Love Your Hair

Love Your Hair

You love your body. You do everything to be in top shape—eating balanced meals, exercising regularly, keeping a health regimen. Yet, with all the pollution in the environment and the stress of daily living, maintaining a healthy lifestyle seems complicated and tedious.
The same goes true with your hair. Having healthy hair starts with loving it. Salon de Manila proprietor and renowned hair stylist Pin Antonio says, “First of all, love your hair. This may sound obvious but is often taken for granted by many. Maintain your hair with love and consistency.”
Pin, who is known for her very modern and chic hairdos, reveals her personal hair care regimen, “I have my hair cut and trimmed appropriately, once a month. I invest in the best products for my hair like treatments and build-up remover which I pamper my hair with every week. Then, every three months I have my hair color done with salon quality products.”
Pin even treats her hair like her own baby—nurturing it with love and care. She even says, “I really pay close attention to my hair and listen to its needs.”
The famous hair trendsetter describes healthy hair as thick and dense, fine and silky, not too oily or rough. Healthy hair should also be lustrous, shiny and glossy, “This means that the hair is pliable or easy to work with because it is not limp or lank,” Pin shares.
But healthy hair goes beyond the surface. As Pin says, getting your hair healthy is easy, keeping and maintaining it is the hard part. Not everyone may have been born with great locks, but everyone can maintain healthy hair, following a few basic steps and doing the steps consistently.
Pin reveals the secret, “Make sure you wash your hair when needed. This is a different routine for everyone, some wash their hair every day, others do it every other day. Find the routine that suits you and keeps your hair looking good all the time and stick to it. You should shampoo and condition thoroughly using a medium circle of shampoo with a lesser amount of conditioner. Brush your hair often. This will not only keep it tangle-free but will stimulate new growth at the roots. Eat nutritious food. An over-all balanced diet of lean proteins, fruits and vegetables, whole grains, legumes, fatty fish like salmon and low-fat dairy will help keep hair healthy.”
She also recommends taking the proper amount of vitamins and minerals daily such as vitamin B-complex, vitamin B6, vitamin C with bioflavonoids, vitamin E and beta-carotene. Flaxseed oil and daily dosage of magnesium, sulfur and zinc are also recommended.
The human hair is very sensitive. Pin says that no matter how much you keep your hair clean, the rigorous routine of daily life exposes the hair to extreme conditions that may cause hair damage. The sun and humidity can damage the hair cuticles which results to dry, drab, split, brittle or frizzy hair and ends. Hair loss is often caused by pollution like dust, smoke emitted by vehicles that contain high levels of carbon, cigarette smoke, and other carbonic gases. Excessive bleaching and perming can also cause damage to hair. Even too much alcohol consumption and lack of sleep can contribute to damaging hair severely. In this day and time, stress virtually affects hair. It naturally weakens body systems and that includes the hair. Hair becomes dull, lifeless and slow-growing.
Pin recommends the following in order to prevent or lessen hair damage:
• Use a scarf or cap over the hair when traveling during the day to protect the hair from direct sunlight, dirt and smoke.
• For people who travel a lot, wash hair as often as often as possible and ensure the use of a good conditioner.
• Avoid leaving oil on your hair as the tendency to absorb dust is higher.
• Give your hair the privilege of a massage regularly.
• Choose hairstyles that are not very long and are easily manageable.
• Never leave the house with wet hair because the hair cuticles are opened. Hair is fragile at this point.
• If you are going to sunbathe, make sure to protect your hair by wearing a hat especially if your hair is colored. If you can, comb in a cream leave-on conditioner while you are out in the sun.

Ordinary kitchen products can also do wonders for your hair, says Pin. Sometimes, these natural products are even better than commercial ones. “For example,” Pin shares, “mix honey and eggs and leave on hair for 10 minutes, then rinse off. Then, mix whipped egg whites with the yolk added with water in a blender. Wash hair with hot water and apply the mixture. Massage on hair for 10 minutes then rinse off with cold water.”
Milk and coconut oil are also superb for the hair, as is mayonnaise. It may sound (and smell) gross but liberally applying mayonnaise to your hair, covering and leaving it overnight, and washing it in the morning can treat damaged hair.
A lot of commercial products are also good for the hair. Choosing between natural and commercial care all depends on the preference of the person. “Believing in a product and seeing the results of that product is what’s important,” Pin says.
Salon de Manila, which Pin and sister Ruby Tubig started years ago, offers personalized hair care depending on the needs of each client. “In Salon de Manila, we usually recommend mild rebonding for frizzy and not-so-curly hair. Split ends may be treated with regular treatments of our salon quality product line as well. There are cleansing agents we recommend for people who have scalp problems like dandruff. These cleansing agents resolve the dandruff problem in a short time, purify the scalp and combat the bacterial attack that caused the flaking, resulting in a healthy, restored and clean scalp. For coarse hair, we recommend thermal relax and for limp and oily hair we use volumizing products.”

