Businesses are currently able to defer VAT payments, previously due in March, and take business rates holidays. The immediate concern was securing the 5 per cent cut for salons to level the playing field, but it became apparent very quickly that “the big brewing companies have a stronger lobbying voice” than the beauty industry in parliament overall, and this is something they need to work on. Few could carry such a harsh style with the girlish charm of Roberts. After weeks of staying at home and experimenting with her beauty routine, Byrnes says she cannot wait to be back in the hands of her hairdresser. With money tight on all fronts, it remains to be seen whether costly trips to the salon will remain a priority for people in the weeks and months to come. Hairdresser Nicola Clarke, who has styled actress Cate Blanchett and runs a salon in Fitzrovia in London, said: “I remember one politician spoke out about how many billions the industry brought into the market and [another] one scoffed and laughed. Gemma Hensman, who works for her family’s hairdressing business with salons in Northampton and Milton Keynes, said lockdown is costing them up to £8,000 a month. It was only in January 2021 that the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) set up a Personal Care Services team, with dedicated civil servants, for the first time. Since lockdown began there has been a sense that we’re all in this together; Kate Middleton’s characteristically coiffed blowdry got traded in with a half up/half down hairstyle that made a recurring appearance for official Zoom engagements, and Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon had to share behind-the-scenes photos of her cutting and dying her own hair, after critical headlines suggested she’d been getting help from a professional. But for those who haven’t had the luxury of a stylist on speed dial, adjusting to life without the help of a professional has meant learning new beauty skills. The NHBF has also carried out research that shows there are more hair and beauty businesses in the poorest parts of the UK. So much so, that he has had to start a lengthy waiting list. Visit Build UK’s coronavirus page for more information about COVID-19’s impact on construction. We have to be around people for extended amounts of time so we will do everything we can when it comes to introducing robust risk assessments and planning. “Obviously the proximity [within salons]... is something where we just don’t think we are ready yet, given where we are with the virus.”. Beauty Health Parents ... "I'm also really excited about my next venture in the beauty industry, which is my real passion. Here, Sarah Young investigates how the outbreak has changed the way we access beauty, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. But will these changes leave a lasting effect on the beauty industry? Krisztina van der Boom, co-founder of nail salon DryBy London, says that while some treatments, such as manicures and pedicures using regular polish are perfectly fine for people to attempt at home, using salon grade products could be potentially harmful. “This will change a lot of areas in our society. Discovering the money that can be saved by eschewing your regular personal MOT has certainly raised some questionably tweezed eyebrows. Her husband, Richard, had a hand in styling Kate Middleton’s hair at her 2011 wedding to Prince William, and the salon attracts scores of celebrities. Want an ad-free experience?Subscribe to Independent Premium. From the rise of at-home beauty treatments to financial woes, weeks of lockdown have had a major impact on beauty salons and barbershops across the world. There are also loans to pay back. So what can we, as consumers, do to help our favourite beauty businesses? A National Hair and Beauty Federation (NHBF) poll shows that of 29,200 salon owners and managers in the UK hair and beauty sector, 82 per cent are female. Now, however, Wales has the UK's … Having been forced to close their doors for a number of months, a spokesperson confirms this means that during lockdown the beauty industry has suffered catastrophic losses of approximately £1.75bn in turnover. The beauty industry’s slow reopening 10/07/20 (doesn't autoupdate) Are waxing appointments allowed? A government spokesperson said: “We know this is a difficult time for all businesses, including the hair and beauty industry. These people are highly trained, skilled and talented so leave it to them. COVID cases and deaths in the UK have plunged to the lowest levels in five months. And having found their voice, the Save Our Salons group isn’t going away, adding: “If we do get the backup in the short term that still won’t tick the box for us. To help beauty businesses decide which actions to take, they must first carry out an appropriate Covid-19 risk assessment, done in consultation with unions or workers. She only had a few months of trading before the pandemic hit, and says she needs about £4,000 immediately to make her salon reopening a success. “As much as I have enjoyed the break from hours sitting in a salon chair, I’m starting to get desperate for my hairdresser to reopen,” she says. The Australian actor is not as easily-recognisable with her brunette locks... ...because we're far more accustomed to seeing her sporting her trademark blonde locks, styled here in a one-sided swoop. But any profit we saw or money we had in the bank we’ve had to use to keep going,” she said. The Budget did not include any plans to expand the scope of the reduced rate to hair and beauty, while hospitality