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Special Treatment

Yesterday afternoon I went to Mirrors, my brother’s fiancé’s hair salon and got my hair cut, dyed and styled by my brother. My friend, David had sent me the money for me to get my hair done and because I only received it into my account yesterday, I made an appointment for that afternoon.

My appointment was at half past two yesterday afternoon with Alex, my brother’s fiancé but when I got there he told me that my brother will be doing my hair… I left the salon at around quarter to six o’clock that evening. My hair had to be cut first then dyed and then styled and thinned after that. Because I had thick hair I had to pay double for the amount of dye that was used. I think that he could have done all the cutting and then dyed. Then I would have had to pay less than what I had to… Anyway it came out really good; I shouldn’t have doubted my brother. He never cut my hair before so I was a little worried until I saw the final result. My hair is now thinner, shorter; definitely more manageable and black; my favorite color and I love it! The only thing that needs getting used to is my fringe. But all and all, he did a pretty fucking good job!

Woolworths gift card from my friend, DavidI had a couple hundred rand left so I bought a bottle of hair color protecting shampoo and conditioner for my hair. And a ceramic straightening brush that I can use with my hairdryer because I never have had one of those brushes before.

A little after six o’clock last night I received a big brown bag via courier. Inside that big brown bag was a credit card size Woolworths gift card; such a small thing delivered in a large bag… The lovely black gift card was sent to me by David and was to be used for grocery and necessity shopping! As Victor and I are trying to make it this month with the very little funds that we have right now, receiving this gift card was a really great gift and really made my day today…

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What a Waste

I’ve never had my nails done before. Well, I have but it was just for the girl’s practical exam as she was attending a course and needed to the hands of several girls for her exam. Anyway, on Tuesday afternoon I went over to my aunt’s new salon to get acrylics done, free of charge.

It was nice. Having my nails done, that is… But afterwards I regretted it. I doubt that my aunt had done them properly because about an hour or so after leaving her salon, the acrylics started to lift from a couple of my fingernails. They weren’t even done properly as near my cuticle, the acrylic was put on too far or right onto my cuticle…

Yesterday they started lifting more and have been coming off one by one. The first two snapped off when I was pulling my bed to get something that had rolled far underneath it. And it hurt when that happened but after that the others just lifted so much that they just came off. Less than an hour ago had the last acrylic come off. Now I’m left with my damaged natural nails.

Hopefully tomorrow I can hopefully buy something to apply onto my nails to strengthen and nourish them because they are thinner than before and look terrible.

Oh and when I can afford to, I’m going to a reputable salon to get my nails done properly.