Your crowning glory needs tender loving care. Pin has this to say, “Healthy and wonderfully styled and cut hair gives you an image overhaul. A good hairstyle can change your look completely. It can chop off years from your face and make you look younger. Hair is part of the wardrobe. So, find a stylist you trust who’ll treat you and your hair with respect, and who will give you stunningly gorgeous hairstyles!” And when it comes to hair care and hairstyle, no matter what color, length or style your hair is, Pin Antonio and Salon de Manila can help make it shiny and healthy. #

SALON DE MANILA - WORLD CLASS

By Robbie Pangilinan

Pin Antonio shares her brilliance through her genes. Pin is not the only Antonio who’s working towards the ascent of the hairstyling industry as Salon De Manila and Antonio Hairdressing very own Adlai Peter Antonio crashes into the limelight.

Adlai recently has been chosen to represent the Philippines as one of the best hairstylists in Asia for “BEST OF ASIA BY WORLD TOUR” conducted by a world famous brand in hairstyling held in Macau last May 18-21, 2009. He was given another chance to showcase his talent for the second time.

Being one of the nation’s most sought after precision haircutters and creative colorists, Adlai is surely making his own reputation resound as a way of solidifying the Antonios place in the hair industry. He also has been launched as one of the interpreters of the Davines Matinee Collection at the Davines World Style Contest last year where he represented Salon de Manila and he unveiled his talent. It was his first break being given the chance to display his own expertise, creative ideas and his acquired knowledge from his mentors, her mother and Salon de Manila’s head colorist, Lilia Lacbayen.

Adlai has the clientele not all 23 year-old budding stylists have. Among the long list of clients are celebrities and famous artists.

As Adlai puts it, people expected a lot from him being the son of Pin Antonio, the “Hairdresser to the Stars.” The proud mother said she is thrilled for her son and she is proud of him because he is passionate with his craft.

But the young International School of Culinary Arts graduate hopes to someday be known as more than Adlai the son of the “Queen of Stars”. He wishes that one day, he would be one of the world’s best hairstylists.

Passing the Baton

Pin Antonio shares her brilliance through her genes by being not the sole Antonio who’s working towards the ascent of the hairstyling industry as Salon De Manila and Antonio Hairdressing’s very own Adlai Peter Antonio crashes into the limelight.

Adlai was given another chance to showcase his talent for the second time as he was recently chosen to represent the Philippines as one of the best hairstylists in Asia for “BEST OF ASIA BY WORLD TOUR” conducted by a world famous brand in hairstyling held in Macau last May 18-21, 2009. MATRIX is the no. 1 in American Salons collaborating with various professional hair products such as Biolage, Matrix Essentials, Matrix Men and Vavoom for haircare and styling. Being one of the nation’s most sought after precision haircutters and creative colorists, Adlai is surely making his own reputation resound as a way of solidifying the Antonios place in the hair industry. He also has been launched as one of the interpreters of the Davines Matinee Collection at the Davines World Style Contest last year where he represented Salon de Manila. It was his chance to unveil his talent and his first break to display his own expertise, creative ideas and his acquired knowledge from his mentors, her mother and Salon de Manila’s head colorist, Lilia Lacbayen.

Adlai has the clientele not all 23 year-old budding stylists have. Among the long list of clients are Claudine Baretto-Santiago, Kyla and Carmina Villaroel.

The young International School of Culinary Arts graduate hopes to someday be known more than Adlai the son of the “Queen of Styles”. He wishes that one day, he would be recognized as one of the world’s best hairstylists. As Adlai puts it, people expect a lot from him being the son of Pin Antonio, the “Hairdresser to the Stars.” But the proud mother said she is thrilled for her son and she is proud of him because he is passionate with his craft so at the outset of the chic lad’s hairstyling career, she sent him to Malaysia and Singapore for training on hair coloring. “I learned from my mom and I improved through the trainings,” Adlai enthuses. Naturally the stylish Adlai has his own compartment of ideas that is uniquely his own and that makes him wow his customers more by making them feel happy about themselves after he does his magic.

