43: hair vanity
Semi-retro indie-ish with a dash of the alternative make for good company when you're having a less than stellar day in the office/classroom. Here's my choice:
- Peter, Bjorn and John - Young Folks
- Incubus - Pistola
- The Killers - When We Were Young
- Brilliant Green - Ash Like Snow
- Cartel - Wasted
- Paramore - Stop This Song (Lovesick Melody)
- Madonna ft Justin Timberlake & Timbaland - 4 Minutes
I have homework to complete by tonight. That and waiting for a specific button to load at 7pm (GMT+8) to click. As usual it's fuckin' freezing but the people here are like polar bears and complain if the temperature rise to above 23°. Let me enlighten you on some facts about rebonding.
"Hair rebonding is actually a chemical process whereby the chemical bonds in your hair will be broken, rearranged and bonded back again permanently," says Bis Studio hair technician Sybill Foo.
The first bit that happens is they apply this chemical onto your hair to 'break the bonds' in the hair structure. Left on for some time, the hairdresser will check a single strand on different parts of the head to see if the chemical has taken effect. Depending on how thick and long your hair is, it may take 15 to 50 minutes. Mine took quite awhile since I have hair like Rapunzel. No, not gloriously blonde and shiny but thick and dry as hell (or hay, in this case).
Next, they'll wash the chemical off, put a bit of conditioner and then dry it. The next bit is what gives you your uber straight hair - the straightening. The flat-irons cannot exceed 180° in heat. Else your hair will just be fried fried fried. They'll apply some other cream to set the chemical and straightness in then it's another wait before you wash it off (again) and condition. Then they'll blow-dry your hair and cut it, trimming the dead/split ends or if you want a sleeker shorter bob, they'll do it.
So far I've rebonded my hair thrice. The first two times were by my sister's friend, who's actually pretty awesome a hairdresser. Unfortunately, she relocated to KL and I only get to see her once every couple of months. Good thing too, she'll flip when she sees that I rebonded my hair... and she wasn't the one to do it.
Rebonding isn't cheap. Bloody fuckin' expensive. Best to be done when there's a promotion of sorts at a reputable salon - Kimage. Seems they have this offer to get your hair rebonded and cut (regardless of thickness and length) at $168 ($178 if you want the leading hairstylist to do it for you).
Am I happy with this cut? The right side of my hair looks a tad bit weird but I'm going to let it grow out a bit before I do some DIY with my scissors. Else, everything's pretty fine and dandy. Depending on how disciplined you are and how well you take care of your hair, the rebond will last between 4 to 6 months. Longer if you are, as I mentioned, disciplined with your hair.
Some people argue the flat, straight hair look is for the ah lians. I am a closet ah lian, minus trance, techno, long fingernails and weird fashion sense (not that what I'm wearing now is any less normal). But seriously, it beats having unmanageable thick hair that's temperamental and frizzes out in the heat. So ah lian or not, I like how I look and how it feels and how I now take less than 10 minutes to do my hair and make-up in the morning!
Elfen Lied is disturbing, the bits where the body is viciously attacked (legs getting spliced off, fingers hacked off at the joints etc). Forget the nudity, the more I watch it the more I find the anime caters itself towards sadistic and masochistic male otakus. *shudder*
Labels: anime, elfen lied, hair, rebond, vanity