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Today, we are talking about hair.
There are so many different styles and words associated with hair.
You need to know them if you want to be fluent in English.
So come with me on a little trip to the hairdresser and let's learn some new words.
"So what can I do for you today?"
"Just a trim please. I think I just want a couple of inches off the length. Just a trim."
"Oh just a trim, you sure love? Are you sure you wouldn't like a nice fringe? I could put a fringe in or some bangs ?"
"No, no, I think just to trim, please."
"Oh okay, boring! Okay, here we are go...
Are you sure you just want to trim?
See I had somebody in last week and they had a lovely pixie crop or you would look great with a mullet.."
"No, no, no, I really don't want a mullet, thank you. Um... just a trim please, thank you."
"Just a trim? "Yes."
"Just... just a trim everybody, just a trim!"
"Ooo you've got such healthy hair." "Thank you" "Have you had layers in before?"
"Yeah I had layers put in about a year ago and I think they're just growing out now.
So they're sort of grown out layers now."
"And...uh...have you had a fringe at some point? Chin up."
"Yes I did. I had a fringe, like that. I had a full fringe, but now it's growing out. So it's grown out.
So now it's like a gringe, like a grown out fringe."
"Like mine?" "Yeah a bit...yeah kind of like yours, I guess um...
but it's quite all the rage at the minute to have like curtain bangs. To have a curtain fringes."
"Oh yeah! Everybody's coming for curtain bangs at the moment!"
"You know what? I think you should be really daring and go for a short back and sides!
I think that would really suit you!"
"Short, back and sides? No, no, I'll...I'll be okay, thank you."
"You sure? Are you sure? You know I could just go to the back and get some trimmers you know,
and give you a nice fade. It's all the rage."
"I really don't want a fade, thank you. I just want a trim, thank you." "A trim?"
"Yes, a trim." "Just a trim?"
"Yes." "Just a little bit of a trim?"
"Yes." "Okay."
"Are you sure that you wouldn't like me to just put some colour in?
You know, I could strip your hair, then I could put some bleach in it and then I could put some platinum blonde on."
"No, no, I don't want any colour! I don't want you to dye it.
I don't want you to put highlights in. I don't want you to put low lights in.
I don't want you to dip dye it. I don't want you to ombre it.
I don't want you to balayage it. I just want a trim."
"Why are you upset? Are you okay?"
"Yeah, yeah. Yeah, I'm fine.
People usually come in here and want something really, really exciting, you know?
But listen, if you just want a bob, I'll give you a bob, even though I think you'd look fabulous with a mohawk.."
"No. No mohawk. Just a trim."
"Just a trim?" "Yes."
"Okay. Actually I do think that a bob would be really really good for you, you know.
It's very good for volume and for bounce."
"I agree, I agree, I agree."
"I do actually think you might need a trim because these split ends are making me feel sick...
You know what love? I think this is going to look great.
We had somebody in last week who wanted dreadlocks.
And then we had somebody the next day who really wanted a buzz cut.
But that's why I keep mine long, you see, because I can do a man bun, a ponytail,
plaits (or as the americans say braids). You know long hair is so versatile.
You know sometimes when I'm feeling crazy, I'll even have space buns or pigtails!
And I think I'm nearly done...
And voila!" "What's that?!"
"What?! All the mums are wearing it!" "I wanted a trim!"
"But it frames your face beautifully." "I hate it."
"Sorry love, 45 pounds. Hahaha."
And there you have it, some essential words associated with hair.
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