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Mobile male beauticians add glamour to Nairobi women's lives

Young men offer manicure, pedicure and facial services at Superhighway Beauty Parlour at Nairobi Bus Station.[David Gichuru, Standard]

Once considered a preserve of women, male beauty therapists now dominate the trade in the city streets.

And they are gaining ground when it comes to applying nail polish, gel, and doing manicure, pedicure, facials, threading and tweezing, among others.

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