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Here is a fun way of getting the low-down on what’s-up with a beauty school! You can follow a student on her way to becoming a hairstylist through her weekly blog as she experiences the day to day stuff of beauty school.  Grant it, not all beauty schools are the same and the Paul Mitchell School she attends called The Cao Institute in Alhambra, Ca. seems pretty progressive but, they all need to have students pass their State Board Exams at the end of their stay and the exams are basically the same.

“How Hair Styling Jobs Get Started”So if you’re on the fence of whether or not hair stylist jobs are right for you, here’s a place you can get some inside/real-time information on what you might expect at beauty school. Here you can follow Hanna Compton, as she blogs weekly about her thoughts and experiences in beauty school.

I’ve found her (firsts) experiences, first hair coloring, first color removal, first male client, etc. is warmly familiar and brings back memories of my days in beauty school. She gives you a feel for what to expect and how beauty school goes about training to become a licensed hairstylist. She has lots of enthusiasm for the business and is sure to give you a push towards taking the plunge if you are so inclined. She just finished her 10th week and should have about 26 weeks left to go so lots of experiences yet to be shared!  This is a good read if you’re considering a hair stylist job.

Pre-Launch Press Release for Salon/Spa Industry H1N1 Best Practices

King Research and The Professional Beauty Association are working together to release an industry response that addresses the H1N1 influenza virus. King Research is the maker of Barbicide, which is widely used in the hair salon/spa industry for sanitation and disinfection purposes.

I spoke with Alan Murphy, president of Kings Research last week and he said we can expect an ‘online toolkit’ probably sometime this week. The tool kit will be a dedicated site that will have information and resources specifically geared towards the hair salon/spa environment. They will also announce a webinar on salon/spa sanitation and disinfection best practices and several workshops during the International Salon & Spa Expo in Long Beach, California January 30 - February 1, 2010.

Holiday Stocking Stuffer

PureOlogy products have made “The Best Hair Care Products” lists in the last few years voted in at the Stylist Choice Awards. This year bring a little extra added cheer to someone’s ‘big hair dreams’ by wrapping up this package. PureOlogy’s Pure Volume Stocking Stuffers includes 2 oz. bottles of PureVolume Shampoo, Condition and BlowDryAmplifier, along with EssentialRepair SplitEndCorrecting Treatment. Get it for $21.00 at a salon near you. Find a salon at pureology.com

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Find Hairdressing Jobs in Exciting Editorial Work!
“Hairdressing Jobs”
Have you ever wondered how to land those hairdressing jobs on red carpet runways, photo shoots and fashion events? These are obviously not the type of hairdressing jobs the majority of hair stylists take on in their career. Nor are these the type of jobs that experienced, highly skilled hairdressers fall into! If you’re looking to hone your skills and find a new creative outlet in your work, consider hairdressing jobs in session styling and editorial work!

Recently, Cyndi asked this question:

I’ve been a hairdresser for over 8 years and I love the hair styling business. I’m looking for new ideas on monetizing my hairdressing skills. My business has been effected by the economy as thousands of others have and I’m trying to come up with new ways to use my skills. I’ve always been interested in fashion and wonder if anyone can tell me how to go about getting into styling hair for runway and photo shoot type of events?

Great question Cyndi

American Salon’s August 2009 issue published a featured article on Giovanni Giuntoli, a Redken session hair stylist, who created hairstyles at the fall/winter ‘09 runway shows in New York City for bridal designers. Giovanni has also developed “Tearsheet,” which is a company that teaches hairdressers the skills it takes to create camera ready hairstyles and makeup.

At Tearsheet, they have created educational courses that simulate real photo shoots . . . a sort of red carpet hairstyling education. Taught in New York City, their 3 day courses are complete and limited to just 6 students allowing plenty of one-on-one skills training. Students work side by side with Giovanni and his team completing photo shoots with professional photographers, makeup artists and fashion stylists. “Most hair stylists haven’t experienced the dynamics of a shoot,” Giuntoli says. “Our courses teach both hairstyling and on-set behavior.”The student also receives their professional images which can be used to promote their work back at the salon.

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Hairdressing jobs that allow you to work with runway and magazine models sounds like a fun way to build your portfolio and business! An additional perk with your education at Tearsheet is after graduating, they say you will have the opportunity to work on shoots with Giuntoli and become part of the “Tearsheet Artistic Team.” The team can work future events like NYC Fashion Week, NYC Bridal Fashion Week, to advertisements, magazines and advertisers look books. Interested? Check out their website.

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Skype Hair Consultations Now Offered

I’m feeling pretty confident in saying “Skype hair consultations,” may be the next big, upcoming new service we see being offered by hair salons . . . and if not, it should be!

“Skype Hair Consultations”What’s a “Skype”? “Skype” is a video communication tool that’s been around for a few years now, but has come a long way in improving it’s usability. I’m no techie, but I can tell you it’s a free service and all you need is a web cam. You can download your own Skype trial at, www.skype.com

For clients, both old and new, this is a great way to get a feel for what your options are ahead of time. For new clients, you can get a feel for what a new hair stylist offers you without making the trip into the hair salon. Normally your hair stylist has a short amount of time allotted within your appointment to discuss new hairstyle options for you. That may work fine for you both. But, sometimes you may want more time to think about what your options are with a big hairstyle or hair color change you are considering. Also, if you or your hair stylist tend to consistently run late, it narrows your consultation time down even more.

“Skype” hair consultations are now offered at Plan B Salon, in Cambridge, Massachusetts as a new free  hair salon service. The salon schedules 15 minute time slots available for video consultations one day a week. They also have a limited amount of mid-week appointments available, as time permits. The client fills out an online form from the salon’s website requesting a date and time, along with their “Skype” call-back number, and they send a confirmation via e-mail within 24 hours.

“Skype” hair consultations sounds like a win-win to me! A great service for clients and a great way to introduce new clientele to hair salons.

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