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I got new hair extensions in Singapore!

July 23, 2012 by trashtastika

Yes, I got long wavy hair extensions installed when I was in Singapore. Getting exte’s is a common thing for gyaru’s, but I’m not really “gal”. The one time I had it done previously was in Australia, and for a LOT more. So, extes in Singapore. I think it’s a rite of passage or something, like getting your hair braided in Bali (but hopefully more tasteful looking).

I researched and found that the main names coming up were Angel Xin, Vain, Milly’s, and H & C Carnival. In the end, I just trotted off to the Far East Plaza near Orchard Road, and took my chances. On the 3rd floor there are various beauty salons, and I kept wandering past a few of them, eventually heading in to Vain Hair & Beauty. The main shop is seen below:

…and the one I went into was just opposite, at shop 140

200 extensions would be $100, or 400 for $200. I ended up getting 400 (or so they told me). Although I still have a lot of blue hair, my roots and a good 6-8 inches are my natural dark brown, and so they matched the extes more or less to that. (I think they could’ve gone a little darker actually, but it’s ok). Here are the halfway and completed shots.

And from the front? I tried a few self-camera shots back in the hotel room:

I ended up trimming one of the sides that was hanging down longer at the front, but overall I’m pretty pleased with them. I think they look quite natural, being wavy, and now “I can haz mermaid hair”! I feel very girly swishing the wavy wisps over my shoulder. So waddya reckon, eh?

Yeah…not bad!

I can see this will work very well when I wear gothic fashion or gyaru fashion…and definitely saves me time by not having to straighten my own hair. It looks better the wavier it is, blending in more with the wavy extensions. Even in humid weather as in KL, it looks good. I’m sold! If you’re ever in Singapore, go ye to the 3rd floor of the Far East Plaza and check it out:

Vain Beauty
Far East Plaza
No. 14 Scotts Rd
#03-113 or #03-140
Singapore 228213
+6597115290

What about you? Have you ever had long hair extensions installed, either at home, or overseas? Were you pleased with the results?

Filed Under: Alternative Fashion, Asia, Fashion, gothic fashion, Travel Tagged With: fake hair, goth, gothic fashion, gyaru, hair, hair extensions, KL, Malaysia, Singapore, Travel

Outfit blast from the past – blonde cybergoth in 2004

July 9, 2012 by trashtastika

By way of reminiscing over my misspent “youth”, here’s a snapshot of October 2004, or thereabouts. Having gone blue and worn blue and purple synth dreads in the early part of the year, I decided to go blonde. Very light blonde. And start braiding other things in my hair. First there was colinette wool, then blonde synthetic dreads:

My wardrobe at the time was very cybergoth, consisting of PVC mini-skirts, PVC buckled patform boots, buckled PVC corsets (do you see a theme here?), and sometimes bright neon green raver accents.

There was also a fair bit of silver and metal thrown in there…like this metal bodice and spiked wristbands from Allycat metalware. (Yes, I still have them)

I also tried cyberlox for the first time – not just falls plonked on my head, but braided in to look more natural. I put a silver rinse through my hair first to try to match it. And here I am with the reigning queen of Sydney cybergoth at the time, Amelia aka DestroyX.

A close-up shows the silver on my face and arms..I just got some silver hairspray, closed my eyes, and sprayed like crazy. Shoulda got silver contact lenses. Oh well.

Amelia had fantastic falls she had begun making and selling, in foam, plastic and tubing.

Would I wear these today? Not really. You can still see girls wearing exactly this type of clothing, boots and hair – but they’re in their 20’s, and that’s probably as it should be. How old was I back then?

40 years old.

Yep. Yikes. Even though I undoubtedly looked good for my age, age-appropriate went right out the window. Still, you gotta give things a go. And if you’re under 40, I say to you…take a chance and wear something daring! Cos at least you know there was someone there before you, wearing something sillier. And it was probably me, #growing old disgracefully.

Filed Under: Alternative Fashion, Blog entry, Fashion, gothic fashion, Outfit posts Tagged With: blonde, cyber, cybergoth, cyberlox, dreads, fake hair, fashion, goth fashion, gothic fashion, growing old disgracefully, outfit, outfit post, pvc, synthetic hair

Gothic Curly updo for Foundry launch night

December 20, 2011 by trashtastika

Last Friday night was the lauch of a new alternative club night here in Sydney – the Foundry.

As luck would have it, it’s at the Imperial Hotel in Erskineville, just up the road from me! We heard old dance classics like “Where’s Your Head At?”, “Insomnia” and “Voodoo People”, as well as alternative/Industrial classics such as “Dragula” from Rob Zombie, “Du Hast” from Rammstein and Ministry’s “New World Order”.

I decided to put my hair up into huge buns..made possible by the little round doughnut things I brought back from Japan. Once I’d done that, I added the gothic lolita hair rope (this time the curly version), and wrapped it around and around the buns, and leaving a tail hanging out. It ended up looking a bit like a gothic version of the B-52’s girls. What do you think?

Jacket: JC Penney (Ireland)
White corset with fan-lacing: Ebay
Studded armor: Bebe
Black camisole top: somewhere in Reading, UK
Black pvc slashed skirt: Camden Markets
Black skeleton tights: Black Milk
White platform booties: R&E (Japan)
Studded cuffs: La Foret (Harajuku)

As you can see, we have a fairly paltry looking little Xmas tree – we used to live in a small flat and it looked fine, but now we’re in a big house, it’s just WAY too small! Maybe next year….

Filed Under: Blog entry, Clubs, Fashion, gothic fashion, Japanese Fashion, Outfit posts Tagged With: Clubs, fake hair, goth, goth hair, Gothic, gothic fashion, hair, nightclubs, Sydney nightlife

Ales Wigs and Extensions, Harajuku

September 8, 2010 by trashtastika

While wandering around the backstreets of Harajuku with Valerie last week, I came across the fabulous store Ales.

I used to be hugely into dreadlocks and falls, and am still into wigs in a big way, so seeing this showroom made my heart go giddy-up!
There were more dreadlocks than you could poke a stick at, more fringes, extension hair in every colour, even the fashionable new twotone…

oh, and a vast array of false eyelashes as well…

But really, it was all about the wigs, baby! There were styles for lolitas, gyaru, disco babes, sensible girls…everyone!

Honestly, if you are into fake hair at all and you come to Tokyo, you MUST visit this place!! You will be soooo tempted…as I was….

Kawaii!! Yep, I was so taken with the wig that I bought it. (Waddya reckon, by the way?) And I have my eyes on some others for next time….

Ales Wig & Extension Showroom
Hours: 9am – 8pm every day
Address: 2F Tominaga BLD. 6-9-1 Jingumae Shibuya-ku Tokyo JAPAN 150-0001
Email: alesplannnig@ales-web.co.jp
WEBSITE: http://www.ales-web.co.jp
Nearest station: JR Harajuku Station. Subway Meiji Jingu Mae Station

Filed Under: Alternative Fashion, Blog entry, gothic fashion, Japanese Fashion Tagged With: Alternative Fashion, dreads, extensions, fake hair, falls, gothic fashion, gothic Japan, Harajuku, Tokyo, wig

Plastikhaar sale!

August 14, 2010 by trashtastika

I just wanted to let you know there’s a massive sale over at my favourite online fake hair and wigstore – Plastikhaar.

There are beautiful colours galore, as well as natural ones.

So what are you waiting for? Go and check out their mad sale!!!

Plastikhaar Shop

Now, full wigs aren’t part of the sale, but they have so many beautiful ones, I just had to show you a few here, including lolita wigs, visual kei wigs, cyber geisha wigs and more: