CNY 2023: Prices + Photos

If you're unsure what to do, this is the right place to look at. All your CNY hair ideas in here :D

Hello there! It’s the time of the year again where we get to transform a lot of hair into beautiful work of art for CNY. It's the period that all hair salons look forward to too. It will be fun!

I’m going to write about all the information related to our CNY arrangement, the prices, the surcharge and all our different coloring styles that you can consider doing. All of the coloring styles. This means, it will be quite a long article but the time taken to read finish is worth it as after that you will be able to make a better decision to choose a pretty coloring style that will impress all your relatives. How does that sound? :D

Do share this article with your friends if they need more ideas for the CNY hair. Thank you!

Before I start with the different prices and coloring styles, the CNY surcharge will start on 11/1/2023 at $15 for chemical services or $5 for haircut only (including our $38 olaplex mini treatment + cut).

2 examples. If you’re doing coloring + haircut on 11/1, it will be at a $15 surcharge, instead of $15 + $5. Or if you’re doing haircut only without any other services, it’s at a $5 surcharge. One exception, the $38 Cut + Olaplex mini treatment will be at $5 surcharge instead of $15. Once again, the CNY surcharge will start on 11/1 and our last day of operation is 20/1. We will be closing slightly earlier on 20/1 for salon cleaning.

Our operating hours for now is from 11am to 9pm (weekdays), 10am to 7pm (sat) and 11am to 7pm (sun). But from 1/1 to 20/1, we'll open from 10am to 10pm (closing early on 20/1).

At the end of this, I will include a full list of our price list. If you just want to see the list without looking at the photos, you can scroll to the end.

From December 2022 to 20/1/2023, we'll have 4 services of the month, namely, Color + Highlights, Japan Smoky Color without bleaching, Balayage without bleaching, and Yinyang 2-tone color without bleaching, each of it at $118.

Do note that for our service of the month, it is not valid for VIP discount as it has been discounted. It is also inclusive of haircut, olaplex mini treatment, and l'oreal treatment.

$118 Color + Highlights (Japanese Highlights)

This was our recent service of the month for November. It was so well-received that we decided to extend this until CNY, but without the free product. In short, this is our usual color + highlights service but we have introduced 7 different colors with japanese highlights.

Or if you prefer the classic style, with ash blonde or blonde highlights, we can do it too, like the ones below.

To expand on this service, the $118 would be for a darker base color without bleaching, and also highlights (which can be either done by lifting, bleaching or a direct coloring). We can tone the highlights to another color, like the 7 colors above, or tone it to an ash blonde classic highlights. All these are under $118.

Alternatively, if you prefer something more exciting, we can do the fringe too, this fringe coloring style is called Money Piece, which means to bleach and color the 2 streaks at the front (at just a simple top up of $50). Very special, I would say.

$118 Yinyang 2-tone color without bleach

This coloring style was created as an enhancement to the normal 1-tone color, in short, this is basically 2 colors without bleaching on different layers, front and back.

You can be creative with the combination, depending on your style. We did Dark Brown with Light Brown, Dark Purple with Copper, Dark Brown with Copper, and many different combinations. If you have lighter hair, your color choices would be wider, you can even go for a Dark Purple with Ash Purple.

We have several videos for this, do click here, here, or here.

$118 Japan Smoky Color without bleach

By far, this is our most popular coloring style which I believe is due to it not having to bleach the hair and yet it is able to achieve special colors like ash purple. This is done with a lifting, to lift the hair to a light brown, and thereafter, the color application.

Lifting is a less damaging process compared to bleaching, a healthier alternative but the tradeoff is the outcome is darker. This is like a smoky, darker version of the original intended color. To read about the entire procedure of this and the entire color choices, click here.

$118 Balayage without bleach

The traditional balayage is a coloring style where the lower half of the hair is bleached and colored. With knowledge from our japan smoky color series, we can now do lifting on the lower 60% length of the hair and do a smoky color balayage, for example, a smoky rose brown. Instead of the full length smoky color, you have a healthier alternative to the classic balayage, a non-bleach balayage.

We offer both with bleaching and without bleaching, we'll talk more about balayage with bleaching below. Without bleaching, it will be done by the same color lifting we use for the Japan Smoky Color series.

Do take a look at the Navy Blue Balayage w/o bleaching video over here. The gradient effect would be less obvious as there is no bleaching. However, the hair will not be as damaged because… there is no bleaching! But it does not mean there will be no damage at all, there will still be some. Ultimately, we’re using chemicals to alter the hair color.

