At Lucero Hair & Wellness, any individual can get the appear they want, and be “seen for who they are.”
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Larry Reed will get a precise beard trimming from Lucero Hair & Wellness stylist Kevin Cannon on Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. Lucero Hair & Wellness aims to be a refuge and secure area for all.
At Lucero Hair & Wellness, there are no “men’s” haircuts or “women’s” haircuts. There are just haircuts, charged by the hour.
The area, which opened earlier this month at 1095 S. Point out St. in Salt Lake City, also isn’t a “salon” or a “barbershop,” which are gendered terms. In its place, it is a hair studio, where by everyone can occur in, check with for what they want, and stroll out with the precise hairdo they envisioned, no queries asked.
Owner Joshua Lucero explained which is empowering for clientele, due to the fact a little something as seemingly basic as getting your hair done can be “demoralizing in a lot of means,” he stated.
He’s had feminine friends who’ve been informed by stylists for instance that they just can’t have limited hair, because “you do not want it that masculine” — remarks that can stop anyone from finding the search they want, and staying “seen for who they are.”
Lucero himself, who is homosexual, has experienced very similar experiences. “I’ve experienced a ton of people today notify me, ‘Oh, lengthy hair’s for women.’ I’m like, ‘Who claimed that? What? Wherever did that arrive from? My hair grows just like your hair grows. Why does it matter how extended it grows?’”
“It’s just crazy, that thought that we have as a culture,” he added.
At Lucero Hair & Wellness, stylists realize how vulnerable of an expertise it can be to have your hair completed, particularly for transgender people today.
Which is where by the “wellness” element of Lucero Hair & Wellness will come in. Lucero reported he’s had customers instinctively flinch away from him and his scissors. But he calms them by saying, “My name is Joshua, my pronouns are he/him, this is a secure place. Notify me what you want, we can attain nearly anything with your hair.”
“The wellness is that safety of emotion snug and harmless,” Lucero claimed.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Nathan Katz, a stylist at Lucero Hair and Wellness sports a barber pole tattoo Friday, February 10, 2023.
In the sophisticated, by natural means lit area, decorated with orchids and crystals, how considerably you spend only relies upon on how extended a provider takes, which can change based on a client’s hair size or texture. Charges start off at $37.50 for a half-hour and go up to $112.50 for an hour and a half. Schedule your service at LuceroHairAndWellness.com.
Strategies aren’t acknowledged. Lucero encourages stylists to cost what they are truly worth so they never have to rely on tips. If a client seriously wishes to tip, they are invited to donate that money to a charity of their preference, he stated.
All solutions contain a consultation, in which a stylist will inquire uncomplicated issues this kind of as “How significantly size do you want taken off?” and “With this fade, do you want to see skin?”
At times, a session is all a customer is trying to get, Lucero claimed, noting some who are transitioning have scheduled time just for information on how to do their new hair.
“They never want a haircut, but they continue to want to occur in, come to feel viewed and get a provider that allows them truly feel safe and sound,” Lucero mentioned. “And so, if I can give them a 30-minute consultation on, ‘OK, let’s wash your hair, we’ll deep problem you, appear again, we’ll clean up up your neck, possibly condition it a minor little bit, and then we’ll blow-dry, and I show you how to fashion.’”
That sort of provider is critical for an individual starting their public and emotional transition, Lucero mentioned, in particular following the current passage of Utah SB16, which Gov. Spencer Cox signed into regulation Jan. 28, effectively banning most gender-affirming wellness care for transgender youth.
“I believe that’s just one of the initially most effective techniques,” Lucero mentioned. “If you can get a haircut and experience like who you are, that is a massive alter for anyone. I’ve had so a lot of persons inform me, ‘You’ve saved my lifetime.’ Currently being able to do that for much more men and women, I believe is exceptionally crucial.”
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Lucero Hair & Wellness aims to be a refuge and risk-free area for all. Stylists work in the salon the first 7 days of operations on Condition Street, Friday, February 10, 2023.
