Stella Lee ☆ Indonesia Beauty and Travel Blog: hair dye

How I Get My Pastel Pink Hair

Beauty May 05, 2017

I just realized that I haven't updated my blog about my current pink hair o.o

So I have had pink hair for around a month or so. In fact I only ever tried purple hair but since it was sakura season and I was in mood for going pink, I decided I need to do this once in mylifetime lol

I also put on tons of hair extension again. I was in a break to let my head breath for around 1,5 month before that. For those of you who asked, my current hair is in fact around shoulder length and sometimes when you see me with short hair, it's my real hair

However I love long hair so much so most of the time I achieve that long locks through the help of extension :D

Asked for a cotton candy pink freshly done from the salon (some salon asked you to wash it 3-4 times before you get to see the real shades you asked for, but I was like NO, I WANT THIS COLOR NOW LOL) and I can't be happier than this!

I cant seem to find any stylist in Jakarta that can get me this kind of result, a perfect even pastel pink without any brassiness!

Looks good with sakura, no? :D

Unfortunately the pink doesn't last long (obviously) and the pastel shade fades into peachy orange shade in 2 weeks. Before leaving to Japan, I made sure to retouch it into a darker shade of pink so it would last longer, and I got myself pink shampoo to maintain the shades!

After all, I am pretty happy with my current pink hair though it's pretty high maintenance!

If you want to get this shade, you need to bleach your hair to at least level 10 blonde and put pink dye in the right mixture. I wouldn't recommend you to do that by yourself as this is really tricky and you dont wanna end up with neon pink shade. Dont get me wrong, if neon bold pink hair is what you're after, then it is easier. But pastel hair is really difficult and make sure to visit the right stylist to get it done! I got my hair done by Gomi-san at NALU Salon in Omotesando, Tokyo

However since I might not visit Tokyo anytime soon, when the pink fades and the pink shampoo cant help it anymore, I might fly either to Kuala Lumpur or Tokyo to retouch it at their other branches!

What do you think about my pink hair?

Do you like me with silver, blonde, pink, or other hair colors? :D

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Japanese Hair Coloring in Jakarta

Beauty January 07, 2016

I always trust my hair to selective people. I had been through many accidents that breaks my hair or so on due to some unskilled salons. Thats why no matter how many salons offered to do my hair, I mostly say no if I am not certain of their skills. Ryoji Sakate Hair Lounge is one of my top choices in Jakarta to do my hair on regular basis. Ryoji himself is a Japanese that has been working in various countries including New York Salon :O

However he was away and I need to touch up my hair before my trip to Japan. I could just do my hair in Tokyo but I will have no time therefore why not believe in Japanese stylist in Jakarta?

Glad that the salon has another stylist named Takashi who's experienced both in Harajuku and Toronto for years!!

What I love about Japanese salon is they always make you feel special. IF people visit salon by real Japanese, it's usually small and very homey because they want to make sure each client gets their best time. At other salon I had to stay for 8 hours to bleach and color hair because I had to wait for turns, but not in here

They finished my hair in 3 hours and most of the time the stylist will only take care of me and not accepting other customers

One of the staffs told me that in fact they're mostly full booked but customers never knew it because they tried to adjust the schedule. Say like one customer will come at 11 am, and will be finished in 1,5 hours, then the next customer will be appointed around 1 pm. Talk about VIP hospitality!!

I asked for more ashy blonde and it will go lighter after a few washes because Takashi told me that way it'd last longer. For now I really like how the color is even and changed my brassy orange tone into more livelier color!

Takashi is as good as Ryoji and if you cant book your appointment with Ryoji, do give Takashi a try as well because WHY NOT! :D

He works in Harajuku for 11 years and Harajuku area is one of the trendiest area in Japan, famous for its amazing style. He can speak good English and very interesting to talk to

Visit Ryoji Sakate Hair Lounge ~ ^^

Jl. Senopati No.16, Kby. Baru, Kota Jakarta Selatan, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta 12110

021 - 29305387

Open from 10 am - 7 pm!

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Ryoji Sakate Hair Lounge - Senopati

Beauty August 20, 2015

It's like the worst time in my blogging career history that I hadn't blogged for 3 weeks or so. I apologize

Mom's new restaurant has been opened and I was in charge of a lot of things. Meanwhile my new puppy still needs a lot of care so basically I finally have a life, wtf. And when I was about to come back to internet and post a selfie, I realized my hair is far from perfect as the roots had grown so long. So I came back to my friend's salon, Ryoji Sakate at Senopati

I realized that I haven't blogged about this salon before

So here we go!

Ryoji Sakate Hair Lounge is owned by Ryoji Sakate, the director, and some friends. Ryoji is a Japanese hair stylist that has worked in New York as well for years, so the combo is a top-notch. Senopati is their first branch and their interior is using industrial design that is so stylish

It is located at Senopati no 16, above Pao Pao and Arasseo Restaurant. Located behind Pacific Place and near Residence 8

The salon is quite spacious and very clean! For me I love the design and the place is quite cozy

They also have my most lovable hair products in Indonesia, Milbon <3 Besides Milbon, they're using Shiseido as well. Some stuffs are also bought in Japan, so all the products are from Japan!

Try to come in the morning because it is less busy, and it is best to make appointment before hand

I came in the morning to get the VIP treatment haha. I retouched my hair and Ryoji himself is doing my hair. My friend, Amanda, came around 2 the day before and she said it's quite busy and hectic. I guess it's better to come when it is less crowded so you have all the attention from the director himself haha

This time I only retouched my roots and removed the purple color I had, because I want to go for normal blonde again

The process is very fast and efficient, ALWAYS.. I am so happy how Japanese always works so fast. I usually had to stay at salon all day long until the salon closes as my hair is very difficult to do [breakage, damaged hair, difficult color, etc] but whenever I have Ryoji did my hair, he finishes it before I even realize it

He's quite perfectionist as well and I tried his cutting too before, very neat and precise! Basically I know nothing of his flaw in hairstylist world and I write this not because I am his friend, but because I truly know how awesome he can be

He can speak perfect english and Japanese, but if you are more comfortable in Bahasa, they have assistant who can translate for you :)

And this is my finished look!!

Can you see how neat and even the finished result is? Nice blonde is very difficult to make, and when it is this light, just a little bit of unevenness is seen easily. But Ryoji's skill is so good that the color blends amazingly

What's more amazing is my hair is in fact around shoulder length but I came with a new human hair clip extension that I got from Irresistible Me. I got the lightest color and the quality is superb! It's real human hair and Ryoji even said that the hair is smoother than my real hair -_-

So as you can see, the amazing part is when I told Ryoji I wanted to match my hair with this clip on, and he gave me this precision XD How many stylists in your life that you believe can do this?