Hey everyone~♡
I've finally ticked something off my To Do list, and that something was to actually make an appointment to cut my hair! Oh and to update my blog so basically I killed two birds with one stone. After being my usual indecisive-self, I decieded to go back to
Stairs Hair Salon in South Yarra. I've been there a couple of times before to have permanent hair straightening and they are lovely & have friendly service so thought, why not go back there:)
So here are the before pictures of my long hair. I know it was silly of me to wear black as it's really hard to see the before length but I'm sure you can grasp the idea of how long and thick it was before. So my hair is naturally very thick, rebellious and very damaged. I don't know why I don't care for my hair as often as I'd like, I go to the salon about 2-3 times a yr. Sometimes more or less. Last time I blogged
here about the big chop it had also been a while. Looks like I was wearing black then too. Oops hehe
I usually wouldn't but I asked them if I could take some photos of the interior. It would be nice for you to get the feel of the salon I'm writing about. They were so cute though, when I said I want to take photos for my blog they kept saying "oh we will clean it first", "there is no where nice to take!" Hehe it looks pretty if you ask me.
This is the place where all the action is! My appointment was at 2 but I ended up getting there 30 mins early, so instead of waiting outside in the freezing cold I thought I'd just go up first and wait inside while reading Japanese mags and get some hair inspiration. There were customers when I walked in and I didn't mind waiting but within 5~10 mins of my arrival they said they can start so I was really pleased :)
This is the little corner where they wash hair. There's also plenty of interesting magazines to keep you busy if you ever have to wait long. :)
Stairs also carry some Japanese hair products too! I didn't purchase anything because I still have some things I picked up in Japan but when I run out I might go back here to experiment. They have some more detailed images
here. Some of the things they have are; seafood shampoo, wheat protein treatment, spice sisters wax, colour spray, shiseido chrystalizing straight which I don't know whether it is a treatment or shampoo.
I didn't know this but Stairs also offer nail services such as nail care, treatment, nail beauty. The station here is so cute !
Check out that lump of hair!! Yup, it's all mine! Gross haha. Feels refreshing knowing all that has been snipped off. Kaoriさんwho was my hair dresser was sweeping it for the photos but I wanted to capture this hahah just for some memory of some sort.
Ok So i've been blabbering a lot today. Finally, here is the AFTER shots. I asked for lots of thinning, layering and more shape. I have short layers at the back crown area of my head so I can easily add volume or tease it. The front layers are perfect for curling so I like it too.
These was me at Laurent Bakery in the city afterwards, having a nice break although I wasn't doing a lot to begin with hehe. I've added a side shot of my hair too.
Oh btw, I've been meaning to take a pic of the new Zara store that's opening soon too! How exciting!! I hope it's as good as overseas. I'm not as in love with Zara as I used to be but nevertheless, still exciting to know Australia is slowly catching up hehe!
And finally last but not least the outfit details~
I was FREEZING in this outfit. I didn't realise how cold it was going to be when I rushed out of the house.
beanie - cotton on, scarf - japan, jacket - cecil mcbee japan, pants - bardot, gumboots - marc jacobs, bag - lv
My speedy looks really boxy from this low angle haha. I've got a bag base/shaper inside:) I love these detailed Bardot pants! They are seriously one of my faves <3
I blogged about these beauties in
this post just over a year ago and it was actually the first time wearing them out!! It's amazingly comfortable and ofcourse waterproof. Was a perfect choice since it rained and hailed that day!
Well, I think that's about all for today, thanks for reading!! Oh I tweaked some things on my blog! Same layout and everything but just changed a few things around. Also using Disqus now for commenting and I reply each comment there so if you have any questions, feel free to ask!
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