Beauty is pain

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So today, I had an appointment with the hairdresser. It was supposed to be a quick one, I go by 8am and return before 1pm. I woke up and prepared. I got to the salon on time.

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Since I had booked the appointment a few days earlier, the hairdresser had already cut the attachment and was ready to do magic on my hair. My hair type needs a lot of expertise and patience. They call it the 'elastic hair type'. It's really hard to comb and so I didn't even bother. I told her that I didn't comb it and that I only washed it.

The procedure started. Of course, I wasn't allowed to use my phone so that I could bend my head anyhow they wanted. The hair making was going smoothly until the attachment was almost finished and the hair remaining was still much. Well I had no other option than to use another lack of attachment. To top it all up, the hair she was making was very different from what I showed her.


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We kept going, and we were done. Voila what you ordered versus what you received. I wasn't that hurt because, whatever hair she made, it always came out very beautiful (a mistake or not). It was time for the trimming to remove the spikes and excesses remaining. She told her apprentice's to do that and they did. They did what they could do. It wasn't to standard and as such, it had to be salvaged. I checked time, 4:50pm, ehnn! As how? Since when!. I couldn't even scream.

The whole salvaging process was very scary. She lit fire and brought it to my hair. I've seen a lot of shot clips whereby the hairdresser misses a turn and boom! hair on fire. I didn't want that to happen and so I sat very still, log of wood mode activated.

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We finished that part and I heaved a sigh of relief, onto the next one. Detangling with hot water. The hair was already painful and she was turning it without care. A guy passed by and said that 'women were properly punished by God in terms of hair making and that if it were a guy, he would have had his haircut a long time ago'. I had to dispute that fact, we weren't punished.

After everything, I was just looking straight ahead, I didn't want to turn. It was them that I realized 'uyai mbiak'(beauty is pain) that my mom always said was very true. I finished up and it was time to head home, I checked the time, 5:15pm, ahaa. I survived! I didn't die! I literally spent ten hours just sitting in one place. How uncomfortable but good thing is that I emerged victorious and beautiful.

Thank you for reading…

With love,wongi😊


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Haha! So you made a new hair but refused to show me what you look like huh? Don't worry I'll see you soon and I'll know what you look like. Keep hiding in your shadows 😜. Just thank heavens I didn't make you that hair lol. You'd have received extra pain but then it's sure that you won't die😂.


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Oh.. my bebe makes hair too..
I should patronize you one of these days.

Gosh! It was hectic.. I almost cried sef. And don't worry, you'd get to see me soon.


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Oh.. my bebe makes hair too..
I should patronize you one of these days.

😜😜😜.

I almost cried sef

Oh sorry perfect cousin 🤗. I know you're fine now.

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log of wood mode activated.

Hahah... Do you recall the experience you had in the midst of two tribes? That was the first time I saw you using this line and I laughed so hard. This time around, I even laughed harder.

Ladies and their hair making process is a typical example of what it means to show perseverance in order to achieve what we want.

The following your heart when her apprentice came to apply final touch on your hair is pretty much the same everywhere. It always makes customers to feel as if the apprentice is about to mess things up 😂.

Well Done on this one.
I will also upload this to @dreemport for curation


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My dear, it gets to a point where you can't move your neck because one move can scatter everything ..

Thanks for stopping by.


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This is just Amazing, who knew that the tale of making a new hair could be told in such a beautiful way.
Honestly, I doff my cap for you ladies who sit at a place for hours , just to get their hair done. Whenever my sisters go to make their hair, I'm always sure I won't see them till night.

Interesting story line dear

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It's takes a lot of perseverance, it got to a point where I felt like taking the hair half braided back home. But at the end ... Patience was key..

Thanks for stopping by.


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Oh my, I'm glad you were patient, because it would have been a horrible sight. True beauty is indeed pain and patience.

With interesting posts like this, I'll definitely be a regular visitor to your posts


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Ladies really pass through a lot just to look beautiful...

10 hours, even someone travelling from owerri to lagos would have reached and you just used it on some tiny braids.. 🤣 🤣

You are lucky you look beautiful after the time spent, I know you will still lose the hair next week..


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My dear.. going on a journey would have been better o😂..

Las las the hair will come down. I just thank God that the hair wasn't a total disaster.


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Your tiny long braids are attractive. Will this last a long time so you won’t have to do anything to your hair for a week or so? That would make up or the long time having it done.
Tip!

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