Blooms on your hair
Trends come and go, just as the seasons do. Some trends become mere memories, as new ones overtake them. But more often than not, we can’t help but take
Trends come and go, just as the seasons do. Some trends become mere memories, as new ones overtake them. But more often than not, we can’t help but take
If I had continued to listen to my family and friends about what to do with my hair, I’d still be pouring chemicals on my head every six weeks. In February 2012, after 30 years of dyeing my hair, I decided to let nature take its course.
“Ma’am kailan natin uumpisahan ang walang hanggan?” When do we begin forever? asks Greg, my hairdresser. Forever alludes to the once-started-never-ended treatment for hair loss using a minoxidil-based solution. That, everyone seems to agree, is the one, the only, the ultimate, desperate hope.
It has been some time since fashion watchers launched the guessing game for Michelle Obama’s sartorial picks for her husband’s second inaugural. But even the American president acknowledged that the “more significant” event this week has been the debut of his wife’s new hairstyle.
Rainbow dip-eye locks in bright blue and silver streaks are an edgy trend for the brave. But for people who want to express their individuality without going overboard, red hair color is considered hot, while ombré or two-toned graduating tresses are making a comeback.
Getting a haircut is the easiest way to update one’s look or image. As hairstylist Jing Monis said, “Everyone wants to look famous.”
He trimmed the sides by cutting the hair in a sliding movement for the top and back to acquire a deconstructed look. He recommends this look for someone who has a round or square facial structure.
Once they step into college, a lot of guys opt to just let their hair grow long, as a gesture of freedom from their high school days when haircuts were always monitored and, in some cases, their hair snipped by the teachers themselves.
While the days of powdered wigs are long gone, definitely, the hairdo named after Louis the XV’s most famous mistress, Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, the Marquise de Pompadour, lives on.
It was begging to happen. In the long, often excruciating hours the nation spent glued to the boob tube, watching the Corona impeachment trial drama unfold, it was only a matter of time before people’s interest got swayed from the more pressing issues to focus on the physical peculiarities of the trial’s protagonists.
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