Of visiting a hair salon:

Some people enjoys facial or going for spa treatments, but I enjoy going to the hair salon and have my hair "done" for 3 hours. It is relaxing sitting in a hair salon on a friday afternoon, sipping tea and reading magazines while someone else gives their full attention on your hair for a couple of hours. It is something else to have an "expert" to wash your hair and massaging your head. For 3 hours or more, i don't have to think about anything important or urgent to do. My only immediate concern was what colours would i like my hair to be highlighted, what cut should i go for.

I must admit my main objective when i stepped into the hair salon on friday was to recreate the previous hairstyle and hair colours that i have had. I have been putting off going to a salon because i was worried that they would not get it exactly the way i want it. Turns out to be a waste of time worrying. I still did not managed to get it across to the stylist that what i want was my old hairstyle back. I wonder if it was because i am not eloquent enough, or that she is feeling slighted because i kept bringing up the fact that the previous hairstyle was done in london.

A telling remark: "different places have different opinions. In spore is different."

Perhaps i should have kept my mouth shut about London and just gave the exact same instruction as when i was in london.
"Striking but not drastic"
Not surprising, everyone's idea of that statement can differ. Perhaps i should explain myself clearer. In whichever case, she created something more "natural". I am still in the midst of accepting it. It is as she said, "more natural", perhaps she assume from the way i dress and looked (conservative) that i did not mean striking striking but rather a wannabe striking.

Of course i did not mean total blond sort of striking. But neither do i want it very "natural". What is the point of colouring your hair and end up looking like you have never gone for it? Perhaps what i should have said is, i want something striking and yet not drastic. Oh wait. I have said that already. Or maybe, striking and yet natural? Fake but not overpowering? Obvious but yet perfect blend of shades?

I can only afford to do this once a year. So you can imagine why i want something that i really really like. That is not to say that i don't like what i have now. It is natural. The colours blended nicely. My only qualm with it is that it is just not "striking" enough. Perhaps my previous hairstylist done too great a job. I am going to forever compare that with the future hairstyles i am going to have. It doesn't seem fair to compare but i don't think i can help it. It is like breaking up with an ex, but still comparing (unconsciously at times) him with your present SO. In any case, i am never going to be able to afford flying back to London once a year just to do my hair (I wish. On top of all the other things that i want to go back to london for).

It certainly sound frivolous, since i did enjoy my time in the hair salon tremendously. But then it is sort of trumatic to finally get something that you love so much, and then find out that you have lost it forever.

Even for something as insignificant as hair colours.