warning: this post contains self-indulgent photos.

it is no secret that i am a stickler to habits. and that includes hair stylists (i wrote in a previous entry about my search for a hair stylist to whom i can remain loyal). i have been a very avid customer of basement salon since 2007, a few times in rockwell and a ton of other times in shangri-la.

my stylist of choice is cris in shang because he never lets me down. when i always thought my stick straight hair would never account for anything more than a droopy mass of sad, pathetic boredom, which lived years and years and years as a one-length plain heap of lifelessness that fell unhappily below my shoulders with renegade baby hair always escaping from unexpected places, he was able to provide structure and gave it natural body and volume. i was very hesitant to try layers and bangs for reasons stated in the same previous entry above, but i’m glad i trusted someone who obviously knew better.

no products, blow out or camera tricks in the “after” photos! just an expert haircut and air dry c/o our trusty electric fan!

before:

i usually wore my hair down because i was too lazy to do anything about it. some days, i’d put it up in a half ponytail, but i’d still be too lazy to secure stray hair with bobby pins or hair products… unless it’s for an i.d. photo shoot.

after:

with jill at a-venue, makati…

with our support group in serendra…

with our photog friend mark and my husband…

my hair then would naturally “curve” at the ends, giving it more bounce and body. the sideswept bangs remained… well, swept to the sides even if i did nothing to them. and the best part is i didn’t have to use a brush or a comb as much anymore… i just tousle with my fingers and voila! it behaves the way i tell it to.

and though i have been steadfastly loyal to the same pro these past few years, my sudden migration to another country meant i had to say goodbye to basement salon and start my search anew. pfft…

to be continued…