My hair was way too long
Before: See how frizzy and wavy my hair was
~AG~ After neglecting my hair for quite a while, I decided it was time to give my hair a well-deserved makeover. With naturally unruly and wavy hair, I wanted to straighten my hair but also perm the ends. Based on the recommendation from Agent G (Beauty Undercover), I headed to Focus Hairdressing, which is located near the Somerset area. The salon is quite hidden away; it is located behind Orchard Point. I won't have expected to see a salon there. The salon is rather spacious. Due to the floor plan, it has an elongated sitting area. I like that the chairs are not too closed to each other. The large mirror in front of the seating area also allows you to fully see what is going on.
The hairstylist, Yahnie, has 8 years of experience in the industry. So I felt reassured that she would be doing my hair. She accessed my hair and said that my hair is quite "stubborn". Due to this, she did not recommend volume rebonding. Instead, she recommended Mucota Omega Therapy for the top part of my hair and C-Curls for the ends. She also suggested that I cut some inches off so that the C-curls would be more obvious. I was more than happy to chop off my hair, since the ends have been quite dry.
Mucota Omega Therapy is rebonding treatment but it also includes moisturizing treatments during the process. Focus Hairdressing offers three types of Mucota treatments: 1) Mucota Rebonding, 2) Mucota Dyna Argan Oil Straightening, and 3) Mucota Omega Therapy. For my hair type and desired hair look, the Mucota Omega Therapy was recommended. This is the most advanced hair treatment from Mucota - it has the strongest formula for dry and damaged hair.
Here is the treatment process:
STEP 1: Shampoo hair
Yahnie assessed my natural hair before proceeding to hair washing. This process was nothing memorable. Just a regular washing of the hair
STEP 2: Hair cut
Yahnie cut quite a few inches off. She gave my hair a U-shape so that the C-curls would be more prominent. My hair is shoulder-length now.
STEP 3: Applied CS+1 treatment
STEP 4: Straightening Cream
Yahnie applied the straightening cream section by section. What this cream does is it de-bonds your natural hair structure, so that it will be ready for “restructuring”. It was supposed to be left on for 20-30 minutes, but my stubborn hair decided it would not budge. So Yahnie had to apply more de-bonding cream to those problematic areas. I am glad that she paid attention to the nature of my hair, and noticed that my hair required more straightening cream. At the end, this whole process took almost an hour. The straightening cream does have the usual chemical smell. But it was not too overwhelming.
She placed the aluminium foils to protect my exposed skin such as ears and neck
STEP 5: Rinse the hair
This is another nourishing treatment for the hair. This spray treatment did not have any scent.
STEP 7: Blow-dry hair
Yahnie used a round brush to blow dry my hair. She was gentle and took time to dry my hair completely.
STEP 8: Straightening
Yahnie straighten my hair section by section. The flat iron was set at around 200 degrees Celsius. I was glad to hear this, because this temperature is not harmfully hot for my hair. Because of her skills and techniques, Yahnie was able to straighten my thick and wavy hair, to make it look silky straight.
STEP 9: Digital perm the ends
She used rollers to curl the ends of my hair. Then it was set for about 25 minutes. She carefully rolled the ends of my hair. The rollers she used was the medium-sized ones to create nice C-curls. She then used the flat iron to curl my bangs. I was watching her meticulous skills, and was impressed by it. * thumbs up *
Setting of the C-Curls
Curling of my bangs to give more shape
The neutralizers basically counteract the effects of the straightening cream, thus to set the hairstyle. Yahnie applied neutralizer cream to the top of my hair. Then sprayed on liquid neutralizer to the ends of my hair, where the c-curls are. Two different types of neutralizers were used. The cream is more effective for stubborn sections. The liquid neutralizer is for areas that do not require such a strong effect. Yahnie allowed the neutralizers to work on my hair for about 10 minutes.
Yahnie applying the cream neutralizer
Yahnie spraying the liquid neutralizer
STEP 11: Rinse off the neutralizersSTEP 12: Apply treatment at the sink.
After rinsing my hair, a last treatment was applied. It was left on for 2-3 minutes. This treatment had a peachy scent.
STEP 13: Blow dry and hairstyling
During this part, Yahnie taught me the proper way to dry my hair. She imparted her know-hows to best style my fringe and c-curls. To create a more voluminous look, she told me that I should blow dry my fringe with a round brush.
The whole rebonding and treatment process took more than 4 hours. Yes, it was a long time but it was SO worth it! Do note that my natural hair is very unruly, and rather dense, thus the longer than expected treatment time. My hair feels SO soft and shiny afterwards. My hair is rarely this hair commercial-worthy before. My sister, MG, who is usually unimpressed by my hair, said my new hair-do looks nice. I like the c-curls that Yahnie created for me. It makes my hair looks less boring than the usual pin-straight rebonded hair. The curls are so pretty, not too tight and not too loose. Somehow, my whole image looks more polished now. The shoulder-length hair also makes me look fresher. Yahnie mentioned that the treatment should last a minimum of 3-4 months. Another thing that I like about Mucota Omega Therapy, after the treatment, my hair did not smell like awful chemical. There was one time after I did soft rebonding, a guy friend commented that my hair smelled like chlorine from swimming pool. It made me self-conscious afterwards. With Mucota Omega Therapy, the people around me did not mention of the chemical smell. Yay!
The curled bangs add more volume
After: Soft, shiny hair
Cannot resist touching my silky hair
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