Black Hair Day

yep... today, i went for hair-colouring,

eversince...

eversince... the day i first coloured my hair, my mother left us... road accident,

since then, i've been quite skeptical about colouring my hair...

anyway, this year, i kinda wanted a change, and there's a BIG reason,

our best best best closest friend's getting married...

i know, not that anybody really cares, except him, and me myself,

but then, yep, i take this pretty seriously, at least, gloom myself a little bit,
to attend his wedding dinner...

(i told the friend directly, i feel that, my son's getting married, haha, i was not taking advantage on him, but than, that's how close we are, as friends...)

another reason is that, all these while, there've been some skeptical comments like, hair colourant caused cancer and so on,

if you're pregnant, if you're breastfeeding, don't colour your hair, bla bla bla...

it's just like those "real or not real?" type of thing, which keep wondering in many people's heads...

eg. is the radation in japan, or near tokyo, still really, IS a health-hazard thing, is that really a concern anymore...

same,

some will say "no problem anymore, my friend's just given birth to a healthy baby," bla bla bla...

others will just tell you, "no no, better not take the risk!" (ya, i'm in this boat!)...

anyway, so, one day, i went to my usual quickcut place to cut my hair,

the hairdresser somehow chitchat with me, and somehow mentioned to me that Loreal's a brand, colourant, organic...

i was like, "blink!", ooh... there's such thing? finally???

then, he went on telling me that, it's not just like any other colourant, you need to have certain skill, certain certifications only you're allowed to perform the colouring on your customers, bla bla bla...

so, i asked around, asked my friend who usually goes to those normal saloon for haircut, normal saloon, as in, anything opposite what quickcut does, ie. cut your hair in 15 minutes...

she told me, most saloons have that colourant, and yes, it's by Loreal, and i should just check it out...

i went online, checked the first time, still clueless...

then, i checked again just few days ago, somehow, i found Inoa, yep, my friend mentioend, it starts with "I",

i went to the hair saloon that she went to, saw the products, checked the price,

that's it, i'm in!

all these while, i thought, colouring hair is EXPENSIVE!

something like 200-300 bucks, or more...

but then, when my friend mentioned to me, she said something like 180 bucks,

when i checked with the saloon? wow!! base price 120 bucks, and labour charges for Inoa, 30 bucks,

i was like, ooh! cheap... (ok, anything's below my expectation's cheap! that's how i "value" a product)

ok, as i'm writing now, i've black hair, first time in like... 20 years??

experience?

well... it's ok, service is good, maybe they made a mistake in handling the queue, somehow, they let me do my hair first, while so many others were still waiting, it's a weekend, there're more customers, regular and walk-in, just like me...

then, unlike all these while, like in quickcut,

the hairdresser washed my hair (cos, i wanted a cut too), then, slowly trim my hair, checked with me if it's ok, this and that...

then, waited again,

she got ready the colourant,

slowly painted the colour on my hair...

let me ask you this,

THIS, organic product, is already considered mild, but i still feel that stinging effect on my scalp... kinda painful, you know?

after like 1 hour, she finally brought me to wash my hair, and while she's massaging my head, i was like... gosh!! can you please stop...

so, question: what about the other non-organic conventional hair colourant? do they have that stinging effect on your scalp????

if no, then,

this organic product's a negative point LO, being organic, by right, superb, right?

if yes, then...

i'll say, wow, all of you, really 愛美不怕痛～！

i don't know why, maybe it's just me...

just like when i went to do facial, twice, in my life, went with friends, for fun,

twice, all, PAINFUL!!

that's why, you don't really see me doing facial,

the pain, and the squeezing, and so on, it's just beyond my tolerance...

well... mind you, ahem... damn painful menstruation pain i can take,

when my son's coming out from my tummy, that contraction, i could take it,

but nope!!! not for those facial session,

twice,

nightmare,

that's why i don't bother much to visit those places, just not made for me...

so, when my felt that stinging effect on my scalp, i was like,

NOT AGAIN??? why me? painful again???

then, when i paid the bill, i read again, the product's simple info, it did have a statement written, "optimal scalp discomfort", by that hair saloon...

seeing that, i then think, at least i'm normal...

cos, i even thought that, if the stinging effect lasts for few more days, i gotta go see doctor!

that's why, back to the question LO~~

are the conventional products more "gentle", or even sting more??

if sting more...

gosh, i salute all you girls, who colour your hair on a frequent basis...

first, the "discomfort on the head",

second... aiyoyo~~~~ i sat there, sleep cannot sleep, can't do much, except facebooking, twitting, weibo-ing, g+-ing on my ipod,

i really had nothing much to do,

and ask me to every one month, or slightly more, to put 3 hours minimum in there, a hair saloon,

big no no to me...

nope, just not for me...

first, during that window of time,

he's to take care of the 2 precious on his own,

poor thing...

so, i reckon, i'll not say i won't colour my hair anymore,

but then, i'll only do it sparingly...

however, overall experience, i'm pretty satisfied...

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