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Have you returned to salons and barbershops?

  • I sure did, I need my hair did!

    Votes: 20 58.8%
  • Nope! My safety means more to me.

    Votes: 14 41.2%

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I've been doing my own hair since this pandemic started but I'm considering going back to my stylist. She's super clean and does not play when it comes to safety but just the fact that she comes in contact with so many people had me nervous for a while. How many of you guys have already returned to salons and barbershops and did you have any anxiety about doing it?
 

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YUP... I went to the barbershop after I've big chop... I've came to the conclusion that COVID is here to stay, so I'm not going to let it stop me for doing the activities I enjoy. Long as you wear your face mask and social distance, go get your hair done, OP.
 

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I went back to my stylist this year because she is taking covid seriously and has written policies and procedures in place. Employees and clients must wear masks, no one has their mask under their nose, they sanitize chairs after each client. She has a small studio where they are no more than two clients at a time and a blowout room where clients go to get blown out.

The only thing I’m nervous about is public transportation, so I uber whenever I go.
 

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I’ve been going back to my barber. He was being safe wearing a mask, all the other barbers not so much. I pay through an app so I can just leave afterwards. At first I was scared, but Covid isn’t going away. I just make sure they clean the clippers and all equipment before I get serviced.
 

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Nope because there’s so many rules and regulations in my city right now that most of the salons are closed. Haven’t got my hair done since the end of 2019. So much people have longer hair now.
 

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Nope because there’s so many rules and regulations in my city right now that most of the salons are closed. Haven’t got my hair done since the end of 2019. So much people have longer hair now.
What city are you in? Did your city take things seriously last March/April?
 

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Yes! My stylist has her ish together, masks are required and she spaces out appointments. I love it because pre-pandemic she'd have like 10 clients at a time and I would spend my whole day there! Now, I'm there 2 hours tops because she's working on no more than 2 clients at a time.
 

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I've been back. I've been 2 or 3 times since the lock down. I'm natural so I typically go every 3 to 4 months.

It's just the 2 of us in her salon. Mask, temp check, clean hands are a must.
 

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I’ve been about 2-3 times since covid. Everyone was safe mask were worn 10/10. Covid isn’t going anywhere and you can’t stay isolated forever plus why would you want to humans are social creatures.
 

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Yes I've been going to the salon to get it cut. 30 minutes tops and the salon is very serious about their covid restrictions so I feel safe there.

I have not yet returned to the nail salon though, but I really need to
 

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I rarely go to the salon but I passed one last night that was PACKED and fewer than half of the people had on masks... sigh
 

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I've been back 3 times. I was due for a trim when covid first started, then I waited 6 months and by then salons were allowed to reopen in my area. She's in a suite, so it's only the two of us. She requires well-fitting masks (doubled now) , she keeps a window cracked for ventilation, and she asks me to wash my hands before I settle in. She disinfects everything (the chairs, the hand mirror, her point of sale tablet, the outside of the hand sanitizer bottle), and has a fresh clean cape for each client. I tip her well for her efforts.

It's only once every 3 months,

My dude just shaves his own head. He used to go occasionally pre-covid for them to detail his beard, but he said he isn't taking his mask off for all that, even though he's vaccinated. Especially since no one else is seeing it but me.
 

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Yes.

I was doing my own from April - June, then had the hair braider come to my house, then in August got hair done at the domincan hair salon in harlem. All masked up and 6 feet restrictions and temp checks.

I have continued going to the Dominican salon in Bklyn and now CT. Again all masked up with 6ft restrictions and temp checks.
 

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I go to my hair stylist every 5 weeks. Haven’t worn a mask and my hair is still laid <3
Does she work out of her home? Is she a licensed stylist? Does she have a shop? Does she wear a mask?
 

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I started going in November of last year after I started my locs.
 

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I started going back to my salon last November. They're hygienic, do temp checks, ensure everyone wears masks, limit the # of people inside, etc. so I feel safe. All good so far.
 

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What city are you in? Did your city take things seriously last March/April?
I’m in Canada, Toronto Ontario. Search up Doug Ford our Premier of Ontario who is such a sh!tty premier. We go into lockdown, out of lockdown, back into lockdown. Every couple months. Schools are online learning only and a lot of businesses who are put “non essential” by the government have shut down. The vaccine rollouts have been slow too. We have over 3000+ Covid cases daily. Probably more now. Police are charging anyone who doesn’t follow the rules. We are in a crisis right now.
 

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Been to the hair salon 3-4x since last summer. She is solo so only her and the client. Have not been to my nail salon in over a year. Was never able to do my own nails so i just file them best i can and keep it moving.
 

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I have had my hair and nails done since salons have reopened. Where I am everyone takes COVID seriously so they are very clean, do temperature checks and all of the works are required to wear their masks. There are still capacity limits in place so the salons are never packed and everyone is masked up.

I don't go as frequently as I used to prior to the pandemic, for nails it's just once a month and I only have my hair done every couple of months. The key is to only patronize places that are clean and following COVID guidelines where everyone is masked up.
 

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I never stopped getting my hair or nails done. It’s a big part of my routine.
 

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Been cutting my own hair since 2005 or so at age 14 has saved money, time, and it is fun to do. I can blend and shape up.
 

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I have for quite sometime now. I find that the grocery stores are more crowded w/ people than the salons that I go to.
 

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Yep
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As soon as they opened up salons last year I went right back to my stylist. The salon is never packed with people she does client at a time so it’s just her and I usually and we always wear masks.
 

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I am fully vaccinated and I plan on going to the hair salon. I will wear a double mask. I haven't been to the salon in about 18 months. They are socially distancing in the salon.
 

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