When Marton barber Lynley Means and artist Julie Oliver first met, what should have been a half-hour conversation over a coffee became a heart-to-heart conversation that lasted five hours.
"We just clicked immediately and were close friends from the start," Lynley said.
Even though she describes herself as an old-fashioned hairdresser, she knows her craft well and still loves working.
"I have regular customers who are all my friends, which I think is pretty special."
Two weeks ago Lynley opened her barber business, which will become the BarberArt Gallery on Wednesday, August 27.