were given an extension to the 5 percent rate, which will then shift to 12.5 per cent. “We would strongly advise people not to undertake any treatments at home which are usually performed by a hair or beauty professional,” a spokesperson says, adding that anyone who attempts to tackle their outgrown hair, wild beards or stumpy lashes themselves are likely to do a “very bad job”. Poor email management is exacerbating the pandemic’s impact on the AEC industry’s priorities, according to research by Mail Manager, as legal disputes soar. Share Share … “She did an amazing skin fade just by watching a YouTube video and it was really impressive. Katie Mulcahy, who owns Paint & Powder in Stafford, opened her business in December 2019. Sarah Webb from London agrees, adding that while her husband nailed his at-home chop with the clippers, her now-brassy blonde balayage is in need of some professional TLC. Health and hygiene will be major drivers when it comes to consumer appetite for DIY beauty post-lockdown too, with fear of prolonged human contact impacting professionals who provide hands-on physical treatments, such as facials and manicures, the most. Joe Mills, founder of Soho-based barbershop Joe and Co shares similar concerns. As … “We definitely advise against DIY shellac or gel treatments,” she explains. The COVID-19 pandemic affects the global fashion industry as governments close down manufacturing plants, and through store closures, and event cancellations to slow the spread of the virus. Even prior to the coronavirus pandemic, many men and women relied on regular salon visits for much more than a beard trim and a natter over a cup of tea. I’ve been dyeing my own hair using box dyes, which are normally on special offer, and because my hair is so long and thick this costs the earth at a salon and takes a long time in the chair,” she says, adding that she has also started waxing her own body hair, doing gel nail polish on herself and even taken up dermaplaning – an exfoliating treatment that involves gently scraping the surface off the skin using a special tool to remove dead skin cells and “peach fuzz”. It’s a total beauty reset,” she says, adding that people will move to a “buy less but better” mentality in order to save money. The latest figures from the National Health and Beauty Federation show that hair salons, beauty salons and barbershops turn over £7.5bn per year in the UK alone. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. And while, in the face of a global pandemic, grooming might seem like a superficial issue to get worked up over, in a world that puts so much weight on physical attributes, who can blame us? Experts across the country who have trained for years to earn their professional status have already seen their businesses suffer substantially due to the enforced closures, and if people start to turn to at-home treatments on a more permanent basis, many fear the industry will struggle to get back on its feet. The US singer and actor has donned many a hairstyle over the years, going from teeny-bopper Hannah Montana strawberry blonde... ...to a David Bowie-inspired pixie cut in 2013. Music industry pleads for clarity on date for return of live concerts Aside from the dangers involved with dodgy DIY jobs, ditching the salon permanently could have a lasting impact on professional services. And, let’s face it, after nearly three months of lockdown, we are all going to have plenty to talk about. Not to mention you could also possibly harm yourself and it will take even longer (and cost more money) for your hairdresser, beauty therapist or barber to sort out. “In fact, I have been getting messages every day from clients excited to see me to get their hair done and the vast majority of queries I am receiving are from people trying to get an appointment booked in.”, While safety concerns and dodgy DIY attempts have not been enough to drive everyone away from the salon environment completely, the future of the industry remains in the balance and it is likely that it will be some time before things are back to any semblance of normal. Of course, the beauty industry is affected drastically too. As millions of people became reluctantly reintroduced to their natural hair colour, box dye supplies at retailers such as Superdrug quickly sold out with sales skyrocketing by 76 per cent. We cannot socially distance in our job as we are required to come into your personal space and everything we do is about personal contact and engagement,” Mills says, adding he is trying to remain optimistic that, with appropriate safety guidelines, business will resume. Beauty in the post-covid era: How the pandemic could change the salon industry forever. To be scoffed at in the Commons was degrading and quite shocking. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Every industry has been impacted by coronavirus shutdowns, but for hairdressers and other hands-on beauty service providers, it’s been devastating. Then it explores how the crisis could fundamentally change the industry in the long term—and how retailers, strategic players, and investors can adapt. “I started doing my own individual lashes and realised it’s not so difficult and saves a fortune so I will definitely keep that up,” Jessie O’Sullivan from Kent tells The Independent. The former One Direction frontman allowed his hair to grow wild and free in his boyband days... ...but progressed to a more mature and shorter cut when he kickstarted his solo career. