Review of Hair Highlighting at Kenjo Salon on 19 Feb 2016

It had been at least ten years since I went for a hair colour or hair highlighting.  Was a bit apprehensive at first as it had been so long and I had long forgotten how I looked with coloured hair.

After a busy CNY celebration, it was time to make some changes.  I decided to do some changes to my hair but I didn't want to cut or perm it.  Hence next best option is to colour or highlight it... woohoo!

I decided on highlighting my hair instead of colouring the whole head of hair so that it is more subtle and when the hair grows out, it wouldn't look so obvious with a ring of black hair at the top.

Of course, my first choice of hair salon is Kenjo Salon, my Hair Sponsor, who is taking great care of my hair and hairstyling.

Look... the salon is nicely decorated with CNY decorations and flowers.

One last look of my black virgin hair before I proceeded with the hair colouring process.

Getting ready by wearing Kenjo Salon's gown to protect my clothes from the hair dyes later on.

I decided on a copper colour as this is 2016's hottest colour, as mentioned by a Her World online article but i decided on highlighting the hair so that it won't be too bright.  Joseph and Soo Bin recommended 8,42 8ROG for my hair and initially, I was extremely worried about the bright coppery colour.  But Joseph reassured me that it wouldn't be too obvious as I am doing highlighting of my hair instead of colouring the whole hair.

With his assurance and numerous years of experience, I felt at ease and Soo Bin proceeded to do her magic on my crowning glory.

Very carefully, she separated thin strands of hair before applying the hair colour on them.  She only did the front half portion of my hair as my hair is long, straight and all in one length.  I think this was better too as I didn't want the colour to be far too obvious since 2016 trend is to go naturally subtle with hair colours.

Kenjo Salon is using Davines range of hair colouring products and this is an awesome colour option for this who prefer ammonia-free colouring.  It is extremely gentle on the hair and scalp while achieving long lasting vibrant colours without limitations.  Extremely happy that my hair is well taken care of... yeah!

This was the colour chosen for my highlights... nice?

Time for the hair colour to settle in. Checking out other colours while waiting.

Soo Bin was so sweet to offer me some biscuits as it was past lunch hour and I haven't eaten anything yet.

After a specific time duration for the hair colour to settle in, we proceeded to wash the hair.

After that, it was time to condition the hair.

Soon Bin used this hair conditioning spray on my hair and comb it through before my hair was steamed to allow the goodness of the nutrients to be absorbed into my hair.

After the steaming process, the hair was washed again.

Another step to condition my hair before steaming it again.  I felt so loved.  Thanks Kenjo Salon for taking good care of my hair.

My hair is rinsed and I couldn't wait to see the final result.

My hair was blow dried by Soon Bin and her assistant.

Woohoo... I could see the final results now.  I just loved the subtleness of the highlights and I got a change of look without the colour being too overpowering.

Our regular routine... photo time with Soo Bin!

The colour is more obvious under sunlight as I didn't want something too drastic for my hair.

See the difference?  I am loving my new look!

Kenjo Salon is located at 68 Orchard Road, #04-72, Plaza Singapura (New Wing).

Check out Kenjo Salon's website at www.kenjosalon.com for more details on the services it provides.
You can also follow them at the facebook page https://www.facebook.com/KENJO-korean-Hair-Salon-살롱-293791920773570/.  The salon also has an instagram account : kenjosalon, where you can see photos of hairstyles created by Kenjo Salon.

Good News!

Kenjo Salon is now offering 15% off for first time customers as long as you quote 'ElaineHeng'.  Give it a try if you want coloured hair or highlights on your hair!


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Elaine
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Advertorial: 3D Nano Korean Eyebrow Embroidery Colouring at The Prestige Eyebrow & Lash Specialist on 8 Dec 2015

Drawing eyebrows everyday is a thing of the past now that I had done the 3D nano Korean eyebrow embroidery colouring at The Prestige Eyebrow & Lash Specialist located at Pacific Plaza #03-08.  The company has another outlet at Suntec City Tower 2 #02-488 as well.

The newly opened Suntec Mall outlet is just as beautiful as the Pacific Plaza Outlet.  I love the royalty feel.  Anyone can feel like a princess there!

When I reached the Pacific Plaza outlet, I was warmly greeted with a warm cup of tea with biscuits.  The Eyebrow & Lash Specialist, Wendy and Tracy were very friendly and gave me a form to fill up my details, before we proceeded to discuss the eyebrow shape which is most suitable for me.

This was my untouched eyebrows. I did eyebrow embroidery at another salon about 10 months ago and my eyebrows were getting out of shape.  Christmas is coming so I thought it would be a great idea to whip them back in shape... lol.

I told Wendy and Tracy that I love the Korean style of eyebrows which are the very straight sleek and thick type and both agreed that I could take that shape as my face is small and oval shaped.

Tracy started off by using makeup remover to remove any makeup that could be on my eyebrows and clean up the area.

Afterwhich, she proceeded to draw out the Korean straight eyebrow shape which I requested to show me how I would look like after the eyebrow embroidery was done.

Tracy created the outline first and asked me if I was satisfied with the shape.

Afterwhich, she proceeded to fill the eyebrows up with eyebrow colour using eyebrow pencil to show up up my brows would look like.  Once I confirmed the shape, I was led to the treatment room to get my eyebrows embroidered.

 I told Wendy and Tracy to go as dark as possible for my eyebrow embroidery colour as I have oily skin and the colour may fade away faster than people with normal skin type.

The first step was to apply numbing cream on both my eyebrows for 20 mins.

Afterwhich, Wendy proceeded with the 3D Nano Korean Eyebrow Embroidery Colouring.

Stroke by stroke, colour was added to my eyebrows to create that 3D effect.

Thanks to the numbing cream, I didn't experience much pain.  When I started to feel a bit of prickling sensation, I would let Wendy know and she would put some numbing cream, before she proceeded with the eyebrow embroidery.

Some dark brown colouring was applied to my eyebrows for 20 mins during the next step.  I looked like “蜡笔小新” at this stage... hahaha!

20 mins later, Tracy wiped away the excess colouring, took a look at my eyebrows again and touched up on certain parts.

Yeah.... now my eyebrows looked so well groomed and I won't need to spend too much time drawing my eyebrows!

Thanks to Wendy and Tracy for doing the 3D Nano Korean Eyebrow Embroidery for me!  Photo taking time with Tracy, who studied in Korea and took up the Korean Eyebrow Embroidery course there and worked in Korea for 3 years as an eyebrow specialist before coming to Singapore to work.

This is Wendy, with a belt of experience in eyebrow embroidery and lash extensions.

 If you like what you see, visit The Prestige Eyebrow & Lash Specialist and quote "Elaine" to get 10% off, promotion will be till end Jan 2016.  (discount only available at Suntec outlet).  Check out their full price list at www.prestigeeyebrow.com or call 6822 3395 for free consultation.

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Elaine Heng

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