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Phentex

(16,330 posts)
Tue May 26, 2020, 03:08 PM May 2020

My hairdresser texted me...

She is open again starting this week. My hair looks like crap but I don't care at the moment. Some of you may remember that I am the grim reaper of hairdressers. I've never been able to see the same person for very long before they quit or get fired or move. Current one has lasted the longest and I'm thrilled that she contacted me, the bad luck omen. She has been in business a long time and I have no doubt she will stay in business even during the pandemic.

I told her I was going to wait at least a month and she was very nice about it. With Georgia fudging the covid numbers and then opening up a lot of stuff this week, I feel I must wait to see what happens.

If you get your hair cut outside the home, when do you think you would feel safe again?

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My hairdresser texted me... (Original Post) Phentex May 2020 OP
You're the grim reaper? mercuryblues May 2020 #1
oh nooooo not the Aveda salon :((((( samnsara May 2020 #3
Ok, I did not close down Aveda... Phentex May 2020 #13
Yup. Several years ago, I started going to them in a December mercuryblues May 2020 #15
Over the years, countless... Phentex May 2020 #6
hell I will not get my hair cut for a LONG time yet!!!! I dealt with the grown out.... samnsara May 2020 #2
I keep it up now that the weather is so hot... Phentex May 2020 #8
Governor Whitmer's orders are to stay at home as much as possible until at least June 12, so catbyte May 2020 #4
I care about her more than I do my hair... Phentex May 2020 #12
I would feel safe again when there is cure/vaccine. Cobalt Violet May 2020 #5
I read this wrong at first... Phentex May 2020 #11
Mine also called me today.... northoftheborder May 2020 #7
This is a small salon and her air is crap... Phentex May 2020 #10
End of June, if it's someone I trust. Jirel May 2020 #9
Good idea... Phentex May 2020 #14
I'm over the haircut thing right now SoCalNative May 2020 #16
I've made an appointment for June 9 th mnhtnbb May 2020 #17
You might find this decision tree from CDC for schools helpful diva77 May 2020 #18
My hair has started falling uncontrollably into my face. I am about ready to call the shop... Hekate May 2020 #19
All of these shops should have HEPA air filters in their common spaces.... KY_EnviroGuy May 2020 #20
I unearthed some headscarves I used to wear in college (1960s!) ... Hekate May 2020 #21
I'm going as soon as she tells me she's open! beaglelover May 2020 #22

Phentex

(16,330 posts)
13. Ok, I did not close down Aveda...
Tue May 26, 2020, 03:33 PM
May 2020

but I did get butchered by a student there and then they closed on their own.

mercuryblues

(14,491 posts)
15. Yup. Several years ago, I started going to them in a December
Tue May 26, 2020, 03:41 PM
May 2020

By April, they completely shut down. I decided to bite the bullet and pay their price because I was tired of salons closing, chasing hairdressers around town or hairdressers up and leaving salons. What do I get, the same shit.

After I shut down that Aveda, I just went to another. Loved the stylist. 3 months later she moved to another Aveda.

1st Aveda 15 min drive
2nd Aveda 30 minute drive
3rd Aveda 40 minute drive.

I've decided I'm not going back for a while, if I go back at all.

So if any of you want to see a hair salon close down, send me & Phentex there.

Phentex

(16,330 posts)
6. Over the years, countless...
Tue May 26, 2020, 03:22 PM
May 2020

no one will tell me where they go now. Even people who had been their stylist for more than a decade! Different reasons, many locations. Yet, I know people who have seen the same person for many years! I won't go to them.

My hair is pretty simple but it has a few idiosyncrasies that make seeing the same person nice.

I am cautious of this one because she moved after I started seeing her and she hasn't enjoyed the commute to work. And she opened a salon further away which she may end up being in full time.

samnsara

(17,570 posts)
2. hell I will not get my hair cut for a LONG time yet!!!! I dealt with the grown out....
Tue May 26, 2020, 03:14 PM
May 2020

...graying foil by bleaching my hair all the way out and dying it PINK! I'm 69 1/2 so i don't care! I will pull my pink hair back and wear it in a pony tail when it gets long enuff. Or braid it! Hubby is growing out his pony tail too.

After Great Clips had their mess, I don't trust salons to be exceptionally cautious....

Phentex

(16,330 posts)
8. I keep it up now that the weather is so hot...
Tue May 26, 2020, 03:23 PM
May 2020

either a clip or pony tail. So yeah, not much point in a cut now.

catbyte

(34,170 posts)
4. Governor Whitmer's orders are to stay at home as much as possible until at least June 12, so
Tue May 26, 2020, 03:15 PM
May 2020

I'm taking my direction from her. It sounds to me like you're exercising sensible caution. BTW, my hair is a disaster, too, lol, but my life is more important as is yours. I'll monitor local conditions and make decisions based on that. I know my state will tell me the truth, that isn't true for all states.