The four $118 services above will be our services of the month that has been discounted, next, we'll introduce our other services -

Normal Color @ $68

This is our primary coloring service that has double functions. It would be for 1 single full-length color without bleaching or color lifting, just one single color on the entire hair. The usual questions I get are if my hair has been bleached twice before, can I do an ash purple directly at $68 without bleaching it again?

Yes, you can, if your hair is light enough to do the desired shade of ash purple, or if it is not light enough, we can discuss further to find a slightly darker shade of ash purple.

On the other hand, what if the hair is black? In this case, the choices would be normal colors such as the different shades of brown, chocolate brown, dark brown, normal brown, or colors like different shades of copper or dark red. Remember, the lighter your hair is the more color choices that you will have.

We also have our signature service - Color + Stem Cell Treatment at $138. Stem Cell Treatment is our premium repair treatment that contains argan stem cell and various hair vitamins.

Dark Purple/Green w/o Bleaching @ $78

This would be similar to the normal color above but just that this would be for Dark Purple (Wine color) and Dark Green. Why the extra cost is because, for this, we’re using a color booster that has a stronger pigment to ensure the hair is able to absorb these 2 special colors without having to bleach the hair or lift it.

We usually get quite a lot of requests for the Dark Purple as it is really a very special color, a very beautiful and subtle dark violet red. Just like red wine, it’s not red, it’s not black either, it’s just a special type of subtle color on its own. A low-key version of flamboyant. I think it’s really pretty, how about you? :)

Ombre Butterfly @ $198

For ladies who prefer a creative twist to the normal highlights, this is the creative twist that combines both color + highlights and yinyang 2-tone color. The inner color will be a color without bleaching. You get to choose what kind of combination that you want. The classic combination would be a normal brown with highlights and light brown underneath.

Or if you want a more creative color like blue or purple, we do offer bleaching on the inner layer at $50. If you have slightly wavy hair, you might want to try this, your relatives will be busy looking at your hair instead of asking those unnecessary questions about your private life. Hahaha.

Balayage @ $168

A french hand painted coloring technique, it’s like an art piece, using freehand to create these smooth gradient effect that transits the base color softly from dark to light.

The bleaching and coloring will be done mainly on the lower 60% length, however, the lighter the color, the more bleaching it requires.

Ombre @ $118

There are a few definitions of Ombre as different salons might have different interpretations of this coloring style. For us, unlike the Balayage at least 60% length bleaching with a gradient effect, this would be a straightforward 50% length bleaching and 1-tone color on the lower half.

There is also the Ombre Underlight where a creative color is done on the inner layer of the hair.

In comparison to Ombre, many opted to do Balayage because of the harsh line in between but I have also seen many who prefers an obvious separation of colors. You might ask, which one is nicer? My opinion is that both are equally good, it depends on your personal style and preference. As long as you feel confident with your hair, even if it’s just a normal brown, the overall feel will exude confidence and beauty.

Ombre Waterfall @ $228

Among all our coloring styles, this is one of my personal favourite. We took the concept of a waterfall and modify this from the traditional Ombre style. The hair is only bleached at the bottom 20 to 30% and with a couple of related colors including the base color, it resembles a waterfall gushing down. Very creative!

This will slightly be on the high end as it includes the base color, the bleaching on the lower 30% and up to 2 colors on the lower bleached area. In addition, Olaplex or Bond rebuilder collagen treatment will be added into the bleaching solution. If you don’t want to damage your hair too much, pick this as the bleaching will only be on the lower ends, and olaplex/bond rebuilder is included so the hair will not be as damaged.

Full length Creative Color @ $200/$250/$300

This would be quite straightforward, full length bleaching and 1 tone full length color. This is more fun as you can have a full head of neon pink or a light ash purple. If you’re afraid that the color might fade too fast, don’t worry, we have many different pigment masks for you to use at home. The pigment mask refreshes the color every time you use it. Ask us about it, we’re all here to help you! :)

The price difference is for different length, $200 for short length (applies for guys too), $250 for length above shoulders and $300 for length touching or below shoulders. The bleaching included in the price is unlimited bleaching.

Other hair services

4-Step Keratin Straightening Treatment @ $98/$138

Our regular customers will be familiar with this, the keratin treatment will be at $98 on Mondays (final one on 9/1) and $138 on other days. Do book your appointment early as our Mondays are usually fully booked in advance.

