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The rumpled and chaotic look is in... or maybe not by the time you read this, because hair fashion changes faster than the scissors can go snip
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PHOTO: BHAGYA PRAKASH K.
SNIPPING AWAY Tanuja is a NIFTian who got fascinated with hair
If you've dressed neatly, combed your hair tidily and think you're trendy enough to step out of your home, then you're absolutely wrong. This is an age of the messy look. The trend is to paint the town red with spiked hair streaked purple and look really untidy.
Who defines the fashion scene anyway? "Within a week we get to know the latest trends as there is a demand to do the same cuts and styles over and over again. Trends are also triggered by the media — ads and films. Dil Chahta Hai set off trendy cuts even in men," says Tanuja, who started the elegantly designed unisex salon called Scissors Enrich.
It's unisex "because men are far more conscious about personal grooming these days," observes Tanuja, who started off with a degree from NIFT and suddenly took a fascination for hair and makeup while dressing up her models during one of her shows. The decision was so instant that she found herself on a flight to London where she completed an advanced course in the beauty business at the famed Toni and Guy academy.
Why are people so obsessed with their hair?
"Hair is the main focus, as good healthy hair enhances one's personality."
As you observe her at work you realise that it's not just the conventional "bob", "U", "boy" or "straight" cut any more. Cuts come with fancy names such as square layers, flair cut, round layers, spiked cuts and wispy look — all that leave the uninitiated simply perplexed.
Salons being salons, they always have to bear the heavy burden of glamour. Reality is thrown to the wind. People always walk in expecting to walk out looking gorgeous, irrespective and unacknowledging of their drawbacks.
And Tanuja finds it really taxing to handle such clients. "People down south want to be trendy but are hesitant to give us the complete freedom when it comes to cuts. They always want to retain the length. That's not possible because a change in style inevitably means you lose some length. Trends often start in Europe and then come to India, and never the other way around."
Tanuja explains how the market today is bursting with so many colours — red, blue, green and purple. "Earlier there was just the conventional hair dye or mehendi. Today's colours last much longer if it contains ammonia. Dark brown and burgundy go well with the Indian skin tone. If one is really fair then the person can even carry off the blonde shade."
Before cutting the hair one has to analyse the hair texture and face shape. "It's a real challenge when some people ask for cuts that just do not suit their face cuts. We try and convince them but if they still insist then we just let them have their say," she smiles. Beside cuts and colouring this salon offers other regular treatments. The other customers she dreads are the "pimpled" clients. "They are the worst to handle. They walk in and expect us to work magic on their skin in just one sitting without realising that they have to follow a strict diet and skin maintenance regime. Some of them are so badly affected that it may take a minimum of 10 months with a one-hour sitting to improve the skin."
Why call the salon Scissors Enrich? "Because it gives you a rich look and makes my pockets rich," smiles Tanuja.
Cuts are priced at Rs. 500 upwards for women and Rs. 300 upwards for men.
Scissors Enrich is at 8th the block, First Floor, Identity Building, No. 515, 20th Main, Koramangala, above Bajaj Showroom. Timings: 10 a.m. to 9.30 p.m. Contact 41103737/3838.
SHILPA SEBASTIAN R.
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