid or heavily controlled finish; sometimes the priority is simply adding texture, movement, and definition while allowing the hair to look natural. Midori also values products that clients can realistically incorporate into their own routines, because the haircut needs to work beyond the barber chair and styling should feel manageable at home.
Learning Through Different Hair Types
Working internationally has introduced Midori to a wider variety of hair types, growth patterns, and styling preferences, and adapting to those differences was initially part of the challenge of working abroad. Hair does not behave in exactly the same way from one client to another, with differences in density, texture, growth direction, and how the hair naturally sits. Two clients asking for a similar length may still require very different approaches. For Midori, experience has made her increasingly comfortable adapting her cutting approach around those differences, while also reinforcing why communication remains such an important part of her work. Understanding the client and understanding the hair need to work together.
Life Outside the Barbershop
Away from barbering, Midori enjoys travelling, discovering new places and enjoying good food. Travel has already played a significant role in both her life and career, giving her the opportunity to experience different cultures, perspectives and ways of living while building a career across several countries. Her curiosity about new places reflects the same open-minded approach she brings to everyday life: experience something different, learn from it, and continue moving forward.
Barber in Liverpool Street
Midori is based at Pall Mall Barbers Liverpool Street, located at 1 Finsbury Avenue, Broadgate, London EC2M 2PF. The barbershop is positioned within Broadgate in the City of London, close to Liverpool Street Station and convenient for professionals, commuters and visitors travelling through the area. It is also within easy reach of Bishopsgate, Moorgate, Spitalfields, Bank, Shoreditch and Leadenhall Market. This makes Midori’s profile particularly relevant for men searching for a barber in Liverpool Street, Liverpool Street barber, men’s haircut Liverpool Street, scissor cut Liverpool Street, textured haircut Liverpool Street, long hair barber Liverpool Street, barber Broadgate, barber near Bishopsgate, barber near Moorgate, barber near Spitalfields, barber near Bank or a City of London barber.
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Midori’s barbering career reflects the same open-minded attitude that has shaped much of her life. Inspired by the confidence she once experienced after getting her own hair cut, she entered the profession and eventually used barbering as an opportunity to build a career across Japan, Australia and the UK. Almost nine years later, she has developed a particular interest in scissor cutting, natural texture, movement and flowing men’s hairstyles, while learning that one of the most valuable skills in barbering is communication.
For Midori, the process begins with listening to the client, understanding what he likes, recognising what he needs, and working with his individual hair rather than applying the same approach to everyone. That combination of international experience, curiosity and a client-focused mindset continues to shape her work behind the chair.
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