Ani, who are you?

Ani. 20. NYC. Hair enthusiast. Graphic Design student at FIT. 

I like being alone. I like to sleep late. I prefer night time over day time. I like taking selcas. I like staying home. I love all colors. I like watching TVB. I like listening to 80s 90s Cantopop and downtempo music. I love to eat. I love filing my nails.

Everything inspires me. My friends inspire me. My grandma inspires me. My boyfriend inspires me. My neighborhood inspires me. Tumblr inspires me. These inspirations become a part of my thought process and ultimately emulate into everything that is produced from my mind, heart, soul and hands.

Currently, I am working on DOZANI, a fashion apparel company I started with my partner Peter. We’re trying to get things going as quickly as possible while still maintaining good grades in college. Wish us luck <3!

I am also working as a freelance graphic designer and hairstylist with small client bases. Click here to view my design tumblr :)!

Frequently Asked Questions

1) What hair dye brands do you use?
For permanent light brown to dark brown to black, I use Palty or Gatsby. For temporary black, I use Kiss or Adore. For unnatural colors like purple, pink, red, green, I use Special Effects, Manic Panic and sometimes Adore.

2) What hair bleach brand do you use?
I use IGORA Vario Blond. 

3) Do you cut/dye your own hair?
Yes and no. If my boyfriend is around, he cuts and dyes it for me. If he’s not, then I do it myself. I no longer get my hair done at salons. 

4) How is your hair not fried? Products?
I don’t go out of my way to treat my hair. I use the typical conditioner after shampooing. I don’t use permanent dyes very often so the damage is very little on my hair. It can be soft after conditioning just like normal hair. 

5) Are you a girl or a boy?
I’m a girl.

6) Are you straight?
Trisexual. Boys, girls and myself ;)

7) Where do you shop?
Thrift stores, Uniqlo, Tokyo Rebel, eBay, Yesstyle, Topman.

8) How tall are you?
5’2” 

9) Your skin! So naice. Products?
Cleansers: I use a different cleanser every day so my skin doesn’t get accustomed to one product. Sekkisei Powder Wash, Shiseido Benefiance Cleanser, Cetaphil Daily Facial Cleanser, Neutrogena Oil-Free Acne Wash

Toners: Lancome Tonique Radiance (I use this every other day)

Moisturizers: Sekkisei, Shiseido, Aveeno

10) How did you get that permanent blue hair?!
I applied a semi-permanent blue-black dye to my hair that’s been bleached many times before. The specific brand I used is called Kiss. It’s a cheap $4 bottle. You can use pretty much any brand that carries semi-permanent blue-black. I recommend Adore but I couldn’t find it at the time so I settled with Kiss. The color will be a deep black at first but gradually it will fade into blue-grey and eventually all grey.

11) Did you know you look like Amber from f(x)?!
Yes, yes. Now I know.