LeMermaid Turquoise Dip Dye

*waves hair* Aloha~

Im back with an update on my hair, once again ;)
Im loving it! What do you guys think?

Le Journey Starts......

[25 March 11.30PM]

4 Weeks back (end feb) I had the sudden urge to dip dye my hair. I did not want to change my mind, so that weekend itself i hurried and got everything ready so i could start Project Turquoise .

It was about time i go for my annual haircut. Thats when Project Turquoise popped up. I thought it would be a fun twist for my boring hair style.

Initial plan, keeping my Turquoise hair for about 2 Weeks then chop off my hair (ofcourse including the turquoise dip dye)...

Heres my long hair. Front & Back view.

Its about 16 Months since i last had my hair cut. Its all the way down to my butt crack- the sign that i should get my hair chopped off already.

A photo from my blogpost- "When I Had A Tail"on my last haircut.
Thats how much my hair gew in 16 months! My hair grows veryyy Fast!

FAQ: How long have you been keeping your hair?
A: 16 Months.
*that shocking expression on people's face*
i suppose they'd think i'd say like 3 years or something. Hahah!

Okay! Back to the topic....


Firstly, you'll need an awesome hair colour or your desired hair colour .

Products Used;

Directions by La Richie(UK) - Turquoise
Bleaching Powder - Vol.20
Development
Gloves
Container & Brush.

I only bought a 30g packet of Bleaching Powder (from Sungei Wang) cause Im only dying the ends of my hair. It was enough to last me 2 rounds of Bleaching that night. iKiasu and dint used up all of it for the first round- thinking i could save it for the next use in the future.

Before people start to flood me with questions on where I got my Turquoise dye from, i got it from a friend which bought it from eBay (as its only available in the UK).
I have never bought anything from eBay before so I cant help you with that.


my kiasuness of using half of the bleaching powder.
The Ratio of your Bleaching Powder & Developer should be 1:1



You can start applying immediately after mixing the mix well.
After approx 30-45mins. It was time to wash it off.
From what i heard- 45minutes TOPS!

(though i think thats specifically for people who are bleaching up to their roots and its to avoid having irritated-red scalp)

Bleaching Round 1

The bleach wasnt strong enough, I knew i should've take heat on the bleaching Vol. The sales person put it on the counter and i happily paid for it without thinking of the Vol.

There are Vol.20 (common use), Vol.30, & Vol.40(strongest)

I should've at least opt for Vol.30 cause my hair is at least 50 virgin. People that have dyed hair or has 100% whore hair would prolly be fine with the Vol.20.

You should be thinking, why not just choose Vol.40- done deal, Hair as white as snow? Well, i was recommended that i should best stick to lower Vol. cause Vol.40 might be pretty tough on my hair and MAY CAUSE CHEMICAL BURNS .
True that, i dont want my hair to be burning and breaking off during a DIY Bleaching. (sorry, if that scared you)

Bleaching Round 2

Thanks to my Kiasuness which saved my bleach powder for another round of bleaching.

This time i waited for it to sit for 45minutes.
I took a look at it and it was a little foamy. Scared me a little, i quickly washed it off. In my mind was thinking of all the worst case scenarios- Hair breaking off, Hair dissolving- what? ...

It turned out to be very blonde indeed. I thought it was the colour i was suppose to target. Well, it wasnt, when i found out later on.

And Oh, Do Not Condition after Bleaching if you're dyeing your hair Next.


Danbo says Hi :)


Le end product of Project Turquoise, It was a little hard trying to capture the right colour on the camera but i tried. It looks better IRL (in real life) though ;)

6 Inches of Turquoise dip dye.


I only washed off the hair dye (after 30-45mins?) with water, i did not wash with shampoo or did any conditioning though. Which led me to think back, I prolly should've at least conditioned my hair before excitedly blowing dry my hair to see the Results!

Tip; i heard that rinsing your hair with Vinegar water would help the colour to stay on longer.
Shall try the next time too.

1 Week Later

This is what my hair actually looks like when seen with the nekkid eye. Its colour is showing up on camera because its outdoor and the flash isnt so focused.

I only wash my hair about 3-4 times a week. Plus, after dyeing with these kind of exotic colours, you might want to lessen your shampoo-ing days unless your scalp is the oily type. The more frequent you wash it, the faster your colour will fade even if you use a colour protecting shampoo.

