April 30, 2020
hey beauty activists, welcome! today I'm going to be talking about ‘how much money hairstylists make’, and also about ‘how to charge accordingly as a hairstylist’. it is a very important topic that we get asked about often, “how are you guys picking your prices?”
pricing is a formulated process. once you learn the process, it'll be easy for you to figure out how much to charge as a hairstylist and from there you can easily calculate how much money you'll be making.
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it is important to set and choose your prices properly! this will help you to ensure that your clients know exactly what they're being charged for during their visit with you. having a set PRICE MENU also ensures that your pricing is consistent across the board; for example, the price for highlights will be the same from one client to the next.
GETTING PAID YOUR WORTH. i know it’s common for people within the beauty industry to not charge their worth. you have to understand that YOU ARE A TRAINED PROFESSIONAL. you know how much education you’ve taken and the time you’ve invested to train yourself to be able to deliver the level of service that you can today. Your TIME and EFFORT is worth a certain dollar value and it’s your job to figure out what that amount is.
it's no different than going to the dentist. i don't go to the dentist and haggle with the dentist to figure out what the price is going to be nor do i try to negotiate what my rate will be. they have their prices set and we pay that amount.
something i want you to ALWAYS remember is, “PEOPLE ONLY VALUE SOMETHING AS MUCH AS YOU DO.” if you are a stylist that is constantly dealing with people wanting a deal or free services, chances are that YOU TAUGHT THEM TO BE THAT WAY WITH YOU.
this blog will walk you through all the things that you need to consider while you’re coming up with your pricing structure. to watch this veronica explain it, you can check out the video here.
you're going to need to know two things before you start working on your pricing; you need to understand your time and your cost.
your time is how long it’ll actually take you to COMPLETE THE SERVICE? will it take one hour? two? three? five?
your “costs” are ANYTHING that costs You money to PROVIDE THAT SERVICE. you’d include things such as drinks / snacks (or anything that you're providing for your client), products that you're using for backbar (shampoo, conditioner, styling products), and supplies involved with providing the service (this would include your color, developer, foils, etc.).
once you sort out HOW LONG A SERVICE WILL TAKE YOU and your “COSTS of SERVICE” are, then you can use that to create a full pricing structure. let’s walk you through a few examples of our highest requested services.
a quality haircut would probably take you about an hour. how much should that hour cost?
your haircut price should be based on what's COMPETITIVE in your area for your EXPERIENCE level so start by getting a feel for what the standard prices are (in your local area). there is usually a different price point for apprentices, junior stylists, senior stylists, master stylists etc.
PRO TIP: if you're brand new to the industry, you’ll likely be charging a lot less than someone that is a master stylist (a hairstylist that has been doing it for 10+ years). there is a formula for knowing when it’s time to GIVE YOURSELF A RAISE.
once you figure out your haircut price, that will be your HOURLY RATE that you base your pricing off of (since you’re likely booking a haircut in an hourly time slot).
EXAMPLE: let's say that you charge $100/ haircut (just for simple for math).
---if your haircut is $100 & it takes you 1 hour to complete, then Your target hourly rate is $100/ hour.
let's price out highlights now! we're going to use our HOURLY RATE from our hair cut price and we're going to work out what we would charge for highlights.
let's price out a set of highlights (keep in mind that you need to factor in ‘time costs’ AND ‘service costs’) the following is JUST AN EXAMPLE, you’ll need to do the math to figure out your own numbers.
STEP 1 : TIME
lets say that you book 1.5 hours when you are booking highlights. if your haircut price/ hourly rate is $100 then you would multiply 1.5 hours by $100 so your price for your highlights is $150.
STEP 2 : COST
think about HOW MUCH COSTS ARE INVOLVED with completing that service. you will need to consider the lightener/ color that you use, your developer, foils, and any back bar supplies etc.
once you figure out how much product costs are involved with that service, you're going to ADD that to the TIME COSTS.
for example) let's say your “total service costs” end up being $20. you would add the $20 service costs to your $150 time cost --> your highlight service would cost your client a $170 to complete that service.
