by Hanzky — Tuesday, June 8th, 2010 at 5:08 pm
in Haircare, Salon & Spa and tagged with Irwan Team, L'oreal Extenso, Smoothing
When I posted on my Twitter that I was going to get a smoothing, I received many remark. “But you have straight hair?!”. Well yeah if you saw my hair on today’s outfit post or meet me during one of the gatherings, of course my hair was straight, I made a pit stop to the hair salon beforehand 
The reality was, my hair was frizzy, dry, wavy, out of control and other things you don’t want to associate with your hair. Tired with the frequent trips to the salon and frustrated with my blow drying skill that didn’t seem to improve, I decided to flatten it and said by to the frizz.
The picture below is my hair just before I got it done. Sorry if it grosses you out :p, especially that the roots have started to grow! The stylist refused to smooth it and color it at the same time because it will further damage my hair really bad.
By the way, this was the second time I had the process done. First time was in 2008, but my hair was really short at that time. So I expected this process to be a little bit longer.
Okay, so first thing first. I went to Irwan Team PIM because that was where I got it done the first time, so they have my file, they knew the percentage of chemical used, the condition of my hair, etc. First thing they did was to examine my hair and check the strength of my hair to figure out the level of chemical that they were going to use.
At 4 o’clock, they started by shampooing my hair to get rid of the oil and dirt. A Kerastase vitamin was injected to better prepare it for the grueling process. After my hair was dried, the smoothing product was applied. If you notice on the right picture, he didn’t apply it all the way to the roots. He left about 0.5 cm from the root so my hair doesn’t get too flat. I was surprised that the product didn’t smell as bad as when I got it done the first time, in fact it smelled kinda nice.
At about 4.30, all product was applied on my hair. He wrapped it up with a clear plastic and steamed it for 15 minutes. Sometimes, he checked the elasticity of my hair. If it can be stretched that means the product has gone to the hair shaft. After that, I went back to the wash room to get my hair washed.
Getting it dried again. Look, my hair is even frizzier now..:D
At 5.10 they began to straighten my hair with a straightening iron.
And just when I thought it was done…another product was applied. If I’m not mistaken, this time was the neutralizer and after it was all applied, they left it like that for a good ten minutes.
After the ten minutes was done, of course I headed to the wash room again for rinsing. It was already 6.40 at that time. Another vitamin was applied thoroughly and then my hair was wrapped in what it looked like a shower cap but was actually an ozone steam.
When the Ozone steam was done, it was rinsing one more time and they blowed my hair naturally. Voila! My hair has transformed to straight hair that don’t look like it was chemically processed
Getting a smoothing was one of the best decisions I’ve made in my life 
It saves me from a bad hair day. It saves me money and time. I haven’t been back to the salon just to get a blow dry. I now just have to wash it at home and let it dry naturally and it will look close to the picture above. Granted it needed money to save money but in total, the IDR 1.200.000 I paid will be less than the total money I would have to spend had I didn’t get the smoothing done. There are other places that charge less than that, but since it’s a process you can’t undo, I decided to pay extra for a more professional hair salon. Besides, they already have my record on file and overall it was just convenient for me to go there.
The only complain was Irwan Team PIM doesn’t have a good reception. Telkomsel went dead inside it and even my Smart modem couldn’t find a signal 
Good thing I brought my book and I was close to finishing it by the time I was done
[...] doesn’t seem long ago that I wrote a post about getting a smoothing for my hair. But now I come back here with the same problem, frizzy and unruly hair! I had the smoothing done [...]
Another review on smoothing procedure by Hanzky, done at Irwan Team PIM using L'Oreal Extenso http://bit.ly/mqo6qm
Udah singa lg rambutnya skrg RT @fashionesedaily review on smoothing process by Hanzky @ Irwan Team w/ L'Oreal Extenso http://bit.ly/mqo6qm
I think I need something to do with my hair like you did Hanz, tiap hari bad hair day diriku…..thank you buat info nya , that’s why I love this blog very much..
