My dream hair

Que Sera Sera...you have straight hair you want curly hair; you have curly hair you want straight hair. WELL I have straight hair which I lost due to sickness a while ago and now its all grown back! I must also point out, Pete cut my hair when it was only 1.5 inches long, that was almost a year ago, and I have not cut it since, but the cut was so perfectly done that the style grew out beautifully! How's that for a great hairdresser?!! He's been doing all the colourwork too, and I swear, no split ends as yet!

And so with a skip and a hop I got my self down to O'Kim's on Grote street and got myself a long awaited for Digital Perm.

The whole process took about 3 hours plus because I am blessed with lots of thick hair. I was priviledged to have Yona serve me and she was a superstar! Cute as ever and amazing at what she does!!

The digital machine was a tad scary, it looked like an alien, but I did not feel any heat or pain, just my hair being suspended mid air O_O

When the rollers came out my hair was like little Bo-Peep, and I got a bit worried and said...warr, so curly! Yona laughed and convinced me that this is not the end yet, I wouldnt let you walk out like this! So another shampoo and condition later, it settled down into loose twirling ringlets!

After the blowdry, I could either style it natural and wavy (very Boho! ^_^) or twirl into 4 separate sections for a more girly gyaru style (and less boofie - I have heaps of hair...)

I walked out of the salon with the BIGGEST smile ever...I've dreamt of hair exactly like this all my life, and now, everyday I wake up, this is it! No brushing required no combing just a smile on my face ^_^b

Thank you O'Kim!


PS: Hair style, cut and colour work by Peter Tzar (my man!)

suck my brains out...

...day 2...

...week 2...

...green tea now, Sauv Blanc later...

..and a back view, just for you...

Alia

Quickie do secret? get a lace front!

Meet Blair,

My ash blonde bob wig from the Raquel Welch range. I am really loving short bobs and shaggy styles, they seem to make me look much younger than my 27 years *winkwink*

I suppose short hair lifts your features and has much more movement in it, hence portraying vitality and hence youth, whereas long hair is more sensual and romantic and can be dragging on the face if not styled well.

*sigh* I sure do miss my long long long hair though! I miss putting it up in a bun with my 2 prong hair comb and then letting if tumble down again.  But thats the past........and this is now!

My new lace front wig from eBay

Lacefront wigs celebs like are meant to give you that natural hairline that Tyra Banks and Beyonce have with their wigs.

But the main problem with these gorgeous hair accesories is that they can cost up to $1000 just for a basic medium length one, synthetic hair too (which, btw is much better than human hair as you won't have to style it everytime you wear it).

So, I'd try one out from eBay for less than $40. The lacefront turned out to be slightly darker than my skin color so I trimmed it back to the hairline, but the haircolor and style I just LOVE!

Au revoir straighteners, Bonjour curling iron!

vMy purple Babyliss straighteners were recently removed from (a 6 year) storage as I need it to curl my fringe out of my eyes. After much practice (and youtube-ing) I still do not like the effect it gives, theres just something about straighteners that I am not 100% content with.

So following the instructions from a Popteen mag scan, I ventured to Kmart (times are hard on the wallet) and got myself an el cheapo AUD39.00 Remington Professional series Curls Curls Curls curling iron. Note that this review link shows a product with 3 curling barrels, the one I got only comes with 2.

The result is a much more softer style, a fringe that I can style at night and wake up and go, and if I wish , make gorgeous spiral or tumbling curls as the product comes with 2 barrels, one 19mm and the other 32mm and brush sleeve attachments, and the lot as noted in the review link.

The straightener is now stored in the Remington box and put in storage, whilst the curling iron now rests (it will need it!) in my bathroon Ikea woven basket!

The results can be compared using the pictures from the previous post as that one was done with the straighteners. Any questions just ask and I will endeavour to answer your queries!

Instructions...

...tumbling curls...

...here Ive used the larger barrel on my fringe, the mag scan uses a smaller one, hence the difference.

Final verdict - I think the curling iron works better for Asian hair as our hair has a very very strong structure, and has a lot more shine due to the flat surfaces of our hair shaft whereas the caucasian hair shaft is rounded.