EXTRA PRODUCT USAGE. the amount of product you will need for each client will vary a little. every service should include a standard OR average amount of product that you would need to complete the service. if you end up using more time or product on a client, you will need to account for it.
let's take a solid color (regrowth) application as an example. on average, i need about 30 grams of color to complete this service. the cost of that 30 grams of color, is what i’ll use in my calculations for figuring out my “pricing structure.”
however, some clients may need to use more than 30 grams of color for the same service. this is when you would add on an EXTRA PRODUCT CHARGE so that you aren’t paying out of pocket because they have thicker hair than the average person.
for example: let's say they end up using 90 grams of color rather than the standard 30 grams of color. if my product charge is calculated based on 30gram applications, then i would add 2 EXTRA PRODUCT CHARGES. let’s go back to the example from above! let’s say my extra color charge is $10/ application. if my highlights are $170, and i have 2 extra color charges, my client would be charged $190 + tax for that highlight service.
PRO TIP: you should have a PREDETERMINED or SET EXTRA PRODUCT COST to add onto your client’s invoices so that there are no surprises when you go to square up the service with your client. (below i will break down how to figure out additional costs such as products costs and travel costs)
TRANSPARENCY.
PRO TIP: people don’t mind paying for things that they value and they understand so it’s your job to make yourself valuable and make sure that they understand.
there is basically 2 pricing models you can use; a la cart pricing or you could have a set hourly price (billing for the time that the client is in your chair, regardless of what you are doing).
we prefer to use an “a la cart pricing model” where your client’s bills are determined by the INDIVIDUAL services that you complete. using the example above, if they get a cut and highlights they would pay $100 + $190 for their service = $290 total
you can “package services together” to make them more affordable or enticing for clients to get more than one service but we don’t do that. we just like to keep it simple.
sorting out your pricing structure WILL make your life SOOOOOO much EASIER. NO GUESSWORK, or randomly picking prices.
all products cost money and if your client isn't covering those costs, YOU ARE. the ‘cost of backbar’ for one client might not be that significant BUT if you added those costs up over the lifetime of your career, you may think otherwise!
your BACKBAR costs will include your; shampoo, conditioner, foils and the styling products you use.
to do this, consider how quickly you go through a bottle.
for example: if a bottle of shampoo washes about 100 heads, then divide your cost of that bottle of shampoo by 100 and that is your cost.
this number does not have to be exact. you just need a rough estimate to ensure that you aren’t losing money and have an accurate amount of money that you are walking home with at the end of each work day!
PRO TIP: product costs are something that you just need to figure out one time. once you have the number, you can use it for a number of years. we do RECOMMEND revisiting your pricing structure every few years so that you can make any adjustments that are needed. INFLATION is a real thing and your costs WILL GO UP!
PRO TIP: only agree to travel if it’s worth your time! i’ll only agree to travel if there will be “X number of services” guaranteed and that my travel costs are covered! it doesn’t make sense for me to take time off work to do something that will make me way less money than if i spent the day doing hair in the salon. if your “service minimum” is met, you can always waive your travel fee. do whatever feels right and ALWAYS CHARGE YOUR WORTH.
to figure out your travel costs, you will add your hourly rate together with any expenses you will incur, such as gas. or, you could add a FLAT RATE travel fee. choose what is best for your salon.
anytime there is “travel involved, i ALWAYS RECOMMEND requesting a SERVICE MINIMUM.
-- if i'm going to travel outside of the salon, i need make sure that i would make AT LEAST the same amount that i would if i worked behind the chair that day. FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH YOU WOULD MAKE ON AN AVERAGE DAY behind the chair. take that number and divide it by the number of “updo’s” you would need to figure out your “SERVICE MINIMUM”.
for example: if you usually charge $100/ updo and you usually make $1000/ day. if a client wanted to book you for the day, they would need to GUARANTEE a bridal party of at least 10 people to make it worth it for me to be out of the salon for a day.
using these pricing methods is a great way for you to figure out just how much you can make as a HAIRSTYLIST. once you have your pricing structure set, you can easily calculate how much your pay check will be by looking at what’s in your schedule.
