Saturday, November 17, 2007

A Yen for a Haircut

Sisters Jesica and Jolene pose in front of Jesica's picture.
Sophia in the midst of her transformation.
I'm up next for my trim.
Jolene smiling for the camera.


When we first moved to Singapore Sophia tried several hair places. There was the $500 treatment that took 4 hours. She left the salon looking great with perfectly straight hair and a chic style. By the time she walked the three blocks to our house it looked like and afro (not that there's anything wrong with that). She tried a very cheap place and wouldn't you know - it was a lousy doo. I got my first cut in Asia at a hotel in Bangkok and it was fine but it is kind of a long way to go every few weeks for a trim.

At some point someone recommended we go to Yen's. Yen's is one of the 1000s of hair places in Singapore and one of probably a dozen places in the Holland Village area. It's on the third floor of a kind of a shopping mall. The mall is not plush by any means and has a grocery store, some gift shops, tailors, clothing stores, a few foot massage and manicures places and several salons. It is frequented by a lot of expats who live in the area.

So we went and we keep going back. Beautiful sisters Jessica (Yen) and Jolene are in charge. Jolene makes the business work and Jessica cuts hair. They are really nice women who came to Singapore from China many years back and started their business. They can both be found at the shop 6 days a week (the place is open all seven days), pretty much all year round. In addition to a nice cut I also enjoy a great shampoo and scalp massage on their flat bed shampoo tables.


It all adds up to a very nice experience. (Sorry to my barber of over 30 years, the Gus Man!)


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