Las Vegas stylist offers tips for taming your quarantine coif
As Nevada tiptoes back to what everybody hopes will be something resembling “normal,” take a minute to photographically record that mop atop your head because, God willing, you’re going to look at it someday and laugh.
With the pending return of hairstylists and barbers to Nevada’s retail landscape, the time is coming to do something about that quarantine coif you’ve spent the past umpteen weeks birthing. You may be tempted to finally do something about it even more quickly, when you discover how long it might be before your barber or stylist has to work through his or her backlog of appointments to finally fit you in.
But try to hold out a bit longer and resist a do-it-yourself haircut, suggests Brittany Seitz, a hairstylist at Cielo Salon and Spa, 1550 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, Henderson.
“It’s just very rare that I see it work out,” Seitz said. “It’s better to focus on conditioning treatments and health of the hair over trying to cut it yourself.”
For men, a basic trim around the ears and neck can buy some time until the barbershop reopens. The trimmer attachment on a trimmer or electric razor will work fine, Seitz said. Just pull the ear back and follow the curve of the ear and, then, the neck line.
A misstep on a woman’s haircut, however, is “more difficult to recover from,” Seitz said. “You find a lot of YouTube videos showing women’s haircuts, but it gets tricky really quick.”
It’s too easy to take off more than you think you are, Seitz said. Instead, she suggests, why not take advantage of your overgrown mop to try out styles you couldn’t have pulled off before, when there wasn’t as much raw material to work with?
Comb it up. Comb it down. Part it differently, Seitz said. There’s nothing to lose.
Meanwhile, “I’d stay away from boxed color,” Seitz said. “If you mess up color, that’s a lot of money — once you get back to the salon to fix it.”
For touch-ups, use eye shadow on a regular makeup brush, Seitz said. It’s temporary and washes out easily and “women typically have brown eye shadow.”
And for a home-conditioning treatment, Seitz suggests, mix mayonnaise through a ponytail and tie the tail in a plastic bag for 30 minutes or even overnight.
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What's allowed in Phase One
Barbershops and hair salons may reopen Saturday as part of Phase One of Gov. Steve Sisolak's plan to reopen the state.
However, shops must adhere to strict social distancing requirements. Partitions or walls between chairs or work stations are encouraged. In shops that don't have partitions, only every other chair can be used and seating must be at least 6 feet apart.
Services can be offered only by appointment, and customers must wait outside while following social distancing. Barbers, stylists, technicians and employees must wear face coverings, and customers are encouraged to do so "to the extent practicable."
Some customers may discover other changes at their shops. For example, in a memo from the Nevada State Board of Cosmetology, operators are encouraged to reduce service times — and the duration of face-to-face contact — by skipping some services, and temporarily discontinuing the use of facial steamers and hood and blow-dryers to reduce the chance of pathogens being blown about in the air.
