Hair Craze

One of the things I would love spending on is hair. :) It's one of the very few physical things I think I can somewhat have a little pride on.

Anyway, haircut is so expensive here! It costs at least 45sgd in a salon inside a mall. (1350php). There are cheapo ones though, the 10-minute haircut salon priced at 10sgd (300php), but usually it will turn out a disaster. Heard lots of complaints from people who tried it, hindi pantay ang gupit, which only led them spending on another haircut in a decent salon. A salon around the corner (in tagalog: asa tabi-tabi na hindi sikat) will cost at least 25sgd (750php).

Years back, I've tried streaks highlights, perming and rebonding. Last January after I arrive in SG, I decided to have my hair dyed, it's my first time and well for some cause hehe. Anyway, my sister suggested I should try copper brown. So be it, I told the stylist I want copper brown, something that is visible. The stylist is a Shanghaihese. From what I could sense, he's suggesting something not that light, probably a walnut brown shade. He asked me where I work, I said IT deployed in some banks (btw IT jobs in SG are mostly in banks). He said from what he knows, banks are strict with the physical appearance of their employees, should look decent enough, prim and proper, and that means no 'glaring' hair colors or highlights. Geesh in the first time I am being 'adventurous', after being stuck in this same old look for the past 26 years of my life, how come the stylist seems to be more conservative than I expected. Hahaha.

Anyway funny thing is after the whole thing, I actually wasnt satisfied in the salon. Probably it's their lighting, I DONT find my dyed hair visible! He seems to sense it, and he told me if I really insisted, I can come back to redo the dye for free. Still, I'm still okay because most importantly, the dye didnt damage my hair.

The next few days, I then realized. The color is getting lighter, especially at night. The brown is very visible. BUTI NA LANG I listened to him, tama lng ang color, lighter than that I really might have problems, I'm not as adventurous as I expected afterall hahaha. Lalo na the first few days, ang tingkad (o baka ndi lng ako sanay), para akong typical japanese. Hehe lesson learnt.. trust the experts on their craft.

I'll update this topic once I get another hair makeover attack, not that soon. I'm still enjoying the current one. :p