Oct 10 2008

alan’s tips

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Words of wisdom from my outrageously expensive and handsome, former professional-brick-layer, young product-dispensing hairdresser are temporarily on hold while I investigate cheaper less product-pushing alternatives.  This tip is bought to you courtesy of Lucia from the Philippines in her own local family business salon:

keep your hair short in the winter

Before I could consider the merits of this tip,  Lucia had launched her scissors into the remnants of my mop which is now,  indeed,  short for the winter.


Sep 10 2008

alan’s tips

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Words of wisdom from my outrageously expensive and handsome, former professional-brick-layer, young product-dispensing hairdresser:

you want asymmetrical

As usual,  I’ll be taking Alan’s tip very seriously and following up on this gem of wisdom


Aug 10 2008

alan’s tips

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Words of wisdom from my outrageously expensive and handsome, former professional-brick-layer, young product-dispensing hairdresser:

treat your mum to a night in the Mallard suite at the Malmaison,  it has a ground floor patio,  an en-suite train-set and wooden sinks which look like you can pick them up and walk away with them

As usual,  I’ll be taking Alan’s tip very seriously and following up on this gem of wisdom


Jul 10 2008

alan’s tips

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Words of wisdom from my outrageously expensive and handsome young product-dispensing, ex-pro-brick-layer, hairdresser:

Your job should be something you are passionate about

As usual,  I’ll be taking Alan’s tip very seriously and following up on this gem of wisdom


Jun 10 2008

alan’s tips

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Words of wisdom from my outrageously expensive and handsome young product-dispensing hairdresser:

If someone has been shouting at you for playing football near their house and generally been grumpy and verbally abusive whenever they see you,  don’t get into their car when they follow you along the street and start insisting that you accept a lift from them while smiling and being uncharacteristically smarmy

As usual,  I’ll be taking Alan’s tip very seriously and following up on this gem of wisdom


May 10 2008

alan’s tips

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Words of wisdom from my outrageously expensive and handsome young product-dispensing hairdresser:

If you’re looking for a good winebar the best place in Reading is the Forbury Hotel restaurant bar

As usual,  I’ll be taking Alan’s tip very seriously and following up on this gem of wisdom


Apr 10 2008

alan’s tips

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Words of wisdom from my outrageously expensive and handsome young product-dispensing hairdresser:

“I picked up a newer model of my current phone,  after one night’s use the pictures were terrible,  all fuzzy.  I took the phone back and they said they couldn’t exchange it because it was working probably properly*,  I asked what should I do? and they said,  Vodaphone support said, change to another service provider they even recommended one!”

He certainly knows a thing or thirty-two about almost everything.

*editted multiple times post-publication to remove the superfluous, random, and just darn wanton spelling mistakes


Mar 10 2008

alan’s tips

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Words of wisdom from my outrageously expensive and handsome young product-dispensing hairdresser:

Have you tried Nirvana?  you should, you deserve it

After all the cleaning,  box unpacking and furniture moving excitement of this weekend Alan’s clearly a fellow who knows how to point a Wendy in the right direction. 


Jan 10 2008

Alan’s tips

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Words of wisdom from my outrageously expensive and handsome young product-dispensing hairdresser:

Legend, even with Will Smith in it, it’s just another zombie film