BEAUTY BUSINESS as usual

As the third wave of Covid-19 hit India with the upsurge of the Omicron variant, the professional beauty industry held a long breath in. Will Omicron disrupt all that was painstakingly rebuilt in the last few months? Will it plunge us into another lockdown? Many such questions assailed our minds as we grappled with daily updates on the Omicron slow-burn. In this feature, Kanishka Ramchandani explores the impact of the third wave on the salon business.