We walked down the block to the 'Mary Hair Dressing Salon' which consists of a small stone building with two white curtains that are the entrance. Upon opening the curtains, we met who we assumed was Mary and a young girl who was getting extensions put in her hair. We asked how much for a haircut and they said 10,000 shillings which is about $8 so I said, that's "gali sana and a Mazungu (white person) price" so they quickly said OK, 1,000 shillings or .80 cents. We settled.
Nini and I waited 10 minutes and I soon found myself in the salon chair. I asked mary if I need a washing or if she was going to wet my hair and she exclaimed no. Next thing I knew, she pulled my hair back into a small pony tail and cut off about 3 inches. Nini and I giggled. She then proceeded to comb my hair with a comb that was about 12 inches long and my entire hair fit in one section. It looked almost fake. She then fluffed my hair with her hands and said basi, is that enough?
I'm pretty sure this may have been Mary's first experience with a white person's hair.
So, my .80 haircut took about 30 seconds and it looks and feels pretty good. I gave her a 100% tip.
PS: On their product shelf, they had many versions of Nice and Lovely, including the famous Avocado Oil.
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jambo. what a great idea to get a trim in a real zanzi beauty salon. you will never forget the experience and the $.80 is unreal. in the states you could easily pay $80 for a visit. Mary must have loved the fact that you came in and asked for her service. did nini also get a trim? like the way you made sure she was being fair with her prices since you are a friendly neighbor:)) luv. mum
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