Barely Fashionista.

My hair has always been good to me. I’m the one who’s not good on it.

You see, I’ve been born with a sorrta kindda wavy hair. Not straight like my older sister’s and not curly like my younger sister’s. Just wavy, the in between, like me, the middle child. So I’m naturally confused on what to do with it. I’ve always kept my hair below-the-shoulders long so I can style it any way I want. And since a long, straight hair is “easier” to maintain than a curly one, I usually undergo hair treatments in Pinas (which is as bad for the hair as it is for the air).

The problem though is that it’s always been frizzy (aka buhaghag) that no amount of rebonding and relaxing can do the trick of keeping it long and straight and smooth for a very long time. Until I discovered Freshaire’s hair straightening process which really worked for me. It’s very cheap too. Considering my hair which almost reaches my waist, the treatment only costs around P700.00. I undergo the treatment annually every October since I started October of 2006.

The problem now is there’s no Freshaire here in the Kingdom. But there are lots of parlors and salons here that cater to women’s needs. Unfortunately, I do not have any remarkable feedback on most of them. Also, not many of these shops offer hair straightening since Saudi women use henna on their hair.

The solution for my newly-cut hair (but still a long cut) is a straightening iron and a blow dry I borrowed from my aunt… and these little bottle of:

Nivea Straightening Balm, SR15 (P187.50).

Bought this from the Pinoy Supermarket in Batha. I’ve used it once but I already saw the wonders it has done. Straightening with the iron and this serum on my damp hair is easier but the bottle says it’s much better paired with the blow dryer (with an emphasis on the no need to use straight irons when using this cream). I’m just not used to blow drying my hair all by myself. I tend to tangle my crowning glory all the more. Teehee.

Here’s the BEFORE:

That’s a “bewang” on my hair. It usually looks like that after I tie my hair in a ponytail. Argh. And it usually stays this way now since the Freshaire straightening process has waned.

And the AFTER pic:

Spent half an hour straightening my hair with the balm and the iron. Looks neat! Haha!