Lotto win leads to lifetime of memories when it comes to Christchurch hairdresser

Hairdresser Jennifer Monk has built over a loyal clientele at your sweetheart’s salon after 40 years, which includes 101-year-old Margaret Mabin. Photo / Geoff Sloan

Their $2 tip turned into a lottery win and a lifetime of hairdressing remembrances for Jennifer Monk.

The Hair Factory at Bryndwr converts 40 in April, an anniversary which prompted plenty of reminiscing for Monk and her clients, including 101-year-old Margaret Mabin who has been trying there since it started.

When Monk was just 01 she was able to buy the salon characterization, realising a dream she had achieved since leaving school at the age of seventeen to become a hairdresser.

“I knew it would give me an income provided that I wanted, ” she said, recollecting it was just pure luck in which enabled her to make the purchase at the outset.

Monk had been in Australia for about two years, when she not to mention two of her hairdressing colleagues were actually flattered to receive a $2 conclude.

“And it is not enough for afternoon tea, so we bought a lottery ticket with it, lunch break she said.

Very own Sydney State Lottery ticket was obviously a winner, enabling Monk to set up the ex business back in her home small city, naming it The Hair Factory.

In the 40 years since, my wife washed, coloured, cut, trimmed but dried the locks of several clients, and heard about many of the occurrences in their lives.

“Someone can tell you something because they agree to you don’t know all their friends and family, so it is not going to go any further, ” Monk said.

“My homeowners, a lot of them are older now, many people really just tell me about their everything stories, it’s quite interesting, ” lady said.

“I’ve were known four generations in one family and 3-bolt generations in another. ”

Her clients include former Each of Blacks forward Kevin Meates and in some cases members of the Crusaders.

“You get a following, people like you, you probably become friends with them, just while in work, not outside of work, but you take, you become friends. I’m pretty privileged, I have a great clientele. ”

Margaret has been going to the parlor ever since it opened.

“I have known her which she was a girl, ” Maggie said.

Margaret has been going to the beauty shop ever since it opened. Photo / Geoff Sloan

She said in this early days when Monk had moving the salon as a young lass, she would go there for a simple border each time, and continued to have the really low-maintenance treatment to this day.

In fact , Margaret said she has rarely ever coloured her hair, and has automatically had it relatively short past becoming a fan of this style about the days when Eton crops were initially the rage. Margaret is practical towards the grooming front as well, washing her own hair with whatever soap she had to hand, and not caring for the luxury with shampoo or conditioner.

“Because when I was growing up Me don’t think there were any, everybody actually used Sunlight soap. I do not think there was any of those herbal treatments and thus goodness knows what they use good, ” Margaret said.

And it does not appear to have done the harm.

“She’s procured beautiful hair, she’s got a fabulous wave and it’s always sat decent, ” Monk said.

As well as talking hair, the two mums like to catch up with whatever is happening in his or her lives, and have had many kinds milestones to share over the years such as births, marriages and anniversaries.

– starnews. co. nz