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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Ombre Hair by Azta Urban Salon!


Finally had my dream hair makeover awhile ago! :) 


Headed to Azta Urban Salon in Alabang Town Center (ATC) to finally sport the Ombre Hair I've been thinking about since my last Azta experience. Super nervous ako kanina when I got there at 12 noon (opening nila pag weekdays, 10am pag weekends)...But alam ko namang I am in good hands, so gow!


Showed them my ombre-pegs in my iTouch ... Sir Jot Quero my hairstylist recommended the L'Oreal ash tone for the lighter shade of the lower half of my hair.
photo from luluscouture.com


Sir Jot parting my hair...Yung sa taas will remain dark lang. Iba ang style nila ng ombre here, hindi lang tips yung ibbleach:

A great team: Sir Jot and Ms. Norie took really good care of me for the whole 7-hour procedure! :D

They gave me free drinks! I had milk tea, and then chose to have water nalang afterwards...

Some recommended post-care products. Must get conditioner too. For my hair, mga 3x siya binleach to achieve the light-tone results!


First bleach:
Orangey hair!


After a few more hours....

Charan!!!! Hahaha!
Meet the missing Chang sister, hahaha! Hello Ate Daryl! ;P

preview magazine's daryl chang | photo by frank ruaya

 Don't worry, hindi yan ang "finished product"! :D That was the bleached bleached bleached hair, hehehe...The upper part was kept up para dark padin siya. :) 


Again, I stayed there from 12noon till around 7pm...The 7 hours included the following procedures: shampoo, haircut, bleach (3x) and banlaw (3x), then the dye part of the lower hair, then retouch nalang ng roots for the upper partition...Shampoo, and then finally the last blowdry. Very mabusisi! But super worth it!


Thank you Azta Urban Salon for making the whole experience comfortable for me! :)


And finally:
Yey! Call me Rogue! Hahaha!

I met the parentals right after, and I was expecting them na mag react with this whole new look because they are usually very conservative when it comes to these things (parang sa tattoo!), but I guess things change talaga and surprisingly.. keber lang sila! I was even fishing kay mom kung may macocomment siyang nega by saying "hindi pa ako sanay!" bla bla, but then she said: "Pero ikaw namili niyan?" 
Me: "Oo"
Mom: "O e yun naman pala e!"

I love it that my parents respect my weird choices! :) Some people were shocked in my FB page when I posted the "blonde" pictures (bleached) that I had to delete muna the album. Now I know what Raleene meant when she chopped her long locks long time ago: It's just hair! :P Now I'd like to know what you think of this transformation! :)


With the great team that made my hair makeover possible: Ms. Norie as the assistant, and hair stylist extraordinaire: Sir Jot Quero of Azta Alabang Town Center! They are the best, guys! :)


 Ang masasabi ko lang: Yehey ombre nako!!! :D


Donning a half-pony will give me instant new look too! :D

<3


Special thanks to Azta Urban Salon, Azta Alabang Town Center, L'Oreal, Ms. Meg, Sir Jot, Ms. Norie, and The Plump Pinays for making this sponsored hair makeover possible!

Do visit Azta Urban Salon to avail their 40% off L'Oreal hair color promo!


Monday, August 29, 2011

Happy List 8.29.2011



1) Finally meeting THE Divine Lee!
One of my favorite bloggers! I love her kakulitin and beckiness in her blog! Finally met her and heard her say "KERI!" in person during the Globe T@tt Awards! :) At dahil sa encounter na yun, mas lalo akong naging fan!


2) The parentals are hooome!
...Pasalubong distribution!...

Fooood overload! Mom bought different chocolates daw for each destination they've been to. Cool!

The parentals arrived last Friday afternoon. Ate fetched them at the airport, and when mom and dad got home, parang nag iba daw ang bahay. Haha! The first thing mom did: Handed our pasalubongs! Got new H&M top and cardigan, some scarves, paintings, and assorted chocolates and chips (yum! kaso sira figure, haha!). Also, I love that mom and dad got me this:

A wire art name thing from a vendor in the streets of Rome. Nakakatawa! Para inspiration ko daw sa future projects, haha!


3) Another UST win!



Watched the UST Growling Tigers' game again last Saturday with Ickay and Micah--kahit napaka agang 11am lang ang larong ito (Yup, maaga sa akin ang 11, haha). They changed the first game sched to accommodate the big La Salle-Ateneo 2nd game (Hiwalay ang ticket selling for this case). Ok nadin at least hindi pahirapan sa tickets!

Patron: Ring side...Sobrang lapet naman hahaha!

Dahil jan...Let's stalk! Hahaha!

Ano pinaguusapan niyo guys? Hehehe.

Akin nalang yang cup please, hahaha!

Ang lapit masyado, hindi nadin nakakatuwa tong seat na to...hahaha:

Transferred nung sure nang walang uupo sa seats sa may taas na patron: Better! :-)

UE was leading during the halftime break! 
Salinggawi Dance Troupe

Kapatid daw ni Jic..yun yung naka gray Toms hehehe. Hello brotha! Hahaha:

Syempre antay uli sa West Gate after the game, para may pamalit sa "heart pic" hehehe...

