Sheila Sim uses SkillsFuture credits for hair-cutting course after giving daughter ‘awful' haircut
Sheila Sim said the course was 'sponsored by the Government' as she had used her SkillsFuture credits.
SINGAPORE – Local actress-model Sheila Sim posted on Instagram that she attended a four-day hair-cutting course following an unsatisfactory trim she gave her daughter.
In the video posted by Sim on July 10, she appears focused as she trims a mannequin's hair, under the guidance of a professional in a black top and jeans. Sim said the course was 'sponsored by the Government' as she had used her SkillsFuture credits.
The model wrote in her caption: 'I've always been cutting my daughters' hair since they were babies. But as they grow, their hair length and texture have become increasingly difficult to manage.
'With no formal experience, I attempted to trim about 5cm off Layla's hair... which ended up being more like 10cm.'
She said that when her daughter first looked in the mirror after the cut, the child said: 'I hate my hair.'
While Layla eventually reassured her three days later that the hair was 'starting to look like hers again', the 41-year-old mother wrote that the haircut was 'awful' and 'really bad'.
This incident spurred Sim to search online for hair-cutting lessons, which led her to sign up for a four-day course at Kimage Hairdressing School.
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On the same day, the My Friends From Afar (2017) actress also posted a series of Instagram Stories, sharing an update of her hair-cutting skills after attending the course.
In one of the Stories, she filmed a 360-degree video of a mannequin, and wrote: 'Excuse the face... but I think I did quite a good job with the hair! Whee.'
Fellow local star Desmond Tan, known for his work in The Journey: A Voyage (2015) and When Duty Calls (2018), commented, 'Next week, any available slots?', complete with a winking emoji.
Other colleagues complimented her, with veteran Lin Meijiao saying: 'You are looking so pro.'
Back in November 2024, Sim had
undergone a two-day hair transplant procedure after receiving feedback that her hair was thinning.
In June the same year, she turned 40, and
had a polka dot-themed party attended by actors Elvin Ng, Romeo Tan, Chen Hanwei and Jade Seah.
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