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+'use client'
+
+import Image from 'next/image'
+import Badge from '@/components/ui/Badge'
+
+export default function SalonStorySection() {
+  return (
+    <section data-vula-section="salonstory" id="salon-story" className="bg-white py-20 lg:py-24">
+      <div className="mx-auto grid max-w-7xl grid-cols-1 items-center gap-12 px-4 sm:px-6 lg:grid-cols-2 lg:px-8">
+        <div className="relative mx-auto w-full max-w-lg">
+          <div className="relative h-[420px] w-full overflow-hidden sm:h-[480px]" style={{ borderRadius: '999px 999px 24px 24px' }}>
+            <Image
+              src="https://images.pexels.com/photos/36768049/pexels-photo-36768049.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&h=350"
+              alt="Zama Salon stylist team in Fourways"
+              fill
+              sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 50vw"
+              className="object-cover"
+            />
+          </div>
+          <div className="absolute -bottom-6 -right-4 rounded-2xl bg-[#0077BE] px-6 py-4 text-white shadow-lg">
+            <p className="text-2xl font-bold text-[#FFD700]">8+</p>
+            <p className="text-sm text-white/80">years in Fourways</p>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <div>
+          <Badge className="mb-4 bg-[#00A8CC]/10 text-[#0077BE]">Est. 2016 · Fourways</Badge>
+          <h2 className="text-3xl font-bold leading-tight text-[#1A2B3C] lg:text-4xl">
+            From international training to a homecoming in Fourways.
+          </h2>
+          <div className="mt-6 space-y-4 text-[#1A2B3C]/75 max-w-[52ch]">
+            <p>
+              Founder Zama Nkosi spent eight years refining colour and keratin techniques in London and Milan before returning to Johannesburg to open a salon that treats African hair as the specialty it is.
+            </p>
+            <p>
+              Today Zama Salon blends Olaplex-backed colour work with hand-tied braiding and precision nail art — no more choosing between science and heritage.
+            </p>
+          </div>
+          <div className="mt-8 flex flex-wrap gap-3">
+            {['African hair specialists', 'International colour', 'Nail studio'].map((tag) => (
+              <span key={tag} className="rounded-full bg-[#F0F8FF] px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-[#1A2B3C]/80">
+                {tag}
+              </span>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </section>
+  )
+}
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