if you want to make more money you will need to fill your schedule! filling your schedule is also how you will GIVE YOURSELF A RAISE!
for example, let’s say your goal is to make $10,000 a month and you work 5 days per week. you would then divide that $10,000 a month by 20 (the number of days you would work in the average month). this means, i would need to take home at least $500/ day. if i plan on working 8 hours a day, i would need to make $62.50 an hour.
keep your GOAL INCOME while you are pricing out your services. OBVIOUSLY, you can only charge what you are worth. if you are a junior stylist, most people wouldn’t likely see you if you were charging “master level prices”. BUT at least you know where you are at and what you need to work towards to hit your GOAL INCOME.
REMEMBER : cost of time + cost of service + any additional costs = YOUR SERVICE PRICE!
our formula for figuring out how much to charge as a hairstylist! go ahead and try it out for yourself.
list all the services you provide, figure out your hourly rate, figure out how much time it takes you to complete that service and how much product you use to complete that service.
you're not guessing! you're not picking numbers out of thin air - just FOLLOW THE FORMULA..
REMEMBER YOUR WORTH! you offer a POWERFUL service. we believe, here at nvenn, that we can and you can touch people’s lives in ways that others can’t. make sure that you value yourself enough that you can continue to do this for people. the last thing we need is for our industries quality service providers to switch professions because THEY WEREN’T MAKING ENOUGH MONEY!
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April 17, 2020
hey beauty activists. welcome to today's blog.
today, i'm going to be showing you how to cut CURLY MEN'S HAIR. this is the cut and the style portion of last week's blog where i did the male perm/body wave.
perms are huge right now! you're going to be getting asked to do a lot of them, and a style is not complete without the proper haircut. we did a nice fade on carter's hair and then we blended the curls into the side (a great hairstyle to do for all curly, short hair). Read more to learn how to recreate this cut.
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take a look at carter's hair before we did the perm. you can see he has a lot of LENGTH on top.
he has it shaved on his sides and his back. there's a lot of DISCONNECTION between the top and the bottom.
the longer the hair, the easier it is to perm so we're going to perm it prior to cutting it. the final cut will look like a disconnected cut (with shaved sides and a disconnected top). that being said, we will use a texturizing technique to soften the disconnection.
we have carter at the sink with all the rods in and his perm is now PROCESSING.
Here’s what it looks like right after we took out the rollers. check out these awesome CURLS.
now, we're going to be cutting the hair so it's not sitting over like a disconnected haircut.
we want it to have a nice fade starting from the neck line, up until the crown (at the back of the head). i'll be cutting the sides with SCISSOR OVER COMB. once that is done, i'll soften the disconnection between the length on the back and sides to the top permed section.
cutting the top, is a VISUAL PROCESS for me. first, i play around with the curls to make sure that they're sitting in the right spot. once the hair is sitting where i want it to, i’ll cut it into place. this way, i can see how this is going to look when he has it styled.
PRO TIP: make sure there's BALANCE in the curls. you want the DISTRIBUTION of the hair to be even on both sides. take into account any whirls or growth patterns they might have or cowlicks. if the hair is cut too short in one of these unruly growth pattern spots, it’ll become a nightmare for your client to style. MAKE YOURSELF THE BEST by custom cutting each of your perm’s to your client’s hair texture and hair growth patterns.
carter had an extreme disconnection from his previous haircut. if i were to completely blend the curls into the length of the hair on the back, we'd have to take off a lot of length in the crown and we don’t want to lose all of that curl that we just put in. rather than doing that, i’m just going to BLEND IT so you don't see a huge disconnection.
i'm taking DIAGONAL forward sections as I work my way towards the front hairline. make sure to check to see if there are any corners at the parietal ridge. if there are, you can just point cut into them to break up the corner slightly.
i'm not going to use defined sections and/ or a firm tension. i want SOFTNESS in the curls and i want them to look like they are falling naturally from his head. i will still comb the hair but just with minimal tension.
the reason why there's a corner there in the first place is because his previous haircut was super disconnected.