Gentle Reminder: If you're willing to dye your hair esp needing to bleach beforehand, do take note that your hair will NEED Treatment/Deep Conditioning to gain back its protein lost in the bleaching process.


See, hard to capture my hair colour indoor esp when my hair is way past my boobs.


It looks even better after a week later, doesnt it? :)
Its that Beautiful Mermaid Turquoise <3



My hair dint feel as dry as i'd imagine the bleaching would cost, but still i would apply hair oils on my dip dye just to keep it moisturized (and shiny?)

4 Weeks Later

The colour continue to fade to a more greenish tone. It was Sea Green/ Forest Green.

People would be saying my hair is Green instead of Blue- i started to accept the fact.

People, Y U NO get what is Turquoise! Green+Blue = Turquoise!

Well, Whatever shade or tone it has faded into, i've always liked the colour even though it dint turn out/looked the way i wanted it.

My poor hair- outtve shape, wispey, and in a mess..It was a perfect time to get it treatment and trimmed.
Went to Dara Asia @ 1Shamelin Mall for their Loreal Hair Treatment.

Oppp, the night before my visit to the salon, i decided to re-dye  my Sea Green dip dye with Turquoise as recommended from a trusted friend. Anyways, i dont have anything to lose do I? Want to see how it'll look like and how long it'll last too.


A photo trying to fit my face and my long hair all into the same frame- Wasnt easy.

Blah blah blah, spent 2 hours there- Almost fell asleep several times.

And i couldn't play poker or draw something the entire time because the heat from the machine was transferring to my phone instead of my hair. -___-

[if you notice the gradient in colour, it was Sis's fault for not helping me to dye thoroughly like the first time. At least it still looks cool, cause im pretty lazy to do another round of touching up]

Got my hair ends trimmed a wee bit- prolly an inche or less.
Ofcourse her hair cutting skills arent as good as Shawn Cutler's Jackham- I should be going back to Jackham in about 2weeks time.

Directions- Turquoise too.

This is the beautiful Turquoise i wished my hair was. Oh well, ill just have to wait till next round to try it.

After goggling, you'll find that quite a number of people using the SAME product will have different (colour) outcome. Some people, their hair colour would fade to an ugly greyish colour. Which I initially thought how Every exotic hair colour dyes would eventually become. How wrong was I after trying it myself :)

Funny how my Dad realized my Turquoise hair AFTER TWO WEEKS. 14DAYS! Hahah.. Thought he would have the most negative reaction to my hair but instead he kind of liked it. Later on, he also suggested to have my dip dye covered in layers of other colours like Pink & [insert bright colours] !

I just might explore more exotic colours since Dad wasnt in his sarcastic tone. On the other hand, its odd how my (cool&sporting) mum dint like the idea of me getting my hair dyed with funky monkey colours. Oh well, whatever it is, my parents know they cant stop me from doing what i've set my mind to do ;)


I hope this (journey / how to dip dye) blogpost (sort of) made up for the laziness in blogging busyness i've been in for the past few months that was supposedly to be my 'holiday'. How time flies.
Seriously, i was pretty busy too. Not busy rotting at home, but freelancing working here and there to get extra money for shopping expenses. Still, I had no excuse for not updating when i somehow found the time to be watching my tvshows.

Forgive me.



♥s Mermaid;

Realistic Hair with Hair Relaxing

My new hair- Yay? Nay?

It was Labour's Day! Took the day to get my hair relaxed with Sis.
Was debating if i should get it permed or relaxed but after thinking it thru, i decided to do 'Hair Relaxing'.
Perm needs much more attention to maintain etc etc... At the moment, I couldnt be bothered eventhough I Love my hair.

After 3 to 4 years of having my hair reborned-Twice.And after a couple of hair cuts. My hair was pretty much back to my original hair. Straight but a lil wavy.
Hair Relaxing would be perfect to get my hair back in shape.

So these was the process I sat thru for 4 HOURS!
Firstly, they applied a cream that would open your hair cuticles. As usual, the chemical smell was pretty strong and It kindda my head a feeling a lil wooozy.
Then, they wrapped my head with a plastic wrap. Dont remember how long I had to sit on the chair waiting for my hair wash though.
After the wash, they took a longg time blowing my hair dry. Then again, reapplying another type of cream. This purpose of the cream was to close up your hair cuticles. Now, this cream had a nice scent!

