Groove Magazine Zimbabwe Issue 1 | Page 41

So in as much as I love attention, some information is very lethal to give away. I do though, from time to time, ask for advice from the head technician. Her being slightly older, level headed, happy-golucky and, yes, married, she gives good sound advice, but encourages prayer and listening to one’s heart. Yes, advice. If one wants to vent out frustrations, possibly cry, have a good laugh and maybe catch up with the latest gossip, this is the place to be. It is also a place to connect with people and make new friends. Home wreckers, feminists, the naïve females, the sluts, the church heathen and saints, all meet in this place. I absolutely love this nail salon, and I doubt I will be changing any time soon. As for the hair salon, where I get my hair done in particular it is usually calm. There is of course, the news desk also known as , gossip. And I cannot forget the ‘battle of the sexes’ debates with the barbers. It is always interesting to sit through a session, while egos are being fed or trampled on; society is being dissected by people who deal mostly with hair. (No pun intended). “For some strange reason ladies find it easy to divulge personal information in a public place like this.” But all salons have a general atmosphere, oestrogen! (With this statement I include our ‘pink’ male friends). Whether it is the low density up-class, expensive salon, or the ghetto tuck-shop salon, you will never find silence in these places. Unfortunately, there is very little problem solving, or intellectual conversations in the Salon. The main topic of discussion, MEN! I think it is high time; women stopped centralising life around testosterone and focus more on important issues such as world peace, how to raise our children to be good citizens, or how to ensure that every woman, whether rich or poor, owns lots of pairs of…..SHOES! And hand bags. Undoubtedly there is never a dull day in a salon. At times there is drama! Those owing debts, the wife versus the mistress, the ‘pink ladies’ versus the other ladies, and division amongst the hairdressers themselves, I have witnessed physical fights, verbal abuse (every profane word you can imagine, I have heard), but the action is priceless! (Shaking my head). Salon. Salon. Salon. Only a woman can understand how therapeutic it is to go there. You go in low, you come out high. It is a hospital for non-surgical plastic surgery. It gives women more things to talk about. Blessed be every salon that every woman sets foot in, and if two or more women are gathered, there shall be a lot of chatter. P.S.: Always write your own love story Ciao! Lady E “P.S.: Always write your own love story”-Lady E 39