PRO TIP: to BLEND in the sides with the top: pull the hair straight out from the parietal ridge and POINT CUT out the corner that is there
i am going to keep the length in the front and texturize his hair so that it pushes forward.
we are going to work from side to side; mimicking what we do on one side on the other. we want to finish with a SYMMETRICAL haircut.
i’m going to use a scissor over if there's any additional weight that needs to be taken out.
now i'm going to cut the length on the TOP. i’m going to take horizontal sections across the top of the head and pull it straight up to cut.
i want to keep as much as length up top as possible. the main priority is to clean up the ends and to blend the sides into the top.
i want a UNIFORM LENGTH from the left side to the right side.
as i work towards his face i'm going to OVER DIRECT each section (back into the previous one) to increase the length at the front hairline.
once we hit the section right in the front, which would be the FRINGE SECTION, there will be barely anything to cut.
PRO TIP: to cross check, take a vertical section and check to see that the hair increases in length from the crown to the front hairline.
with that all complete, i am going to use a clipper to take his sides in a bit tighter to give him a traditional FADE. then we will be back to style it!
now the cut is FINISHED.
i'm going to be using my favorite curly hair cocktail, which is ‘nvenn’s curl’ mixed with 'nvenn's texture'. CURL is our curl enhancing product. it’s infused with MANGO SEED BUTTER which has a high emolliency! this makes our curl cream super hydrating and moisturizing. it’s amazing for bringing the curl out.
texture is our strong-hold whipped paste. it's such a LIGHT product that it can dry invisible in the hair if used properly. the finish is very natural. this is going to give the hair some good hold and of course, texture!
i'm going to MIX the two together.
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make sure to apply the product evenly from roots to ends. this will ensure you get your curls even.
for the hair around the PRIDAL RIDGE (where the bottom of the head meets the top of the hair,) we want to just push all the hair down and forward and see that its all falling correctly. we want them to be TAMED DOWN and sitting nicely with the style.
PROTIP: style curly hair while it is still WET for a clean look.
your client can let his hair air dry if you would like, or - to see a little bit more of a formed curl, what we're going to do is use a DIFFUSER part of the way.
when you're using a diffuser, place the curls into the diffuser and hold it right onto the SCALP without moving it around. moving the diffuser just yields a frizzier finish.
i don't want to dry the hair completely in the diffuser because i want it to air dry a little bit.
the more you play with curly hair when it’s dry, the FRIZZIER it gets. allowing your hair to air dry a little bit will help your hair to SET with a more DEFINED CURL.
now that the hair is diffused, i’m going to check the finished style for balance.
once we have the hairs in place and the curls where we want them to be, we're just going to leave the hair to dry.
all right! there you guys have it - that is how to cut short curly hair.
very helpful as we expect that you're going to be doing more male perms or short hair perms in the salon, which will be becoming more popular.
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try the look out for yourself! if you haven't seen the video of me perming carter's hair and you want to check that out here on our youtube channel.
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April 10, 2020
hey guys, welcome to our blog!
we're going to be doing a PERM on carter today! we all know that perms are coming back and they're coming in full force (even men want a little wave in their hair today)! follow along with veronica, as she shows us the best techniques for a perm.
he's been growing out his hair for a while now, so we’ve got some good LENGTH to work with.
we’re going to perm it first and shape it afterwards.
if you look at the cut that he has, he has a lot of DISCONNECTION. he has the sides and the back all shaved but tons of length on the top.
once the perm is done, we will soften the disconnection by blending the sides into the top.
i'm going to be using PERM RODS of different sizes. i actually decided against using the gray rods in the picture here because we want a looser curl.
the first step for a perm is to CLARIFY the hair. we want the hair super clean! clarifying shampoo will strip away any buildup or residue left in the hair. a great product for getting off build up while nourishing the hair is nvenn’s ‘wash’.
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PROTIP: a great way to separate your perm papers (so they're easy to grab) is to hold them out in your palm, take the end of your comb, place it directly on top of the pile and TWIST the comb around in a circle. this will fan out all of your perm papers.
we are gonna start in the CENTER front and i’ll be rolling the hair forward onto his face. i’m doing this because carter wants to wear his hair forward and onto his face.
