Personal care workers happy to get back to work during Phase 2

Connecticut entered Phase 2 of reopening on Wednesday, which means you can now get your nails done, get your eyebrows waxed and get tattooed.

News 12 Staff

Jun 18, 2020, 9:07 PM

Updated 1,843 days ago

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Connecticut entered Phase 2 of reopening on Wednesday, which means you can now get your nails done, get your eyebrows waxed and get tattooed.
Just like other businesses, patrons will need to wear masks for any kind of personal care service.
Walk-ins are no longer an option. Customers must make appointments for everything.
The phone did not stop ringing at Banana Nails in Norwalk during the salon's second day back open.
Customers like Diane Scarpone were eager to resume their regular manicures and pedicures, which were on hold for the past three months.
"You just don't realize the little things in your life that you miss so much and this is one thing that I really missed," said Scarpone.

Plexiglas partitions are up, stations are spaced out and the waiting area is off limits for now.

"This place is so clean and they're so considerate, I always felt safe in here anyway," said Scarpone.
Owner of Three Hammers Tattoo in Norwalk, Pieter Spijkers, says he is happy to be doing what he loves again.
"Having to pay bills and all that, it's been a little tough," he said. "We've been waiting for this day to arrive for a very long time."
The tattoo shop has clients use sanitizer when they arrive and they cannot bring along anyone else for moral support.
Appointments are a hot commodity at European Wax Center in Norwalk.
"We have people actually calling from other states because they're not open yet. And we feel really blessed because we are almost totally booked for the next few weeks," said co-manager Cheryl Trembone.
Temperature checks are part of the new normal for staff and guests, and so is a lot of extra sanitizing.
"Half of our job now is cleaning but we're happy for it because it means we get to get back to what we were doing before," said co-manager Jessica Adams.
Other personal services allowed under Phase 2 include tanning, massage therapy and piercing. Services that require a customer to take off their mask, like facials, remain prohibited.