Marlena Dahlstrom
04-18-2006, 11:56 PM
Went to get my hair cut as well as a manicure and pedicure. Since I'd shown my "Halloween costume" photo around the salon last Fall, I decided come out to my hairstylist and the nail techs. (With the latter, I figured they probably probably have their suspicions anyway...shaved arms, shaved legs, likes colored nail polish on my toes and now with earrings....)
I got my ears pieced a couple weeks ago and my stylist and the nail techs are the only people who've commented on them, aside from my Pilates instructor (but I'd told her I was going to get it done). Fortunately, guys with both ears pierced are a bit trendy 'round these parts and I'm in a "creative" profession, so I can be a bit more adventurous in my en homme appearance.
Anyway, I talked about my outing with Patsy to a local drag club, partly as a way of gauging her reaction, and partly as a way to segue into saying "And BTW...." My stylist was completely cool with it although she had a number of questions. Turns out she'd had her suspicions ever since I showed her the photo -- apparently I looked far too poised and relaxed... (It also turns out there had been some trans-something (TG or TS) clients at the salon before.)
After the haircut I went for the manicure/pedicure and this time I just said, "remember when I brought the pictures last fall, I've got some new ones." Again it was no big deal, although both of them had some questions. And one of the techs has been to Thailand (to visit relatives) and seen the ladyboy shows a half dozen times.
While I was showing the photos to the nail tech, one of the mail stylists (not gay, he's talked about his wife and kids), came by. His reaction was that I looked really good -- I ought to enter a contest. :c9:
The only bad part of the day was that when I put on my shoes after the pedicure, the polish got smudged on my big toes. :mad:
I got my ears pieced a couple weeks ago and my stylist and the nail techs are the only people who've commented on them, aside from my Pilates instructor (but I'd told her I was going to get it done). Fortunately, guys with both ears pierced are a bit trendy 'round these parts and I'm in a "creative" profession, so I can be a bit more adventurous in my en homme appearance.
Anyway, I talked about my outing with Patsy to a local drag club, partly as a way of gauging her reaction, and partly as a way to segue into saying "And BTW...." My stylist was completely cool with it although she had a number of questions. Turns out she'd had her suspicions ever since I showed her the photo -- apparently I looked far too poised and relaxed... (It also turns out there had been some trans-something (TG or TS) clients at the salon before.)
After the haircut I went for the manicure/pedicure and this time I just said, "remember when I brought the pictures last fall, I've got some new ones." Again it was no big deal, although both of them had some questions. And one of the techs has been to Thailand (to visit relatives) and seen the ladyboy shows a half dozen times.
While I was showing the photos to the nail tech, one of the mail stylists (not gay, he's talked about his wife and kids), came by. His reaction was that I looked really good -- I ought to enter a contest. :c9:
The only bad part of the day was that when I put on my shoes after the pedicure, the polish got smudged on my big toes. :mad: