I heart you, Tony and Jackey.

If you cannot remember when your last haircut was, it's high time you get another one. Or alternately titled, In Which I Seal the Deal with Me and Being a Koreana.

Why I have been putting off getting a haircut is something that baffles me. It used to be that getting a trim every one and a half months was regular, even automatic to me. Getting perms and color every now and then has sort of ruined the cycle. I can only remember of getting a procedure done when I'm too averse with what I'm seeing.

Like I am now.

A colleague approached me one time and asked me, "Are you okay?

Hindi ako sanay na flat ang hair mo.

" Admittedly, I've been holding out on getting a haircut because I felt like I've been getting the same hairstyle for the past two years. I didn't want anything too radical, because short hair never went well with me.

I just wanted some spice is all. Plus, the idea of going to a Korean hairstylist, in my mind, is like going to Edward Scissorhands --- you never know what to expect.

Hello, boring BEFORE hair.

FOTD:

Face: Purederm BB Cream
shu uemura translucent loose powder
Revlon Matte Blush
Revlon Brow Fantasy

Eyes:
The Body Shop Kajal Liner {Black}
Guerlain Smokey Palette
Maybelline Cat Eye Mascara
Revlon Liquid Eye Pen
Revlon Lipstick in Ice something

I asked over at Facebook, and among people whose hairstyles I liked and I specified for it to be a Korean salon. I've received numerous suggestions but there was only one that stood out: Tony and Jackey.

I visited the one nearest to where I live and that's the Tomas Morato branch, located at CMMT Building, corner of Morato and Timog:

Bright, spacious and clean <3 I think I waited for less than 5 minutes {didn't even have an appointment, bad!}

Then I was called to have my hair shampooed.

All Shampooed Out.

I was asked which treatment {for my drier than Super Dry hair} I wanted and I chose the Natubea Conc. Keratin Treatment, Php 1,000 with haircut {there's a promo, I'm a lucky girl}.

I didn't realize my hair was this long and my face is round like a siopao.

Under the hair thingum .

And the best part of the Tony and Jackey experience of course, was my hair cut! {who'd have thought I'd be this ecstatic over a haircut, yeah?}

When I got out of Tony and Jackey, someone, and this is so weird, started speaking to me in Korean. Musta naman.

The Good:

I've tried Tony and Jackey on the basis of friends' recommendations. They must be really good.
My Korean hairstylist {a guy} spoke good English and asked specifically what I wanted to happen. Of course, I couldn't say, "Surprise me," so I asked for a trim and bangs. He even got out a Korean stylebook and we flipped through hairstyles which I'd like and would suit my round face.
He wasn't the least bit rude, as opposed to friends who have encountered not-so-happy Korean hairstylists, but were so good at doing their thing with the hair.
I kinda liked his hair though, it made me mentally count how many layers was in it and I think I stopped counting at 20.
He smelled good, too. That matters since our stylists hover really close to us when doing our hair. I like it how they put effort in good grooming {well, as expected but still}. All the Filipino staff were courteous and fun, too.
My stylist seemed to know his bangs. He cut my bangs in like five seconds. Galing.
Standard hair cut is Php 500. Not bad for a really good, well-raved salon.Their shampoo smells sooooo gooodddd, too.
No hard selling, too. I chose the less expensive treatment {Keratin} vs. DCS2 and no one sneered at me.
Which reminds me, the Keratin treatment {Php 500, standalone} is a good alternative to hot oil or hair treatments. My hair sprung back to life!
Locations are real good. I've seen the Buendia branch plus this Morato branch is not hard to find, too.
Yay for wi fi, coffee, tea and Cosmo magazines! Erm, they play Korean songs though, which doesn't bother me though as I'm on my iPod all the time.
I saw {but did not take a photo of} the hair colors they were offering and I saw green, purple and fuchsia. Hmm, there's an idea.

The Bad:

The no credit card option, at least that day and that branch this could bother some clients.
No photo taking. I was only told of this after I was done. Still, I don't mind :P

Would I come back? Yes. Definitely.

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