The Right Fit: Finding Your First Salon

Researching and choosing your first salon can seem daunting. As you begin your journey as a beauty professional, it’s important to find the best fit for your talent, personality and lifestyle.
Researching and choosing your first salon can seem daunting. As you begin your journey as a beauty professional, it’s important to find the best fit for your talent, personality and lifestyle.
30 career possibilities or specialties open to licensed cosmetologists. Some are glamorous, some are deeply satisfying, some are fun and some are extremely lucrative.
Staff and students surprised local salons with a show of appreciation.
Collections in the NAHA Student category display creativity, versatility and expertise in hair styling. Students must be enrolled in school or performing required hours in a salon and NOT be a licensed cosmetologist as of the entry deadline.
The 37 finalists will be competing live on July 16th at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, beginning at 8 p.m. PST.
Collections in the North American Hairstyling Award's (NAHA) Student category display creativity, versatility and expertise in hair styling. Students must be enrolled in school or performing required hours in a salon and NOT be a licensed cosmetologist as of the entry deadline.
Winners were selected based on their creative skills, professional experience, and video submission detailing how the scholarship would impact them personally or professionally.
The Newcomer Stylist category features stylists with less than three years of experience as a licensed cosmetologist. See the finalists!
Collections in NAHA's Student category display creativity, versatility and expertise in hair styling. Students must be enrolled in school or performing required hours in a salon and NOT be a licensed cosmetologist as of the entry deadline.
"As a former school owner, I feel for the student who asks for a job at our salon without the interviewing, technical or social skills needed for the job. Although I felt badly, I was powerless--until now."
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