PRO TIP: if he did have a side of preference, then you'd want to roll the rods in the direction that the client would like to wear it.
as a general rule, you're section sizes should be the same as the ROD SIZE. this prevents perming the hair with any unwanted overdirection.
for ex) if you're using the purple rod, it's gonna be the same size as that rod. if you're using the orange one, it will be the same size as that. and same thing for the blue.
the sponge rods are very easy to use in the hair and are especially perfect for getting a softer, LESS FORMED CURL.
roll it into the hair in the same way and then you're going to BEND the sides to hold the rod in place. using the rod to secure it to the head is going to give it a little bit LOOSER of a curl.
make sure to keep the hair very WET when you're wrapping it. this is going to make it a lot easier for you to wrap the hair and allow you to apply even TENSION.
always keep your sections very CLEAN. use a tail comb and make sure you don't have any hairs that don't belong in that section. the cleaner your sections are, the tighter your wrap will be.
i'm going to be ALTERNATING between different rod sizes. i started with the purple rod, then used the larger orange sponge rods, and last i’m going to use the blue rods.
as i move up the section, it's now becoming a little bit wider, so we're going to be using TWO RODS in one row to prevent any unwanted over direction.
i’m going to use a BRICK LAY FORMATION as we progress. this will ensure that there are no ‘line breaks’ between the curls.
now that we've worked through all perm rod sizes, we're going to go back to the first size, which is the purple. continue with the brick lay formation that you started.
Continue to work through the entire top section by ALTERNATING between perm rod sizes in each row and brick laying the perm rods.
here is the SECTIONING. see how clean and precise it is.
we are just going to be using one ORANGE ROD all the way across this section because it is large enough to fit all of the hair. again, the orange rod is going to produce a little bit looser of a curl, which is very nice to blend in with the tighter curls that we have.
I’m going to keep rolling the rods FORWARD, so his hair falls forward towards his face.
around the crown, make sure you are using the necessary number of perm rods needed to properly wrap the hair.
you always want to think about how your client's hair is going to NATURALLY FALL when they're styling it.
once i reach the crown, i'm going to switch the direction that i'm going to be rolling his hair. i’m doing this because he's not going to be pulling all this hair forward.
take a look at all the rods put in. you can see that we have a STAGGERING BRICKLAY pattern in there.
we're going to take him to the sink now to apply the perm SOLUTION. you want to make sure that with his head pulled back in the sink, that the rods are all staying in very TIGHT.
i've used CLIPS here to prop up the rods so that they stay in the right direction and that they stay rolled in tight onto the base.
PRO TIP: make sure that the clips aren’t creating any tension on the hair. the kink left from the clip will show through in the finished result.
now for STEP ONE: the perming solution. this is this step that breaks the bonds that give the hair it’s natural texture.
we are now going to let this process. always follow the MANUFACTURER'S DIRECTIONS. this perm solution recommends that we process his hair type for 35 minutes.
you want to periodically do TEST CURLS to check to make sure that the hair is perming properly and that it is not over-processing.
carter's hair is super healthy so we don't have to be as careful with it. if you have client that has processed hair, you want to be doing test curls pretty regularly to make sure that the hair condition stays healthy. DON’T PERM DAMAGED HAIR! there is a high chance that damaged hair would just turn into mush.
PRO TIP: to check hair, look for this S SHAPED CURL PATTERN. This shows that the perm is working.
now we're going to RINSE out the hair. make sure to get out 100% of the perm solution in there.
once the rinse is complete, we're going to TOWEL DRY the hair to get off all the excess moisture. and then we will move on to neutralizing.
we're going to get a little bit creative here. we have a couple of these rods that are rolling off because of the way that carter's head is tilted. i'm going to TIGHTEN them and roll them back onto the orange rods for support.
moving on to STEP TWO: we're going to put NEUTRALIZER into the hair. this is the process that reconnects the bonds (that you broke in step one) into their new curl shape.
make sure the hair is super saturated! because i want a very ‘formed’ curl, i'm going to keep the rods in during the entire neutralization process.
