A new California law will allow salon customers to indulge in a glass of wine while they're at it, as of Jan. 1st.                  

Californians will soon be able to (legally) drink at a salon or barbershop
The practice of offering salon and barbershop customers a complimentary glass of wine or beer has long been an under-the-table deal, but is now legal thanks to a new California law signed by Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday.

As of Jan. 1, customers will be allowed to legally indulge in a complimentary 12 ounces of beer or 6 ounces of wine during a visit, and before 10 p.m., according to a report by the Los Angeles Times. 

AB1322, known as the "Drybar bill," will allow salons to circumvent the requirement for businesses that serve alcohol to hold a liquor license. Currently, the only unlicensed places that are allowed to serve alcohol are (oddly) on hot-air balloons or during limousine rides, as long as they are offered without charge, Allure reported in early September.

​Not everyone is on board with the imbibing, however, with groups such as the California Alcohol Policy Alliance issuing statements encouraging Brown not to approve the bill with the catchy phrase, "Alcohol belongs in saloons, not salons!"
And yet, the bill managed to pass the state Senate — the bill also passed unanimously in the Assembly — before being approved by Brown.

The bill was backed by salon chain Drybar (of course) and state assemblyman Tom Daly (D-Anaheim), who introduced the bill, acknowledging that some of the state's salons and barbershops were already offering customers something alcoholic to drink.

The issue is "one of those areas of law which needs to be updated to reflect modern realities," said Daly's spokesman, David Miller, to the LA Times last year.
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As Eater.com points out, however, serving alcohol will most likely do little to add to a salon's bottom line, especially since it is outlined in the law itself that the booze must be complimentary

Not only is seeing eye to eye crucial, but it can also help you achieve those wondrous (and not to mention realistic) results every time you pop into the salon. So, if you are looking to brush up your salon etiquette, here’s five things you can stop saying altogether. Yes, that even includes asking for discounts.  

We’d all like to think our hairstylist is a magical genie who is perfectly capable of granting any sort of hair wish. But truthfully speaking, our go-to stylists are only human, and can’t transform your tresses with the flick of a magic wand. And yes, you may think you know the ins and outs of everything hair, but maintaining appropriate salon etiquette is key to ensuring a great appointment for both you and your stylist.

* Please Don’t Lie
* But Don’t Hold Back Either
* Don’t Think Your Results Are Going to Look Like the Picture
* Don’t Show Up Late, and Demand to Be Out On Time
* Don’t Be Resistant To Change
 
You shouldn’t give your stylist mixed messages either, as backing out of changes you’ve agreed to makes the process more unnecessarily complicated than it should be. “Don’t tell your hairstylist you are ready for a change and then decline every one of our suggestions—it sounds like what you really need is a margarita and a good therapy session.”

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This ain't your father's tightly wound '70s ringlets. Nor is it Justin Timberlake's crispy 2000s ramen noodle waves. 

Nah. 

These are man curls, and they have officially arrived.
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Call it the Jon Snow Effect, but men are now flocking to barbershops and hair salons requesting curls. 

"It's definitely become bigger in this year alone," said Sara Benitez, of NYC-based salon, Hayato. The stylist, who's worked at the location for three years, says perms give men definition and texture — and of course, sex appeal. "It's very of-the-moment." 

Hayato's procedure costs $145 and takes about two hours.

Benitez says that instead of tightly wound ringlets, men are requesting tousled, soft waves, just like Kit Harrington (a.k.a Jon Snow). 

"Men are more confident and now it's more public that it's okay to get perms and okay to change your image," she says.

And it's not only requested at salons. Barbershops are getting in on the trend as well. 

In the U.K., a shop called R&G Barbershops is offering its own version of man perm services, advertising the style all over Instagram. 

"Men's perms are becoming extremely popular in our barbershop," says Gemma Davies, co-owner of the business. "We have guys who come back after having perms wanting more."

According to men's grooming expert Laura Bolt, former editor at Details magazine, curls on dudes are alluring. 

"Good hair, and lots of it, is sexy," she tells Mashable. "There's something about curls that feel luxurious and a little genetically blessed."

Bolt describes Kit Harington's curls as appealing to both men and women. 

"The Jon Snow look has a looser, scruffier, undone edge to it," she says. "Like, he's too busy defending the wall to think about how his hair looks and at the end of the day. The IDGAF attitude is hot."

Man perms, of course, aren't anything new. 

Japanese and Korean people, who have been at the forefront of men's grooming, have been flocking to salons to get their hair permanently curled.

John Park, owner of JP Hair Salon in Glendale, California, says he's been providing men with perms for the past decade. 

"For Asian men with super straight and coarse hair, giving them texture and waves makes their hair more manageable," he explains to Mashable. "They need a perm to give it a nice, good texture."

At his salon, he uses a procedure called the "cold perm system," one that doesn't damage the hair. At his salon, the procedure takes only an hour and a half. 
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"It's still a popular style for men, and I think it's definitely flattering," he says. 
With more and more men opting for Jon Snow curls, count these waves as the hottest grooming trend for the summer. 

As Snow would probably say it, "Summer is coming." Get ready for the curls, dudes.

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