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Beauty Changes Lives: Alvina Chulanon's Story

Discover how beauty changed the life of Alvina Chulanon, who entered Pivot Point International Academies’ Anything But Hair contest and finally pursued her dream of a career in beauty.

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Beauty Changes Lives Awards Announces Winners

The Beauty Changes Lives Foundation announced the winners of the inaugural Enrolled Student Scholarship Competition during the Cosmetology Educators of America Convention, July 27-30...

Looking to the Future

Navigating the New Beauty Landscape: Looking to the Future was the American Association of Cosmetology Schools’ Annual Convention theme for 2011, taking place last November at the Phoenix Convention Center.

AACS Convention in Phoenix

I RECENTLY ATTENDED the American Association of Cosmetology Schools (AACS) Convention in Phoenix. For those of you who haven’t attended this event before, you’d probably be more than a bit surprised.

American Association of Cosmetology Schools Annual Convention

Navigating the New Beauty Landscape: Looking to the Future is the AACS Annual Convention theme for 2011 taking place this weekend at the Hyatt Regency and the Phoenix Convention Center.

Women of Substance: Lynelle Lynch

Lynelle Lynch’s foray into the professional beauty arena was by chance. In fact, after college, her passion for fashion led her to a 15 career with Saks Fifth Avenue where she served as general manager for multiple stores across Southern California. After marrying her husband, who among his 26 business owned three beauty schools, Lynch found herself suddenly taking over Bellus Academy, when the school’s manager of 30 years passed away. “That was 6 years ago and it has been a wonderful journey revolutionizing Beauty Education and now we are focused on raising the brand of the industry!” Recently, Lynch pioneered the Beauty Changes Lives program, an initiative to designed to raise awareness of how careers in the hair, beauty and wellness industry transform lives.”

UPDATED: TELL CONGRESS S.O.S. (SAVE OUR SCHOOLS!)

The future of professional beauty needs your help and they need it NOW, say leaders at the American Association of Cosmetology Schools (AACS). AACS Executive Director Jim Cox says the association is urging the entire industry to contact their U.S. House of Representatives member(s) to support a bipartisan amendment to block the Department of Education’s proposed gainful employment regulation¸ which could be devastating for cosmetology school business and have a negative ripple effect for the entire beauty industry.

American Association of Cosmetology Schools Annual Convention and Expo

The American Association of Cosmetology Schools Annual Convention & Expo kicked off Saturday in Orlando with hundreds of beauty school owners and educators in attendance. Beauty Schools are the lifeblood of the salon industry—providing thousands of new and talented stylists each year—and the AACS convention is being presented against the backdrop of proposed Gainful Employment regulations, which could force hundreds of schools to shut their doors.

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