PRO TIP: if you want a looser curl, you can take out the rods for the last couple minutes of the neutralization process. if you want a TIGHTER / MORE STRUCTURED CURL, keep the rods in for the full processing time.
now that processing time is done, we're going to RINSE the hair FULLY!
all right! check out this awesome CURL.
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i am going to be cocktailing two products into carter's hair. it's going to be 'curl' our curl enhancing product and ‘texture’, whipped paste mixing the two together is going to give the perfect combo for a curly hairstyle that wants a little bit more form. ‘nvenn’s curl’ product is going to add moisture and really bring the curl out and ‘nvenn’s texture’ is going to give a really good hold and of course, good texture.
all right there. you guys have it!
as you know with curly hair, the more you play with it/ touch it, the frizzier it's going to get so i’m going to let the hair air dry for the most part.
that is how to do the men's perm or body wave. try this look out for yourself - it's a super fun style to do.
the perm game is coming back full force so get familiar with them and start having fun! they are actually a great service to offer and they will inevitably bring in more clients and make you more money.
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April 03, 2020
Hi guys! we're going to be doing veronica's roots today.
veronica does a smoky beige brown hair color. it's an ASHY BROWN hair color - she doesn't want any warmth in there whatsoever. so there is a technique to doing an ashy brown color. we have people that come in with photos of hair colors that look brown to the eye, but they don't realize that it's actually a really light hair color to achieve.
veronica’s hair has to be lifted to a light color before we can color it to this ash brown hair color. this is because you have to take the warm pigment out of the hair so that when the color fades, it doesn't fade to show yellow and orange undertones. veronica’s hair is actually faded right now, but you can see it still maintains a nice TRANSLUCENT kind of palette.
there is also a specific technique to the LIGHTENER as well. veronica is that small percentage of the population that actually has that natural LEVEL ONE hair. her hair is jet black, so there's going to be a very specific way that we mix the lightener so that we can get it light enough in one shot. this is how to get a true NINE LEVELS OF LIFT in one sitting with one application.
this is her hair now before we get started. you can see how much your color has faded. still nice and beautiful though of course!
the first thing i'm going to do is section the hair into four quadrants. i'm going to be APPLYING the lightener in the front sections of her hair first. we want to ensure that these areas get the most amount of lift. typically if the hair is a bit darker underneath in the nape, it gives a more natural of a look to the style anyways.
so the key to getting her to a level nine in one shot is you want to make sure the lightener is really FRESH cause it needs its full power. so whenever i'm mixing her lightener, i keep all of the supplies close by and only mix 3-5 grams at a time. this ensures the lightener is consistently new and lifting at its optimal potential. we are using blondme premium lift 9 which is a lightener that gives 9 levels of lift.
lightener sitting in the bowl is always consistently OXIDIZING (meaning it's processing). this means over time, its losing its lifting power. so the fresher you keep it, the more powerful the lightener will be.
PROTIP: don't mix on the scale! the consistent, repetitive motion actually damages the sensor on it.
while we are mixing the lightener, take a look at the BACK of veronica’s hair.
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back to veronica! because she doesn't have a ton of roots, we have an easy application to apply the lightener.
typically, if there were a lot of roots, you would do the lightener that's FURTHEST from the scalp first. then come back and do the new growth that is closest to the scalp. this technique is used to give even processing throughout the roots. with this only being a small amount of new growth, you can just paint the lightener on fully without having to do it in sections.
i'm going to do the FRONT on this side and then move to the front on the opposite side. we are starting here because we want both sides of the head to be lightest in the front. then, i'm going to work my way around the head, moving on to the back section on the second side. after that, we will finish on the remaining section which is the back section of the first side.
it's very important to go section through section this way because you want to ensure even lifting time on both the left and right side of the head. you don't want to do the front on one side and then work on the back of the same side, because that half of the head will be lighter than the other half of the head. you want to be working STRATEGICALLY. by working around the head in this way, you ensure fairly even processing time on both the left and right side.
here's the lightener on her scalp. you can see it's almost done. There are a few parts there that still need to be lifted a bit more, but the rest of it, is looking real good.
check it out we are ready to wash. it's perfect!
