Stylists explain that many of the emotional reasons for wanting to change your haircut right now hold very true.

Here, why so many are experimenting.

Fortunately, that wasnt the case.

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This is the most confident I have ever felt in my entire life, she says.

Its a good wayto break up the boredomsince, for many people, theres not much else to do.

Timing is also a factor.

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Some just view it as a way to be creative.

Vivian Diller, PhD.

I figured, if not now, then when?

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Why not have a little fun and play with my look?

Thats also what Saviano predicts.

It can also feel empowering, restoring some sense of control in a time when life feels so uncontrollable.

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[I was] going through a lot internallyduring the beginning of this pandemic, recounts Lower.

It can also just make you feel good, pandemic or not.

I feel like a badass bitch, says Moodley.

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I can express myself more through makeup and clothes without my hair getting in the way.

It may have an impact on a larger scale, too.

It proves that a silver lining can take any shapeor color.

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