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Post by Roxanne on Mar 20, 2005 4:52:09 GMT -5
Roxanne's nostrils flared at the smell of the store, but she was desperate - months in the country had given her horrible split ends and even matted chunks of her hair in places, and her tail kept getting tangled in her back hooves.
"Eya, uh..." She stepped tentatively into the salon. "Bit of a trim then?"
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Post by WingSong on Mar 21, 2005 18:46:53 GMT -5
((This thread will be Amber wandering in and out from the salon thread, currently with Glitterlilly. So they're on the same timeline. I'm doing this so I can reply right away.))
Amber looked up from where she was helping Glitterlilly to see Roxanne enter the salon. She hurried over shortly after and said, on her way to the staircase at the back of the shop, "I'll be right with ya - take a seat."
Then, after returning with a trunk of clothes and getting the foal settled, she returned to help Roxanne. "Oh, I think it's gonna need more than a trim, darlin'." Then the stylist grabbed a thick comb and a spritz bottle and prepared to get to work on the other mare's hair.
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Post by Roxanne on Mar 21, 2005 21:24:34 GMT -5
[Sorry to intrude! Roxy does need help with that hair of hers though. ; )]
Roxanne called after her "Righty, no problemo!" And took a deep breath, trying to relax a little as she stepped inside.
When the mare returned with a businesslike comb and bottle, she flared her nostrils and looked apprehensive. But a glance at her mane - matted, tinsel sprung every which way, burrs and grass tangled in the split ends - set her resolve. She'd deal with whatever to get herself looking respectable again. "I'm... Roxanne... and uh, yeah, so... just fix it... don't... froof it?"
And she shut her eyes tight.
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Post by WingSong on Mar 21, 2005 23:08:40 GMT -5
"Of course! My name's Amber, by the way." Then the mare set to work in a blur, quickly and painlessly sending grass, dirt, and bits of old hair drifting to the floor. She spritzed until all the tangles were out, at which point the hair was slick, shiny, and damp.
But there was still the matter of the split ends. "Well, darlin', I hate to say it but this isn't a case of simple split ends - you've got a general case of frizz." That said the mare curled a lock of hair around the handle of the comb. Pulling the comb out from the center, she carefully bunched the remaining hair together and captured it with a scrunchie.
The stylist repeated the procedure with all the different strands of mane until all the hair was up in little bunches. "This'll keep the hair bunched together and smooth, so that'll help with tamin' the frizz", Amber explained, "So this'll need to sit for a little bit of time."
Then she looked at Roxy a bit sadly. "But ya really do have lovely hair - are ya sure ya don't want it styled?"
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Post by Roxanne on Mar 23, 2005 4:19:51 GMT -5
Roxanne sat with her eyes squeezed shut but was surprised to feel no pain. Ok, score one point for this Amber then.
But upon feeling the strange sensation of having little sections of her hair bundled up, she opened one eye, took a look in the mirror...
And did a spectacular double-take. "What in the - ?"
She put a hoof up to touch the strange scrunchies. "You sure about this, doll? Won't it come out all in curls or somethin'? I mean, you're right about the frizz, but... I look like... well... I don't even know what I look like. Shiverin' Shakespeare, and I'm gonna hafta go out like this, arnen't I?"
Roxanne fought to keep her blood pressure down. Salons were just too stressful an experience for her. Normally she preferred to trim her own hair at home, but sometimes her limited skills just couldn't cut it, so to speak.
"Thanks for the compliment, but nah babe, I'm a no-frills type. Hell, I don't even know why my genetics gave me tinsel." And she indicated the copper strands in her tied-up mane.
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Post by WingSong on Mar 23, 2005 18:53:35 GMT -5
"I'm gonna hafta go out like this, arnen't I?"
Amber glanced at the pink clock on her wall(with hands made to look like locks of wavy hair). "Nope!" Then the stylist stepped forward and began to take the scrunchies off.
The hair came down curly, but Amber snatched up a straightening iron and began to run it over the hair. She did several strands at once, so the locks of hair wouldn't stay seperate.
"I don't even know why my genetics gave me tinsel."
Then Amber admired the hair for a moment. "I always liked tinsel..."
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Post by Roxanne on Mar 24, 2005 15:55:41 GMT -5
Roxanne quietly closed her gaping jaw.
"Well I'll be!" She turned to look at Amber with a look of pleased surprise on her face. "You're a wizard, babe! Check me out!" And she admired her shiny self in the mirror. "Simple perfection, don't touch it, I'm good just as is. And if this was so easy maybe I'll actually be back again... someday."
Roxy gave Amber a broad wink.
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Post by WingSong on Mar 24, 2005 19:59:18 GMT -5
"Oh, well thanks, darlin'! I do wish you'd let me style it though....Well, I hope to see ya real soon!" Amber smiled at Roxanne, and now that she saw the end result she really had done well with the other mare's mane(although she hadn't done as elaborate a job as she would have liked).
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Post by spookytale on Mar 25, 2005 11:30:34 GMT -5
Glitterlilly slid up to Roxanne, fascinated by her sparkly hair, and also eager to be sociable now that she was all dressed up.
"Hi! Wow! Want an outfit?" Of course the outfits weren't hers to give away, but she wasn't thinking about that right now.
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Post by WingSong on Mar 25, 2005 19:45:11 GMT -5
Amber noticed Glitterlilly had walked over and eyed her outfit choice. She inwardly cringed at the many layered and clashing garments, but smiled at the filly so as not to upset her.
"Hi! Wow! Want an outfit?"
She looked at Roxanne after hearing the Lilly's offer. "Yeah, you're welcome to if ya want to!" Then she turned to Glitterlilly and decided that the outfit was not acceptable, and figured out a way to be subtle about changing it. Turning to the foal. she said, "And we can go into the attic and see about...uh...accessorizin' your outfit."
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Post by Roxanne on Mar 26, 2005 19:52:07 GMT -5
Roxanne looked over at the newcomer and gave an involuntary snort of laughter, which she managed to turn into a cough. "HMMhmchmchmmuh.
"Well now, don't you look... SEXY." and she purred deliciously on the word, unable to hide a grin. "I think I'll pass, I dunno that you need any competition there darlin'!
"I'm gonna be off now. Thanks for the fab help Amber, and I'll see you 'round, savvy?"
Roxanne slapped payment on the counter and hightailed it out into the sunshine, breathing a sigh of relief. That was surprisingly easy...
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Post by WingSong on Mar 26, 2005 21:57:39 GMT -5
"You take care now, darlin' - ya hear?" Amber smiled after her, and hoped Glitterlilly hadn't noticed she was being laughed at.
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Post by WingSong on Apr 5, 2005 20:17:15 GMT -5
Amber heard the door close and looked in its direction, to see her new employee back with some other filly. She sighed and looked at Glitterlilly. "I'll be back faster than you can say 'cactus'!"
((Cont. Salon Thread.))
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