Advice For Hair

As a cosmetology student and/or as a new hair stylist I HIGHLY suggest trying to attend the LAST day of the LAS VEGAS hair show! Today!!Many people will have stayed out a little too late or spent too much money the past couple of days!It’s honestly such a GREAT day to newtwork and to negotiate great deals on items like aprons, flat irons, shears, BlowDryers etc. [BIG ticket items as hair stylists]

It’s always amazed me as a hairstylist how many hats I wear for someone in just a few short hours.As a Cosmetology Student in Cosmetology School I de credited the procedures I was learning other than cutting or coloring hair.The soft skills of listening 👂 and the magic touch of a head massage 💆 take your business further than you will ever think.

In Cosmetology School as a cosmetology student it’s really really really important that you learn to multitask and stay focused when applying bleach.1) Mix FREASH Bleach every 30min2) “Veils, Curtains, Drapes” (width of 1, 3, or 6 rat-tail combs)3) LEVEL 5 or darker AND/OR it’s going to take more than 1 appointment.

COLOR THEORY is SIMPLE but NOT EASY!!As a cosmetology student I wish I would have asked EVERY single student that was applying color to a client, “What’s the EXACT FORMULA you used in that client?”MOST color formulas for covering gray will ALWAYS be:Level 4-00/4NN= 20vol Level 5-00/5NN = 20volLevel 6-00/6NN = 20volLevel 7-00/7NN = 20volFROM DAY 1 Start training your eye!!!LOOK 👀 at the clients roots before & after!!EVERYONE S clients  NOT just your clients!

As cosmetology students, teachers, hairstylists, nail technicians, estheticians we have the world against us IN OUR MINDS…The thing about the lies we tell ourselves is there always a very STRONG TRUTH  in the 💯 LIE!There’s never a good time to step out of your comfort zone, that’s why they call it, “A LEAP OF FAITH!”

DO NOT  LET  school get IN THE WAY of your EDUCATION!!!So much about building that arch of person confidence  as a cosmetologist/ hairstylist is getting out there is PARTICIPATING in peoples lives who you do not know yet.Be accountable for your own success and personal daily happiness today-  You CANNOT CHANGE the people around you, BUT  you CAN change the people AROUND you!!

LINK for $27 Bridal Hair Course! Cosmetology Student  OR Hairstylist  I make sure I’m asking myself,“Emily, are you making this decision as a student, an employee, or a business owner?”This question is important to ask your while your twiddling your thumbs in class!!  I promise a year from now when you have you license you’ll know WHY I told you to start thinking this way!NO ONE ever REGRETS being PREPARED!!

A HUGE part of being a cosmetology student and hair stylist is learning the self discipline to being constructive during down time.I share a little about my own challenges I had finding  the “right” career and the curve balls like threw at me 5 years ago.THIS industry will never let you down as long as you are continuing to practice self 💕 love!! I PROMISE YOU!!

YOU DON’T NEED A COSMETOLOGY LICENSE TO DO MAKE UP!!BUT…You DO NEED a portfolio & discipline!!  Again this career is not for the people who are good at it or who deserve it- it’s for the people who do it!!Secret- you’re not the best- Next secret - you’re not the worst Be honest, practice, get betterRepeatDo that for 10yrs and you’ll have a life you never dreamed of… OR MAYBE that’s Exactly what you’ll have- YOUR DREAM LIFE!!

When you’re at a hair show or scrolling through Instagram or Tik Tok either as a newer hair stylist OR cosmetology school student- DO NOT GET SOLD on GADGETS!!!DEFINITELY  scroll scroll scroll for FREE EDUCATION!!  I’m going to give you a great secret the MORE you feel out of watching educational videos the better your understanding of creating a specific look becomes!

IBS Las Vegas Hair Show!!! (Link below) You DO NOT have to BUY a ticket or attend to network with fellow cosmetologists!!!- Our job CANNOT be preformed on ZOOM so it’s so so so important as a cosmetology student to START networking face to face - Even if you just meet 5 NEW PEOPLE , it’s a GREAT start to you feeling a part of this hair world that’s so so so fun!