His background in culinary arts helped stir his passion for satisfying the taste of the client. “I realized that precision haircutting and creative coloring is similar to cooking... the clients choose their dish; make it superb with the right mix and match the ingredients to suit their taste and sooner than you know, they'll just keep on coming back to you for more,” equips Adlai. This young and fine-looking stylist shares he likes chilling out with friends and travelling aside from his interest in cooking and hairstyling.

Adlai’s interest in hairstyling though came with a little delay as he really didn’t expect to be in the hair industry albeit his lineage being famous in their craft. “Since my mom is in it, I tried to give it a shot. I tried it and I felt it in my veins that I would excel on this field,” he shares. That certain loving feeling got his mind set to making his mama proud and he is certainly is making the mother of hairstyling creativity so thrilled and pleased by his evolution as an artist.

After more than 20 years of pegging the name Antonio to the hair industry, come another generation of Antonio hairdressers. Two more younger Antonios are also into some serious beauty business. Malkha Marist Antonio is expert on doing hair extensions. Malkha who studies Liberal Arts in the UP Open University doesn’t want to let fear and young age hinder her from materializing God’s plan for her. “Sharing my skills with my clients and being able to feel fulfilled hearts both ways is what I love most about my profession,” Malkha says. Angel Locsin entrusts her extensions to Malkha. While Malkha and Adlai work wonders on people’s hair, Scion Raphaella Antonio-Mangundayao is a genuine artist on people’s faces as she is the head make-up artist of Salon de Manila. “It doesn't feel very different from painting. The only difference is I'm "painting" on a person's face, not on canvas. I like the idea of bringing out a person's (particularly a woman's) best features and enhancing one's beauty through make up and skin care... Plus, I have a fetish with colors and brushes,” shares Scion, who’s a UST Fine Arts and Design graduate. Her clients include famous artists. Scion steadfastly articulates she’s not aiming for popularity or being "the best" or "the greatest". Anyone can be "THE best" or "THE greatest" and she would rather be recognized as a different kind of artist with her own sense of art and style. “I just want to enjoy and excel in my work,” says Scion.

Taking after the senior Antonios (Pin and Ruby Tubig) who pioneered Salon de Manila in 1983, the business is believed to be shared and passed on to equally talented and passionate younger generation that is a wise way to keep the corporation’s mission and vision true to the last strand of hair. The Antonios were set to beautify Manila back then. Expanded and took on a larger territory they revamped faces and confidence outside the city. Salon de Manila stretched out and took on an even larger field by putting up more branches and increasing clientele. They improve inside out. They get better externally and internally. They pass on their legacy.

Adlai, Scion and Malkha are living up to Antonio sisters’ legacy. They live on the zeal and fascination to beauty by supplementing their seniors’ brilliance with their own genius as they continue to wow not only the country but the whole Asia by their style and elegance.

Salon de Manila’s Adlai Antonio The Son Shines, Too

IT’S time for the son to rise.

Twenty-three year-old Adlai Peter Antonio makes his momma proud by making his own name in the hairdstyling industry.

Adlai’s mom is no less than “Hairdresser to the Stars” Pin Antonio, owner and creative director of the posh Salon de Manila.

Adlai was chosen recently to represent the country as one of the best hairstylists in Asia for the “Best of Asia by World Tour” conducted by a world famous brand in hairstyling held in Macau last month.

His first break, though, was being tapped as one of the interpreters of a Hair Collection at a World Style Contest last year in manila where he first showed the world his mastery of precision cutting and creative coloring.

Since then, there is no turning back for this International Culinary Arts graduate. He is sought after by celebrities and and famous artists. “People expect a lot from me when they find out that I am the son of Pin Antonio. I am so proud of my mom but I hope that one day, I would be known for my own brand of artistry and creativity in the field of hairstyling,” Adlai said.

Adlai explains that his mom personally taught him and from these learnings, he infused ideas of his own.

“From my voguish imagination and the things I learned from my mom, I try to create one-of-a-kind styles that are real, daring and edgy,” Adlai proudly said.

