As the Chair Turns - July 2020

​Hi. Hi.
 
I hope this finds you and yours in a good state of mind, healthy, still washing your hands AND wearing your face masks.  There are still individuals out there who are not taking this pandemic seriously and continue putting the rest of us at risk. The one thing we can do is take the proper safety precautions to protect ourselves and the loved ones in our family groups.

Last week was very confusing.  First we were allowed to reopen earlier than originally targeted then, just days later, the Mayor suspended the next phase reopening AGAIN!   As of this mailing I unfortunately don’t have any updated information on whether or not the tentative July 6th date I gave you last week will allowed either.  We're just going to have to take this one day at a time and I will continue to keep you updated as I learn more.

Since I haven’t seen you for a few months now, it’s been a little bit of a challenge coming up with articles I hope you find interesting or relevant.  It’s our time together and the conversions we have that help me come up with what I share with you each month.  What I do know is that you’re looking a little shaggy and some of you are seeing more “natural” haircolor than you want.  So, until we’re able to be together in person I’m going to continue passing along information I hope you find helpful during these unprecedented times.

Summer’s here and it’s a perfect time to be a little care free with your hairstyling.  Yes, that means you guys, too.   I have a nice guide with helpful tips on Air-Drying you hair.   I also have a ‘messy” tutorial for you guys whose hair has grown out the last few months.  And for those of you who’ve really embraced that shaggy hair, I have a some surfer tips on how to make that hair look cool.

As I mentioned above, these really are unprecedented times.  I hope you are are making time with family members and friends to have some tough, uncomfortable conversations.  I have a YouTube series for you by Emmanuel Acho about race that many white people have never been able to have.  This is just one of many great podcasts and web series now available to help us grow, learn, and challenge our thinking.

That’s just some of what I have for you this month in “As the Chair Turns”.

I’ve said this before.  I want you to know how fortunate I am to have each and every one of you sitting in my chair.  You challenge my thinking and encourage me to grow as a person.  I have missed that, and you, these last few months.  I look forward to the day when we get to be together again.

I am available by email, text or phone if you have any questions or concerns.  Or just want to chat.

Until we meet again…

What’s Inside This Month

Comprehensive list of COVID-19 guidelines for your next visit to the salon
Air-Drying Hair 101: Tips for Your Hair Texture
Men’s Messy Hair Tutorial
No Barber: Surfer’s Tips on Shaggy Hair Looks
Surfer Hair: Cool Beach Hairstyles
√ Barbicide COVID-19 Certification
Savvy Guide to Curling Iron Sizes and Use
“Follically Challenged”
   * What to know about hair Growth
Episodes: Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man
Make-Ahead Breakfast Recipes
The Story of Hair: Surprising and Strange Hair Dye Methods from History