I Miss My Permed Hair!

That's what my hair looked like when I first got my hair permed at Affascinante Salon more than a year ago. 

I really miss my curly hair. I have thin hair so having curls gives it volume thus makes it look thicker. I think I really look better with it. It frames my face well, plus, it makes my face look thinner!

Another reason why I love my hair permed is that I still look decent after a long day. I don't need to brush my hair every now and then, especially in a windy day! I actually find my permed hair easier to manage! Haha! :P

 Here's what my permed hair looks like after a year. I already cut around 4-5 inches off it so it has less curls. It still looks good. My hair didn't went back to its normal, straight feature.

 And now that my hair got longer, I decided to trim my curls off. I don't like my hair too long and I guess I wanted a change back then.

Back to the slightly wavy, straight hair. :P

(Yes, I take pictures during class hours. Haha!)

 But, as you can see, the curls weren't properly trimmed off by the hair stylist. There's still around an inch or two remaining. :P

Anyway, I began to miss my permed hair. Good thing I still have my handy Curling Iron from Revlon which I bought almost 6 years ago when we were having our summer vacation in California. I only bought it for less than $10.00. 

 So I curl my hair every now and then. Good thing my classes in some days start during the afternoon. I have enough time to do this. Haha. :P

Here are the pictures of my hair curled with my Revlon Curling Iron:

(Sorry for the over exposed shots. I didn't know how to remove the flash from the Mac book photobooth application back when I was taking the shots. :P)

Even my friends and classmates prefer my hair like this. So I plan to get my hair curled-up again probably by late September or October. Not sure yet if I should try Digi-perm or the manual one which is what I tried before.

 What do you like better on me, straight or permed?

Cheers,

DAWN

[Hair Rebond] Affascinante Salon Once Again!

Hello girls! 

Got my hair rebonded for the 3rd time at Affascinante Salon, c/o Ms. Weng and her wonderful staff (new faces, but same happy enthusiasm). Read about my old post here.

I came by last Tuesday. My hair's in pretty bad shape for two reasons:

• Since December, I have had colored it at home three times (because it grows really fast!). The shade I'm sporting now is Hortaleza Professional's Light Beech Blonde + 12% oxidizing lotion from HBC.
• I just came from the beach, and went sunning and tanning in full glory!

Lovely lazy shot, but super dry mane! Ack!

Even Ms. Weng was shocked at how sad the state of my hair was. So as usual, she was very meticulous all the way, monitoring the length of time the chemicals stayed on my hair, because the strands were so porous that they just "drank" everything. I was advised not to get my hair regrowth colored yet until June. I could feel that Weng was a bit sad that my hair's not as good as it used to be (I became ashamed too for not taking care of it) and I was touched about that. Oh my. 

I am aware that the ends are frazzled, but trust me: this actually looks good compared to how I looked before. I paid PhP 2, 700 (inclusive of the treatment and the tips) because I'm her suki --- aside from hair rebonding, I've tried her other services as well, such as cut, color and super intensive hair treatments in the past. =)

Sure, I have been tempted to stray and try new salons, but I guess I am sticking with Affascinante. I feel that Ms. Weng really establishes a well-informed, honest and sincere relationship with her clients. Plus, I think I'm "hiyang" with the rebonding formula being used --- not too harsh!

That's all for now.

Cheers!

Trace

Affascinante Salon Case # 2: Dawn is curled up!

Dawn writes: I've always been adventurous with my hair over my sister. I have had it rebonded, colored, coiffed up and down, with bangs, side-parted, etc. Just look at my pictures!

Now, for a different look, I have decided to get my hair permed - I have had it planned since 2010 started. My sister T suggested that I have it done at Affascinante Salon, so we went there last January for me to get the right cut to grow out (lots of layers) and went there last June 22 to get my new hair lemming over and done with! =)


This is the before shot:

This is the process:

This is the result after washing and drying:

My experience: Ms. Weng is so nice and helpful. Maybe my only pet peeve is that you really have to spend hours in her salon - my sister and I were there at 9:45am and we left at 6pm (she got her hair rebonded, so it's probably her fault haha)! For this one, we paid PhP 1, 500 for my length, which is around 3 inches above the bra line.


