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22
Mar

posted by Arissa

I got my done at Hairloom again! The inspiration was from a friend’s pink phone which had a mint green cover which I thought was really cute looking. A few google searches later, I had the perfect picture to represent the kind of pink and mint green combination I wanted.

When I got to Hairloom, my stylist Peter asked what I would like to do with my hair and I showed him my inspiration picture. He looked at the lavender from my previous dye job with them and said that it still looks nice so he would like to keep it and then Fern (the most AWESOME dye technician I swear) took over and bleached my hair to touch up the roots and to get the residual pink out from the top and began to work her magic.

Fern didn’t even get to see my inspiration picture and she got the freaking shade right. I don’t know how she does this and I was half afraid I might end up looking like some Kpop dude (no offense to those who like them) when I wanted to look like a pastel goth. If you look closely enough, you can spot the blue on the tips. I basically have really awesome looking rainbow hair right now.

I walked out of Hairloom grinning at how my hair is basically the most beautiful thing that people are going to set eyes on that day. To call the hardworking team at Hairloom stylists would be undermining their abilities and talent; they are artists and great at what they do. I have no qualms about recommending them to anyone who would like to colour their hair.

Speaking of which, their 1-for-1 colouring deal is still on until 20 April. Simply go with a friend and you only end up paying the price of the one that is of higher value. Please show them some love!

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26
Feb

Hairloom

posted by Arissa

Featured, Personal

Those of you who have been following us on Twitter and Facebook, would know that we have a new hair sponsor – Hairloom!

After that crazy string of weird hair colours that I had earlier last year, I decided to let my hair fallow for the last half od 2012. Now, I’m ready to take on even crazier colours!

Monoxious Hairloom-1

Monoxious Hairloom-2

I have newfound respect for hairstylists that are so dedicated in their line of work. I may be complaining about having to sit in the salon for hours but it’s really Fern and Peter who have been working tirelessly on my hair.

It was bleached once but the stubborn pigments from my previous hair colour refused to come off (Protip: Don’t dye your hair black to darken it, it makes the colour harder to strip next time. Opt for dark brown instead) so I had to bleach my hair twice.

I have to say that I enjoyed being blonde for all of 20 minutes while I cam-whored on the photobooth app on my Macbook Air. The bleach did not kill my hair! Look at how smooth it is!

I discussed with Fern about the colours that I would like and to be REALLY REALLY honest, I had little clue what I wanted prior to entering the salon. I leaned towards having pink hair cause I noticed that my complexion always seemed a little brighter with it.

Being the expert, Fern took my suggestions into account but advised me against some of them due to the condition of my hair and went off to mix the colours of the dye.

The neon pink scared me a little when it was applied, I may have resisted running out and shrieking but these people are professionals and celebrities like Rui en (she has her own little corner in Hairloom) have left their hair in the hands of the hairstylists at Hairloom.

The colour came out GREAT. I couldn’t be happier about the pink. I don’t know if anyone else is as anal about pink as I am but since my skin is of a warm tone, I don’t take to cool pinks very well. This pink it so pretty much what I had envisioned in my head.

As far as hair trends go, the ombre dip-dye thing has been overdone and according to Peter, the trend for 2013 is what he refers to as the 3D layering of hair colours. My hair is pink with a dusty ash purple peeking through.

Here’s the final outcome!

A giant THANK YOU to Fern and Peter from Hairloom! This is also the part where I give you some good news! There’s a totally awesome deal 1-for-1 hair colouring at Hairloom exclusively for their Facebook fans so you and a friend can both have awesome hair. Check out their post for more details!

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8
Feb

Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

posted by Dawn

Personal

For those who don’t follow me on Instagram…allow me to bleat about skiing again. And for those who do, dealwithit.gif.

Just kidding I love you all. Mostly.

I’ve travelled to a fair amount of places ever since moving here, but Chamonix-Mont-Blanc tops the list by far (followed closely by Amsterdam with Arissa). I discovered a few things there:

I actually enjoy doing a physical activity
Hostels are awesome places to stay in
Saunas are even more awesome places to stay in
I don’t even care that I broke all my fingernails and my toenail is turning black and falling off as I type this, and
I sing really bad Karaoke when I am drunk.

Chamonix is barely a village when compared to London or Paris, but thanks to the awesome company I always have something to do, whether it is getting 2€ toffee vodka shots or waking up at 7am just to be the first people on the slopes. I’m ridiculously excited to be heading there again next week – I’m taking it as a Valentines’ Day present to myself (read: desperate attempt to justify spending)!

The skies are also endlessly blue because you are above the clouds. Skiing through them is a decidedly unpleasant experience: it is damp and I swear they taste funny.

No pictures of myself because fashion kind of takes a back seat when it’s -15ºC outside minus windchill…almost all the pictures of myself feature a dripping nose. Charming. And the thing about ski clothes is that the level of brightness is directly proportional to your skill level: only the best are allowed to carry off otherwise ridiculous colours like neon green and bright orange, mainly because no one can judge you even if you wear a bear costume, if you are that good.

Enough babbling: if you want to see more pictures, please follow us on instagram! Arissa @minicloud and me @propatriamori x

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4
Feb

Quickie.

posted by Dawn

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Hey ho! It’s been a while. 2013 started not too long ago and I haven’t had the chance to even sit down and edit pictures until now! Things are however beginning to quiet down a little and we are commencing boarding on the blogging train shortly.

The year kicked off with a week-long trip to the French Alps – I signed onto a skiing course purely by chance, but now I am kicking myself that I haven’t discovered it sooner!! (Although to be fair Singapore doesn’t offer much opportunities for snowboarding or skiing). I have tried skiing once in Seoul as a kid, but the rush of adrenaline you get from speeding down a slope is a brand-new sensation. I toddled on the green trails for the first couple of days, but have since moved on from blues to reds – I’ll be taking on blacks and hopefully off-piste on my next trip in a couple of weeks! For those people whom my previous sentence makes absolutely no sense to, please scroll on by for more digestible subjects.

Got sick of my boring black hair and decided to do something about it. Reasoned that I will only have the chance to do it now before the responsibilities of adulthood (i.e. taxes, bills, and other yucky things like job searching) catches up with me. Hence the purple tips. I’m only about a couple years late to the ombré trend, but at least now I can feel slightly more at home in Shoreditch.

While we might be absolutely rubbish at updating the blog, please follow our instagrams for more regular updates! Arissa @minicloud and me @propatriamori. x

P.S. thank you to all those who brought the cache issue up with us! We are working on solving it but we are technological dinosaurs

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21
Nov

Underground Market Flea: Sneak preview!

posted by Arissa

Personal

For those of us who has been following us closely on Twitter and Facebook, you might already know about Underground Market, a fashion flea market jointly brought to you by 7 fashion bloggers from Singapore. While the rest of the fashion bloggers have already offered their sneak peeks, it’s finally monoxious’ turn!

It is happening THIS Saturday and here’s a peek at the items that I will be selling on behalf of Monoxious (unfortunately Dawn will not be joining us as she still in London).

I am also offering a VERY VERY limited number of this transparent lunch bag for sale. I modelled it after the Jil Sander paper lunch bag except this one is made with vinyl. It is made by Monoxious and features our very own name branded on the bag.