Metamorphosis

The men who are seated in front of their self-portrait both wear foam beards. One looks like a person from the Middle East with his beard and dark appearance. The other one has blonde picking in his gray hair.  Both gentlemen surrender themselves to relaxation and they enjoy noticeable. They are confident in the smooth knife.

Mr. hook nose shines happy with himself and he bows his head down until his head is almost banging in the sink. In my mind's eye I watch a horrible video. In horror I imagine that the knife goes down ... luckily it is only water and more foam, shampoo-foam this time, which hit his head. As soon as the head had been shaved and washed it converses in Arabic with his almost slaughterer.

Blonde Gray meanwhile escapes from beneath the bright orange towel, he pulls on his coat and is going to checkout well cut. A new beard takes the seat, I hear him say, 'The sides can be shaved and I want the back also nice and shortly trimmed'. Whatever he desires, but in this weather....: wet snow bursts on the windows. But, if you have a bad hairday, bad weather won't be an issue.

A young woman with long black curly hair is seated in the chair on the opposite wall: the women's side. It is a hairdresser with a men's and women's section. She is eager to have her hair de-curled, she calls it 'styled'. Actually it is just ironed out. A steam iron would undoubtedly generate the same result. She is at ease with her hair-stylist and chatters relaxed. In her hair more and more little squares appear, divided by the comb. Then it is steamed and de-curled in small pieces. Her hair is getting longer. Her nice long hair is cut to lenght and a ponytail has been trimmed, which of course also smooths over her forehead in a graceful arc shape.

This hairstyle strengthens her partial Asian features that were previously not noticed by me. She is a beautiful woman with beautiful arched eyebrows and her light brown almond shaped eyes accentuate her exotic appearance. She sparkles when she gets up from the chair. And she seems quite happy with her new good looks: but she is amazed by the cheerful girl she sees reflected in the windows. Thoughtfully and unsure she asks me: 'Do I look good anyway?'

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