Sara’s Unisex Salon

What Rockstar has said

Rockstar's description: "Get signature salon styles for both Jason and Lucia, including facial hair for Jason and makeup and nails for Lucia. Only open for business with the Ultimate Edition." It is the only named place in Rockstar's material dedicated to hair and makeup, which sets it apart from the clothing and tattoo businesses in Stockyard.

What the images show

The three captions are "Jason and Lucia pose at the entrance to Sara's Unisex Salon", "Jason looking over his shoulder, sporting a mullet haircut from Sara's Unisex Salon" and "Lucia sitting inside of Sara's Unisex Salon, while a nail technician works on her fingernails."

The entrance image says a lot about the business. The salon occupies a worn stucco storefront with security bars over the windows. Red lettering on the glass gives the name, a list of services including cut, blow dry and styling, and a phone number that appears to start with 786. Through the door you can see a tiled floor, framed photos and a hair colour chart on the wall. It looks like a family-run neighbourhood salon, the opposite of Stock 305's "elevated streetwear".

The 786 numberUnconfirmed

If the number on the window does start with 786, it is a local touch. Area code 786 was added on 1 March 1998 as an overlay on 305, the code Miami has used since 1947. Both serve Miami-Dade and the Florida Keys, so the number places the salon squarely in the real-world Vice City area. Rockstar has not commented on it.

The mulletUnconfirmed

Jason's mullet is the salon's showcase cut, and it fits the retro styling Rockstar is selling elsewhere. The Vintage Vice City Pack promises Jason "the cut and coif of the decade of decadence", meaning the 1980s of the original Vice City. That decade was the mullet's peak: by The Guardian's account, cited by Wikipedia, mullets were "everywhere" in the US, UK and Australia in the 1980s.

Haircuts in GTA

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) introduced hairstyles, clothing and tattoos bought with in-game cash as new role-playing elements for the series. GTA VI goes further with the bodies themselves. Dazed reported that food affects Jason and Lucia's weight, exercise visibly builds muscle, and long stretches without sleep show on their faces.

What it suggests for playUnconfirmed

"Signature" styles suggests looks that cannot be had elsewhere. Rockstar has not published prices, the full style list, the salon's district, or whether Standard Edition players will have other barbers and salons.