My green ombre has faded finally after 3 months so I decided to have a radical change of hair colour again – maybe I’ll take inspiration from K-Pop artiste CL from 2NE1. Shall I get CL hair colour done? I know Caely, my stylist at Shunji Matsuo @ 313 Somerset, will advise against perming / rebonding so soon again, so I shall explore hair colours to try out.
I decided that after trying out SO many colours of ombre on my hair in the past 1-2 years, I had enough of it and decided to go with a full head colour this time around. Caely also said that the trend now is unique full head colours instead of ombre. Then we spoke of CL from 2NE1, the lead singer. CL hair colour shades are ALWAYS very very nice! I watched her at the recent YG concert in Singapore (Bom had the same green ombre as me – Caely really very “on trend” loh!!) and I decided to dye my hair a similar shade.
And what a super coincidence that Caely also mentioned how much she liked CL hair colour! Let me show you some pictures of her!!
Very niceeee!! So anyway, taking inspiration from CL’s daring hair colours, Caely recommended that I lightened my hair and then we’ll attempt to create a unique Lavender Ash Blonde shade.
CL Hair Colour In Progress
First we got my hair for a round of lightening (bleaching) and then on went the colour.
I must really compliment Caely for her experience. When choosing a colour for someone, she needs to consider what it’ll look like after the colour fades and to ensure that the just-freshly coloured look versus the faded-slightly look must both be something that compliments the person’s skin tone.
That’s why she chose Lavender Ash Blonde for me because when it’s freshly coloured, it will be a deep grey that will probably last for 2-3 washes (varies from person to person). See below:
After a week, my hair became greyish blonde which I REALLY LIKE. Like really really! My friend even said I look better when my hair isn’t black… whutttt… See the difference! It’s exactly like CL hair colour shade!!
After 1 Week
I also did a Matrix Deep Soothing Mask Treatment for coloured hair. Remember to always do treatment after colouring your hair k! When I get home, I will be masking everyday too so that my hair can stay as soft as it currently is!
Thank you Caely for yet another amazing job!! <3!
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Update
Shunji Matsuo at 313Somerset has permanently closed. Their lead stylist, Caely Tham, has moved over to LeeKaJa, located at Mandarin Gallery. I now go to Caely at LeeKaJa for hair services.
Check out my experiences with Caely Tham at LeeKaJa here! Plus, there is this crazy good, and very popular hair treatment called the LeeKaJa Cinderalla hair treatment that will make you hair look naturally soft and straight. You must check it out here.
Check out other hair colours I’ve done with Caely Tham; maybe you’d find some colour inspiration for your next visit to the hair salon!
- Light Ash Brown – super demure and very wearable for work
- Platinum Brown + Shu Uemura Master Treatment
- 2NE1’s CL Hair Colour – Warm Honey Blonde
- Cosmic Cream Treatment aka Soft Rebonding
- Soft Rebonding by Caely Tham
- Mermaid Curls with Big Japanese Hair Perm
- Adding colour to those big curls
- Coral Brown Mermaid Curls + Shiseido Ultimate 5-Step Reconstruction Therapy Treatment
- Coral Beige Brown – one of my all-time favourites!
- Bold Pink Streaks or Red Ombre Streaks – take a look and decide!
- Blue & Green Ombre Ends
- Cut Bangs and Bright Red Ombre Ends
- Streaky Ombre Highlights – Caely’s The Expert At Ombre!
- Collage of all the hair colours I’ve had in 1.5 years!
