Mel’s New ‘Do (and a pic of her wicked new boots)
Buenos Aires is a vain city by any standards: 1 in 10 women have an eating disorder; 1 in 30 people (that’s people, not women) have had plastic surgery; stylishly dressed and perfectly preened people are everywhere.
It should come as no surprise then, that within days of arriving here, Mel decided it was time for a radical change – time to cut the long hair she’s been painfully growing out for the last 2 years.
Lessons learned at an Argentina salon:
- It takes guts to ask for short blond hair in a country where dark, long hair is the norm. There are only 5 blond shades to choose from. And no pictures of short hair in ANY of the magazines.
- It helps to speak Spanish. While she likes the end result, the bangs were not intentional.
- Cut and color at a high end Palermo salon – $35 US. Equivalent at Mel’s salon in Toronto: $250.
All in all, we’re pleased with the results. Though of course, we’ll miss the pig tails which had become Mel’s signature look.
And so, we’re acclimatizing to the vanity here – we’ve even joined a gym. We’ll report our progress at the end of the month – unless of course, we opt for beef and wine instead of spinning and pilates, which is very possible.
Tags: Argentina, Travel
pichemelanie
April 14th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
Mel vain???? Say it isn’t so, however as Daddy says she has good reason to be vain!