Turning Blonde

So this is probably old news to most of you guys especially if you follow my Instagram, if you haven't already my username is 'misspopsasa' :) Anyway, yeah it was right before chinese new year when i got my hair makeover again, yes I know I've been neglecting this space a lot :( I wanna bash myself up for not updating about this much earlier but... here I am so let's get to it!

I've wanted to go blonde for awhile now but I didn't have the guts to just DO IT so I procrastinated for a long time, taking baby steps like just highlighting certain parts of my hair to go lighter. Reasons why I procrastinated was because...

1. Bleach Till Ya Make It

Those butt aching hours of thoroughly bleaching the crap out of my hair seemed frightening at first. Especially with stubborn asian hair, it will take multiple visits to the hair salon till all pigmentation has been stripped of from the hair (it doesn't just sound bloody violent, it really is). Not forgetting all the scary stories I have read about how bleach can really damage your hair and especially if you want to turn really blonde. You'll need the bleach to be left in longer which means MORE damage to the hair. It leaves the hair dry and brittle.

2. Hair/Scalp Condition

Was my hair strong enough for the hue? To be honest, I've always thought my hair was pretty strong in general but I ain't no hair expert so I couldn't make that conclusion on my own. I do occasionally suffer from sensitive scalp, mine is probably a really mild version compared to other really serious cases but yeah it tends to itch a little causing dandruff and IT SUCKS.

3. Maintenance

You can't be blonde forever. Dark roots will grow out, very quickly in fact. I found that a major downside because I would need to make frequent visits to the hair salon which just means KACHING KACHING! Monehhhhh! Super high maintenance head.

4. Face Shape

What has the face shape got to do with turning blonde? I had this fear that my face would look boarder than it already looks with such a light color.

Those are the few main concerns that were constantly running through my mind before I told myself "what the heck? YOLO!" before you start judging me for using the most overly used cliche motto, I'm pretty sure I'm using it the right way :P nothing so ridiculous about turning blonde.

Seriously though, if I don't do it Now.. then when?

Back at The Met KL where I've been doing my hair ever since I fell in love with their professionalism.

Weave bleaching to create a more natural look instead of just slapping on chunks of bleach throughout my whole head. My scalp was not touched during this process, Randall didn't want to risk burning my scalp. Better safe than Sorry!

After the bleaching process, the outcome came to a brassy orange-yellow tone which is pretty unacceptable on it's own! Yes I can now blend in at Sungai Wang... *cries*
I guess my hair could only take so much bleach for the day!

Sweetie pie Jeffrey finished up with the toning and styling for me! Kept him there till 10pm, thank you dear!

I actually brought make up to the salon but I got so lazy and tired, who's gonna see me at 10pm anyway?
 Here are some pictures I took the next day using my ring light.

It looks so GORGEOUS under white light :) a bit fake but who cares!

I've discovered the best make up for this look and it is definitely Minimalism. 

Be More with Less! 

xoxo,
Mel

Baby, it's cold outside..mm maybe not.

up this early sipping on my tiny tea in my oversized sweater. i actually love this time of the day especially on a Sunday, everyone still in dreamland... old folks taking their morning strolls outside in this chilly weather. such bliss, such peace.. the not-so-peaceful part is Brandy randomly barking at the slightest thing out there. music at this time seems to be a lot more clearer and melodious.

addicted to these songs ever since i watched It's Okay, That's Love, was really surprised by the selection of music in this drama because for once there seemed to be more english songs than korean.

have a listen..

  close your eyes and bop your head to the beat.

on a random note, i'm actually turning 22 next week (so not hinting), on the 22nd (i'm just sayin') and i'm not happy about it at all.. i love being 21 :( why and how are you taking that number away from me, pfft. i've always looked forward to my birthdays but i've finally came to a point that feeling of growing older just seems all too real now. i'm sorry for making you feel like an old hag if you're older than me :p age IS just a number so chillax because you're only getting wiser.. or just getting wrinklier? HAHAHA! #sorryimnotsorry

anyway, i will work on my birthday because why not? one class wouldn't hurt, in fact.. it's pretty awesome! i love what i do.. well most of the time anyway. right after that i'll be attending my Les Mills quarterly workshop, more sweat for me! what a fantastic start to the day :)

i can't leave without a few vain pictures, these were taken in June.

long sunday ahead of  me :)

xx,

Mel