BEAUMONT, Texas — Several hairstylists 12News spoke to said when they heard they could reopen Friday, they were shocked.
Some found out when their clients started reaching out, but they say they're prepared to reopen this weekend.
Allison Pierce owns Hair by Allison, and says she's been prepping for this for more than a month.
"Everything I'm doing and have been planning for the past six weeks has been in preparation of your safety, and I can't wait to have you back in my chair," Pierce said.
Area stylists are hoping to communicate that they're taking all the right steps to protect customers.
"They know that I'm gonna use my best judgment and that everything is gonna be really really clean," said Ebony Jenkins, co-owner of Celebrity Experience.
As their doors begin to reopen, the stylists want to assure everyone things won't exactly go back to normal yet.
"I'm only taking clients every two hours, so my day will be only 5," Jenkins said.
Brooke Bellanger owns Spruce Barbershop. She says they services they'll be offering are limited.
"We will only be offering limited services, we won't be doing our facials and hour long services. So we're just trying to focus on haircuts and beard trims," Bellanger said.
You can expect to see an increase of PPE and cleaning supplies, too.
"Yeah, I have a box of masks, a box of hand sanitizer," Pierce said.
Financially, it's been tough for stylists, but they've mostly been looking forward to those therapeutic sessions that somehow begin the minute someone sits down in the chair.
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"With our clients we feel like we're counselors, we're therapists, we're your sister, we're your mother, and you don't have that for a whole almost two months," Jenkins said. .
Reopening will bring them business, but they're hoping more for a sense of normalcy.
"I just felt so disconnected from everyone, I just had a full breakdown, I just need to feel human again," Pierce said.
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation is expected to release a set of guidelines for hair and nail salons on Wednesday.