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. Registered office: 11th Floor, The Shard, 32 London Bridge Street, London SE1 9SG. The national lockdown and vaccine rollout saw just 4,712 more coronavirus cases yesterday – a significant mo… Can technology deliver a better society? COVID-19 on the beauty industry over the next three to six months. Read the most recent article written by Kate Proctor - Teachers Warn "Week On-Week Off" Schools Plan Must Be Implemented If Covid Cases Rise. Kate Proctor reports on how the sector is lobbying for an immediate cash injection from government and why there is a long way to go for this female-dominated industry to be taken seriously. One year on since the first case of Covid-19 was detected in the UK, Cosmetics Business looks back at the year that shaped the beauty industry like no other On 31 January 2020, the UK reported its first-ever cases of Covid-19, a newly discovered coronavirus that originated, supposedly, in … Stock markets have plunged, businesses have collapsed and more than 6.5 million people could lose their jobs due to the economic fallout from lockdown. Companies are facing more legal disputes and shifting their communication and technology priorities as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Mail Manager research from architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) … “The government has put in place one of the world’s most comprehensive economic responses to protect jobs and businesses throughout this pandemic, and continues to engage regularly with the personal care industry to understand the needs of this important sector.”. “I have bobbed style hair and it had just grown out of style so much. Connor Inker from Surrey has replaced regular trips to the beauty salon with at-home treatments too. Carolyn Harris, who co-chairs the BAW APPG, said she and her colleagues had been trying to get the sector on a level playing field with hospitality throughout the pandemic. A recent survey of 1,600 National Health and Beauty Federation members has shown that over three quarters (77 per cent) of beauty professionals feel “very well-prepared” or “as well-prepared as they could be” for reopening when it is safe to do so. And, while it is comforting to hear that so many companies are prepared to take the necessary precautions, all these measures are making a trip to the salon sound more like a zero-G flight to outer space than the peaceful pamper session we were hoping for. This site requires JavaScript for certain functions and interactions to work. He said: “We are not complaining about the support [we’ve had], but the unfairness of the distribution of the support, especially around hospitality. President Joe Biden ordered flags lowered to half mast Monday after the United States crossed the "heartbreaking" milestone of 500,000 Covid-19 … When you’re so high up in your industry you forget how ordinary men think it’s quite frivolous. Trips to the salon might not seem the most important issue at present but the beauty industry is of vast significance both to individual business owners and the wider economy. In a new report from data company Poshly, it's revealed that both cosmetic retailers and beauty service workers are facing unprecedented challenges to keep their businesses running as usual.Salons are closing across the nation, leaving makeup artists and hairstylists without work. The recent high number of cases suggests that these countries are undergoing another wave of COVID-19 infections, possibly due to the spread of the UK variant. There is also a moratorium on eviction for commercial tenants. Please turn on JavaScript for the best possible experience. The actor was renowned for her closely-shaven buzzcut, donned for V for Vendetta... ...but she has since refreshed her locks to sport a more free-flowing, shoulder-grazing style, showing how her hair has grown, because sometimes it does that. “I think this is going to impact us in so many ways. hile many people prepared for lockdown by stockpiling toilet roll and tinned goods, others immediately began fretting over how long it would be before their colleagues finally discovered their natural hair colour. “People have lost a lot of their fear over DIY treatments but are also enjoying the low cost, low maintenance aspect too,” she explains. In many cases, it draws from the results of a McKinsey Global Consumer Sentiment Survey that took place in early April. Given how tactile beauty is, from swatching products at makeup counters to skin on skin touch during a facial, it’s unsurprising that the arrival of Covid 19 threw a spanner in the beautysphere and sent it off in an entirely new direction. The Hollywood starlet had become synonymous with her marigold Princess-perfect hair... ... before she shaved it all off for a role, revealing her natural mousy blonde hair colour. “I know the salons will be taking all of the safety measures and precautions for their staff and clients, and as much as I can try at home, it’s just not the same as the salon experience and having their expertise,” she explains. “I work in a salon, and the film industry and in fashion, and it’s really serious. Us mere mortals aren’t the only ones that haven’t been able to get to the salon though. “All brow bar stations and chairs will be thoroughly sanitised upon store opening, every hour, and again after a service,” Bailey explains. In 2020 salons were shut for 140 days, turnover fell by 45 per cent compared to 2019 and the average cash loss to a business was £17,000, with those over the VAT threshold taking a bigger hit. However, more than 40% of firms outside of London reported revenue drops over the course of the year, suggesting the crisis has prompted a sizeable migration of their clients. We can’t think of what we did before or how we used to operate; everything has to change.”