The Japanese Hair Straightening System: The Gaijin Experience

Jun 30, 2009
 

By Yvette Currie | Monday, Jun 15, 2009 First, two Japanese salon auteurs pulled strands from opposite ends of my head, applying paste with a brushy squeegy and looking over my shoulder and my "In Style" magazine, telling me about how sexy Eva Mendes is and how my miniature "hair cutting champion" 9 pound man loves Jennifer Love Hewitt. He has trophies on the wall. His suspenders and tremendously droopy drawers receiving his adjustment every few minutes. Despite these trappings, somehow I know my curly locks, my mane, is safe with him. Apply a wash to my head Question: "Is it good, you stay 3 hours?" My response: "I agreed to 4 hours yesterday in the interpretation session, didn't I? "Uh, YES" emphatic, yet somehow layers of meaning and previous conversation have been lost between us. Smiles and giggles. I know I am not this... [read full story]                    

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