Haircut at Shuji Kida

New hair!  Don't worry, I didn't straighten my hair, that's temporary.  I went to my favorite salon (for haircuts) and got bangs!! 

I don't know why, but I'm feeling super adventurous with my hair lately.

Anyway, I really recommend Anthony of Shuji Kida Salon.  He's the only Filipino cutter in the salon so you can really specify and explain how you want your hair to turn out.  A haircut takes about an hour.

 Just to gross you out...This is just some of the hair he cut off my head!  My hair feels so light and bouncy now.  :)

 

Things I Love: Goody Spin Pin, Podcasts, Modern Family

Good day guys!


Let me share some of the things I've been obsessing about:


1.  Fixing my hair up with the Goody spin pin. 

I have always been envious of those messy buns Korean girls carry so well.  However, I can't seem to replicate the effect with ordinary hair ties... I still needed some bobby pins to catch the falling hair.  But with the Goody spin pin, I just need to twist my hair up into a bun and secure it with the pins.  It holds up the hair perfectly.. not too tight and not too loose.  And I can run, jump and sleep on it and the bun doesn't get loose! Love it!  I'll show you how it looks below.
 
There are two sizes, small and large.  You get three spin pins for the small and two spin pins for the large.  I bought the large ones.

Gather your hair in a ponytail, you can make it high or low.. It doesn't matter. 

Twist your hair or not.  It doesn't matter. 

Put it up into a bun. 

Place one spin pin on top of your bun and twist it into the bun.

If your hair is thick, get the other spin pin and twist it into the lower part of the bun.

Super sturdy bun!  Just twist in the other direction to take off the pin.  You literally can't take it off your hair if you just attempt to pull it out.

2.  Listening to podcasts on my Ipod. 

The first podcast I ever listened to is the controversial Mo Twister's Good Times With Mo (GTWM) podcast.  Initial impression: incredibly risque and out of line but at the same time extremely funny and insightful.  It is basically a question and answer show where callers from all over the world call Mo and get advice on their problems (these range from the pathetic to the mundane).  A recent episode (GTWM episode 125; Aug. 25,2011)  ended up with a lot of callers whose problem is about cheating, whether they are the cheaters or the "cheatees".  If you are a fan of the show like I am, you know that Mo disapproves of cheaters 100% of the time and berates anyone who tries to rationalize their deeds. 

Another podcast I love is Joy the Baker.  Joy and her friend Tracy from the blog Shutterbean talk about nothing and everything for 45 minutes.  It's just like listening to you and your bestfriend talk and giggle about all the silly stuff you have in common.  My favorite episode is Episode 14, titled "We Are Not the Cool Kids", where they talked about the wrong fashion choices they made when the were young and maybe not-so-young years.

By the way, both podcasts are also available for free on ITunes.  Try downloading some episodes and I'm sure you'll find yourself laughing out loud while in a quiet office with your officemates staring at you.  Yeah, that's awkward. 

3.  New Modern Family episodes. 

Seriously the best show on television.  So funny!  Everyone should be watching this show.  The characters are all stereotypes and exaggerated but in a good way. 

One of the most lovable and funny characters in the show is Phil Dunphy.  He portrays a dad, who's..well, kinda dumb. But in this really lovably nice way. hehe Anyway, my descriptions wouldn't give justice to the show.  Just download it, if you still haven't watched it, and thank me for introducing you to next best thing since sliced bread.

You're welcome!

Digital Perm Aftermath

Here's a picture of me with my sister for anyone who's wondering how my curls turned out.  After 2 weeks, the curls FINALLY lost some of its tightness and turned into looser waves.  Yey!

I'll try to post step by step instructions on how to dry and manage the curls soon.

( And see, I don't look like my sister at all!)

LETTING GO OF THE STRAIGHT

I have been planning to curl my hair for the longest time but my mom has always told me that I look better (aka thinner) with long straight hair. It made me quite scared that it took me 2 years to actually get a perm. After strenuous research, (Googling hehe) I decided Mr. Shin of Beauty Brick Salon is the perfect place to get beautiful tousled curls.  They offer digital perming which results in curls that look like they've been "set" instead of the traditional tight curls. I hope I don't regret my decision!

 Here is my hair all wrapped up.  There is still no medicine at this point.

My hair with medicine and rollers, all ready for the digital perm machine.

After my stint at the digital perm machine, my hair looks like Little Bo Peep.  Don't worry, I just wanted to show you the size of the curls.  Mr. Shin wanted large curls which I also wanted.  However, I asked the assistants and they recommended the medium rollers just because the large curls requires a lot of effort to maintain.  If you like the look of those Koreanovela stars though, get the large curls.  The medium curls will take a little time to loosen up before turning into waves.

They put neutralizer on my hair to stop the perming process and washed it out.  They are now drying my hair into four sections.  Aparrently, drying your hair in that long spiral is crucial since it makes the hair curlier.  When the hair is dry, you can now separate the curls and put wax for a natural look.  If you want something more structured, mousse can be applied while the hair is still a little wet.

Et voila! Vavavoom waves! haha Or I hope it's vavavoom.  I'm really pleased with the results and I can't wait till the curls get a little bit looser. 

  

For those wanting to get a perm, I should warn you.  It's the new IT hairdo.  There were at least 5 other girls getting a perm at the salon! 

Wanna get a perm? Highly recommended:

Beauty Brick Salon

Dona Consolacion Building, Jupiter Street, Makati

(From A. Venue, turn right at Mcdonald's and it's about the 10th building on your right)

 +639175200044

(02)4735108