{"id":47768,"date":"2021-03-25T11:34:26","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T17:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/covid-hair-dont-care-what-salons-have-seen-after-shutdowns\/"},"modified":"2021-03-25T17:34:26","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T17:34:26","slug":"covid-hair-dont-care-what-salons-have-seen-after-shutdowns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/covid-hair-dont-care-what-salons-have-seen-after-shutdowns\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID hair, don\u2019t care: What salons have seen after shutdowns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"Jaron
Jaron Todecheeny has his hair cut by stylist and wife Danielle Todecheeny on Wednesday at Curl Up and Dye in Farmington.<\/span>Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

FARMINGTON \u2013 For many, eased pandemic restrictions mean finally feeling safe enough to go to the hair salon.<\/p>\n

And for some, the trip is long overdue: Some clients are rolling into salons with at-home dye jobs, DIY bangs or a mother\u2019s overly ambitious cut. Danielle Todecheeny, a hairdresser and stylist at Curl Up and Dye salon and barber shop, said she\u2019s seen her fair share of interesting walk-ins and even established clients showing up for color corrections.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve had a lot of moms cut their kids\u2019 hair and their husband\u2019s hair, so we\u2019ve done a lot of fixing on that,\u201d Todecheeny said.<\/p>\n

Because the pandemic has caused a roller coaster of shutdowns and reopenings, Todecheeny said she wasn\u2019t sure whether they would be open one day to the next, so the salon has given mothers tips about how to cut their children\u2019s hair at home and has suggested hairstylists to follow on social media.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not easy because not everyone\u2019s head is shaped the same way. It\u2019s different, and their hair texture is different, so it\u2019s not going to look exactly point on (with the videos),\u201d she said. \u201cOther than that, just wait for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

A lot of the color corrections Todecheeny said she sees are primarily for teenagers and young women.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re getting bored at home, and they take a box of bleach, and it goes crazy, so we\u2019ve done a lot of color corrections,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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These rules are posted in the salon where Jaron Todecheeny has his hair cut by stylist Danielle Todecheeny on Wednesday.<\/span>Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Todecheeny said prices increased during the pandemic and some women opted to chop their hair into pixie cuts or bobs or just dye their hair black.<\/p>\n

Sadly, Todecheeny said, some people let \u201cthemselves go\u201d during the pandemic, and stylists have had to shave some clients to get rid of mats and tangles that were otherwise to difficult to repair.<\/p>\n

But with eased COVID-19 restrictions and increased vaccinations, Todecheeny said people are becoming more daring in their hair-styling decisions, including pastel hair dyes, a Farrah Fawcett comeback, the fade and perm from the \u201990s, and the dreaded return of the mullet.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot more different ideas,\u201d Todecheeny said. \u201cThey\u2019re definitely more daring \u2013 more like, you only have that one chance to live. Everyone is up for something new now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some of Todecheeny\u2019s clients stream on YouTube, and since they\u2019ve been able to get their hair done, have asked for drastic hair color changes and styles, including one similar to singer Billie Eilish\u2019s former black, blond and greenish-blue \u2019do.<\/p>\n

A lot of her regular clients have come in for their normal styles, but since the pandemic, some clients have added services such as vibrant color highlights.<\/p>\n

She added she\u2019s picked up more clients than before the COVID-19 shutdowns. Before, she did one or two colors a day; now, she does three or four, and she has increased her total clientele.<\/p>\n

The salon requires mask-wearing, and she said clients must wait in cars until their appointment. For now, the shop can allow half its stylists in the building at a time, and each stylist can only have one client at a time, so Todecheeny can\u2019t cut one person\u2019s hair while waiting for another\u2019s dye to set.<\/p>\n

\"Jaron
Jaron Todecheeny has his hair cut by stylist Danielle Todecheeny on Wednesday at Curl Up and Dye in Farmington.<\/span>Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Todecheeny, who is married and has a daughter, said when she\u2019s not allowed to be in the shop, she stays at home with her daughter.<\/p>\n

During the pandemic, she has had to choose between her daughter and work at times.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, as a booth renter, at times I had to sacrifice my own booth time to teach my daughter (during school), but at the same time, I have to sacrifice my daughter\u2019s time when I come here because I never know if I am going to be able to work the next day or not,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Even now, the salon puts together care packages for regular clients who need to get their roots retouched.<\/p>\n

mmitchell@durangoherald.com<\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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