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Saturday, September 24, 2005
a hairy disaster
unlike draggy last week, the second week of school went by faster than i thought it would. and tada, it's the weekends!
back in my lower secondary school days, i used to apply hair gel to my hair. and as i matured, i started hating gel as it gives off this very shiny/oily kind of appearance. besides if it gets wet, the gel will just wash off and you will feel all sticky on your forehead and face. eeeww.. so i switched to gatsby hair wax. love it. it's dry, easy to apply, doesn't dilute like hair gel, and best of all it gives a very sort-of natural, out-of-bed, messy style.
the thing is, japanese-brand gatsby isn't available in any western shopping places. shops that sell japanese items like skin and hair products, snacks, etc etc, charge exorbitant prices for them. perhaps it's the shipping, exchange rate, blah blah.. but now, disaster struck. i just used up the 3 bottles of supply i brought over from singapore. so i desperately searched for substitutes and bought a loreal and garnier fructis wax.
i started using the loreal wax yesterday and it gave this VERY shiny look. and it's like a gel, though hard in appearance, once applied to the hair and water comes in contact, it dilutes and makes my palm all sticky. aahh! i hurriedly checked both labels and loreal printed 'TEXTURISING EFFECT - HIGH SHINE', garnier fructis printed 'SHINE AND DEFINE'..
SH*T. can my hair disaster get any worst?
.
.
.
YES. i just came home from a haircut, and.. now i rather have haircuts at chinese/indian barbers. they know how to cut out a hairstyle to suit your face without having to tell them what you want, unlike most western hairdressers. the front is way shorter than the top, making me look like a weirdo. and my sideburns are cut till different levels, which the sides of my spectacles cuts across the sideburns making the difference even more noticeable.
so what can i do but rough it out. hair grows, wax finishes. eventually...
back in my lower secondary school days, i used to apply hair gel to my hair. and as i matured, i started hating gel as it gives off this very shiny/oily kind of appearance. besides if it gets wet, the gel will just wash off and you will feel all sticky on your forehead and face. eeeww.. so i switched to gatsby hair wax. love it. it's dry, easy to apply, doesn't dilute like hair gel, and best of all it gives a very sort-of natural, out-of-bed, messy style.
the thing is, japanese-brand gatsby isn't available in any western shopping places. shops that sell japanese items like skin and hair products, snacks, etc etc, charge exorbitant prices for them. perhaps it's the shipping, exchange rate, blah blah.. but now, disaster struck. i just used up the 3 bottles of supply i brought over from singapore. so i desperately searched for substitutes and bought a loreal and garnier fructis wax.
i started using the loreal wax yesterday and it gave this VERY shiny look. and it's like a gel, though hard in appearance, once applied to the hair and water comes in contact, it dilutes and makes my palm all sticky. aahh! i hurriedly checked both labels and loreal printed 'TEXTURISING EFFECT - HIGH SHINE', garnier fructis printed 'SHINE AND DEFINE'..
SH*T. can my hair disaster get any worst?
.
.
.
YES. i just came home from a haircut, and.. now i rather have haircuts at chinese/indian barbers. they know how to cut out a hairstyle to suit your face without having to tell them what you want, unlike most western hairdressers. the front is way shorter than the top, making me look like a weirdo. and my sideburns are cut till different levels, which the sides of my spectacles cuts across the sideburns making the difference even more noticeable.
so what can i do but rough it out. hair grows, wax finishes. eventually...