When I Lived in Modern Times (2002)
“Mrs. Kulp asked, fanning herself with a copy of the Palestine Post that she had returned to her apartment to fetch for this purpose. I noticed she had surreptitiously half-eased off her shoes.
“Two kinds. First, hair that is dyed with compound henna containing copper salts. When it is waved the copper combines with the sulfur present in the hair to produce copper sulfate.”
“Correct. Another kind?”
“Hair already bleached with hydrogen peroxide.”
“Very good. When would you use a razor cut?”
“When... you want a better taper on the points of the hair.”
“And you would perform this kind of cut on dry hair?”
“Never. Always wet.”
“Which is the most reliable brand of colorant for the hair?”
“Inecto. My mother traveled to Paris before the war and was very impressed by L’Oréal but they were virtually out of production during the Occupation.”
“Name two types of popular cut.”
“The Liberty cut and the Maria cut.”
“True. Do you have the cold wave with you?”MoreLess
“Two kinds. First, hair that is dyed with compound henna containing copper salts. When it is waved the copper combines with the sulfur present in the hair to produce copper sulfate.”
“Correct. Another kind?”
“Hair already bleached with hydrogen peroxide.”
“Very good. When would you use a razor cut?”
“When... you want a better taper on the points of the hair.”
“And you would perform this kind of cut on dry hair?”
“Never. Always wet.”
“Which is the most reliable brand of colorant for the hair?”
“Inecto. My mother traveled to Paris before the war and was very impressed by L’Oréal but they were virtually out of production during the Occupation.”
“Name two types of popular cut.”
“The Liberty cut and the Maria cut.”
“True. Do you have the cold wave with you?”MoreLess
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