. Cash flow problems are at their most severe. “We have 1,200 clients a week in just one location in central London,” she said. Here, 15 beauty pros share their thoughts. It’s the exact same model as us.”. I’d absolutely consider getting her to cut my hair again.”, I just couldn’t stand it any longer, so desperate times called for desperate measures, Of course, there’s more to at-home beauty than just convenience. It’s also really relaxing to do.”. “It’s very easy, quick to learn and costs as little as £5 to do myself when normally I pay £40 at a salon. Build UK is a representative organisation for the UK construction industry. Indeed, Covid-19 has meant that professional beauty and salon sectors have been particularly hard hit and will certainly have to adapt their delivery and environments ongoing. Wales had the highest Covid case rate among the UK nations before their pre-Christmas lockdown in December. In most major beauty-industry markets, in-store shopping accounted for up to 85 percent of beauty-product purchases prior to the COVID-19 crisis, with some variation by subcategory. Furlough stopped businesses immediately going bust, but salon owners are still having to pay rent, insurance, then national insurance and pension contributions for staff, and buy in products for the reopening from 12 April. What will the beauty salon industry look like after coronavirus? He might still be a teenager, but a life in the spotlight has subjected Smith to many a hair transformation, switching it up from this top-heavy do... ...to a more stripped-back, blonde buzzcut. UK nightlife at risk of ‘extinction’ due to Covid, report warns. The Prime Minister’s announcement this February on salons reopening generated more Commons laughter – innocent mockery prompted by the state of Boris Johnson’s hair at the time, it still furthered the perception among beauty workers that politicians simply don’t take their industry seriously enough. The desperation to maintain our beauty routines during lockdown saw thousands of people turn to the internet for advice with the number of Google searches for DIY beauty treatments quadrupling between March and April with more than a million related queries. Lockdown: When will nail and beauty salons reopen in the UK. UK hunts for missing person infected with Covid variant first detected in Brazil. It’s left them angered that they have had to battle so hard to build understanding across Whitehall about how hairdressing and beauty contribute to the economy, and how they are a lynchpin to a thriving high street. Sales of hair clippers rose by 228 per cent in the first two weeks of April alone and have been sold out on Amazon for weeks. In July last year, a well-meaning question by William Wragg MP to the Prime Minister about the delay in reopening beauty services descended into a flippant exchange about the state of both men’s hair and whether they would attend a beauty salon. Plans to take on an apprentice are also on hold because of money worries, and she knows that is a loss of an employment position for a local school-leaver. And for the predominantly female workforce of the beauty sector, it’s no laughing matter. Six out of 10 salons started the year with no cash reserves whatsoever, and many businesses are now described as acutely vulnerable to failure. She said the government urgently needs to wake up to the fact “we bring that vital footfall into the high street” and salons will close without help. The beauty industry is changing rapidly in response to the coronavirus pandemic. She said ultimately the industry should lobby to get rid of the VAT threshold altogether and have a decreased rate, perhaps mirroring Ireland which is 9 per cent on services and 21 per cent on goods. “These people are highly trained, skilled and talented so leave it to them”, they add. We’re still expected to pay the rent in full and then you add the reality of us not being able to function at full capacity when we do open, so our turnover will drop,” explains Rob Czlapka, owner of RCNQ salon and Barber Below in Manchester. 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There’s still concern that not much will change unless this part of the economy gets the same recognition within the Treasury. The Brexit crisis on its own would be bad enough but it comes as fashion grapples with the effects of Covid-19. According to Katerina Georgiou, a BACP-accredited counsellor and psychotherapist, many people use their beauty routines as a means self-care and a way to connect with people, and while the way we visit might not be entirely what we’re used to, this doesn’t look set to change post-lockdown, They aren’t just technicians or artists, they’re friends and therapists that you tell your deepest darkest secrets to, “Returning to a salon is going to be all about connection with people, sounds and laughter. The Save Our Salons campaign group has been campaigning on the VAT issue for months, trying to lobby MPs. It’s steered by five of the UK’s top stylists and beauty industry business leaders: Hellen Ward of Richard Ward Hair & Metrospa, Stephen Nurse of Daniel Galvin, Luke Hersheson of Hershesons, Kim Clayton of Errol Douglas, and Toby Dicker of The Chapel Hairdressing. Labour MP Judith Cummins, who co-chairs the Beauty, Aesthetics and Wellbeing All-Party Parliamentary Group (BAW APPG), said: “We’ve seen the lads’ terminology of nail bars and the industry being pink and fluffy. Stephen Whiteside, a freelance hair colourist from Kent explains that even before he announced he could soon begin seeing clients again, people were already lining up for a cut and colouring session. And it doesn’t look set to stop there because under the government’s plans to continue easing the lockdown, salons will be one of the last outlets to open. Here, Sarah Young investigates how the outbreak has changed the way we access beauty, {{#verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}}. She’s used furlough, and had a £9,000 grant through the local authority, but there is huge frustration that they haven’t had the VAT drop, and there are still pension and national insurance contributions for their 33 staff to pay. We want to look at the long term.”