StraCurl / DigiPerm at BeautyBrick Salon ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

Since I was a kiddo, I've always had bad hair days.  My hair is suuuper wavy, buhaghag, frizzy and thick.  I envy those who have super straight and shiny hair.  I started having my hair straightened back when I was in grade 5. Back then, it was called "hair relax" and I am satisfied with it -- somehow.  I had my hair relaxed year after year. But every time I look at my old photos, I couldn't believe that I was ok with it back then. haha! My hair was still frizzy and fluffy even after it was relaxed. o_O

Anyway, when I was in college, the answer to all hair problems was born --- HAIR REBOND. Haha! This was the answer to my years of hair woes.  Indeed, it made my hair problems vanish in an instant.  New friends thought that my long shiny hair was my natural hair and it made me happy.

We all know that women are very fickle-minded. One minute we want something and the next thing you know, we've decided to want another thing instead. And yes, I am one of them. :-P Seven years has passed and now I want some change.  I'm tired of having my hair rebonded year after year so this time around, I've decided to have my hair permed.

I've heard a lot of mixed reviews about Tony and Jackey Salon thus, I've decided to look for other options.  I stumbled upon BeautyBrick Salon which also have a lot of great reviews online.  I searched for it in some forums and indeed, I've decided that this is the right salon for me. :-)  Within that week, I've made reservations and decided to have my hair permed.




Here are some pictures of my hair before the perm:

If you would notice, the regrowth already shows some wavy hair as my last hair rebond was 7 months ago (Dec 2010) so naturally, my "original/natural hair" would have already grown longer.  I usually have my hair rebonded once or twice a year so now is really the right time to have it rebonded or permed -- and so I chose the latter.

In BeautyBrick Salon, they also offer a service called StraCurl which means StraightCurl.  With this, they first rebond the upper half of your hair and then perm the lower portion --- just how I like it.  And so, I chose to have StraCurl that weekend. :-)

If you would notice, the salon is jam-packed thus, I would really suggest that you call and reserve a slot before going there so you could be sure that you'll be attended to.

I arrived at the salon at 10AM and usually, the service is finished after 3 hours but since I had StraCurl, it took me longer than usual.  I was done by 3:30PM, still shorter than the time it takes every time I have my hair rebonded (which is minimum of 8 hours)

Before the StraCurl, Mr. Shin would first cut your hair.  This is important because it would really help a lot so your hair won't look fluffy after your hair has already been curled.  I suggest you let him decide what to do because he knows what's best for you. :-)

 

Mr Shin, the owner of the salon, also makes sure that everything is ok.  He is a hands-on owner and its a good sign that he really knows his field very well.  It also shows that he cares for his customers and that, he won't just let everything be under the supervision of his stylists.

So far, this is the best salon experience I've ever had.  You would really feel taken cared for and they always ensure that you're relaxed throughout your stay. :-)  The stylist are all very attentive and approachable. This is also a plus point for customers. :-)

After 5hours, here's the finished product (haha)

BeautyBrick Hair Art Salon
Unit 103 Dona Consolacion Bldg.
122 Jupiter St. Bel Air, Makati
Tel. Nos. 473-5108 / 0917-5200044

Landmark: beside Red Ribbon


UPDATE as of 13 July 2011: 
For those of you who are curious as to how my hair look now that I've already washed and shampooed (at last!), here's the picture with my teammate, Dustine. :-)

UPDATE as of 10 January 2013:

Sorry for the late update, but if you guys are curious as to how my 2nd digiperm last April 2012 went, click here.