Painless Cut
I consider haircuts therapy, and even have this superstition that if things are not going well in my life, a haircut would bring about changes in my situation.
For the longest time I would get my hair cut (and colored -- when I needed that extra boost) by Alex at Propaganda, and I trust him so much that I don't even give him instructions. I just say "bahala ka", sit back, and leave happy with my new hair. He's almost like family, and he and my mom (whos hair he used to cut as well) get along like 2 thieves on a job. He did my wedding makeup as well, without a trial session, and because he knows what I like he was able to give me that "I am not sweet and will never be, but hey I can still look good and bridey, right?" look I wanted.
So it was with much worries that I left Manila without getting a last cut from him. I just didn't have the time -- I was working at the office until 3AM of the day I left for SF and even then I feel I wasn't done with my work. Heeh.
Although I did see the value of having long hair once I got to SF (you gotta cover your ears and nape when it's cold and windy or you'll be sorry), I just felt that my current hair was so BLAH. Maid-hair, my chatmate Autumn calls it. A sorry mess that is best tied back to keep everything away from your face.
But TADAH! I have found a new hair guy (salawahan ako so sue me). His name is John and he made me feel welcome and relaxed as soon as I walked into the salon. He asked me what I wanted (something more stylish than this broom I call hair, shorter, maybe nape-length? with some bangs, and oh-- I hate fixing my hair so it's gotta be low maintenance), gave me a shampoo with this great minty stuff, and snipetty snipped away while we chatted about interior design, haircuts in general, loafing, cooking, etc.
So I'm now the proud owner of a nice layered bob with sideswept bangs, and the hair's passed the next day test (you know that test -- when you wash and try to fix your hair the next day you see whether the look was the result of a good blow-out and expensive haircreams, or whether you've got the real mccoy good cut). John's a keeper.
Happy Happy thats me.
For the longest time I would get my hair cut (and colored -- when I needed that extra boost) by Alex at Propaganda, and I trust him so much that I don't even give him instructions. I just say "bahala ka", sit back, and leave happy with my new hair. He's almost like family, and he and my mom (whos hair he used to cut as well) get along like 2 thieves on a job. He did my wedding makeup as well, without a trial session, and because he knows what I like he was able to give me that "I am not sweet and will never be, but hey I can still look good and bridey, right?" look I wanted.
So it was with much worries that I left Manila without getting a last cut from him. I just didn't have the time -- I was working at the office until 3AM of the day I left for SF and even then I feel I wasn't done with my work. Heeh.
Although I did see the value of having long hair once I got to SF (you gotta cover your ears and nape when it's cold and windy or you'll be sorry), I just felt that my current hair was so BLAH. Maid-hair, my chatmate Autumn calls it. A sorry mess that is best tied back to keep everything away from your face.
But TADAH! I have found a new hair guy (salawahan ako so sue me). His name is John and he made me feel welcome and relaxed as soon as I walked into the salon. He asked me what I wanted (something more stylish than this broom I call hair, shorter, maybe nape-length? with some bangs, and oh-- I hate fixing my hair so it's gotta be low maintenance), gave me a shampoo with this great minty stuff, and snipetty snipped away while we chatted about interior design, haircuts in general, loafing, cooking, etc.
So I'm now the proud owner of a nice layered bob with sideswept bangs, and the hair's passed the next day test (you know that test -- when you wash and try to fix your hair the next day you see whether the look was the result of a good blow-out and expensive haircreams, or whether you've got the real mccoy good cut). John's a keeper.
Happy Happy thats me.
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10/21/2005 5:42 amare there pictures to show, mai? :) it must be cold there in sanfo at this time of the year eh? sabagay, hindi naman ata naging warm dyan (at least for me .. hehe!) .. happy weekend!
10/21/2005 10:40 am
congratulations on finding a hairguy you can stick with. finding one is really difficult especially if you loved your previous one.
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