Throughout the entire 4 hours + extra 1 more(waiting for Sis) = 5hours. My RedRidingHood was my company. Im halfway thru the book now! wheeee!

LOVE LOVE LOVE my newly relaxed hair.

Thanks to MilkADeal too, if not sooner of later I would have spend even much more money on my hair. Hair Groom salon were using trusted Loreal & Schwarzkopf products so i wasnt worried. Plus, they were senior hair stylist with at least a decade of experience.
The salon was small but it was nice and cozy. *Points at Chandelier*

Sometimes people alot of money to get their hair done in those popular higher end salons. Yes, you pretty much get what you pay for- 5 Star ambiance with very experienced hair stylist and professional hair products.
I skipped all those fancy stuff it this time and paid only for the products that they were using which was Loreal & Schwarzkopf.

Doing hair treatment, rebonding, etc doesnt require much professional skills. So I wasnt concerned.
I only will pay for the skills of the hair stylist if they are cutting my hair, cause that does make a difference!
Im telling you, INVEST IN HIGH END SALONS! its worth it!

Taadaaa!! My hair looks like its longg -back again =/ It was only about 6months since my last haircut.
I had 8inches cut off. Check out my blogpost on my hair experience at Shawn Cutler.

Some of you may wonder whats the difference with Hair Straightening/Rebonding with Hair Relaxing.
The outcome of Straightening/Rebonding, hair will be stick straight- hardly looks natural.
However, Hair Relaxing still gets your hair straight but in a more natural way.

As you can see, my hair still had a lil volume in it and wasnt flat out which what rebonding does.
Ofcourse, Hair Relaxing doesnt last as long as rebonding.
If you have pretty much straight-wavy (Not Curly) hair- it'll last! :)

So far, quite a number of my friends like my new hair. Minority prefered my wavy hair. Others, dint even notice I had my hair done cause they thought my hair was already straight.
Mostly had mistaken that I had gotten a hair cut.

I somehow feel my hair much darker in colour (Black). But i Love it! It feels like i have a China doll's hair on.

p/s; I would also very much appreciate your thoughts on my new look in the comment section below.

♥s Mermaid;

3 Malls 1 Day.

[ 27 Dec ]
Monday

off to Reborn @ Puchong at 10AM with the fam' to do some Leg spa & Body sauna wrap thingie.
longstoryshort; i was dirty and needed shower but had not time? My Hair Was a HotMess!
So me whole fam went to this spa place. They all did some back massage, foot reflexologi, body wrap, foot spa etc. i only did the foot spa and body wrap.

so the foot spa was cool, i enjoyed it :)
then later i was taken up for the body wrap thingie- it was this plastic sleeping bag bed-like thingie. i think i had to stay there for 30mins or maybe 45mins.

ZOMG! What an experience man. ofcourse i feel asleep as i had only a few hours of sleep as usual. i think i even dreamed. Lul!
Wokeup feeling veryyyy HOT! at parts the sauna sleeping bag thingie was like too hot. like pain hot. i tried not to move cause if i do the more heat ill feel.
Thankgod there was a clock rightinfrontofme. i had to wait for another 10mins till its time.

Minutes passed like hours :(

i was starting to feel uncomfortable and wanted to get outtve that horrible bed of heat, As i was zipped up likeasleepingbag, i could only wait for the lady to come when the timer goes off.

Finally the lady came to off it, Phew! i was pretty much drenched in droplets of sweat. *yucks*. The lady also gave me a lil time to put my clothes back on. i Still wasnt feeling well =/

i felt like puking, tried walking down to my fam but i felt dizzy too! so i sat down and called Mum to come pick me upstairs. thankgod the workers werent there, cause it'll be embarassing

Felt really uncomfortable, with still the stickyness from the sweat and all. So i asked to take a shower there. Hahah!

FELT SO DAMN MUCH BETTER AFTER THE BODY SHOWER.

now the only thing was my hair!

Wooohooo! E3 salon was just right beside Reborn, went up to get my hair washed!!

so Happpy! heeee!

She did a pretty great job on washing my hair. I Likeeee. Felt Completely-whole-bodyly good! Haha!
First visit to E3 and they did a pretty good job. I'll def be washing my hair there when i need to. LuL.

