IQ 101: The Hair Makeover at Salon B Singapore

I am a fussy person when it comes to hair.

I have spent years trying to find the perfect, and I mean perfect, hair designer. No, not stylist. Designer. Someone with a point of view, and the technical know how to back it up.

I have been to expensive salons, celebrity cutters, and even hair academies in the search of that one person that would treat my tresses as importantly as I did.

And a few years ago I found her.

Creative Hair Designer with G-Dragon from the Kpop mega-group Big Bang

Way before everything Korean was cool, there was a humble hair professional who was working as a director at a Japanese salon in Singapore.

Badabing Badaboom, one thing led to another, she left the salon and opened her own, and I followed suit.

It has been a long relationship. And it has never gotten boring.

With legend Vidal Sassoon

She received her training from the legendary Vidal Sassoon, so that should give you an idea about her pedigree. She constantly upgrades her skills and industry knowledge annually with trips to London for related events and developmental courses. So long time clients, and she has many, never gets stuck in a rut.

She gets excited when she gets to show clients future trends. She balances real life needs and creative expression. She is a perfectionist.

Clients have known her to not let them leave the salon until the cut is perfect. And I mean perfect. That does not mean you are stuck in the chair forever, although her client base has been expanding at such a rate that I do wonder how she manages.

What is even more crucial to me is the technicality of the cuts. She understands individual head shapes which is crucial to making sure you don't have a dent in your hair style. Those of you who are salon whores will appreciate it when I say your investment grows out beautifully.

You can only get that from a great, technically sound cut.

She doesn't see herself as a Cutter but a Creative Designer.  And that is what she is.

If I am gushing it is for good reason. I have been to really famous salons around the world. I learned the hard way that you NEVER cheat on the person that cuts your hair. When I know I have to be out of the country for an extended period, I time my hair appointments so that I am with her before I leave and after I come back. I am so confident of her talents that I have sent friends and family to her. Like anyone who has moved from a PC to a Mac, they have never looked back.

Her name is Sunny. From Salon B in Singapore.

Let me share a recent transformation that involved a very good friend, Ms Ho Shee Mun. She decided she wanted a real change, something that was not available or doable anywhere else.  Brave. But we all know that a great hair transformation changes not just the look but the spirit too. This is her story, guided by Sunny.

Let the pictures tell the story.

The Process

Shee Mun Before

Preparing for the makeover!

Sunny working on Shee Mun

Finessing

The Results

Happy Client!

Sunny with a very happy Shee Mun

Shee Mun After

What Sunny did for Shee Mun

• Spring Summer 2013 Trend
• Disconnection Hair Cut
• Round Graduation Under Cut
• Triangle Layer on Top
• Side length kept for feminine appeal 

What this means to us non professionals?

• Bangs that meet up with the sides in a gradual fashion
• Volume at the back, balancing the shape of the head
• Layered to create separation for the Indigo Purple highlights
• Combination and Balance between short and long lengths, best of both worlds
• Easy for growing out hair without much maintenance

The outcome speaks for itself.

She is gorgeous, she walked out of the salon looking and feeling like a renewed person. She had never attempted anything this different. But even though Singapore is so change adverse, change is a good thing. And Shee Mun has gone from having acceptable hair to WOWZAI!

Good for her! If only more women would take the plunge and do something radical to shake up their lives!

Some of you may go gaga when I say Sunny has close ties with the Kpop world, which explains her many pictures with the biggest names in the industry. Other so called Korean salons cannot claim this. But I will be writing a lot more about Salon B and especially Sunny's creative work in future for a different reason.

I believe it is important to encourage Asian design talents and we really have to recognize true creativity when they appear. Let's face it, visionaries are rare.

And Sunny is a visionary.

For more information about Salon B, you can visit these sites.

www.salonb.com.sg
Salon B Facebook

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