. It’s being looked after again and it’s having professional input after a long stretch of going it alone,” Gerogiou explains. Beauty salons offering waxing services can now reopen in England. The government said in a response to a petition about VAT cuts that there were no plans to expand the scope of the reduced rate. Hellen Ward, co-founder of beauty salon chain Richard Ward, says her debts have been racking up while her salons have been closed due to Covid restrictions. Stay tuned!" Dodd's split from Positive Beverage comes after the … Misunderstood, sneered at by sexists, and now brought to crisis point by the pandemic, the £28bn hair and beauty industry has its fair share of problems. “I’ve enjoyed some aspects of doing my own beauty treatments, like switching up my nails whenever I like, but I couldn’t run the risk of a botched dye job. Ward, who is vice-president of the British Association of Women Entrepreneurs, is losing £1,000 a day in lockdown at her salon. That’s a workforce of more than 500,000 people, which generated £7bn in UK taxes in 2018 and forms 1.3 per cent of GDP. Stylists often see 5 to 10 clients a day. “It’s also something relatively simple to do for yourself, without any deadlines and having allocated time for yourself, even if just for a few minutes in your day-to-day.”, While Youtuber Helen Anderson has used this period of isolation to take a break from her beauty routine, she is just one of those people who are looking forward to seeking solace in the salon chair. Covid-19 has struck the beauty industry hard, with salons, skin clinics and stores forced to close during social distancing. In part, he said, this is because of a split across the industry between those in the sector paying VAT, on turnover of £85k and above, and those who don’t – largely the self-employed who want to stay below the threshold. “This could have a major impact on how we work and what we do but we will be operating with a high level of precautions, which is for the teams as much as the clients. As Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s character says in Fleabag: “Hair is everything.”. So will people really be willing to enter such an alien environment or will they continue to trade in root touch ups for remedies at home? But, while these homespun measures might be working well for some people, is it really safe to be using technical methods and potentially dangerous chemicals, such as bleach and acrylic powder, that take years for beauty professionals to learn how to master? Having closed his salons ahead of official lockdown following a noticeable fall in appointments due to public health concerns, he says he is now having to look at his businesses as “fresh projects” that will require operating under greater safeguards but with reduced working hours and customer capacity. The prolonged lockdown means that financial implications of the coronavirus are going to be felt by many, with experts warning that the UK economy will take longer to recover from this pandemic than it did from the 2008 financial crisis. Many joked that if the prime minister were a woman, hairdressers would have been top of the list to open – long before car show rooms were even touted. It led to several business owners providing the media with furious quotes about a lack of respect. Covid-19 has changed the business of beauty. You get what you pay for when it comes to highlights.”, With 4 July fast approaching, reutilising the much-missed services of beauty professionals appears to be at the forefront of many people’s minds with a number of salons already reporting a rush to secure appointments. Sales assistant Hayley agrees, explaining that she has managed to forgo spending hundreds each month by reassessing what treatments she can do herself at home for a fraction of the price. Ward doesn’t dwell too much on whether the industry has been ignored because it’s female-led, but she said there is an element of being under the radar and not being taken seriously. The personal care sector makes a significant contribution to the UK economy and plays a vital role on our high streets. This appears to be a nationwide approach, with Steven Ross, owner of Johnny’s Chop Shop Barbershops, explaining that he will also be offering a reduced service, card only payments, performing deep cleans and dropping some key luxuries such as a drinks service. The Prime Minister of France has stated that almost half of the daily new cases were caused by the UK SARS-CoV-2 variant, VOC 202012/01 (lineage B.1.1.7). UK factory production slows amid Brexit and Covid disruption Almost 60% of manufacturers report longer delivery times from suppliers, holding back output Lorries parked at …
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