Although this is labeled as a straightening treatment, the main function of such keratin treatment is to provide smoothing and reduce frizz. This is mostly use for taming the unmanageable hair too as it straightens it naturally. The hair will feel a lot smoother. If you frequently do rebonding to straighten your hair and would like to try the keratin treatment, do talk to us first before deciding.

I wrote an article on all the truths for the keratin treatment, all the good and bad things, also on the chemicals inside, do give it a read to understand more. It will definitely help you a lot! :)

Rebonding @ $138

This will be quite straightforward. Rebonding is a hair straightening service where the hair bonds are broken to be altered and re-bond into the straight hair structure. Because the hair bonds would be broken, it is not suitable for bleached hair as it might not be strong enough to endure this process. Bleached hair has a different hair structure compared to normal non-bleached hair.

Rebonding coupled with color + highlights really looks amazing! I posted one of such combination it received one of the high engagement we ever had. Great taste! :D

You can choose between normal rebonding or soft rebonding. The difference is that soft rebonding will give a softer effect using chemicals of a lesser strength coupled with some straightening technique with the flat iron.

These are our popular services above, if you have read until here, I’m extremely thankful to you! Or if you just scroll through to look at the photos, I’m equally thankful too. Haha.

Before I end, I would like to say that we don’t sell packages, charge GST or service charge. Haha. If you would like to understand more, you can call us at 6336 1476 (bugis cube) or 6259 4631 (tiong bahru) or send us a message. To book an appointment, you can do the same, or whatsapp us directly @ http://wa.me/6590250432 (whatsapp only) or head to the appointment tab above on the menu bar. Thank you!

This is a compiled version of our price list -

⚠Services of the month (Dec 2022 to 20/1/2023)

1) Color + Highlights (Japanese Highlights)

2) Balayage without bleach

3) Japan Smoky Color without bleach

4) Yinyang 2-tone color without bleach

✌️ Each of it will be at $118 (all lengths)

✌️ Includes haircut, l'oreal and olaplex mini treatment

✨Coloring services w/o bleaching -

❤️ Normal color promotion @ $68

❤️ 1-tone Dark Purple/Dark Green @ $78

❤️ Color + Highlights promotion @ $118 (dec to cny)

❤️ Yinyang 2-tone color @ $118 (dec to cny)

❤️ Japan Smoky Color @ $118 (dec to cny)

❤️ Ombre Butterfly @ $198

The above 6 are all inclusive of haircut, olaplex mini treatment and l'oreal treatment, for all hair lengths.

✨Other main services -

1) Stem Cell Treatment + Color + Cut @ $138

2) Balayage Color Promotion @ $168 (unlimited 60% length bleaching)

3) Stem Cell Treatment @ $108

4) Keratin Straightening Treatment @ $138 ($98 on Mondays, final one on 9/1) - free haircut

5) Keratin Straightening Treatment + Stem Cell Treatment @ $216 ($176 on Mondays, final one on 9/1) - free haircut

6) Rebonding(Soft/Normal) + Olaplex mini + Cut @ $138

7) Natural Ceramic Perming + Olaplex mini + Cut @ $188 (includes rebonding on top part)

8 ) Ombre Waterfall @ $228, Base color (w/o bleaching) + Ombre Waterfall (bottom bleaching) + Cut (Olaplex Or Bond Rebuilder Collagen Treatment included), the bleaching will only be at the lower 20 to 30%, very natural, like a waterfall

9) Rebonding (Soft/Normal) + Cut + Bond rebuilder collagen treatment + Hair spa treatment @ $198

😍We're located at😍

1) Tiong Bahru (beside Tiong Bahru Plaza - 3 mins walk)

11A Boon Tiong Road #01-02

Singapore 161011

Please call us at 6259 4631 for any further details.

2) Bugis Cube (opposite Bugis Junction, not Bugis plus)

470 North Bridge Road #04-04

Singapore 188735

Please call us at 6336 1476 for any further details.

Promo from Dec 22 to CNY 23

Hello there! This promotion will be very special as this will not just be for one single month. This promotion will last all the way until CNY. If you’re planning for your CNY hair, this is the place to look! Not just one but 4 different coloring promotions at once.

We’ll dive straight into the promotion and I’ll link up the respective links, should you want to read more to find out more about the individual styles.

The 4 services of the month below will be for December 2022, and also January 2023, all the way until we close for CNY on 20/1. But do also take note that our CNY surcharge will begin on 11/1 to 20/1 at $15 for chemical services, and $5 for haircut only (including olaplex mini treatment).