22 May 2022 Parsons School of Design Panel Talk | Olivier Roustesing, Brandice Daniel, Victor Gemaud by no means am black, but I am not clueless to the underlying racism in the hair industry.  It presents as the inability to style black hair.  MOST professional hairstylists do not know how to style black hair.There is a void of black hair stylists I believe because just like the fashion world these black hairstylists have been undervalued.  And by undervalued from a professional point of view is black hair is SUBSTANTIALLY more difficult to cut, color, style.  Black hair stylists have black hair (duh) therefore they INTRINSICALLY have experience in working with hair that’s not easy.  If you are a cosmetology student who is black NOW is the time to directly contact black designers, hair artists, & makeup professionals who are wanting to accelerate your career.

List of Designers “NYFW 2022” Follow all these brands on your professional Instagram account.2. REMEMBER DON’T BE INTIMIDATED by PEOPLE , PLACES, THINGS  & WORDS!!3. Look to see the celebrities who walked in their show 2022.4. Look to see who those celebrities hired (TAGGED)for hair & makeup- - FOLLOW those hair & make-up teams!5. Send a brief message saying you’d like to work on their team for 2023.  Emphasize you know the entire week is beyond exhausting but everyone has their first “NYFW” and 2022 is your year!  Tell them you are RELIABLE!!

Products Mentioned:• Hair Brush $17.25 Blow Dry Lotion $25.00 Design.Me Blowdry lotion (never used but great price point- new company) $13.00 power of a GREAT blowdry is NO joke!!!As a cosmetology school student this is something you a offer to family, friends, strangers on DAY 1.  1. Get 50%-80% Dry 2. Get roots BONE dry first before you even THINK about drying the kids trans or the ends3. THE BRUSHES bristles are spreading the product and smoothing each hair strand FOR YOU!*Just because the brush is round does not mean you have to turn it!!”**

Two things are talked about in this episode that I did not learn in cosmetology school OR assistance ng1) Cutting DRY hair FIRST before you apply hair color is going to save you BIG TIME & $$$ on your color services.  Not to mention builds just for a long hair client to let you shape their look.  Trust is gained in inches NOT number of appointments!2) It’s STILL wedding and graduation season!! Follow up with those hotels, wedding planners, and conference centers!  Repetition is KEY when first building a client base not matter WHAT you’re selling!!

So often when I look back to when I was 25 and I didn’t know what I wanted to do with my life and realize how intimated I was to FAIL. I thought I would choose the wrong industry and I didn’t know if I was going to “Be Okay” mostly because the financial crisis still was affecting the service industry economy.My advice for cosmetology students is to UNDERSTAND- you are not EVER required to be a strong reader in our profession.  If a beauty professional doesn’t not treat you like an equal, ignore them.  If you don’t know what a tool is in your beauty kit, google it.  My decision to enroll in cosmetology school in an indecisive part of my life was the best one I made.  Maybe it’s the best one you will make or someone you know who is feeling “lost.”

It’s month #2 as a cosmetology school student and most likely you have NOT been 💯 perfect with your plan for month #1.  DON’T worry about it!! Shake it off!! If you pressure yourself too much to “play catch up” you might BURN OUT!!Stick to what you need to do for month #2 in your plan to earn your hours and procedures in cosmetology school.  It is SO easy to get distracted I GET it, but the more you stick to a monthly plan they better you’ll become at self discipline!

Cosmetology students AND INSTRUCTORS  are a population of people that not only are under valued, but more importantly are not taught about fiscal (money) management.  Similar to professional athletes, many people admire and are in awe of successful hairstylists, but while we make decent money - companies make BILLIONAIRES off of our talent.From day 1 - it’s important to not be afraid of asking for money and do not be afraid of saving money- NO MATTER WHAT.  Get that money and BELIEVE you are going to live a long life, BELIEVE you’re going to retire, ACT your dream from DAY 1!!

This concept of the UNIVERSE is NOT against me I think about multiple times a day if not multiple times an hour.What does this have to do with hair?  It has to do with people -  And people have hair.  The more you choose to CONTRIBUTE before you COMPLAIN the happy your life will be.  The happier your life will be the happier people you will attract to your life.In school today you should be done with 1month of Cosmetology School but more likely you have taken lunches a little too long or skipped school.  DON’T get down on yourself- remember PROnoia!!! THE UNIVERSE wants you to ask yourself why are you doubting my path for you?  Go to school today put your head down and work toward your dreams!

This is NOT a WILD IDEA!!!  Cosmetology Schools are riddle with single moms.  The absolute enormous and overwhelming job can keep women from completing their required hours-This is just ONE of many side hustled to incorporate making money into the life of a very busy single mom cosmetology school student lifestyle!