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Heading to Long Beach for the Professional Beauty Association's International Salon and Spa Expo at the end of this month? If so, stop in our business education classroom, where I'll detail the salon benchmarks revealed in this year's SALON ...
If you'll be in Florida June 5-7 for the Premiere Orlando International Beauty Event, swing by and connect with us for an exciting, information-packed 90 minutes that are sure to give you a notebook full of business-building ideas to take back to your salon!
Headed to the International Salon and Spa Expo in Long Beach January 30-February 1? If so catch us on stage and in action.
View this Angular haircut submitted by Marissa.
Houston-based Farouk Systems, in conjunction with NASA, will make history with its participation in the last mission of the NASA space shuttle mission.
HUGE news! Last night I completed my 1,500 hours at Pivot Point International Academy and am now a BEAUTY SCHOOL GRADUATE! WOOWOO!
The Professional Beauty Association (PBA) has announced the 200 future beauty professionals chosen to attend Beacon 2011. These 200 students were selected based on the creativity, presentation and content of their resume, professional portfolio ...
As First Chair's distribution has grown, so has its popularity--students and new professionals are reading the articles, passing the magazine along to classmates and other new stylists, and are sharing the information found in the pages of First Chair on their Facebook pages and blogs. One student, in particular, found the Beauty Changes Lives page to be of particular interest, and felt compelled to send me her story. And I, after reading it, felt compelled to share it with you... meet Dakima Hicks.
Wow, what a truly amazing experience I had at The Beauty Schools of America in Miami Beach, FL, visiting Matrix's Student Mannequin Mania winner Terell Gardner at his academy's member school. Not only is this facility incredibly beautiful, it's packed with energetic, enthusiastic and highly motivated students who couldn't wait for Terrell to claim his prize. Not only did he win $25,000 (OMG!!!), but he also won the chance to spend a full day with industry star Tabatha Coffey! How did he choose to spend his time? By sharing her with his school!
Finalists from nine cosmetology schools competed on March 14, 2011 in P&G Salon Professionals first student stylist competition held in Chicago at America’s Beauty Show. The first place winners haled from beauty schools across America. First place winners for each PGSP category took home $1,000, education classes from The Sassoon Academy and P&G Salon Professional, a PGSP Stylist Kit and a first place trophy for PGSP’s Next Generation of Stylist Student Competition.
Someone once told me, beauty school students don't think in terms of weeks or days—they think in terms of hours... and, when you're 241 hours away from graduation, I've found that this statement couldn't be more true! That's right, guys. I'm 241 hours away from being a licensed cosmetologist (given that I, hopefully, pass my state boards!)! It's been such an incredible journey. I remember my first day—I was so nervous/excited/anxious to get going. I remember sitting in the classroom, looking around at all the strangers... never did I imagine that I would grow SO close to this group of people, and I had no idea how much I would learn!
The deadline for P&G Salon Professional Student Competition at Premiere Orlando on June 6th is almost here—May 11th to be exact! See the steps you need to take in order to enter!
You may think you know all about tools from beauty school, but shears, brushes and irons are just as unique as the hair you style. Your professional selection, wider than ever before, is described by buzzwords like ionic, ceramic and ergonomic. How to determine the tools for you? You’ll know you’ve found the right ones when they fit perfectly in your hand and never let you down, client after client. But to save you some homework (and legwork), First Chair has rounded up the best beauty tool essentials for any budding stylist to put on their shortlist. As you already know, the right tools are the mark of a true pro. So start building your best toolbox now.
With Mindbody Salon Software, you can ditch your old appointment book and simplify your life, boost your revenues and focus better on your clients. The software allows users to digitally check schedules from any computer or mobile device, and it lets clients book online with “Smart Booking,” a feature that remembers a client’s typical appointment length and styling preferences. Users can also send auto-confirm appointments, via e-mail or text, and print working tickets. The single service provider rate is $45/month with free set-up and unlimited software training. For more information, visit mindbodyonline.com.