We’ll talk more about our CNY arrangement at the end of the article. These are the 4 services of the month for Dec 2022 and Jan 2023 -

1. Color + Highlights

2. Japan Smoky Color without bleach

3. Balayage without bleach

4. Yinyang 2-tone color without bleach

They are all at $118 each, for all hair lengths

The 4 services of the month above will all inclusive of haircut, olaplex mini treatment, and l’oreal treatment. One gentle reminder for our VIP members is service of the month will not be entitled to further VIP discount.

Let’s do a breakdown of each individual service to showcase more photos and to recap what the service is about.

Color + Highlights (Japanese Highlights)

This was our recent service of the month for November. It was so well-received that we decided to extend this until CNY, but without the free product. In short, this is our usual color + highlights service but we have introduced 7 different colors with japanese highlights.

The highlights below are all done by bleaching, but we can do other kinds of highlights too, either by coloring or lightening if you prefer non-bleach highlights. Here are the 7 japanese highlights photos below. If you want to read more on the Japanese highlights, click here.

Japan Smoky Color without bleach

By far, this is our most popular coloring style which I believe is due to it not having to bleach the hair and yet it is able to achieve special colors like ash purple. This is done with a lifting, to lift the hair to a light brown, and thereafter, the color application.

Lifting is a less damaging process compared to bleaching, a healthier alternative but the tradeoff is the outcome is darker. This is like a smoky, darker version of the original intended color. To read about the entire procedure of this and the entire color choices, click here.

Balayage without bleach

The traditional balayage is a coloring style where the lower half of the hair is bleached and colored. With knowledge from our japan smoky color series, we can now do lifting on the lower 60% length of the hair and do a smoky balayage, for example, a smoky rose brown. Instead of the full length smoky color, you have a healthier alternative to the classic balayage, a non-bleach balayage. More info on the balayage without bleach here.

Yinyang 2-tone color without bleach

This would be the most straightforward coloring style, similar to an underlight, this would be the normal version of an underlight for 2 layers of coloring without bleaching. This means, you can do colors like a darker brown on the outside, lighter brown on the inside, or dark purple on the outside, and dark red on the inside. To read up more on this coloring style over here.

That’s about it! Let’s dive in more on our CNY plan so that you can start to plan the date for your CNY hair. In short, our prices and services of the month will remain the same all the way until we close for CNY, which is 20/1/2023. Our operating duration will also change to 10am to 10pm from 1/1 to 20/1.

For the CNY surcharge, it will begin on 11/1 to 20/1, there will be no surcharge for December. The CNY surcharge will be at $15 for chemical services, which means anything that is chemical-based like rebonding, perming, coloring, keratin treatment, premium treatments, etc. And for haircut (including olaplex mini treatment), the surcharge will be $5. If you’re doing a chemical service + haircut, the surcharge will remain at $15 instead of $15 + $5.

If you would like to understand more, you can call us at 6336 1476 (bugis cube) or 6259 4631 (tiong bahru) or send us a message on our Facebook or instagram. To book an appointment, you can do the same, or whatsapp us directly @ http://wa.me/6590250432 (whatsapp only) or head to the appointment tab above on the menu bar.

And we have reached the end! Thank you for reading! Stay safe and healthy! :)

Japanese Highlights in 7 Different Colors

Hello there! Each year we will be doing some form of improved variation of a particular coloring style and this year is no different too. Highlights have always been one of our best and most popular services, and as usual, let’s take this up another level, with 7 different colors. Heard of orange highlights? You’ll like it, I’m sure! Let’s go!

To do a recap on our past highlights innovation, a couple of years back, we first started with our Japan Autumn Highlights and introduced 3 new types of highlighting styles in Ash Blonde. Fringe Lights, Surface Lights, and See-through Lights.

Fringe Lights

The highlights are done mainly on the fringe area by the side of the hair. More prominent on the front. The hair looks bluish mainly because of the evening light.

Surface Lights

As the name goes, for such highlights, it is only done on the surface of the hair with mostly thinner streaks and a couple of slightly thicker streaks. For the bulk of the hair, it is still the base color so this would lean more on the quieter aspect. Not too much but enough to see something different. Sometimes, less is more! This is our previous hair volunteer, still feeling thankful for the nice photos that she sent to us to show her beautiful highlights.

See-through Lights

Mostly about seeing through the different layers of highlights from our naked eyes. It has multiple depths to it as both the surface and the layer underneath have highlights. More of a 3D highlight as you can see many many tiny streaks of light on different layers of the hair. But despite the complexity of the highlights style, it still blends very well and very comfortable to look at.

