Every so often, a woman needs a treat to uplift her spirits, and what better way than a pampering at the hairdresser. And not just any hairdresser. RetoHQ is situated on the corner at Clovelly where the roadworks and stop/go have been in place for too many months to remember. Currently, the road is being rebuilt right outside and the wait is anything from 15 to 25 minutes to go through to Kalk Bay. Fortunately the view makes it all worthwhile. The steamroller operating all day has tested Reto's home/studio to the limit, with all clients receiving a free massage while seated in the chairs, such is the vibration emanating from the machinery outside. It appears that the building will withstand a mild earth tremor.
Inside, as always, it is fun and funky, and conversation is lively as those who are familiar with Reto's effervescence will know. Deft fingers and scissors snip away at split ends, old highlights and four months' untidy growth, and with a little highlight here and some colouring there (no grey to hide) for light and lift, a transformation has taken place. And not a moment too soon! Such treatment does not come cheap and there is no reason for that to be the case - a few times a year of self-indulgence is good for us. And there is the added bonus of a large grey cat nestling on your lap while you recline at the basin! Not too many hair salons where that is provided.
The view across Fish Hoek bay is another bonus, sometimes including schools of dolphins and in winter, Southern Right whales basking in the shallows. Today, the northwest wind has blown the sea to a glossy green, small breakers rolling over in a mass of pristine white onto the sandy slope of Clovelly beach and stretching to the end of the bay where the rocks meet the sea at Jager Walk. Nobody had ventured into the water today. The end of summer.
Highly recommended for skill, scenery and sumptuousness. And the compliments for the result have certainly warmed the cockles of my heart!
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