LONG LUNCH

I really try hard to keep my lunch/errand breaks short but today I got back to the office just before 3pm. I had a plan. Go to Megamall (5 min drive from work on a good day), have Anton's pic printed for his Kindermusik class and have my toes painted. But this simple plan took me 3 hours compared to just 2 hours when I had my haircut all the way in Legaspi Village Makati.

It's mostly the fault of Megamall. As usual it was overly traffic. The Bldg A multi-level parking was full but I was third in line so I thought I had a good chance of getting in. After 15 mins the 2 cars in front of me drove away. Smart move. While I had to wait until it was 12:45pm bago ako umalis.

Well I could have had Anton's pic printed anywhere but I really wanted to go to Tips 'N Toes for my nails. I have a suki kasi there and they have the nail polish color that is just perfect for me. So anyway I drove away and went to Shang Mall. I first had Anton's pic printed in Digiprint. I usually go to Fuji but since I was in a hurry and its for someone else naman pwede na. Digiprint is really fast as in 2 mins lang. But as expected the quality is not that nice. Will still have Anton's precious pics printed in Fuji. Then I ate beef stew from Kimchi and off I went to find a nail salon. The lady guard directed me to the Nail Spa on the 5th floor. The place is really nice and the sofas are very comfy. I was also impressed by their gamit. The have a really neat tray and they soak all their cutters and stuff agad when not in use. And ang sarap ng masahe nila sa paa. Haay sarap I can't wait to have a foot scrub with them. Plus they're more mura pa than Tips 'N Toes. I definitely will be back. But I need to buy my own polish. They don't have my fave polish so I had to settle for another color.

So kahit na-late ako sa 2:30 meeting ko (na di ko na din pinuntahan hehe) naka-discover naman ako ng bagong nail salon :) Happy weekend everyone!

AT LAST CHIYO

I have been looking for a new stylist for some time now. I was a happy client of Angelo Justin since 1997 but after I gave birth I just couldn't keep up with the high maintenance cut he had been giving me the past 10 years. So I switched to Louis Kee of Razzle Dazzle. His first cut was really good then the second one was disappointing. So I went to Kei in Toni & Guy. Was raving about her cut on this blog then the next time I went to her she was gone, resigned from the salon. And guess where she went? To Basement in Rockwell where Angelo cuts. I couldn't go back to her naman. So the past 2 cuts I went to 2 different stylists in Toni & Guy and both were the worst cuts I had. The layers were not pantay it was really amateur.

Sorry ang haba ng intro. Anyway now came Chiyo. You can read all about her in Kelly's blog.

I had to wait a week to get an appointment but it was all worth it. Sei Salon is different from the usual salons I go to. They had an all-woman team. Only 2 stylists and 3 assistants. That's it. I guess they only have a few services to offer but I'm not sure since I didn't ask if they had mani-pedi etc. Chiyo was still cutting a client when I arrived so I had to wait pa. When she was done blowdrying her client she went over to me and touched my hair. I told her that I wanted to keep the length and the styling was up to her. She said I had nice hair daw. Yikes my hair was all over the place nga. After that I had my shampoo which was really relaxing. The girl took her time to shampoo and massage my scalp. Then the girl blowdried my hair and I got curious when she starting twirling my hair with her fingers. Para daw sumunod ang hair (I tried it myself the next day and it didn't turn out well). Now it's time for Chiyo to cut my hair. Her hands are super gaan and I just feel so at ease with her. She said that the back of my hair was very short so she had to chop off some of the length in front. She said that usually the first cut was like going to the ER. She fixes the cut first then maybe on the second visit we will do treatment. She was really very nice and when she was finished she reminded me to be back in 2 months. I also love the leave-on treatment she used on my hair but when I found out it's over P2k next time ko nalang sya bibilhin.

When I tried styling my hair the next day I noticed how different the bagsak is. The hair on the sides of my face is pumapasok which did not happen for a very long time. The back of my hair still flips out just like Chiyo said but it looks much tamer. The cuts I had before were very manipis since my former stylists would get rid of as much as hair as they can but with Chiyo's cut it was not that manipis. As she said it's in the cut. I can't wait for my second cut with her. For sure it will be much better pa.

KELLY MOMENT

Here is a picture of my Kelly moment. This was taken in my car after I had my haircut. I love my new stylist. But I love Kelly more for sharing her stylist. Can't wait to go back in 2 months.

BAD HAIR

This is inspired from Issa's post.

I'm also having a bad hair day everyday ever since my cut 2 weeks ago. I went to the same salon like I posted here but my stylist already resigned. The guy who is responsible for my bad hair day did a lousy job with my layers. As in hindi pantay ang right side :( I haven't been unhappy with a cut for sooo long. Definitely not worth the P750 I paid.

Please let me know if you happen to know what salon Kei Rivera is connected with now. Or help me find a new stylist in the Ortigas area. I need another cut right now.

LOVING MY NEW DO

just got back from the salon and im feeling pretty. i went to toni&guy instead when i found out they have a branch pala here! gosh where have i been? anyway kei was my stylist and i like her. i need daw to relax my hair but dont have time for that, so maybe next time. gosh gastos na naman! all for beauty's sake.

well have to run now. ill just fix up here sa office then i have to go home. my mom had herself admitted sa feu hospital. as usual nahihilo na naman. hope everythings in control. happy weekend everyone!

ITCHING FOR A HAIRCUT

on a whim i scheduled a haircut with basement salon shang mall tomorrow. wish me luck cos its my first time there and i have no idea if the stylist will do a good job. my last cut was with louie kee of razzle dazzle. it takes a lot of effort to go to legaspi village so i decided on basement here in pasig so that i can do this on my lunch break. back in the 90's (yikes im so old!) while i was working in makati my officemates will go to franck provost and be there for hours. those were the days. yes i go to the best salons kasi takot akong ma-murder ang hair ko. i really think its worth it because i only have haircuts 3-4x a year. hope ive found my new stylist. will update you guys tomorrow :)

by the way, in case you want to know, piolo pascual and his son go to basement in rockwell. my sis goes there and they have the same stylist, angelo justin (who is going to kill me cos lumayo na ako ng landas). i miss angelo who has been my angel for 10 yrs but i need a new stylist, you know what i mean? pero this guy is good and super funny. at ang dami kong nakitang artista dahil sa kanya. i was sitting beside ruffa gutierrez one time at sobra akong na-insecure. dami ko ng chika, time to pump and get back to work :)