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Sugar Fixe, a small local coffee shop. They always knew my order, grande cafe mocha with 2 extra shots. I worked Tuesday through Saturday, 40 hours a week. The salon was an enormous 10,000 SF with a beautiful modern loft feel. I worked with 25 stylists, categorized based on experience. We had apprentices, newer stylists, to senior stylist, and of course master stylists. I was a newer stylist, who graduated the apprentice program at the salon a few years ago. The apprentice program was about 1-2 years and involved bringing in 100 blow-dry, haircut, and color models on days off in order to earn a stylist position. As well as, working 40 hours a week helping stylists, folding the signature royal blue hair towels, changing the little garbage cans , tearing foils, mixing color, sweeping the floor, and anything that looked like it needed to be cleaned in the salon. As a stylist, I was required to stand eight hours a day taking care of clients, cleaning the salon, or helping other fellow stylists. My boss, Tina, was a tall, thin, Italian mid thirties woman who always said, “ If you have time to stand, you have time to clean. Sitting down was a non negotiable at my job. When I was not with a client, I was busy helping other experienced stylists. A few years later, I felt drained, but kept my head up high because I wanted to reassure my decision. I clearly remember one Saturday evening , I walked into the salon bathroom, lock the door and sat on the wooden floor. I could not…

Johnson later became a manager at the campus barbershop, but also began looking at the possibilities of running his own barber shop. During the fall of 1974, he opened his own shop which was then known as Town and Campus at 410 N. Main St. Realizing the shop needed a better name, he changed the name of his shop some years later to what is now popularly known as: New Image Barber-Stylist. In 2000, he moved the barber shop to the Collegiate Square shopping center to use the fact that it had more…

haircuts and natural hairstyles so expensive? There aren’t that many stylists out there that can cut curly hair. Whether they ‘ll admit that or not is another thing entirely. Enough of us have our own horror stories as evidence of this. Whether it’s a botched haircut, a too tight style or just the general sense that the stylist really had no clue what they were doing, we’ve all been there or know someone who has. When looking for a stylist to cut your curly hair, your really have to do your…

know when they have the perfect suggestion that will make your search so much easier. If you see someone with a hairstyle that you like then ask them for a referral to their hairstylist. Many people will be happy to refer you because it makes them feel good that you like what their stylist did for them.…

Matchmaker: How To Find A Curly Hair Stylist For Keeps Curly hair textures are often overlooked, which makes finding a stylist who will give your curls the proper attention that they deserve a challenge. That’s why this week we’re playing matchmaker to help all of you curly girls find a stylist that will make your curls a priority. Just like finding that perfect someone, finding the perfect stylist requires determination, patience and a whole lot of communication. We may be able to live with a…

Why do I hate Monat so much? Why do other stylists hate Monat? Why are stylists starting to speak out on social media after remaining silent for so long? Why do some stylists love Monat? Why do I hate Monat? Every month, I sit with a group of women battling cancer. I know a lot of the different cancer treatments and drugs. I know the impact that this disease has on their bodies. They are strong, but their body is fragile and does not resist things like it used to do. Some Monat Market…

Clip-In Method Clips fasten the extensions to your hair in the clip-in installation method. While it is ideal as a temporary style option since you can quickly remove these extensions without problems, this method of installation is not always the right choice for thin hair, as the clips are difficult to hide. 2. Strand-by-Strand Method The stylist attaches small hair extensions one at a time to your natural hair. How many extensions the stylist installs depends on the desired results. A…

sanitation and management, esthetics, nail technology, and basic training (“USCA-Catalog”). After school, incoming hairdressers must take one big test to make it official. They have to take the State Board Exam, which is the final push to becoming an official hairdresser (“How to Prepare For The Illinois State Board Exam”). Once finished, and all exams are passed, work in the salon begins. While already on the job, the first year or two stylists are still learning a lot as they go…

myself up for failure. I did not succeed in balancing those two lessons when I first opened my salon. However, having been a stylist for six years, I felt I had enough experience to venture out on my own. I had this idea that I was not only going to open my own salon but that I was going to triumph other chain salons and maybe go international one day. Oh, how naive I was! Not realizing how tedious it is to run a business successfully. I had set myself up for agonizing daily torment. The…

Chapter Two, titled, “Life Skills” includes many characteristics for stylists to strive after. A couple in specific stood out above the rest, motivation being one of them. Motivation is something that can often be hard to grasp but in order to continue learning and be passionate we must have motivation. Time management and scheduling is hard to stay on top of but it must be put in place and followed in order to reach deadlines and achieve goals. True integrity and following ethical standards are…