After nearly a year of isolation, freedom is in high demand. Sal Salcedo, a hairstylist in Los Angeles, estimates that since reopening his salon, Nova Arts Salon, when restrictions relaxed, about 70% of his clients have asked for radical chops—up from around 50% pre-Covid. “As soon as they could, I had a lot of people reach out to me and say, ‘I want to cut it off,’”
