Anyway, if you follow me on instagram (@slantedalmonds), you'll have seen a picture of me with curly hair! Namely, this one:
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| not sure if I should call it "curly" or "curled". oh well. |
Yup. Basically, I went for a "hot" perm, or digital perm at Number76. My stylist was Shaun, same at last time. However, this time, I was at the Publika branch, with my cousin Kimberly, in fact. It had only just opened that month and all chemical servicces were on 20% off! -happy dance- I originally wanted to colour my hair again as well, but was advised against it. Sigh, the pains of having dead grass for hair (T^T)
It was quite challenging to find the salon, even with GPS, and we wound up kinda lost. We reached on time, but I think we made my father kinda late for his work appointment... Oops? Either way, this branch is as aesthetically pleasing as the Bangsar 2 branch I went to before it, if only in a different way. The space was very open and had a garden-like concept. It was also very... white? Yet warm? Minimalist and clean? Insta-friendly? Along those lines la. I'll let the pics do the talking...
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| after the long drive, I went to the toilet first. Heh <_< their hand soap is from AESOP. AESOP. #atas |
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| the view from my seat |
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| the view on the other side of my seat. |
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| mini hanging garden reception area! |
I love the look of the textured/ white brick walls, as well as the wood and slightly warm toned lights. It makes it look super clean and well put together, but still inviting. I find some places go overboard with the minimalist thing and it ends up looking very cold and impersonal, like a showroom. On to the perming process!
STEP 1: some solution was applied to my dry hair to prepare it.
Note: I washed my hair the night before so they didn't wash it for me. My cousin didn't so they washed hers.
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| it was left on (with cling warp over it) for 10 minutes |
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| after washing it out. turban time~ |
Step 2: They see me rollin', they hatin'
They then plugged me to the heating system. Can't remember for how long, though. The sponge protected my head from the heat pretty well! Just felt a pleasant warmth. The unpleasantness came from the fact that my head felt SO FREAKING HEAVY. Had a slight neck cramp afterwards... Shaun applied the perm solution and rollers to my hair, before letting the trainee take over the heating bit.
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| really thick hair, so they used every roller they had on me, heh heh |
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| go ahead. laugh. I know you want to. |
Step 3: Removing and realxing
Yes, I look like Chinese Goldilocks gone wrong. I know. But according to Shaun, if they don't do this, the perm essentially becomes flat once they apply the relaxant. This way it stays curlier and longer.
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| again, go ahead. laugh. I know you still want to. |
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| after applying the relaxant... progressed from Goldilocks to Chinese pin-up model wannabe. WHEEEE~ |
POST-WASH/BLOW DRY
#glamorous
This was before I separated the curls, because I wanted to let it set before I brushed it out too much. If you want to hear more details about their really great service, you can read my post on getting ombre hair from back in January. Different branch, same service (: To be honest, I was a tad disappointed because the curls weren't as defined as I wanted. However, it still looks pretty and I like the subtle, more natural look as well. It's lasted pretty well so far... More pics:
You can see the difference when I twirl and blow dry my hair before bed and when I just don't do anything to it. Sometimes, especially if it's hot, I laze around in my poofy alibaba pyjama pants with my hair in buns! I just twist the buns in the direction of the curls. OH! Also, my hair is curled from my chin / jaw area onward, and it curls inward, not out.
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| PYJAMAAAAAS~ |
When I go out it's either just hanging around freely or I tie it into a simple ponytail. Here's a pic of when it's tied up:
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| for those wondering, L-R: me, sher nah, joey, sher koh my best friends from secondary school! ♥ |
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| here's what it looks like today (: |
Welp, that's basically it! For those wondering, yes I have gotten lazy. I bathe at night, and with this much hair, it's a total hassle to blow dry, so I usually blow dry it about half way and then sleep with my hair in 4 sections, 2 on each side, curling each section with my hands. I usually flip my hair up when I sleep, so instead of a mass of hair, there are 4 "rolls". Yes, it is as weird as it sounds.
Signing of with sunshine, sparkles and sakura petals around my beautifully curled tresses,
Andrea *cough cough* shameless *cough* °˖✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧˖°