E3 is popular in Taiwan & Singapore too.

Lunchhh timee~

Ate at Spicy Pan Mee. pretty tasty i guess :)

Headed to Pyramid to get my Shu Uemura eyelash curler <3

Shopped and bought stuffs from Kitschen.

The service at Maxis Pyramid was freaking slowww! Plus, their something was Down -___-

Sis wanted to get her White BB Bold3.

FOINE! 

Grabbed my fav drink in the world;

LEMONADE <3
it can Never go wrong

Dropped Bro at cousin's house for a stay over.
Went over to KLCC as it was Maxis's HQ.

Guess what?! THEY DONT HAVE THE WHITE BB that sis was looking for -____-

*Pissed*

Dad bought some golf stuffs and we while we waited for the alterations, we got some snacks.

mine were Sushi & Lemon drink again :P

p/s; i hate it when ppl calls LIMAU- Lemon! Limau is freaking LIME! -___-

since KLCC doesnt have it, we had to go back to Curve as we know they have it there. Pffft!

Went to Curve, got the White BB Bold 3- Sis is a happy girl.

Lul!

Went to SS2's food court for Dinner.

Yayyy! it was MONDAY. They had PasarMalam! isweartogodiwassoexcitediskippedasiwalked :P

i just loveeeee pasar malams!! so many stuff to see! :D

havent been to pasar malam for quite awhile now. Thus, the exciteness.

Plus, i couldnt wait to have some 'siew mai'- my fav since a lil kid.

Zomg, there were so much stuff to see there! But we all knew we were so tired. Come on, its a monday and we're on hols. Why not just enjoy the whole day. My parents just had to rush back -___-

dadadadada~ long story short- something happened and dad got a lil ticked off.

I Dint Even Got my SiewMai and he wanted to head home. i was soooo pissed! i gave the "Silent Treatment".

Thankgod the only food thing i got was this; 

WASABI! <3

 Somebody Scream CHUKA IDAKO! <3 

i Loveee these stuff!!!

plus, it was Only RM2 and it was the biggest chuka idako ive ever seen!!! a Must buy snack at SS2's pasar malam.

Dad apologized to me when we we're back home. Heh! heknewiwantedthesiewmaibadly.

Walked almost halfway of the pasar malam and still no sight of the 'siewmai' =/

That was one longg tiring day!

♥s Mermaid;

When i had a Tail;

its 12:54AM now and i somehow had a feeling to blog. Mum kept checking on me asking me to hit the sheets as i wasnt feeling well.

ive been meaning to post my past events and happenings but i just feel like putting up my experience of my 3weeks-new (21 Nov) Haircut @ Shawn Cutler, TTDI.

made an appointment with Jackham as recommended by a few ppl posting good reviews on blogs.

i thought i would be doing it at Shawn Cutler's HQ which is at Bangsar but then Jackham was moved to the New branch at TTDI which was only 4months old.

After church, i went for my appointment.

         my longg hair that was ready to be professionally cut

An Assistant will wash your hair first. This guy (ifeelbadidintgethisname), was veryyyy friendly- we chatted alot and even laughed till other stylist looked on thinking were we laughing about.

He even gave me a lil massage and said i was very tensed up, not due to sleep or stress but tiredness. wait, did that make sense? Luls!

Another assistant came to help me blow dry my hair too! He said my hair was very soft and it was healthy :)

Ppl at Shawn Cutler were also friendly, they'll pass by and say Hi or even smile :)

Tadaaaaa~ 8 Inches shorter! D: i dint expect it to be this short but oh well, hair grows (:

i like it how they made my hair soft and bouncey using Redken products- my 'After' picture looks like its from a shampoo ad ;p

Jackham :)))

veryy nice guy too. Our fav colour; Gold! haha! he even noticed little details and complimented me :)

Definately coming back to get my hair cut again! :D

My profile picture after my haircut that got everybody liking it (even more so than my longg hair D: ) I dint know the response of my shorter-do will be that good (:

Thankss! you guys made me feel not-so-bad with my shorter hair.

Jackham; Shawn Cutler @TTDI
is reachable at - 03-7725 7568

Located Opposite Pizza Hut and Behind Dominos. Easy to find.

♥s Mermaid;