Snap and sip as your hair gets snipped

Some hair salons are upping the ante by offering meals, alcohol and photo opportunities to go with hair and nail services

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Every three to four months, dentist Clarissa Tangets her hair trimmed, coloured and treated at the salon.

As she usually spends up to four hours there each time, the 28-year-old would read a book or watch a Netflix show on her iPad to kill time. But at her last hair appointment this month, she found herself captivated by an eye-catching holographic projection of jellyfish on a dark wall while getting her hair washed.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on December 28, 2018, with the headline Snap and sip as your hair gets snipped. Subscribe