The Salon
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| Initial release | January 2005 |
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| Directors | Mark Brown |
| Producers | Vivica A. Fox |
| Box office | 139,084 USD |
| Languages | English Language |
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| ID | 2047505 |
About The Salon
Stylist Jenny Smith (Vivica A. Fox) gets the shock of her life when charming lawyer Michael (Darrin Dewitt Henson) steps into her beauty salon -- a beloved community hub -- and announces that the city of Baltimore has scheduled her building for demolition. Refusing to go down without a fight, Smith embarks on a quest to stop Michael and the Department of Public Works. But, as their court date approaches, Smith finds herself unwittingly falling for Michael. …
Last-minute summer holiday bookings rise as Brits flee rain
... " Lucy Hancock, a customer at The Salon, said she did the same in July, taking a last minute trip to Italy...
Taliban beauty salon ban: Three Afghan women mourn the end of a valued service
... " She used to go to The Salon with a woman from her neighbourhood, developing a deep friendship with one of its workers...
‘I went through the menopause before my mum did'
... And every once in a while she ll wear a black T-shirt to The Salon, with the slogan " Make Menopause Matter" written across the chest in red...
I'd rather go to the dentist than have a haircut
... The 55-year-old says she feels anxious and sick before she goes to The Salon...
'My dad, the claw hair clip inventor'
...By Anne-Marie Dias BorgesBBC NewsIt was the hair accessory of choice in the 1990s - fashionable yet functional - making a comeback in Covid lockdown when a trip to The Salon wasn t possible...
Farnborough Airshow: Aerospace deals set to fly
... Confidence check Under normal circumstances, Farnborough alternates with The Salon du Bourget in Paris as the most prestigious aerospace industry gathering of the year...
Dallas salon shooting investigated as hate crime
... Dallas authorities say a man armed with a 22 rifle fired 13 shots inside The Salon last Wednesday in the city s Koreatown neighbourhood, leaving three women with non-life-threatening injuries...
Jerusalem holy site clashes fuel fears of return to war
... " I pray to God every day that war does not happen because I will unfortunately have to close The Salon and lay off five employees...
I'd rather go to the dentist than have a haircut
By Angie BrownBBC Scotland, Edinburgh and East reporter
Diane Thomson dreads going to The Hairdresser so much that she would rather have root canal treatment at The Dentist instead.
The 55-year-old says she feels anxious and sick before she goes to The Salon .
" It all started when I got a perm many years ago that was awful and made me look like an Old Woman , " she says.
" I was mortified and didn't want to leave The Salon .
" I now have a fear that the haircut will go wrong and worry what I will look like. "
Now two Edinburgh hairdressers are attempting to take The Fear out of going to The Salon by offering mirrorless cuts, talk-free visits and genderless pricing.
Jo Ogilvie, co-owner of Bona Hair in the capital's Colinton Mains, told Bbc Scotland she had seen many nervous people over The Years .
The 35-year-old said: " It is so apparent when customers don't enjoy it, you can tell from their Body Language and from the tone of their voice.
" I'm desperate to change that for them.
" I don't want clients dreading coming to The Salon as it makes me feel sad. "
The Salon will cover The Mirror on request, and offers clients A Sign which they can turn to say whether they want to have a chatty appointment or not.
Jo said: " Sometimes people come in with books, magazines or Kindles as a signal to us that they don't want to speak.
" Others you can tell are uncomfortable trying to make Small Talk and we would rather know this so we can do a quiet cut for them.
" I want to do whatever I can to make them more comfortable. "
She Said another common concern among customers was the worry that their hair was too greasy when they come to The Salon . Some People wash it just before they arrive, despite knowing it is just going to be washed again.
Jo said people could also feel embarrassed if they had not had their hair cut or roots dyed for some time.
" They apologise for it but I want them to know that I love when people come in when their hair is not great because then I can transform and restore it for them, " She Said .
" I have had clients saying they have put make-up on specially for coming to The Salon . When We Are doing hair colour it's actually better to come how you normally look because then we can match your hair colour to your skin tone.
" I wear hardly any make-up and don't worry about how I look and I want people coming here to feel they can do the same. I want them to feel happy and relaxed. "
Jo has co-owned The Salon with Lyndsey Ballantyne, 34, for a year.
They have also started a new pricing structure for short, medium and long hair.
Lyndsey said: " We now charge by length of hair and not by whether customers are male or female. "
They said they wanted to make it a genderless salon because of previous experiences while working elsewhere.
Jo said: " Because men's hair tends to be shorter it's usually cheaper to get cut.
" This shouldn't be the case and it has always bothered me, so now Lyndsey and I have Our Own business we can now make amends and stop gender pricing.
" It's not a fair system and it has always bothered me that A Woman 's haircut is more expensive even if they have short hair. "
Diane said her haircuts had always cost More Than those of her husband and their two sons put together.
She Said : " My husband can't believe how much I spend at the hairdressers. I think The System of gender pricing is unfair. "
Katie Miller, 28, went to The Salon for a consultation after hearing about its New Approach online.
She Said : " I hate going to the hairdressers and would rather go to The Dentist instead.
" I specifically drove quite far today to come here after reading that this salon thinks outside The Box about people's needs.
" I think hairdressers can be a bit intimidating and it's a gossipy and girl-intense atmosphere.
" Every Time I go to The Hairdresser I feel I'm being judged for having left my hair too long before being cut or dyed. "
She also felt pressure to buy expensive products at The End , which she did not like.
Diane Thomson said she had previously felt like she had to wash her hair before going to get it cut.
She Said : " In The Past I've always paid the tip and agreed my hair looks good even when it's been A Nightmare - hopefully that's All In The Past now. "
Source of news: bbc.com
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