OMBRE HAIR @ Number 76

So.... FIRST HAIR APPOINTMENT OF 2015! ;D Can't call it a haircut, since nothing actually got cut, haha. Anyhoo, I decided to get my hair coloured a really long time ago, and I really wanted to do an ombre dye job. I figured it was adventurous as I could get that I would be: a. Comfortable b. Not locked out of the house XD I also wanted to go to a better, more reputable salon because my hair has always been pretty dry (my grandma alternates between calling it grass and a lion's mane) and I really wanted the ombre to be done properly. What I didn't want was a dip dye, where you could see the line of colour going straight across. I also didn't want to kill my hair and turn it from grass to dead grass, so bleaching was not an option. The options I did consider were several Japanese salons that seemed to do lots of colours and ombres and dip dyes and all sorts of funky things. Their customer reviews also seemed really good, praising the quality of their services, etc, etc. Unfortunately, they were also pretty pricey. Then, one fine day, Andrea had an idea! DING! My father is Malaysian (as is the rest of his family), and because of school, I hadn't seen that side of the family in a year or more. Since I was going to visit them anyway, I figured I could find a good salon in KL and get my hair done there. The exchange rate is about SGD1 to RM2.65 now, which is greatly favour of Singaporeans.

Anyway, I decided to try out Cheesie's salon, Number 76. Several of my friends and I follow her blog/insta and her hair always looks sooooo good. And healthy. DESPITE the happy rainbow that has adorned her head and instagram feed. So when my family drove up to celebrate the new year, I had my mum make an appointment. It was between the Midvalley and Bangsar branches, and eventually I had an appointment with Shaun from the Bangsar 2 branch for a consult/perm/colour. I arrived early and immediately liked the decor. It was warm (lots of wood and red brick), and had pretty and well placed vintage elements.

the cosy reception area

green tea + a caramel biscuit ;D

Anyway, I got into a really cushy chair with my mum next to me. I showed him pics of what I wanted, and he showed me what I could get without bleach. Turns out, I would only be getting my hair coloured, cause my damaged ends wouldn't be able to handle the perm, according to Shaun. It would be RM280! Which is pretty much dollar to dollar what I would've paid in Singapore. So off we go!

Step 1: colour the ends

crazy witch hair

heat for 10 min

Step 2: colour the rest

After that, the one and only thing I was "sold" was a treatment that was on sale for RM158, to help the colour last. I got that too, and it felt really nice ^^ All in all I'm pretty happy, except that I wish the top was a little lighter! It's really dark brown to hide my white hairs (T^T) but it pretty much looks black, sigh. That and no perm... I think ombre looks best with curls though, guess I'll have to be a little more hardworking and do them myself? The ends came out super nice and obvious and gradient-like though, YAY.

temp curls
CAN'T WAIT FOR MY PERM!!!

Service wise, they're pretty awesome too, really taking care of you. They let me know what they were doing and how long I had to wait at each stage, and were overall super polite. Every time the guy applying the dye tugged on the tangled mess that is my hair, he would smile apologetically and say sorry (pretty much all my fault, though). They also had ear protectors during the dyeing process and eye protectors (for makeup?) during the washing stage. So meticulous... And he was also very careful not to get the chemicals on my skin, which I was extra thankful for, because I have pretty sensitive skin. When it did touch my neck, he RAN to get a wet towel to wipe it off like his life depended on it. So yeah, I well taken care of o(>v<)o AND NO STINKY SALON SMELL. ME LIKEY.

look at the mini shower cap ear protector thingy!

All in all, love this salon, prolly gonna get my hair done there as much as I can(: YAY FOR PRETTY HAIRRRRRRRRR~ Hope everyone's having a great 2015 already!

 

Signing off with sunshine, sparkles and sakura petals,
Andrea \o/