NOTHING FOR THE WEEKEND
Cuts frenzy sees salons booked out
UNRULY locks could be here to stay as hairdressers across England are booked up for weeks after their April 12 reopening.
Now retro-style mullets – short at the front and sides and long at the back – could be around for even longer.
And victims may be left with do-ityourself horror haircuts as barbers report bookings well into the summer.
Rosanna Freestone, owner of Verso Hair in Peterborough, Cambs, said: “We are expecting to be fully booked for the first couple of months. People are panicking they won’t get in.’’
Surge
Celeb stylist Andrew Barton, of Headmasters in Mayfair, said: “Firstly, we will fit in regular clients and those whose appointments had to be missed.
“We also have a priority reservation list. We expect to be very busy.’’
Toni & Guy’s global creative director Sacha Mascolo-tarbuck said: “Most salons have 500 to 1,000 or more clients booked in for April. The response has been amazing.’’
Non-essential firms have been closed since early January while those in Tier 4 areas have been shut even longer.
Hairdressers in Wales have been back at work since last week while those in Scotland will reopen on April 5.
National Hair & Beauty Federation chief Richard Lambert said: “The sector has been one of the worst affected. As with last summer’s reopening, we’re now expecting a surge of appointments.’’
Nearly a billion people worldwide are currently believed to be sporting the easy DIY do. A #mullet search on Instagram uncovered 770,000 images, with 1.8billion hits on Tiktok.