Before my wife left the Philippines in 2011 she had her hair rebonded in Cavite. I have to say it looked superb. It was done in a mahogany cellophane finish and lasted almost all year. Now I know there are horror stories to be told but I put that down to the method and who does it. She has always said she would have it done when she returns to the Philippines, but she just said she would like it done for christmas. Problem is no one here knows what it is. We are going in for a consultation tomorrow to establish what my wife wants done and whether and how they will do it. I know it is expensive but it is christmas. Anyone got any thoughts on it being done back here in the UK? Whats the UK term for rebonding?
Tell the salon yer missus wants her hair straightening! That is, in a nutshell, what "rebonding" is. From Wikipedia:
Theres a distinct difference though, between the finish from rebonding and the finish from hair straightners.
I asked my wife about this and she reckons that your wife's salon used fairly harsh chemicals, similar to those used in the Brazilian and Japanese methods, which do last much longer than "normal" rebonding. And yes, apparently the gunk applied to the hair is a creamy mahogany colour and the hair is often wrapped in cellophane prior to ironing. In Davao, the so-called "permanent" rebonding costs between Php25 - 30,000 depending on hair length but it does apparently last for about a year.
My hair is naturally curly and frizzy. I hate it thats why I opted to rebonding. I looove the reault thats why I keep doing it eversince. It only costs 1-2K here. And that 25K costs for rebonding is waaaay tooo expensive.
My wife got her's done at home by a traveling chap. Cost about 150quid and looked pretty good to me. The guys name is Junnis (I think) mobile 0889923492 and I believe he's down the south west somewhere. He will travel if there is enough girls to do to make it worth his while. The wife also saw some places in London that advertised doing it s well
Do you mean 30,000 or 3000? As my wife paid about 3500 cellophane, colouring, tips and food for the hairdresser included apparently as it was an all day affair. Yes, it lasted for almost a year. She says she paid less the first time she had it done but it wasn't as well done.
I think Markham has accidentally slipped an extra 0 on the end or its a salon in Davao for celebrities?
I see. That's the problem as we may find that the local salons here simply don't do it. And having someone travel to the I o Man isn't an option really.
I did mean Php2,500 to Php3,000 and that is for the Tony and Jackie's Salon (Korean) in Ayala's Abreeza Mall.
Well, we had a chat with a Filipina that has been here a few years and she says none of the salons on the I of Man do it.
Oh well, my only suggestion then is try the cities with an asian population, some advertise the service in the shop window
The salons in Chinatown should know what rebonding is. But JohnAsh, go get her a different thing for Christmas (like a bag from Harrods!) then do the rebonding in Manila, it will come out nicer and cheaper. In Manila, I go to a Korean-Japanese place in Makati called Beauty Brick for my tresses but I get my permed and not rebounded!
I guess so, that is what I have noticed. The Chinatown in London seemed to have it and I bring my husband there when he needs a haircut as it is cheaper (still expensive compared to Manila)
Mae had her hair rebonded a couple of years ago after she gave birth. She reckons that they mixed some mahogany coloured hair dye with rather a lot of good quality conditioner (Tres Semme or similar) and applied that to her newly washed and dried hair. They then used hair straighteners to iron and smooth her hair and as the conditioner mixture was absorbed or dried, they applied more. This was repeated for around six hours! I have to say that the end result was amazing and it did last for several months. Now I mentioned this to my blonde wavy-haired daughter who simply said "yes, dad, I learned to do that at boarding school".
My wife told me her hair needs re-bonding again. I know what this means - a trip to the Philippines I'm trying to tell her that money is tight as we got a new car recently, which we both agreed to. I fear my logic will be wasted as she wants to see her family and get her hair done again. Such is this pitfall when bring married to a Filipina.
What we both agreed to I thought you would have realised by now Mike that those agreement terms are only applicable in the week the agreement was made. That made me chuckle.