Girlfriend Bonding and My Hair Color Disaster

My blonde transformation. I look like an Asian with racial identity crisis. lol

Me and my friend Rikangel have this girlfriend bonding every month. We do all sorts of things like cooking together, having lunch and hanging out at cafes. We plan what clothes and makeup to wear before our girlfriend date so it makes the day more exciting for us!:D I wanted to share this day out `cause it was both a bad and good day.  Quite unusual for me `cause when I start having a bad day, it also ends bad as well.  If Im not boring you yet read on! ;P 

So, we planned for this girlfriend date weeks before. The plan was to get a total makeover at a salon, eat out and have a little shopping since the salon is located just around Shinsaibashi where people in Osaka usually shop. Shinsaibashi is a haven for Osaka fashionistas, cosmetic addicts, bar and party goers. This place never sleeps because the area around Shinsaibashi is packed with restaurants, cafes,  bars and clubs. Someday ill blog just about Shinsaibashi.:) 

Okay, back to our planned date. We wanted to get a hair makeover. Rika wanted to have ombre hair and get her hair permed.  I wanted to color my hair "milky brown" since I just saw it on a magazine and it said it`s the "in" color. At the salon we told our stylists what we wanted. We found out that Rika wont be able to get her ombre hair coz it required bleaching and she didnt wanted to bleach her hair `cause it might get damaged since she was going to have her hair permed too. She and her stylist just agreed on going for the natural beige brown color then. Me and my stylists agreed on having my milky brown hair which required bleaching as well. I agreed to bleach my hair as my stylist assured me that my hair was going to be fine since Im just going to have my bangs straight permed only. 

We sat for more than five hours at the salon, chatting and flipping pages of magazines to kill our boredom. We were also excited to see our new hair too of course.  But half of myself is starting to get worried about my hair as I see myself transforming into an asian blonde. Rika and I reassured ourselves that the stylists was going to color my hair with dark brown after bleaching. We even asked the stylists about the process of my hair color and he also reassured us that they`re going to color it. We went back to our usual "sit back and relax" selves.

After waiting for long hours, it was time to wash my hair and style it. As I got back up on my chair to face the mirror after my hair was washed, a sudden shock and panic rushed through my veins! The stylist was already blow drying my hair and I just couldnt get the words out of my mouth to ask him if that was the final color. My friend was already getting final touch ups on her hair and loving her makeover. As I called out her name to try to tell her if that was really the final color, I saw her look up to me with the very similar reaction I was having! My hair was screaming "YELLOW BLONDE! WAHAHA!;P"

I was actually close to tears when words finally got out of my mouth to tell her that this wasnt the color I had in mind and if she could do the complaining for me `cause I was just so scared to say something out of my shock. I heard my friend talking to the stylist and I kind of got what the stylists was explaining. Turned out he thought he heard that I wanted a "milk tea brown" hair color which actually is a bright yellowish brown.  We explained and told him again what color I wanted to make things clear and I was so relieved when he owned up to his mistake and assured us that hes going to fix the mess as much as he can right away.  He said he was going to tone down the yellow shades and make my hair darker as he can. 

We extended our time at the salon and waited for my hair to get fixed again. I was very glad that my stylists did actually fix it right away and made my hair darker as it could get. My hair became screaming yellow blonde to a dark brownish ash blonde. But then again I wasnt still satisfied with my hair `cause it wasnt the color I wanted. Since it was getting late and we were running out of time to do the rest that me and Rika had planned on doing,  I just decided that I was fine with my new hair. Well at least it wasnt that scandalous as the screaming yellow blonde. I could carry this hair with pride and dignity and I could also just say that wanted to rock a blonde hairstyle!;P nyahaha!:D Good thing the salon offered a free fix service within 10 days. I could go back and get my hair done again if I feel that Im still not satisfied with my new hair color.

My friend and I went straight to El Pancho Mexican Restaurant to feed our angry hungry anacondas inside our stomachs. The food was divine! It wasnt actually my first time to eat there but I could say that El Pancho is one of my favorite restaurants in Shinsaibashi. They serve authentic Mexican food and the bar/restaurant`s interior is great. It gets you in a happy mood especially while listening to the Mexican music playing at the restaurant. 

We ended our day with great food and chats so I was still really happy when I got home despite my hair disaster. Well, You can never go wrong with good food and good friends to hang out with even though half of your day turned out not fine. Truly, when you surround yourself with positive vibes and just breath out or laugh at any troubles you have, everything will end just fine and negativity will fail to creep into your life as well.:)♥♥♥

Rikangel, the gorgeous alien getting her hair done and greeting us earthlings. lol

On our way home but still in the mood to take our narcissist pictures!;P  nyaha!;P

 Picture! Picture!;P

NOTE: Next blog is about El Pancho, the restaurant Rikangel and I went to!:))

Please also visit my friend and blogger mentor, Rikangel's blog for yummy food recipes, nail art and fashion. Click this link! http://rikangelifestyle.blogspot.jp/