Category Archives: Makeovers

November 12, 2010

Makeover #11: Homme My Gosh!

By HIM Girls

Hello Readers! Maita here :)

As you all know, HIM is going through some big changes. So for this blog entry, I opted to do something a little different.

Okay, so a large part of this blog has been dedicated to make-overs. I mean, true enough, what kind of a hair blog would this be if it didn’t feature hair make-overs, right? So staying true to that, HIM has featured about 10 wonderful make-overs throughout its existence.

But wait, have you noticed something??? Try to go through the 10 entries and see…

>>Makeovers #1 to #10

Yeap! All girls. We’ve only featured girl make-overs in this blog. So to make this entry a little bit out of the ordinary, I chose a lucky BOY to undergo the make-over.

Meet Jose Gaerlan. He had just returned from a 3-month internship in Hyatt Regency Tahoe in Nevada, and is looking forward to a new semester back here in the Philippines, where he’s currently a Junior taking up Culinary Arts in Enderun Colleges. He came back from Tahoe looking like this—hair already too thick, and quite long in some sections.

So to help him out, I decided that he’d be the perfect candidate for Make Over # 11: Homme My Gosh!

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May 26, 2010

Make-Over #10: Enter the Intern!

By Y2 mouse

Hello HairInManila,

I came upon your blog while browsing through the Maybelline FB fan page. While reading through your older entries, I saw that you’ve done make-overs on several people already; at this point, I got really excited because I myself have wanted a make-over for such a long time now! I’ve always thought that make-overs signaled a definite change for the better in someone’s life (probably due to the loads of Hollywood movies I’ve been weaned on since childhood, hahaha). I’m going to start my internship this April (in an advertising agency); because of this, I want something that’ll be kind of low maintenance but will still look presentable when meeting with supervisors/clients. Something that screams, “Hey world, here I come!”

I really REALLY hope you can help me! :-) THANK YOU!!!

Cheska Teresa

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I was more than happy to meet Cheska and have her go through her make-over. Maybe it’s because I graduated with an Advertising degree myself. Maybe it’s because her many references to Hollywood attracted me (I myself am a Golden-Age-of-Hollywood cinephile). Or maybe it’s just because it really is HairinManila’s reason for existence to have our readers experience what we write about! Either way, it was a beautiful Sunday morning when I met with Cheska at Aura Salon to have her make-over one day before her internship! Now that’s what we call a photo finish! Read on! :)

Cheska’s collegiate locks need a boost before her first crack at being a professional!

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May 5, 2010

Make-over #9: Something Old, Something New

By Y2 mouse

It was time for a make-over.

Such an empowering line many girls have had the courage to say over the years. A make-over signals significant change in one’s life — a rebirth of sorts. I remember how rejuvenated I felt after my post-pageant make-over, when I had my waist-length hair chopped up to my shoulders and sported bangs a la Anne Hathaway in Devil Wears Prada. For many, a make-over bids farewell to the former You and greets hello a fabulous new You!

For HairinManila’s ninth make-over, Bianca Consunji of PDI’s 2bu! talks about her own make-over experience care of Piandre Salon in Trinoma. She shares with us the reason behind her desire to make that change (which I’m sure many of us will be able to relate with!), and how Piandre Trinoma made it all happen.

Bianca’s old hairstyle is limp and scraggly with her roots showing

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April 18, 2010

Make-over #8: Kid-friendly cuts for summer

By Y2 mouse

Summer’s here! It’s that time of the year again when school’s out and kids spend their waking hours working up a sweat playing outdoors or stay cooped indoors playing video games. It’s the time when they trade in their school uniforms and polished black shoes for breezy cotton sandos, shorts, and summer staple slippers. And, if you grew up with parents like mine, summer’s the time when parents bring their kids to the salon to get haircuts that suit the hot and humid months to come.

METRO Beauty Editor Erica Paredes volunteered her 6-year-old daughter Ananda for this special HairInManila make-over — kid’s edition! Ananda is a precocious little girl who was shy to talk to me and Birdie in the beginning but once warmed up once we bought her Chickenjoy for lunch. She is fond of temporary tattoos, makes her own rings at home, and asked Birdie if he had wings (because of his name). We brought Ananda for her summer haircut at Bench Fix Trinoma as mom Erica writes about their experience in this trendy salon.

Little Ananda prepares her thin wavy hair for summer!

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March 17, 2010

Make-Over #7: Breathing new life to mature locks

By HIM Girls

Hello HairInManila readers!

If this blog had sound, you’d now be surprised that a girl greets you and not Birdie. Let me introduce myself. I’m Y2, a Management Trainee handling PR for the Professional Products division (a.k.a. the salon division) here in L’ Oréal. Things have been crazy busy around the office, and I’ll be helping Birdie out with this blog now.