Cooking was his first love and Adlai was reluctant at first to try hairstyling.

“But since my mom is in it, I tried giving it a shot. It felt good. Creativity in hairstyling, I guess, runs in the blood of the Antonios,” he chuckled.

Adlai said he realized that precision haircutting and creative coloring are similar to cooking.

“The chef prepares a dish for the customer, provide just the right ingredients to make the dish sumptuous so that the client would keep coming back because the chef has made him happy. The same thing with hairstyling, we try to make our clients happy and satisfied, we are passionate in our desire so that they will not only look good and feel good. The only time we can say that we did a great job is when the clients are happy and satisfied with our services,” Adlai said.

Guided by one of his mentors, Salon de Manila head colorist Lilia Lacbayen, Adlai continues to wow the crowd and making his momma proud.

Salon de Manila: A Marriage of Art and Passion

FOR Salon de Manila, hairstyling is not just an art.
Salon de Manila owner and creative
director Pin Antonio says they espouse kalokagathia, a concept that marries
physical beauty and moral value believing that these two are deeply linked.
The ultimate hair salon for the
stars and celebrities, Salon de Manila is known for bringing elegance and style
and boasts of an unmatched pool of artists with mastery of beauty despite their
diverse sense of style.
Their lineup includes Antonio’s own
son, Adlai, who is a genius in coloring; Gary Lumapas, who is known for his
magical spontaneity; Salve Ones, who is a favorite for her effortless and
natural styling techniques and Joemar Miranda for his sophisticated cuts.
Antonio says the Salon de Manila
team puts premium on passion over fame.
“We teach our team how to be in
touch with their own strengths as stylists so they could find growth in the
business. It’s not only a way to boost their career but also integral in the development
of the beauty industry in general,” she says.
Her son, Adlai, took after his
mom’s example and is now making a name for himself in hair coloring. Adlai was recently
chosen to represent the Philippines as one of the best hairstylists in Asia for “BEST OF ASIA BY WORLD TOUR” conducted by a
world famous brand in hairstyling in Macau last May. With his
trendsetting hair coloring and precision haircutting techniques, Adlai is now
well-respected as one of the most promising trendsetters in the industry.
For Lumapas, one of Salon de Manila’s best
stylists, it is the client’s confidence that he passionately works on.
“When I achieve a look that brings
out the client’s confidence then that’s the perfect beauty,” Lumapas said.
This furniture and architectural enthusiast
says he could only do so much as styling new looks is concerned because people
normally appreciate beauty the longer they get exposed to it because they get
more comfortable with the style.
Ones, on the other hand, revels in
her signature simplicity in styling so she could bring out the genuine glamour
of a person saying her collaboration with the client makes beauty done in
harmony.
The same is true with stylist
Miranda who is the elite, prim and proper and the seemingly reserved stylist of
Salon de Manila.
“The person’s beauty is defined not
only by the façade but by the X-factor,” Miranda says. His style is
sophistication, glamour and elegance all rolled into one. He is also
about augmenting looks.
“Enhance beauty by enhancing the
person’s factor,” adds Miranda.
The diversity of perspectives of their stylists makes Salon
De Manila a solid and progressive industry leader.
Antonio boasts of their team that
aims for social perfection and social dimension.
Antonio, herself, continues to
consistently upgrade her skills and techniques by regularly taking courses at
Vidal Sassoon in London at least once a year and passing on these knowledge to her team of stylists.
“It is passion that fuels Salon de
Manila. Our clients are, thus, assured that they will be attended to by an
extremely talented bunch of stylists and an incomparable service that could be
done only by people who are dedicated and passionate about making them look and
feel good,” Antonio beamed.

Big role for PANGILINAN

Robbie Pangilinan, former Mktg Head of TATAP ( TABLE
TENNIS ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES ) and PR Manager of former Senator Nikki
Coseteng, has been appointed as the
official Press Relations Officer by ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY (ADMU) Athletic
Director Richard Palou for the 8TH National Inter- scholastic Table
Tennis international Championships to lead this big event with a good multi-
media exposure.

Pangilinan was known to be a PBA sports writer, AVP Director
and Sports Columnist. Pangilinan, A nephew
of SBP President Manny Pangilinan, also organize chess, table tennis and
billiards tournaments in Metro Manila.

FEATURED AT MANILA STANDARD TODAY JULY 29, 2009