Phentex

(16,330 posts)
12. I care about her more than I do my hair...
Tue May 26, 2020, 03:32 PM
May 2020

and no way I'd trust anything our governor says.

Her text just got me wondering.

Cobalt Violet

(9,905 posts)
5. I would feel safe again when there is cure/vaccine.
Tue May 26, 2020, 03:15 PM
May 2020

Based on what I have learned from working in the business 20+ years.

northoftheborder

(7,566 posts)
7. Mine also called me today....
Tue May 26, 2020, 03:23 PM
May 2020

She quickly assured me with all her precautions, which I had been mulling over in my head to ask for, in case I went back. She already has her own room, with a closed door, own outside entrance; clients would have to wash hair at home in order to not have to use the group sinks; she would wear a mask, and require me also to; she would wipe down all surfaces in-between clients, also the capes, etc.. Only one person at a time in her space. She said these are the state beautician rules for certification now. So... I made an appointment two weeks away; My hair is four weeks past a cut and is really ridiculous! (This is Texas) I don't know of any other hair-dressers who have their own room, so I think that would make me likely to not risk it anywhere else.

Phentex

(16,330 posts)
10. This is a small salon and her air is crap...
Tue May 26, 2020, 03:27 PM
May 2020

There are only three chairs and they are easily 10 feet away from each other. Two are opposite ends of the room. But her A/C is crap (or else she doesn't run the fan) and if someone is having color done, you want to die. She will use a floor fan and sometimes open the door but it's too hot for that now. It's not so much the surfaces I worry about, it's the air. I worry for her safety being so close to people, too.

Jirel

(1,991 posts)
9. End of June, if it's someone I trust.
Tue May 26, 2020, 03:24 PM
May 2020

Now that everything is reopening and the Free-Dumbs are going wild, I don’t trust even salons/barbers that I know and normally would trust. It8s not their fault that idiots are acting out. But I’ll wait until the next wave hits and possibly subsides, in hope that the 2nd time people will show a bit more caution.

Phentex

(16,330 posts)
14. Good idea...
Tue May 26, 2020, 03:35 PM
May 2020

I have a dentist appointment in July and I still don't know about that either. No doubt the place is sterile but they do breathe on you and you them during a cleaning. I love to have my teeth cleaned! But I'd rather be safe.

SoCalNative

(4,613 posts)
16. I'm over the haircut thing right now
Tue May 26, 2020, 04:45 PM
May 2020

I can deal at the moment and can resort to buying clippers if need be. What I really want is for my dentist to reopen so that I can get my teeth cleaned after a 2 month delay.

mnhtnbb

(31,319 posts)
17. I've made an appointment for June 9 th
Tue May 26, 2020, 11:50 PM
May 2020

with my stylist. Last time in the salon was the end of February for me.

Where I go there are only 2 stylists working mid day. They will be scanning temps when you come in and masks required.

If hospitalizations aren't going down in another 10 days here in NC, I may cancel the appointment. If they are, I will probably go and then figure I can make it another 3 months before going back again.

diva77

(7,604 posts)
18. You might find this decision tree from CDC for schools helpful
Wed May 27, 2020, 05:13 AM
May 2020
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/Schools-Decision-Tree.pdf

Seems to me unless your hairdresser and his/her clients have all been tested and have not been exposed to the virus since their last test, that it is not worth the risk.

Bad hair is all the rage right now!

Hekate

(90,189 posts)
19. My hair has started falling uncontrollably into my face. I am about ready to call the shop...
Thu May 28, 2020, 04:24 AM
May 2020

...and ask if they're open (this is SoCal) and if everybody's wearing masks, 'cause I will be. I have to drive out in that direction for a mammogram sometime, so maybe if I combine the appointments into one day... Aagh, I really do not feel comfortable.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,483 posts)
20. All of these shops should have HEPA air filters in their common spaces....
Thu May 28, 2020, 04:40 AM
May 2020

or even in private rooms. That would decrease the odds of inhaling virus particles considerably. They can buy portable ones pretty cheap or have the filters installed in their HVAC unit.

That would also help with customer assurance although no one can offer any guarantee no one will be infected if a heavy viral load comes around.

I'm fortunate to have a son that cuts mine in my home........

Hekate

(90,189 posts)
21. I unearthed some headscarves I used to wear in college (1960s!) ...
Thu May 28, 2020, 02:00 PM
May 2020

By folding them into a narrower band, I can keep the damn hair out of my face. That feels safer than going to Susie in June 2020.

I really like that woman (and her husband, who was my son's elementary school teacher). For whatever reason, it seems my wavy hair is difficult to cut correctly, and until I met Susie nearly 40 years ago, I always ended up with a chunk of hair sticking out above each ear. She has the knack. I moved 40 miles away and I still drive out to have her cut my hair (lots of errands to do and people to see in that town anyway). I always wondered what I'll do if she ever decides to retire, and I think I am getting a taste of that.

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