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I have all these unanswered questions, and all these techniques I want to learn. I want to absorb as much as I can about hair. But I don’t know how. It seems like you can’t learn anything without spending a lot of money in this industry – the knowledge is […]

How Does A Hairstylist Keep Learning?

26 Jul, 2010 in Hair School / Overdirected tagged beauty industry / beauty school / cosmetology / pivot point / salon / vidal sassoon by Overdirected

I am DONE Cycle One! This week was crazy with theory and practical exams, and terrifying and it aalll went so fast. But now I’m done hair school for a week! And I’m off with my class to NAHA in Las Vegas for 4 days! Whoo! I think I’ve adjusted […]

Hair School Theory (Pivot Point Design Principles)

17 Jul, 2010 in Hair School / Overdirected tagged beauty industry / beauty school / cosmetology / hair school / pivot point by Overdirected

Just a couple videos of the classroom I’ve been spending all my time in. Hair school is a lot dirtier and grittier than I expected it to be, but it’s a very fun positive place. Most of the time lol

My Classroom and Samuel the Jesus Lookalike

6 Jul, 2010 in Overdirected / Videos tagged beauty school / cosmetology / hair school / pivot point by Overdirected

Nervous — Tomorrow is my first real practical exam on a person. Full color and some foils. I know I will get bad marks because my only model has some severely lightened hair from about 1.5 inches from the scalp to the ends, and much darker regrowth… So when they hold the […]

Practical Exam: Hair Color & Foils (On A Model!)

2 Jul, 2010 in Hair School / Overdirected tagged beauty school / cosmetology / hair school / pivot point by Overdirected

I got 90% on my air forming evaluation this Friday! W00t! (Air forming is what the school calls blow drying or round brushing. Because…uh…because.) We weren’t allowed to use irons, just the blow dryer and round brush. I used a medium round brush for more curl, and took horizontal partings […]

Air Forming (Blow Drying) Evaluation

27 Jun, 2010 in Overdirected tagged beauty school / cosmetology / hair school / pivot point by Overdirected

MC College Student Shears — First week of hair school, part two. I’ve whined enough, I should talk about some of the cool things, because there are a lot of cool things there! First off, our kit is wicked! (Although it should be for $2100!) We got: Babyliss blow dryer, flat iron, curling iron Nice […]

First Week at Hair School: Part Two

14 Jun, 2010 in Overdirected tagged beauty school / cosmetology / hair school / pivot point by Overdirected

MC College Cosmetology Textbooks — And what a hectic week it was! Sunday the 6’th I moved into my new place (an hour’s drive away, took two trips to get my stuff there) and unpacked and crashed around 2 am. Up again at 7 am the next morning for school. It is intense – Pivot […]

First Week at Hair School

13 Jun, 2010 in Hair School / Overdirected tagged beauty school / cosmetology / hair school / pivot point by Overdirected