Haircut for a Married Woman During the Thirty Days of Mourning
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Question
A Sephardic woman in the thirty days of mourning, who wears a head covering all day, even at home, is she permitted to have a haircut within the thirty days if it will not be noticeable to others?
Answer
According to the Sephardic custom, there is no prohibition on haircuts, and not because she should not appear unattractive to her husband.
Source
In Shulchan Aruch, Siman 340, Se'if 5, it is ruled that a woman is permitted to cut her hair after seven days, however, the Rema wrote to be stringent for a woman all thirty days, and in the Shach, Se'if Katan 2, it is written according to the Rema's opinion to permit a woman after seven days to shave hair she usually removes so as not to appear unattractive to her husband.
This proves that the opinion of the Shulchan Aruch permits a woman to have a haircut even if it does not make her unattractive to her husband.