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This shared recognition celebrates the strength of industry collaboration in advancing professional mobility.
Two days of education presented by She Hair Extensions

She Hair Extensions presents their Hair Extravaganza, a two day seminar, featuring six hair extension classes and much, much more. The event begins Sunday, August 27 and will be held at the New Orleans Marriott, 555 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70130
The instructor is Wella Top Artist Nicole Obert.Obert spent five years mastering her craft with the world-renowned stylist, Nick Arrojo. Today, she has traveled the world cutting hair and sharing trends on some of the industry’s biggest stages. She has styled backstage during New York’s Fashion Week for labels such as Blanc De Chine, St. John and Nanette LePore. Obert is a member of the Wella New York Fashion Week Team. Her awards include first, second and third place finishes in the Wella Trend Vision Awards and runner up on Bravo’s Shear Genius: Season 2. In 2009 she was nominated for the Fashion Forward category of the North American Hairstyling Awards (NAHA), and International Hairstylist of the Year for the Canadian Mirror Awards in 2010. In 2011, she became a member of the Wella Artistic Design Team, and a Wella Top Artist in 2015.
The Education:
Advanced Cutting
Cold Fusion
Trend Setting Color
Extensive Extensions
Clip-in demo
Hair Extension Certification Packages:
$500 - Education only
$1477 - Education and Kit
$1927 - Education, Kit and Model Hair
No Education fee for Certified Stylists
Includes Critical Mistakes Seminar
*Pink kit discounts available while supplies last
Monday, August 28th
Critical Mistakes Seminar
The top ten mistakes salons make with
extensions and how to avoid them.
How to increase your profits
Breaking the Rules with Extensions
Why use more than one color
How/why to use different lengths
How to color the extensions
How to use 1 to 5 strands
The correct way to ombre
Meeting of the Minds
Round table discussion with educators, distributors & extensionists
To register: Call 1.803.619.6782
Or online: https://be182.infusionsoft.com/app/manageCart/showManageOrder
Tickets $149 ($199 after 6/9)

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