Since this blog is about hair, let me tell you a bit about mine. In the three months I’ve worked here, I’ve had four haircuts, a rebonding, a color change, and countless shampoo and treatment testings. Never has my hair been given this much attention and care! It continues to be a fun and interesting “hair journey” so far, and maybe someday I’ll share more with you. :)

For this make-over, Agoo Bengzon follows and writes about her own mom, Mariasun Azcuna! Like Mariasun, many women want to maintain their healthy and luscious locks as they grow older. However, hair shows signs of aging, especially when not taken care of properly. For some much-needed hair rejuvenation, we brought her to one of Manila’s most renowned salon brands: Emphasis Salon in the Peninsula Hotel

With Agoo accompanying her mom for some mother-daughter bonding, here’s how Emphasis was able to defy aging, as well as a peek inside a true Manila gem of a salon.

Mariasun’s hair gives her age away now, but wait ‘til you see her after her makeover!

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February 9, 2010

Make-Over #6: Curls Allowed: The Return of the Hippie Perm

By HIM Girls

“Hi HairInManila,

I landed on your blog desperately looking for a reliable salon in the city. Unfortunately, my hair got chemically damaged very recently due to a perming treatment. It has gotten very dry, frizzy, unmanageable and in other ways I never imagined. :( My hair is medium in length and I would dare chop it off just so I could get rid of it! Is there any chance you know of a treatment for such? Or a makeover that’s looking to transform a hideous hair into something very nice? Hehe. Hope to hear from you very soon for I can no longer have this thing hanging on my head. Thank you very much! – Pam”

How can I say no? As my first-ever reader-volunteer-model, I wanted to give Pam a fantastic make-over! I decided to set her up with one of my favorite salons owned by one of my favorite stylists in town: Philippe’s Salon!
With Becca accompanying her, here’s how Pam’s curls were rescued as well as an inside look at this chic salon that’s hidden away from the metro.

Perms are hard to manage, but with the right cut and products, its beauty can last!

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January 19, 2010

Make-Over #5: Punk pixie: Short hair that’s girl pretty

By HIM Girls

One lazy Saturday, HairInManila contributor Becca Rodriguez texted me that she was getting bored with her hair and that she wanted to get a make-over! When I asked what she had in mind, she said “I want a boy cut! Like really really short!”

My text reply: :D

This post will be about new things! A new salon in town, a new hair care brand that recently launched in the Philippines, and a new look for women who are tired of their long hair!

Read on to see what happened when Becca headed out to the new Studio Fix salon by Alex Carbonell in Greenbelt 5 for her wish of a punk pixie look!

Remember Becca’s super curly hair before? She’s back to try on a new short ‘do!

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December 24, 2009

Make-Over #4: Get the look – Lauren Conrad

By HIM Girls

I know I shouldn’t be “working” during the holidays, but I don’t really consider this blog as work :)

For this story, I was thinking of making one of those “get the celebrity looks” story you usually see in the magazines. I got in touch with Agoo if she had any celebrity in mind and she replied excitedly, “Lauren Conrad from The Hills!” Even better, she already had a colleague ready to volunteer.

(Disclaimer, I’ve never watched that show, so I had no idea who Lauren Conrad was. A quick google and I was quickly up to date :p )

As to who would do the look, the first one that came to mind was that quaint salon in Makati where stars like Lucy Torres trust all their hair needs: Hairworks Salon. A quick call to the owner, Jasmine Lisbona, and a schedule was set!

With Agoo documenting the make-over, let’s see what happened!

Our volunteer model: Anna Canlas is the Editorial Assistant of Preview magazine

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November 25, 2009

Make-Over #3: From Bohemian Long to Chic Short

By HIM Girls

I remember a few years ago when my girlfriend was moving to her new job in the media industry and decided to go for a new look by cutting off her long black hair. At first, she was really apprehensive about it. After all, if it didn’t work out, there was no turning back! Fortunately though, the result was fantastic and she looked great with her new chic hair style.

(On a side note, the first thing her friends asked her was if we broke up :p Do all women change their looks when they break up?)

For my next entry, I wanted to do a long-to-short hair cut make-over. Becca Rodriguez quickly replied to my text to tell me that her friend, Nina Laurel, wanted to volunteer! So I scheduled her for a visit to the Jesi Mendez’s Salon in Promenade with Becca accompanying her to document the experience.

Hopefully, this story can help those of you readers who are still undecided if you want to try a short look to go for it and chop it all off :)

Nina has had long hair for a long time! Time for a new ‘do!

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September 25, 2009

Makeover #2: Bye Bye Curls

By HIM Girls

I’ve known Philippine Star columnist Becca Rodriguez for a couple of years now and she is one of the few friends I have whose curly hair has become her trademark. I remember an incident from way back where it took a stylist nearly an hour to blow-dry Becca’s hair straight, which unfortunately lasted only for 2 hours before it curled back to its original form.

I was quite surprised (and pleased!) when Becca volunteered to be the model for my rebonding make-over story. Excitedly, I called up David’s Salon in Podium and immediately set an appointment for her. For all the girls out there who have wavy or curly hair, I hope this little rebonding story will encourage you to take the leap and go for that new look!

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Becca’s been curly her whole life and this will be her first rebond ever!

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