Thereafter, we had our money piece highlights last year where we combine our highlights style with the additional money piece style on the fringe. Money piece is the name of the coloring style where the 2 parts of the fringe area is colored. This is not part of highlights but rather an additional add-on.

And this year, for our upcoming service of the month for November 2022, not only we’re implementing the highlights style we have before above (except the money piece streaks), but we’re going to focus more on the combinations between the base and highlights, and also introduce a wider variety of colors instead. There will be combinations that you might not have seen before.

Before I start, all the highlights are done from our Fruity Color Pigment Mask, which means the ingredients are mostly natural, made from fruits, and containing hair vitamins. Moving on, these are our Japanese Autumn Highlights with 7 different colors. We’ll start with one of my favorite colors, the color of passion - Red.

Dark Red Base with Red Highlights

This will be a classic combination of colors, the same color but with darker and lighter shades. Together with the Japanese highlights style, See-through Lights, it looks very global and modern. You can actually see the little streaks of lighter red on the different layers of the hair. Very nice!

Dark Purple Base with Violet Red Highlights

If you find the red above to be too vibrant, here’s a softer version of red. The Red Violet that is a little purplish-pinkish version of red. This combination will be a little more gentle and soft, with more attention given to the entire gentle combination of both base and highlights, instead of just highlights alone. If the above red highlights is an extrovert, the violet red would be the introvert version of it. The front view of the combination looks so gorgeous!

On a side note, this is not a money piece on the fringe, it's a simple small streak of highlights, part of the highlights coloring. Money piece will be thicker.

Dark Copper Base with Orange Highlights

Orange is a very rare color to be done on the hair because it might be a little striking for some. But what if we use a striking color on a subtle highlights style - the Fringe Lights? It balances everything! It fulfilled the low-key look but the attention on the sides of the fringe is tuned up. I have to say this is the best combination among all of the colors here. Let’s not forget about the dark copper base too, this reddish brown shade compliments the orange well, allowing it to shine. Like I said, good combination, no, the best combination. Hahaha.

Dark Green Base with Ash Green Highlights

Let’s take a moment to enjoy the 2 beautiful shades of green. In this clean and green country, most of us when we thought about green, we might think of tree leaves or grass. However, green has some beautiful shades too, such as the base color, it’s sort of a brownish-green but with more dark green elements. Similar to the orange fringe lights highlight above, this is also a fringe light but with some surface light to showcase more contrast.

Blueblack Base with Blue Highlights

This would be a more classic combination of the 2 shades of blue, darker and lighter blue. We have incorporated a slight feminine touch, a Miranda Light where there is a fringe coloring of just a couple of mm to showcase the beautiful lighter blue on the wavy fringe. With the waves, it looks a little like balayage but it’s actually highlights instead. You can never go wrong with the classic option.

Dark Purple Base with Violet Highlights

One more classic combination like the above, but now it’s 2 shades of purple. Like blue, purple has always been the top 5 colors done by our customers. Purple is meant to be a subtle and cool color that is suitable for ladies with lighter skin. For this combination, we focus more on tuning it slightly less subtle with more obvious highlights but retain the blending elements.

Dark Reddish Brown Base with Ash Pink Highlights

You might find this familiar, this was the same volunteer for our surface lights above and we refreshed her color with Ash Pink. From here, we can look at the beautiful aspect of this surface lights style, the many little streaks of pink with a couple of thicker pink streaks. I remember there were quite a number of ladies who wanted to do this too, the exact same thing.

Other combinations

Other than the colors above, you can also do the colors in your desired color, say, an ash blue highlights? Or if you prefer the classic brown, we’ll include more examples at the end of the article.

I hope you like the highlights because, for me, it looks astonishing! I used to think that highlights are probably just thick blonde stripes on the head but wow, I have to say what we are introducing this time is really creative and colorful too. Hahaha. And here’s the main dish of this article, our service of the month for November (and also Dec 2022 to CNY 2023) -

Color + Highlights @ $118 (for all lengths)

Highlights in Japanese style or your desired style (e.g babylights)

Includes a base color w/o bleaching + highlights (either bleaching or lifting)

Includes haircut, Olaplex mini treatment, and L’oreal treatment

And we have reached the end of the article! Thank you so much for reading! I’ll include more examples of the classic highlights below. To book an appointment, you can call our hair studios at 6259 4631 (tiong bahru) or 6336 1476 (bugis cube), whatsapp us directly @ http://wa.me/6590250432 (whatsapp only) or head to our website, https://www.stevevstudios.com/appointment . Stay safe and healthy! :)

Other examples of classic highlights