Hairdresser conjures up TikTok hit: Impressive makeover amazes millions
Richmond (Virginia) - No one wants to miss this transformation: Last week, another "hardship case" sat in Thai Nguyen's salon. The hairdresser from Richmond, Virginia, fired up his camera to shoot a TikTok video. Did he know how much it would pay off this time?

The viral hit (see below) has now racked up more than 23 million clicks - and the trend is still rising. The reason: Nguyen gives his customer a makeover in this curious clip.
Because when the young man from the US state of West Virginia sees himself in his new look for the first time at the end of the video, even he hardly recognizes himself.
As always, the video begins with a casual chat. The customer tells the hair influencer that he has traveled four hours by car to have his hair styled by him.
A lack of good hairdressers - as you can clearly see - had prompted him to make the long journey on the occasion of his sixth anniversary with his girlfriend.
Thai Nguyen then wields scissors and a razor to transform the man with the horn-rimmed glasses and fluffy beard into a real womanizer.
Viral TikTok video shows curious transformation of young man

After a tough cut - in both senses of the word - the customer, who was previously sitting in front of a concealed mirror, is finally allowed to see what Nguyen has brought out of him.
The hair has been shortened, especially at the back and sides, and has also been elaborately styled. The beard had to go almost completely. The only thing that remained was the chin and a wafer-thin moustache.
To achieve the perfect effect, the customer looks into the camera without glasses after the makeover. This makes him look almost like a different person.
He looks similar, by the way. The young man can hardly believe what his dream hairdresser has conjured up for him.
The viral hit has now reached 3.5 million likes. What a worthwhile "transformation"!