Richmond (USA) - He is known for his viral before-and-after videos: Hair artist Thai Ngyuen (25) prefers to get special "hardship cases" in front of the camera. When a man recently turned up at his salon in Richmond, Virginia, with his fiancée, he surely suspected that he had some new "hit material" in front of him. In any case, the clip he produced with the customer is quite something.

It gets straight to the point: under a baseball cap, the American exposes his long, greasy hair, which he says he hasn't had cut for six years.

His beard looks just as unkempt. The man's teeth also suggest something bad. But at least in this case the all-clear has been given: he only wears braces.

The reason why he finally wants a "cut" is his upcoming wedding. Hair influencer Thai Nguyen is supposed to make him look really chic for it.

The guest doesn't know exactly how he wants to look in the end. But he doesn't need to, because he's brought someone else with him.

His fiancée joins the men and expresses her wishes. She wants her future husband to have a modern mullet. Her partner has nothing to add and complies "dutifully".

Thai Nguyen not only cuts his hair, but also gives him a neatly trimmed beard that is really something to behold.

When the young lady sees the end result, she is amazed: "You look so different," she blurts out enthusiastically. Curiously , her smile also shows a flash of braces.

They both say they drove three hours to get such a great result. They can only confirm that the effort was worth it.

It was definitely worth it for Thai Nguyen. In addition to a lot of praise, he has received half a million clicks on TikTok since the beginning of the week.