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Our appointment was at 10am. Ah Du normally starts work at 12pm but he clocked in earlier today because he feels learning to cut hair is more impt. Which I greatly agree, if not how to be David Gan no. 2?? hehhh..

After some face shape and hair analysis by his Boss, Ah Du gave my hair a good wash (he claims tt its super oilyy and scolded me for not bathing b4 coming! BOohooo!). The hair wash was very enjoyable, highly recommended!! $3 only! by Ah Du=) I was then brought back to my seat and just as I tot he was to start cutting, he excused himself to go toilet and did some real big business. SO basically I was staring at the mirror with a whole head of wet hair waiting patiently for him to be back. Right. Gonna deduct some pts for being unprofessional here mate! 10 min later he came back and started to snap off the back part of my hair, straight across, as instructed by Boss. This took abt 5min.

Ah Du snapping the back part of my hair.

NEXT up, his Boss came around to check and did some trimming and explanation about the next step, which was to 'create shape' to the bob hairstyle that she wanted him to cut. She demonstrated how to do it on the left side (was damn pro! Ah Du says she has been cutting hair for the past 16 yrs! GASP!). Ah Du then started doing the same to the right part of my hair. Apparently there was a technique to find the 'guideline' so he will know how much to cut. Initially he had trouble understanding this concept and his Boss had to come ard a few times to check and advise. As a hair model, my greatest concern was that if he screwed up the 'guideline' thingy I'm gonna end up with a 'hole' in my hair. Thus we came to a consensus - dun cut too much first, leave some room for error, which is not the best cos the whole process took EVEN LONGER! But more on that later..

Here, Ah Du trying to find the 'guideline'. This one peng long. I think abt 15min!

NExt Up, as usual his BOss came over to check on him and realised that the right side is MUCH SHORTER THAN THE LEFT SIDE! GASP! KAngtAO liao! So bobian, the Boss had to trim off the left side to even things out.. sobssss. So basically my hair turned out much shorter than I expected. But I think it will be ok a few weeks later, because the shape is more or less there already.

Here, Ah Du is trying to trim off the left side to compensate for the kangtao he created on the right side=((

Here, Ah Du is STILL trying to trim off the left side to compensate for the kangtao he created on the right side=(( I was starting to doze off already! No JOke!

Ah Du, giving my hair the finishing touches by blow drying and styling it thereafter.

Of course, nothing is complete until the Boss comes over to check. Time check: 12.05pm. The Boss commented "so how is it? no easy being a hair model hor?" hahahahaa

Let me recall the learning points (Ah Du! this is for your notebook also horr! dun forget the homework your boss gave you!)
1. When a customer walks in, considering her hair length, face shape, vibe she gives, you shld already have in mind what kind of hairstyle and the look you wanna achieve, the concept. GO ahead and sell him/her the idea, and discuss it openly. Ultimately, it must suit what the customer wants - fuss free ready to go hairstyle? sth totally diff to change her look? curls to look more feminine? etc.. This will also determine what hair products you wanna recommend and use on him/her as well.

2. Keep a note/sketchbook for all the haircuts tt you're gonna do for me!!! and practise the 'guideline' thingy on ur gf (eh bo la kong qio!)

3. Sometimes you have to go by 'feel', but that will come with practice and experience. When cutting hair, there are many techniques and ways to achieve the cut and look you wanna achieve. But ultimately, going with the 'huiling' is what you wanna achieve to make you a PRo!

OVERALL VERdicT:

Atmosphere: 5/5 (Very nice setting to cut hair with kips and cute guys all ard heh!)
Hair Wash: 4.5/5 (Water was too cold the 2nd time ard)
Skill: 3/5 (1st time cutting on real hair!!)
Professionalism: 3/5 (minus 1 pt for gg toilet in btw)
Value for money: 5/5 (thanks for paying ah du!)

reporting from SuperCuts @ Compasspoint.


PS: his boss is really quite kip..and rich too! keke!

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