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September 2009 Goods - Part 1

These goodies take clients from start to finish, and everywhere in between.

Wedding Updo #5, Michael Anthony Salons

For Laurel's fifth wedding updo, we traveled to the north side of Chicago to visit one of the four Michael Anthony Salons. We met with master stylist Matina Koronakos, who created a romantic, but modern gathering of loose curls at the crown. It was big and beautiful. Don't be fooled by the casual and soft look -- every strand was thought out and carefully pinned.

Wedding Updo #3, Salon 1800

Any of you who know Modern editor and bride-to-be, Laurel Smoke, know she's no shrinking violet. So when the creative director from Salon 1800 used the words "big" and "bold" in her e-mail, we knew Laurel would have to check it out. Extra points go to Becki for describing the bun she imagined as "a la Carrie Bradshaw." Sold!

Meet us at ISSE 2011!

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 ...

Catch Us at Premiere!

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!

Catch Us at ISSE

Headed to the International Salon and Spa Expo in Long Beach January 30-February 1? If so catch us on stage and in action.

Cut by Chakecia

Formal Up-Do by Jenn

Mermaid Hair and Make-Up by Jenn

Angular Cut by Marissa

View this Angular haircut submitted by Marissa.

Farouk Systems Selects Lone Star Student to Assist in Experiments Launching with Shuttle Atlantis

Houston-based Farouk Systems, in conjunction with NASA, will make history with its participation in the last mission of the NASA space shuttle mission.

1500 Hours Completed!

HUGE news! Last night I completed my 1,500 hours at Pivot Point International Academy and am now a BEAUTY SCHOOL GRADUATE! WOOWOO!

Beacon 2011 Student Winners Announced

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 ...

How Beauty Changed Your Life: Meet Dakima Hicks

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.

Tabatha Coffey Spends a Day with Matrix Mannequin Mania Winner and First Chair

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!

Winners from P&G's Student Stylist Competition at ABS!

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.

241 Hours to Go!

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!