Current Mood: Satisfied

So the new year was coming, and I realized it was time for me to re-dye my hair again. I don't do it often, only once a year, and then I let my hair grow out until the year passes before I go for hair maintenance again. Eg; dye, trim, cut, whatever. And this time I thought to do it DIY since I've already gotten my hair trimmed to get rid of those crinkled ends that came from this year's curling and stuff, so a nice surf of the internet and a trip to Watsons was in order.

I originally wanted to buy Liese bubble hair dye because let's face it; I know squat about dyeing hair, and Liese looked vveeerrrryyyy attractive since all I needed to do was... pump foam and splash it on for an even finish. But the reports I went through on the net said that Liese wasn't reliable, and the color washed out easily, though I think it's the same with all hair dye. Anyway, I went to Watsons and they were selling a box of Liese for RM33.39, I think? I was going to pick it up off the shelf, but something else caught my eye.

Nana did. Nana, the manga/anime.

Okay, okay, maybe it WASN'T Nana per se, but it was Tachihara Aya, a character drawn by my favorite mangaka of all time (yes, the mangaka of Nana and Paradise Kiss), Ai Yazawa-sensei, for the Beauteen box illustration. The first time I saw this, it was in Guardian somewhere early this year, and I just about brought the shop down (and startled the poor lady next to me) by screaming, "HOMGHOMGHOMG!! AI YAZAWA!!!!!" I'm a Nana/Paradise Kiss fan. Get over it. Back to the topic, Beauteen caught my eye because of the illustrations done by my favorite mangaka, and because the price was cheap. Way cheaper: RM18.90. I had to do some comparing then, and Beauteen won because there were more positive reviews about it, though the application was a bit harder because there was no foam, just a bottle and a comb-nozzle to comb through the hair.

That, and the box was so pretty. *facepalm*

In any case, Beauteen won the fight and in the end, I carried home a box of Beauteen Hair Dye in Pink Beige, character Tachihara Aya, illustrated by Ai Yazawa-sensei.

(Pretty, isn't it? Here's the Singapore website for more information: http://www.hoyu.com.sg/Beauteen/)