Midnight makeover & maalish?

It's 2am, and the city streets are eerily quiet, save for the buzzing tea spots. These days, however, another kind of buzz has been filling the air—one from the trimmers at "midnight salons."

- SHYAM P V

Salons at key locations such as Edappally, Kaloor, Palarivattom, Deshabhimani Junction, and Karukappilly are bustling with late-night customers seeking haircuts, shaves, and massages. The buzz goes on till the wee hours.

"This trend has been on for some months now. We see a lot of customers after midnight," says Arun M, owner of The Cutting Edge salon in Kaloor. "Many of them have jobs that end late in the night, so they come to us after their shifts."