...Antay...

....Ng antay...

...Lumabas na lahat....
 (Karim Abdul)

....Papicture kay rookie namin na si Kevin Ferrer:

...Umulan na at umaraw (magkakasakit ata ako dahil sayo, bipolar weather! :P)...

...Walang lumabas. :(
...Daming lonely waiting girls, Jic! :p


4) Serenitea with Ate!
Hokkaido, Large, 25% sweetness, Pearls

Same day, Ate and I went to ATC to wait for the parentals and Cea (mag mamass kami ng sabay sabay na uli! :))...So habang asa Town, nakapag Serenitea na uli! The best talaga to, my favorite so far sa lahat ng milk tea brands!


5) Almost almost done with wedding souvenirs project! Mga...hmm...60+ wire arts to go? Hahaha! Check out the lighters I designed for the lighting of candles part:


6) A Celeteque Giveaway! Click HERE to join! :)


And lastly, number 7 (ahem, 7, ahem...Hahaha...)

...Finally! I am now a feeling official site! Hahaha!

The Fashionista Commuter now has its own URL: www.anagonzales.com! Yehey! Ang sarap naman itype nun! Hahaha!

Thanks to my Ate for tolerating my impulsive URL shopping, haha! And thank you my loves for continuously supporting my blog! :) 

Saturday, August 27, 2011

Globe T@tt Awards 2011

Ok, so nahila ako from Celeteque event to the Globe Tatt Awards in The Peninsula Manila last night. I was hesitating pa at first dahil medyo underdressed ang peg ko for such a fancy venue and event. But wala naman daw dresscode sabi ni Melai, so gow nako jan! 

Naisip ko din hindi naman to fashion event, and ang aawardan will range from stylismo, tech junkie, indie bands, Youtube sensations, artists, advocates, thought mover, word slayer, etcetera....So kanwari nalang isa akong indie band groupie in my white sneakers or something. Hehehe. Seriously, medyo nacurious din ako kung sinong mananalo from the different categories. :)


With Melai, CR pic! :)

Chai Muncal ang peg ko niyan! ;-) Hehehe! :) Hi Chai! <3

White Top - Oxygen
Alice Necklace - SM
Skirt - Cotton On
Gray Stockings - SM
White Sneakers - Advan
Bag - Cheers101


While hanging out sa CR, biglang pasok ni Ms. Divine Lee! My favorite!
I super love her talaga. First time to semi-talk with her, nakakatuwa siya! Nun nagsosorry pa si Melai dahil inaayos pa niya setting ng camera niya, sabi ni Ms. Divine "KERI!" :D Ang cute niya!


Divine after checking out the picture: "Bongga! Hindi mukhang sa CR!"
Hahaha, love her!!!


Upon entering the Rigodon Hall, saw Ms. Alodia Gosiengfiao! Totoo nga, mukha siyang doll!


Ang cool ng event, napaka hipster! :D

Oooh idol Saab was there! :) <3 Love her din!

Hello Rigodon, we meet again! :)

The hosts: Divine Lee and Tim Yap

I love the inspiring speech of Maria Ressa on the powerful social media and online world.

I was able to catch the performances of Paramita...

Maria Aragon!... 

And Youtube sensation: Arjohn! Artista na siya!
Watch how he was discovered through this Youtube vid! :D

The Stylismo award goes to.... Laureen Uy!...Awarded by Ms. Cecile Van Straten aka Chuvaness--my favorite! :)


Congrats to the winners of the first ever Globe Tatt Awards!

Winners of the Globe T@tt Awards:

Wordslayer - Loi Reyes Landicho of professionalheckler.com
Video Slinger - Mike Bustos of youtube.com/MikeyBustosVideos
Thought-Mover - Bianca Gonzales of twitter.com/iamsuperbianca
The Artiste - Jin Joson of jinjoson.com
The Advocate Award - Elizabeth Angsioco of dswp.org.ph
Indie Rocker - Up Dharma Down of updharmadown.com
Stylismo - Laureen Uy of breakmystyle.com
Ball Breaker - Lea Salonga
Tech Junkie - Mark Macanas of techpinas.com
THE ONE Award - Filipino Freethinkers of filipinofreethinkers.org


Fashionistas Kryz Uy, Laureen Uy, and Camille Co graced the event:

With Arjohn! :) <3 Go kid! You will go places!

With my girls Pax, Sarah, Ava, and Keigh. :)
Ako na ang naka dirty sneakers sa Manila Pen, hahaha!


The group! Thank you Catch for the photo!
Aie, Pax, Keigh, Sarah, Tracy, Ava, Melai, Nicole, Jonver, and Catch. :)


Not regretting attending this event, I love the food (assorted truffle chocolates and the maki rolls are the best!), and of course, I love my blog friends! :-) Sayang eat and run lang ako nun haha...But I still had a great time! Thank you GLOBE!



Thank you Frank Ruaya for the clear beautiful pictures! Sayang di tayo nagkita!!! :(