Career
Down With Diversion
When products are sold to other markets like CVS, Walgreens, or other retail outlets, consumers buy from these stores—not from you, the professional. Bottom line is that you want to protect your sales, and when professional salon products are diverted…so are your customers.
Fashion Frenzy: A Career in Runway
Jack and Joelle Ray, owners of award-winning Samuel Cole Salon in Raleigh, North Carolina, participated in the Armani Privé Fall 2010 Couture Show in Paris, constructing some of the wigs featured on the models at the show. Take a look at some of their fashion/runway advice for beauty students looking to start a career in the runway industry.
Should You Booth Rent?
Whether you become a stylist, an esthetician, nail technician or make-up artist you can choose to be your own boss by working in a booth rental salon. Rather than working on commission or salary for someone else, you can be self-employed. Booth renting can have its advantages and disadvantages. Issues to consider:
7 Tips from the Top for Cosmetology Students
Since this is a forever-changing industry, you need to be able to keep up with the techniques for cut and color. We are fashion interpreters and need to know not only what’s happening in hair today, but tomorrow and beyond. Even if you don’t like what’s happening in hair at the time, you have to be in the know because your clients may come in and ask for it. Hairdressers thrive on inspiration. If we don’t feel challenged, we become complacent and then boredom sets in. It’s important to always find something fresh to motivate you and keep you going throughout your career.
Milady Updates Textbook: Milady Standard Cosmetology
Milady, part of Cengage Learning, and a leading provider of beauty and wellness learning solutions, announced today the availability of Milady Standard Cosmetology 2012. This new edition has been revised to include current cosmetology industry information, as well as supplements and tools for enhanced classroom instruction.
Win a "Green Makeover" For Your School
Pureology is presenting the Global Green USA’s Green School Makeover Competition. From March 1–September 30, 2011, a parent, teacher, student or individual, can nominate any K–12 public, private or charter school they think deserves a Green School Makeover. One school will win a “green makeover” and four finalist schools will win $2,500 for their sustainable upgrades.
Winners Announced! 2011 Sassoon Academy Cut & Color Competition
The top 10 finalists for this year's Sassoon Academy School Connection Cut & Color Competition have been announced!
P&G Salon Professional's First Student Competition
P&G Salon Professional has announced their first student stylist competition, which will be held at America's Beauty Show on March 14th, 2011, at McCormick Place in downtown Chicago. Students will be able to pick from one of three categories: Wella Professionals, Clairol Professional and Sebastian Professional.
Recession? What Recession?
For many months, the media, the government and business owners have been talking about a recession. What if the beauty industry collectively refused to focus on the negative? That doesn’t mean we should bury our heads in the sand and pretend it’s business as usual. Now, more than ever, we must be proactive and give our guests an experience worth spending their valuable dollars on.
Voting Open for the 2011 Great Lengths Challenge
The Great Lengths Stylists Before & After Imagery Contest announces that the “Judges Nominees” have been selected and voting is now open!
How They Made It Big: Oribe
Oribe credits his big break by the opportunity to assist celebrated stylist Garren at the Plaza Hotel in New York.
Cosmetology in Trinidad and Tobago
Across the globe, beauty is defined differently by various cultures. How beauty is taught in international cosmetology schools is very different as well! We talk to Rosemary Costa, Pivot Point International Academy salon essentials division manager for Trinidad and Tobago, about what it?s like to be a beauty school student in the southern Caribbean.
Online Entry Now Open for Beacon 2011!
Online entry for Beacon 2011 is now open!
OPI Partners with Marinello Schools of Beauty to Distribute Exclusive Color!
Although OPI nail colors can be found in professional nail salons and beauty school academies all over the world--their latest color creation will only be available at Marinello Schools of Beauty.
How Janine Jarman Made It Big!
Since the age of 14, Janine Jarman has experimented with hair design and technique. At the age of 16, she was an entrepreneur—beginning her first hair business, “Noel and Neen,” styling the hair of her peers for high school dances. With some “shameless self promotion” (i.e. dressing up and handing out flyers at underage dance clubs), Jarman expanded her clientele to additional high schools.
How David Maderich Made It Big!
In 1997, after spending a year in Europe with Prince, to get an agent to notice his make-up work, David Maderich dolled up his mother as ‘20s actress Marlene Dietrich—the image received national attention and landed him a NYC agent. Even with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism, David Maderich always knew a career “painting faces” was for him. For nearly 15 years, Maderich has been one of the go-to make-up artists in New York City. His work has appeared in Modern Salon, Vogue, Elle, Vibe, GQ, Glamour, Esquire, Rolling Stone, Surface and The New York Times. He has a long list of celebrity clients: Prince, Bruce Springsteen, Brad Pitt, Mary Kate Olsen, Meg Ryan, Carmen Electra, Drew Barrymore, Kim Basinger, Joan Collins, as well as hundreds of models.
Nail Enhancement
Not only does nail color make a statement—it tells a lot about a personality, say nail experts. Next to the face, the human hand is a person’s most expressive feature—and your clients will be looking to you, the professional, to make sure they’re in tip-top shape. Nail shape and color speak volumes about personality and are a reflection of the client’s style. Short, square nails always work for dark colors, but OPI’s Suzi Weiss- Fischmann, executive vice president and artistic director, says her go-to nail shape is the squoval, a square with slightly rounded edges, because it is universally flattering. “Squoval is always a favorite of mine,” she says, “and will be a frequently worn look for the new year.”