Crazy Haircut? Shave? Americans in Coronavirus Lockdown Try Out Makeovers

Across the U.S., “stay at home” orders with no end in sight have been seen by many as a chance to experiment with a dramatically different look.

Selfies of Ed Maudlin taken before and after he shaved his beard during a lockdown to prevent the spread of the virus in Indianapolis, on March 24, 2020. Ed Maudlin/Handout via REUTERS

NEW YORK—Jacob Kunthara’s wife and three adult children had never seen him without the mustache he sported for 45 years. During coronavirus lockdown this week at home in Gilbert, Arizona, he shaved and covered up with a face mask, which he whipped off at dinner to shock his entire family.

Fiona Riebeling of New Haven, Connecticut, used a fork, barbecue skewer, and nail scissors to transform her sleek long hair into jaunty bangs.