Like all permed hair, you need product for it to stay put! The curls are a bit hard to manage if you're not used to applying stuff. But it's worth it for me - everyone says I look great! Haha.


What do you think?

SALON DETAILS: AFFASCINANTE SALON

ADDRESS: Royal World Mansion Bldg. Pablo Ocampo (formerly Vito Cruz) corner Enrique Street, Manila. Near St. Scholasticas College. Also Near Becky's Kitchen. If you see the signage of Zonetech Bar along Pablo Ocampo (Vito Cruz), Affascinante is pretty near and you've found it!

PHONE: 3458815 / 09239574020 / 09273171776

ONLINE LINKS: MULTIPLY and FACEBOOK

Affascinante Salon Case # 1: Trace's hair is straight and short!

Trace writes: 

I've had my hair long for almost five years now, and have had it rebonded for five years through home service. I noticed that Ah Glow! - the rebonding formula used by the person who did my hair - made my hair dry and frizzy eventually. So as much as I like my friend, I had to switch to a different experience. For the record, my natural hair is very thick and thick-stranded. It has survived a lot of pain and damage from straightening, relaxing, *unsuccessful* coloring, perming, etc. LOL.

I decided to troop to Affascinante Salon with my sister (see yesterday's post) and meet Weng Sanchez. She and her team have gotten a lot of rave reviews @ Girltalk. Plus, thermic rebonding costs only PhP 2, 500 for all hair lengths until July 15 2010! 

This is the before shot (BIG AND WAVY, I know):

My experience: I talked to Weng and she assured me that her formula will not damage my hair, now or in the future. I opted for thermic instead of silicone rebonding, which, according to Weng, just makes hair shinier but would cost me a thousand pesos more. I did not think I would need more shine, seeing that the new regrowth is already healthy. If my hair weren't so darn wavy and unmanageable, I would have preferred it that way. But alas, one cannot be that lucky. 

She started by cutting my hair into a bob after she told me how to manage the cut - although it needs more maintenance than layered hair (since the ends will flyaway since they touch the shoulders), it's more bagay for me. Then the usual rebonding process - rebonding formula, then rinse, then protein spray, then ironing, then formula, then rinse, then treatment (yes, she even gave me a free treatment - a minty keratin mask, I think), then rinse and blowdry! Took me 7-8 hours, good thing the staff's really friendly, and we got to watch movies and eat some bread and had 3 glasses of iced tea. After the salon visit, my siblings and I had dinner at Aveneto and my brother told me I looked really good!

This is the result after washing and drying:

Outcome: Washing it after 3 days, my hair's all straight again! Yey! My hair looks super shiny, as well. I have a haircut problem though - the ends are flicking already since they're on the shoulder level. I guess I need to get it cut again, since I hate ironing! :( But hey, at least I've gotten a total of 9 compliments already about how young I look!

Tips: Call for an appointment. The salon's members always take their time per client, so it's not for the impatient. And hope and pray the DVD is not Jennifer Lopez's The Backup Plan (2010) because that is the worst movie I've ever seen in the last 5 years.

SALON DETAILS: AFFASCINANTE SALON

ADDRESS: Royal World Mansion Bldg. Pablo Ocampo (formerly Vito Cruz) corner Enrique Street, Manila. Near St. Scholasticas College. Also Near Becky's Kitchen. If you see the signage of Zonetech Bar along Pablo Ocampo (Vito Cruz), Affascinante is pretty near and you've found it!

PHONE: 3458815 / 09239574020 / 09273171776

ONLINE LINKS: MULTIPLY and FACEBOOK

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