Tag Archives: hairdressing

Vanity and the barber’s shop…

Posted on April 20, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Oh vanity, thy name is Man, Not always Woman, as we’re told, You primp and preen impartially: To save us all from looking old (You order us to diet too, On soup and salad, hot and cold). How do we … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, Poetry | Tagged beauty, hairdressing, torture, Turkish barber | 54 Comments

Salad days

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Sue Vincent

To clear this rotten bug away that’s been a lousy joke, I thought I’d run a nice hot bath and have a lazy soak. I could, I thought, put something in, to make the steam work well, I settled on … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, Poetry | Tagged hair, hairdressing, kitchen cupboard | 42 Comments

Replay – Guest post: Christine Hannon, “A Hairdresser’s Diary”

Posted on December 20, 2015 by Sue Vincent

As anyone who takes one look at my unruly mop will realise, I seldom sit in the hairdresser’s chair. Christine Hannon, however, wielded the scissors and a sympathetic ear for many years. A hairdresser will hear many stories, but it … Continue reading →