11-02-2010, 02:00 PM
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Say What?!?! Topless Hair Salon Opens in Australia
Understanding your market’s wants and needs and knowing exactly what your clients’ desire out of their salon visit is important, especially when your patrons are one of the hardest demographics to get through the salon door—men—but isn't this going too far?
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An Australian entrepreneur has launched a topless hairdressing salon "designed by men for men" in Sydney recently. Wojtek Wasilewski, owner of Hot Cuts, is giving his clientele something more stimulating to look at than just a GQ magazine. Topless and looking as if they are straight out of a strip club, the employees leave very little to the imagination. It took Wasilewski 18 months to find four girls who would be willing to strip down to their lacy skivvies. “I wanted to make the salon like a gentlemen's club,” said Wasilewski. “Business is booming. The phone has been ringing off the hook. I'm not surprised. They are stunning girls.” So stunning they are able to charge $60 for a cut and scalp massage.
It comes as no surprise the negative chatter circling about Wasilewski’s choice to open up a salon of this nature. Christina Arciuli, VP of Hair and Beauty, Australia’s Professional Hairdressers Association, was on camera raising a concerning eyebrow in regards to the safety of the hairdressers. With scissors, chemicals and razors being used in the salon, Arciuli strongly feels these hairdressers should be fully clothed and out of harms way. The clients on the other hand are saying, “safety shmafety.”
This business venture brings forth some important questions: Will this topless salon cast salon professionals and the industry into negative light? Will it harm the validity of this profession the same way shifty “happy ending” massage parlors have impaired the integrity of licensed massage therapy/spa establishments? Does this damage the “good name” hairdressers around the globe have worked so hard to protect?
Say What?!?! Topless Hair Salon Opens in Australia
Understanding your market’s wants and needs and knowing exactly what your clients’ desire out of their salon visit is important, especially when your patrons are one of the hardest demographics to get through the salon door—men—but isn't this going too far?
An Australian entrepreneur has launched a topless hairdressing salon "designed by men for men" in Sydney recently. Wojtek Wasilewski, owner of Hot Cuts, is giving his clientele something more stimulating to look at than just a GQ magazine. Topless and looking as if they are straight out of a strip club, the employees leave very little to the imagination. It took Wasilewski 18 months to find four girls who would be willing to strip down to their lacy skivvies. “I wanted to make the salon like a gentlemen's club,” said Wasilewski. “Business is booming. The phone has been ringing off the hook. I'm not surprised. They are stunning girls.” So stunning they are able to charge $60 for a cut and scalp massage.
It comes as no surprise the negative chatter circling about Wasilewski’s choice to open up a salon of this nature. Christina Arciuli, VP of Hair and Beauty, Australia’s Professional Hairdressers Association, was on camera raising a concerning eyebrow in regards to the safety of the hairdressers. With scissors, chemicals and razors being used in the salon, Arciuli strongly feels these hairdressers should be fully clothed and out of harms way. The clients on the other hand are saying, “safety shmafety.”
This business venture brings forth some important questions: Will this topless salon cast salon professionals and the industry into negative light? Will it harm the validity of this profession the same way shifty “happy ending” massage parlors have impaired the integrity of licensed massage therapy/spa establishments? Does this damage the “good name” hairdressers around the globe have worked so hard to protect?
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