*mau ke salon langganan, sambil mikir harganya…hehehehe…*
Han, pakenya produk apa? L’oreal? Matrix?
it would be better if someone else took your photo though.kind of weird having to see you holding your handphone in every pic.
Han, keliatan lurus natural ya.. btw itu kira2 bertahan brp lama lurusnya? trus ada macem2 ga pilihan mau pake produk apa dan variasi harganya di Irwan? *berniat smoothing jg
sebenernya, gw pikir rambut ‘asli’ lo (maksudnya rada2 bergelombang gitu) bagus lho han. jadi ada aksennya gitu.
Bagus Han jadinya setelah smoothing, look fresher
Irwan team jg salah satu salon fave gw, terutama yg di Klp Gading. Kl mau ganti gaya rambut sih selama ini disana gua ga pernah kecewa yah dgn hasilnya…
Mimyjempolan: Nah daripada bad hair day bikin bete terus setiap hari..mendingan di smoothing..
Tharealpredator Loreal Extenso..katanya sih lebih bagus daripada Matrix dan Makarizo yaa…
Jacobian Hihi..I know…I let the stylist took the picture a few times tapi nggak mau terlalu sering2 gangguin ntar nggak konsen lagi ngelurusin rambut guenya..hehehe..
lalubi Lurus terus sih harusnya sampe numbuh yang baru..:D
muti Kalo abis dari salon sih iyaaa gue cinta banget sama rambut asli gue, tapi kalo cuci rambut di rumah duh..enggak banget deh..aslinya lebih singa dari yang di foto..hehehe..
mybagstage Makasiy dear..hehe. Iya gue juga seneng ke Irwan untuk Kerastase treatment..tapi kalo potong belum nemu yang ok. Terakhir nyoba di Alfons PIM lumayan siih…:)
duluuuu banget gue suka lurusin rambut. supaya gak lama, i only do the outer part of my hair, cuts the time to about a quarter or a third, and it’s good enough (yg freezy kan biasanya bagian luar). have considered smoothing and brazilian blowout and whatnots, but always always males bagian nunggunya, pegel bok. wonder if smoothing bisa juga sebagian aja ya…
Han, gw malah lebih suka liat lo w/ curly hair spt di foto pertama. emang agak frizzy, mungkin tinggal dipakein lotion/di maitain biar ga kering aja.. d
dan gw pengen rambut gw bisa spt foto lo yang pertama (curly) malah ga bisa
Cantik yo…Emg lah kalo frizzy kayak gitu repotin yak?!! kalo di Lurusin gini..siap cuci rambut, kering…enak deh liatinnya..Ga Ngembang lagi rambutnya =p heheheheheheh…
btw, Keren mba…(jd Pengen)
actually, i like your original hair minus the coloring. it looks fine just as it was…. why do you have to go mainstream and have it straightened? *rolling eyes*
my oh my hanzky…i can easily relate to this story! been there done that with the same kinda hair and same kinda frustration every time i had to get it done or at least looks presentable for public to see my hair! only my hair is way longer than yours. But the grueling process were really tiring..i spent a good 5 hours in the hair salon! *sigh*
tapi hasilnya bagusan dirimyu..really looks natural! mine went way too straight!
Wow ..bagusss. *pengennn*
cantik, Han. bagus. lurus tapi gak lepek. tapi sebenernya rambut bergelombangmu cakep juga, lho. tinggal rajin2 dikasih conditioner biar gak terlalu kering mungkin, ya?
cantik bu, pengen juga ah rambutnya digituin
salam kenal!
Cantiiiik banget mbak hasil nya….aku jg langganan di Irwan Team PIM, koq gak pernah ketemu ya mbak? Smoothing nya sama mas Jeni ya….hehehehe. I love that salon…
lena Sayangnya Brazilian blowout belum ada kan ya Len disini?
alice Rambut gue sih udah nggak bisa diapa apain lagi, itu aja udah pake Kerastase yang anti frizz gitu…hehehe
Nirma & Nurul Thank youu..ya udah smoothing aja..:D
Indah Aulia 5 jam…lama juga yah, pasti rambutnya lebih panjang/banyak ya. Dimana terakhir smoothingnya?
jenny Rambut lo kan udah bagus Jen, apalagi udah jago ngeblow…setiap hari serasa keluar dari salon..
yokekomik Mungkin kalo rambutnya dalam keadaan sehat nggak akan separah itu yaa frizzynya…
Virna Haha aku lupa nama si masnya, tapi baik banget yahh..pernah potong juga sama Waris tapi gagal sih..:D.
wihh jadi rapii yaaa >.< udah ditawarin smoothing berkali2, tapi males nunggu nya itu loh mbakkk 3-4jam hikzz
Hai Hanzky, kalo di Jepang ada shukumou kyousei (縮毛矯正), bahasa Inggrisnya hair relaxing treatment yg memang beda sama pelurusan rambut. Tapi gak tau, sama gak dg yg kamu maksud dg smoothing. Barusan baca2, shukumou kyousei juga macem2 jenisnya.
Btw kirei desu. Tambah cakep, kok.
Han, jadi dirimu ya yg nanya di twitter FD about whether smoothing & coloring could be done at the same time or not? I also got my hair smoothed, and just like you said, “Getting a smoothing was one of the best decisions I’ve made in my life It saves me from a bad hair day. It saves me money and time. I haven’t been back to the salon just to get a blow dry. I now just have to wash it at home and let it dry naturally”
han tempo hari gue tanya di lutuye chitos, yang motong rambut gue bilang udah ada. sampe gue ulang2 beberapa kali, “brazilian blowout?”. katanya sih buat rambut gue 900rb-1jt-an (waktu itu lagi pendek sebahu lebih dikiit, abis dipotong).
Lena Oh yaaa..wahh boleh tuh..eh tapi Brazilian Blowout ini nggak tahan lama kan, hanya sekitar 2-3 bulan aja?
ira iyaaa itu gue..hehehehe..toss dulu dong kita..:D
Dina Kalo denger dari namanya sih kayanya itu nggak ngelurusin rambut yaa, tapi melembutkan dan sedikit menipiskan kali ya…jatuhnya pasti terlihat lebih natural tuh..hmm jadi pengen..hehe..
kucing penidur Emaang..makanya jangan lupa bawa buku. Dan jangan di Irwan Team PIM deh karena mati gaya nggak bisa online.
Brazilian Blowout itu apaaa?
ga ada tret yg bahas braziliaw blowout ya? pingin tua diapain, mihil nian harganya :p
bikin gih Yang, tretnya :d
mbak Hanzky foto donk yang ga salon blow dry. mau liat kalo abis keramas sendiri dirumah, trus qta keringin biasa jadinya kaya apa si?
aku jg tertarik bgt ni sama brazilian blowout. tapi takutnya hasilnya bagus cuma gara2 blowout di salon.
thx.
kayaknya rambut lo sm rambut gw 11-12 deh… mgkn rambut gw malah lbh tebel en lbh not-tolerateable (ih bahasa apa ini) sampe klo abis sholat salah satu doa gw “Dear God, please, let me have permanent straight hair, i’m tired of going to salon and flat-iron, ameeeenn!”
My hair is probably as frizzy as yours, but I personally avoid hair-straightening. What works best for me is finding a suitable haircut that lets my hair be, while minimizing the ugly side of it such as the frizz. It costs cheaper and I still manage to look trendy with my wavy/curly hair. For me, a good hairstylist is the answer. I call him my saint.
mba hanzky…. ak dr dulu pgn bgt ilangin the frissiness iniiii my hair which is getting frizzier and thinner, mgkn karna hormon abs ngelahirin juga, but makasi ya udh di recommend klo Loreal Extenso yg plg bagus…
yg skr ak bingungin, rambutku jg udh pudar warnanya, bagusan cat dulu apa smoothing dl ya?
Brazillian blow out tuh kayak gmn siiih? Kok mahal benerrrr..