Smile : The Best Wedding Entrance Edition

Have you seen this? Its been making all the rounds on the net.

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My Digierm Exerience At Tony & Jackey

I was a few minutes late because I didn’t know where to find the salon inside the mall. I thought it would be relatively easy but I didn’t know there was more than one bldg. In SM North Edsa. I had made an appointment beforehand so as not to waste my time and money going there and be told that they’re fully booked. I had read a review that Jacky was there and he was great.
I asked the receptionist if they had a package for perm and she told me about the P5,000 one. As I knew that they also had the P3,000 package, I asked for it. No need to spend more than whats needed. As Im sitting on the waiting chairs I noticed that they greet everyone who comes in.

Its now 2pm (my appt was set at 1:30pm) and I still haven’t been attended to yet. I am well aware of their “pseudo-policy” of attending first to those who get the more expensive treatments, as it was posted so with another girl’s experience in a forum. In 15 mins I’ll be going to the reception. My patience doesn’t last too long and if this takes hours, I don’t want to miss my dinner engagement.


Five mins more. The chairs are packed. I dunno where they’ll seat me if I raise a ruckus. Hopefully I don’t have to.


So I went there and asked if it was going to take any longer. Nicely, mind you. Actually all I said was, “Miss, wala pa?” with a smile.


I explained that I wanted to be finished before 6pm since I had a dinner thing. I don’t know why, I swear I was all but mean to her, but she looked scared nonetheless, as well as the Korean guy ‘manager’ standing next to her. She sorta whined that she had already informed Jacky that I had arrived. I nodded and while I asked her the difference between the two pkgs, I noticed the Korean guy signalling to Jacky and he stopped what he was doing , went to me and assisted me right away. I was kinda embarrassed about that coz truthfully, I wouldn’t have minded waiting since I allotted the whole afternoon for this, so I can wait a bit more just as long as I was done before 6pm. I finally decided to get the P5,000 one since its for colored hair (the P3,000 is for virgin, uncoloured, unrelaxed/rebounded etc hair) and its milder.


Now at 2:40pm, my hair’s being treated with the hot oil they have.

me with the steamer on

I didn’t want a haircut at first when Jacky suggested a trim and he correctly guessed that I didn’t want to have my hair shorter than it already is for the perm. So he said all he was just going to do is to thin my hair for the perm so it wont look “buhaghag” and too volumized afterwards, which I agreed to.


Before my curls were done I showed Jacky what kind I wanted, see pic below.

He informed me that that was done by curling iron and that he’ll make a similar one for me. He also asked me if I had relaxed or rebounded my hair in the last 3 yrs. I told him I did probably like 2 years ago. He said that if that is so, there’s a possibility that the bottom ends of my hair wont curl. I just told him to go ahead with it and he said we’ll see when its finished. I doubted that my hair wont curl since my hair’s all wavy now (w/c is the natural form of my hair), no signs of it being relaxed and my hair’s always been a good follower hehe.

He also informed me that my curls were to be done from the top of my ear level down. I wanted to have it from my chin down coz I was nervous that my curls would make my face bigger than it already is. He said the ear level is better since my hair is not that long yet and if we did what I wanted, I would end up with one curl on some of my hair so there you go, we went with everything that he said. I just love stylists who have their own opinions and know what would look good on you, as its pretty apparent that we the customers usually don’t really know what works best for us.

There were waiting times in between as Jacky also had these other clients. I noticed that from the time I arrived he had clients non-stop and usually handled 3 clients at one time, juggling them. I thought that maybe he is that good. From the time I arrived till I left the place was always packed, with people waiting in line at the couches and also people standing outside, looking in on the salon, I really don’t know why. It looked like they were watching a huge tv screen and the show was all the action inside the salon.

I loved talking with these 2 ladies while they heled style my hair. We mostly talked about Cebu. That's the stylist Jacky right behind me.

After countless hours in their horrid chair, I was finally done. Jacky showed me how to blowdry my hair so it would look great each morning and gave me some more tips. Do not wet hair for 2 days (gasp!). To my surprise – and probably his too. Kidding! – my hair looked great! It was exactly what I wanted and I was so happy he was able to give it to me. He said that my curls actually looked great and I said that I liked it too. None of that small curls or those spirally curls.

Before:

After... 5 days:

My beautiful curls... FYI I didnt style it that much when I took this pic. No hair roduct whatsoever.

All in all I was there for at least 4 hrs, max 5. All in all with the P5,000 package I had a hot oil beforehand, then haircut, then the perm, then the hair manicure. Worth your money aint it?

Cons:

• The receptionist should be able to answer any question you have and be able to suggest the best thing for you, instead of withholding information (r.e. their P3,000 pkg).
  
• The chairs. They’re just the worst. Im the kind of person whose butt wont hurt after hours and hours of sitting but after hour two in their chair, my butt was aching so I always had to switch positions to ease the discomfort. They should have had a comfy chair ready for those inevitable clients who have to stay and sit for hours on end.


• No credit card omron. Cash only. But this is robably because their branch is still new.

Pros:

• Jacky. And this makes all the difference in the world. I loved his suggestions, and he gave me what I wanted. He made all the cons worth it. FYI don’t expect that he will do everything himself. He has lots of clients so his other assistants do most of the work but he does guide them and is there for the important stuff.
  

I just realized when I got home that I gave him the wrong tip. I was supposed to give him more than what I left at the counter for him but I forgot. Now Im sort of embarrassed that I might have given him too low of a tip.

You know how they say to tip 10% of your total bill? If your bill’s P5,000 are you really supposed to give up another P500? Just wondering.

New Moon Teasers

1.) Taylor

2.) Robert

Oh my god, the waiting is killing me!

Alice In Wonderland Teaser

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Tim Burton's Wonderland

I dont think many people know that there is an Alice in Wonderland movie coming out next year. The movie is still under production and lo and behold, Tim Burton is working on the film, as well as the best actor of all time, Johnny Depp.

Accdg. to IMDB:

"The traditional tale has been freshened with a blast of girl power, courtesy of writer Linda Woolverton (Beauty and the Beast). Alice, 17, attends a party at a Victorian estate only to find she is about to be proposed to in front of hundreds of snooty society types. Off she runs,
following a white rabbit into a hole and ending up in Wonderland, a place she visited 10 years before yet doesn't remember. "

I like that Tim Burton is directing the film because as his previous movies, instead of the all bright colored, cheery tale that everyone would expect, his talent is in making these tales just darker than normal... r.e. Corpse Bride, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, etc. I'm pretty curious how this film will turn out now that he is helming it. I only sometimes go to the moviehouse but this will be one film I am looking forward too, as well as Up and Twilight. :)

Did I mention it stars Johnny Depp? I am sooo awestruck by his talent. Everytime he acts in a movie, it totally makes me forget that its Johnny Depp acting as his character, as opposed to lets say, Tom Cruise or Brad Pitt - they're soo typecasted. Johnny Depp makes me forget that he's acting in a movie. Instead, all I see is Edward, or Jack Sparrow, or Willy Wonka. No trace of him the actor throughout the movie. Thats whats so amazing about him. I think I will just die if I get to meet him.

Here are some pictures of the other characters in Alice In Wonderland:

Mia Wasikowska as Alice

Helena Bonham Carter as the Red Queen

Anne Hathaway as the White Queen

Johnny Depp as The Mad Hatter

Smile : Pantene Edition

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Smile : US Airways Edition

From Enty, a blogger:

"Dear Richard (Branson, owner of Virgin Airlines),

I may have been to quick to swear off your airline for good. On Tuesday I found myself flying from Charlotte to Los Angeles on US Airways. I had just started enjoying my complimentary snack pack filled with six bagel looking chips and two pretzels when a man in the back row of the plane suddenly got up. Nothing unusual about this except for the man was wearing no clothes. Now, this was entertainment. You should take note that a live production on a plane is much more exciting than the drivel you call in flight programming. The man proceeded to walk up and down the aisle displaying his, well, you get the idea. While this was happening, a medical emergency was happening in a different part of the plane. This was exciting. At first I thought they were having one of those mystery games and all the passengers were involved. You do know how I love theatre in the round Richard.

So, with the medical emergency in one part of the plane and our free love passenger bounding back and forth, there was just one flight attendant to deal with our naked passenger/actor. She tried to cover him with a blanket but he would have none of it. Much the same way as I run from your food he ran away from the blanket and the flight attendant didn't seem keen on making a second go.

Then, like a flash two undercover air marshals were on him. I must say Richard that I almost let out a rather undignified yelp. This was good. How come you can't arrange for this kind of show on your planes? It isn't like you are focusing on any other aspect of customer service. After the men wrapped him with a blanket and secured him to a seat, the medical emergency was dealt with and a diversion was necessary.

The flight diverted to Albuquerque which is a lovely city Richard. You really should visit. I hear they have a wonderful hot air balloon festival and we know how much hot air you posses. A perfect match for you I dare say.

Alas, our time was short in the city and soon we were on our way to Los Angeles. I will be there for several days before flying back to London. I see that you have non-stops from Los Angeles to London. I'm not sure my stomach or my mind can handle it, but perhaps I will give you another chance."

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Target's Gossip Girl Collection by Anna Sui

This bit of news has been flying around everywhere in the blogsphere to the excitement of fans everywhere. Anna Sui announced a couple of weeks ago that she's making a line for Target inspired by the 4 main characters of Gossip Girl. It will be available online from September 13 to October 17. Get your calendar alarm ready girls!

Jenny

Serena

Blair

Vanessa

I dont think I can let this collection go by without taking a few pcs of the collection haha. I'm eyeing Serena's grey dress and Blair's black dress. 72 days more to go. But frankly I'm more interested in their shoes. :)