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Had a client ask for a 'full face wax' last week, but she meant something very different
She came into my studio in Tacoma and was super clear she wanted everything gone. I prepped her, did the whole forehead, cheeks, lip, chin, the works. When I handed her the mirror, she looked confused and said, 'No, I meant my back, my whole back is my face to the sun when I'm gardening.' I had to explain the usual meaning while trying not to laugh. Has anyone else had a client mix up terms that badly?
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the_miles6mo ago
Honestly the gardening line feels too specific to be a joke she made up on the spot. If she was trying to cover a mistake, she'd probably just say "oops I meant my back." The fact she described it as her back's face to the sun makes me lean toward lily's idea, that it's a regional or just a very literal way of talking. Some people just have their own personal dictionary.
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the_diana6mo ago
Wait, are you sure she wasn't just making a joke? That sounds like a line someone would say on purpose to be funny after a mix-up. I've had clients say silly stuff like that when they realize they used the wrong word. Maybe she knew what a full face wax was and just misspoke, then tried to cover it with the gardening bit. It's a pretty clever save if that's the case.
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lily_sullivan826mo ago
Actually, the gardening angle makes me wonder if she's from a different country. Some places use "face" to mean the front side of anything, like the face of a cliff. Maybe she literally meant the face of her back, like the part that faces the sun. It's not just a mix up of salon terms, it could be a whole different way of talking. That would explain why she was so clear and then so confused by the result.
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