Groove Magazine Zimbabwe Issue 1 | Page 40

MPV…..my point of view! ©

The Salon: The
female sanctuary
A place to achieve vanity with
lots of oestrogen and chattering,
there can only be one place that
looks like the Beijing Conference;
the salon. (All males must be
warned before they decide to
tread into this territory).
Oh, the salon! The favourite
hangout. The free therapy
session; the news desk; the safe
haven and yes, the female
sanctuary! This place is a holy
ground, where divine beauty
interventions are made. Whether
it is the hair or nails, maybe a
facial or pedicure, the salon must
be a reflection of what the world
would look like if girls run the
world.

I personally get my hair and nails
done at two different salons.
They are both favourable for my
budget and my convenience. The
hair salon is by the shopping
complex close to my home and
the nail salon is right in the
building where I work in, to my
boss’s horror, the office next
door. (And I have a wicked grin
on my face as I write this).

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The owner and head nail technician
is a friendly and bubbly lady. She is
one of the few people who would
probably beat me in a ‘talking
marathon’, (and boy is she loud). But
I am fond of