So shine factor already in-built, all we need is softness and thats what this baby gives us! It feels much much less damaging too as you dont drag your hair through the thong, bust just hold it in place with the clip:

Less Friction = Less Breakage.

What have I done... *>_<*

I couldnt wait...looking at all the cutest hairstyles on ekimura's blog and scans from Popteen Mag...I BEGGED Pete to cut it cut it cut it! (he signed and shook his head at first; the last fringe I had was a thin one and by the second day I was cursing it for the amount of maintenance it required, not the wake up and go thing I've been accustomed to for the last 10 years...you actually have to do something to it everyday..!)

Finally (after one hour of begging) he relented with a smile...he loves it when I want a radical change to my hair cos he's been cutting the same hairstyle on me for 9 years, in black black hair *^_^* !

I was so anxious and nervous and scared, but here it is...

Before....and...

...*GASP* i hate seeing lots of hair cut off...

..before styling (which I did myself btw...)...

...can I put up with this everyday...every morning?...looks good but OH THE EFFORT!!

LOVE IT! Thanks Hunny xox!

Dolly Hair Quickie Do

Having fallen in lurve with the gyaru dolly look, I havent missed any spare time to have some fun practising the techniques of this very fun yet very extreme and somewhat time consuming look.

The make up - am not confidfent enough to post on as yet; however with the hair, I've managed to find a way to skip all that teasing and tousling and ironing and curling, even the product, to achieve a more Adelaide street friendly hairdo. I will dramatize it eventually bit by bit (Pourquoi non??? my man is a Hair Stylist!!! NB - I did all the below myself *wink*)

OK, this is TOO easy...

1) Apply some leave in treatment mixed with some mousse (i didnt use anything here as i dont need it to stay like this all day), sweep hair up and tie a bun on your crown. Sweep to get the tousled effect at the root level, combing it would make it too neat and school teacher like. Style yuor sideswept fringe or fringe now.

...leave the bun for about half an hour or so and LET LOOSE - VOILA!

Lots of Body...

...Tousled & soft...

Not using an iron gives (the gadget and product technique challenged) me more natural looking ends and midlengths as it works with your own shape and contours, however the downside is that it will drop sooner esp if you have strong Asian hair...

There you go, Quickie Do technique #1 on Sayasuka to be shared with you xox!

Can't wait for next haircut!!!

Check out these awesome dos on Erica's blog:

...hmm..will I be used to a fringe by the next haircut??!!!

Coiffeur, je t'aime - part II

I managed to not get left out for a pamper session too :o)

I said 2.5 inches off, but he did 5 cos it 'needed' it...LOVE the colour!!!

Coiffeur, je táime!

My colleague was badly in need of a rescue after The Parlour messed up the haircolor she wanted. Being young and beautiful and daring, she braved up and requested a white blonde color with heavy bangs - the bangs turned out great, but the color (done by a 'colorist') turned out a solid one color of an orangey...like an amber blonde. Hating to go back and actually pay them to fix their mistake, I suggested that my own Coiffeur can give her hair what she wants.

She decided that her fling with boldness had taken a turn and requested a natural look. Her natural color with blond highlights.

So we went shopping for the colors which looked nothing like what she wanted (apparently there is a science to haircolor, like, where does the dark color go when you lighten it? It doesnt wash out in the sink...so what happens to it?!!), and saturday lunch time my man workSshis magic...

you can see the orangey tone that was distressing my friend here...

...uber hot!...

...this is THE product for luscious hair apparently...

...good 'ol trustworthy gadget that was lost in my car boot for 4 months!

Pour l'Amour de les Cheveux

Never have a bad-hair-day again EVER - befriend a professional hair stylist!

There is a whole jungle of creative and professional hair styists out there waiting for your friendship, so what are you waiting for? Exchange business cards! Barter your goods or services! A financial health check for a trim and blowdry; a few colors for a few personal training sessions; a restyle for a facial and manicure or a flower arrangement; the possibilities are endless.

So get out there and hunt down your own personal stylist.

I'm in love with mine!

defined updo...

first stage of lightening...

funky twists in 2008

lightening project complete...and a side swept fringe!

pendant picture inset courtesy of Surly-Ramics

pics taken with limited resources - phonecam!