“Be your own kind of Beautiful” – Unknown
For the past few weeks I’ve been going crazy just thinking about what to do with my hair. It felt so dry, boring and the natural color of my hair is already about two inches from its roots. So I was browsing over group buying sites, and I found a package in ensogo: For Php 999.00, I can enjoy a full hair color, a cellophane treatment to match it! (and this is for any length! A real great deal right?!) Plus, a foot spa, a manicure, and a pedicure to complete my most-sought-after weekend pampering! Perfect! And it’s also just 15-20 minutes away from home! Awesome! 🙂
Me and two of my cousins came at the salon at about 10am, just in time for our appointment. Apparently, another name was listed during our schedule. Fortunately, I remember the exact date I called the salon to book our appointment and the name of the person I was able to book it. So they decided it’s okay, and started accommodating us.
(Okay, before you stop reading and thinking about not going in this salon just because of the miscommunication in scheduling, Don’t! 😛 Please read more. Because, honestly, this “miscommunication” could’ve been avoided. 🙂 )
Tip: I suggest that even if you have already booked your schedule few days before the said date, make sure to call them a day before just to confirm it. 😉
The whole aura of the salon’s reception and waiting area is so cozy and very regal! I fell in love with their velvet sofa and Victorian wallpaper! Awww…
After a while, they led us to their salon room, apparently, they can only accommodate two clients at a time.
That’s my cousins! Having too much fun? 😛
Our stylist name is June, when he asked me what color do I want, I choose the one closest to a natural black (I’ve just been wanting to go back to my natural color for a looong time now 😛 ). But he recommended another color, a shade lighter than the one I chose, because he said, I would’ve looked liked I’m wearing a wig if he puts the one I wanted. It was fine by me, I mean, he knows better right? 🙂 This is one more thing I admire about June (and this salon 🙂 ), they don’t just put whatever color you choose. If they knew it wouldn’t look like the way you wanted it to be (as you described it to them), they would give their opinion, for your approval, just then they would do it! 🙂
BEFORE photos: Me on the left, and my cousin on the right.
Hair color was applied first. June used different techniques in applying the hair color for me and my cousin. He sets the mixture just after the two-inch growth from my roots, and then let it settle until the color took effect on my light-colored dry hair. 😛 The mixture was then added to the roots after the color was almost even. While on my cousins’ part, it was the other way around. The mixture was set from the roots, they let it settle for a while, then the rest of the hair was done. Maybe it’s because I was having my hair darker, while she’s actually getting hers’ lighter. (I’ve learned from June that hair nearest to the roots absorbs the color faster that the ones on the ends)
Their foot spa is not your ordinary lotion-massage-and-rinse type, they use scrubs and moisturizers to remove dead skin cells and make your skin softer than before. This, together with the manicure and pedicure were done simultaneously while the hair coloring process is taking place. There’s really no time to waste at their place, which I admire, especially since I still have somewhere to go after my session at the salon. 🙂
After about an hour and a half, our hair was rinsed, then the cellophane blend was applied. After 30 more minutes, our hair was all blow dried, and all ready for a shoot! LOL
AFTER Photos: Tenen!!! 🙂
I love how mine turned out! Now, now, I swear, I don’t ALWAYS do “selfies” but I can’t help it!
😛 My cousin liked hers as well, she just wished it was lighter, but after a while when we got out, and the sunlight touched her hair, she turned to love it! (She realized then that it was lighter than it was! Hehe)
More photos at the salon:
All in all, based on my personal opinion, I say, my time and money was well spent, and this experience is really worth blogging. 🙂
Salon Contact Details:
Asian Clinic Salon and Spa
Located at: 103 FG Greenrich Mansion Bldg., Pearl Drive Street, Brgy.San Antonio, Ortigas Center, Pasig City
Contact no.: 0915-4036402/0917-8075836/ 661-3606
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