Hair Salons
The Beauty and the Barber
About The Beauty and the Barber
Getting a haircut without a fifty kilometre round trip is one of the small things that makes a village workable. For households in the White Valley, the alternative is fitting hair appointments around errands in Vernon, which means a morning gone rather than an hour. The Beauty and the Barber covers both sides of that trade in Lumby, salon work and barbering under one roof, as the name suggests.
Shops that combine the two generally handle cuts and styling for all ages, along with colour, highlights, perms, blow-dries and updos on the salon side, and clipper work, fades, beard trims and neck finishes on the barber side. Which services are actually offered, and by whom, varies from shop to shop, so the first call is the right time to ask. Colour and chemical services take considerably longer than a cut and are usually booked differently, and some need a patch test beforehand.
A few things make an appointment go better. Bring a photograph rather than a description, because words like short and layered mean different things to different people. Say honestly what you have had done to your hair recently, particularly box colour, since it changes what is chemically possible. Be clear about how much time you actually have. And in a small community, book ahead for the busy stretches, because graduation, weddings, Christmas and the run-up to the community fair fill a chair calendar faster than anything else in the year.
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