After washing, you can see how nice and light it is. But, there's still that hint of GOLD.
so we're going to pre tone before we color. i have steel blue from schwarzkopf in this bowl. i'm going to use this to NEUTRALIZE all of the existing warmth. then i'm going to wash it out and apply her final color.
i'm starting to apply the TONER in the last quadrant that i applied the lightener to last. then, i'm going to follow the sections around the head in the reverse order of how the lightener was applied. the reason we do this, is because the sections applied to last had the least amount of processing time for the lightener. naturally that means, they may have more pigment left that requires toning out. applying in the REVERSE order gives more processing time for the toner to sit in these sections.
this toner is crazy! it's only been 12 minutes and look how neutral it is.
***This product is really high ammonia so if your clients have sensitive scalps be really careful with it.
we have a nice toned out palette. now i'm going to put on 7.2 from J BEVERLY HILLS.
we want the roots to DEPOSIT color into the hair so that it matches the ends. we are going to wait and let it process for another five minutes or so.
now that the root color has deposited enough pigment to match the color level on the ends, we are ready to move onto the last step.
we're going to go ahead and put 8.2 on her ends to refresh her color.
this is the color all finished so you can check it out.
a perfect, nice ASHY BROWN COLOR without any warmth, brassiness, or gold. at a level seven, we know that we have an orange pigment underneath. that's typically what shows through, and that's why you typically get that warm look to the color. since we took that warm pigment out and then colored it back down to a 7, we now have a true cooler ash brown hair color with a bit of translucency or hollowness to it.
and that’s how to color ashy brown hair to get it truly as a ‘no warmth’ brown.
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March 27, 2020
hey guys. so we're here with dr natasha iyer. before, we've cut her CURLY haircut with layers. now we can see how long her hair has grown, but the problem that she's facing is that it's not really holding the SHAPE very well now when she's wearing it curly. she wants the flexibility to really just ‘go curl’ and not have to worry about it. essentially, wash and wear.
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when looking at her hair, it is very DAMAGED. on the bottom here, we can see that there's a lot of kind of texture in there and that's actually not the best for curl. so what we're gonna do is take a little bit off the ends. while this trim will cut off the ends and and make her hair HEALTHY, we're mainly cutting it so that it can be worn curly.
so, we're going to be leaving more of the WEIGHT in there. we're not taking out as much texture because the weight is going to help the curl form very nicely. we're actually going to be giving it a little bit more body and VOLUME around the back.
to get a good SHAPE, we're going to keep it a little bit longer around the front. we're going to be doing triangle layers so that it's not very round around the face.
here i have natasha’s hair STRAIGHTENED. i'm going to cut it straight first to ensure that all the hair is even. then, once the hair is styled curled, i might do a little bit of ‘hedge cutting’ just to cut the curls when it's already in shape. so, let’s get started!
we're going to start with the hair straight and we're going to cut the PERIMETER. i'm using my comb to gently hold the hair in place so that i can cut the line into the hair. this allows you to not put TENSION on the hair while you're cutting it.
i'm focusing on cutting off the very textured ends that have BREAKAGE, and texture from when her hair was last cut. again, we want to avoid having a lot of texture cause these FRIZZY ends are what's going to cause a curl to not sit properly.
i'm going to get dr iyer to turn her head all the way to the right and this is going to allow me to cut the side the same length as the back. turning her head like this ensures that its not LONGER in the front.
then i'm going to get her to turn her head all the way to the left so that we can again cut a straight line so that her length on the front left is the same length.
next, i’m going to point cut into the edges so that they're a little bit SOFTER rather than having a blunt cut right on the bottom. with curls, we want to keep the weight so that the curls sit well, but giving it a little bit of softness on the ends will keep it from getting blocky.
now we're going to begin to layer the hair and we're only leaving the hair that's from the O BONE and up. i'm using the length at the old bone as a bottom length GUIDE, then cutting the layers according to the length that i want to see. so at the very top of the section, that's going to be the shortest layer, so i know that that's going to be the shortest layer and then it's going to connect to the o bone.and then to the lengths at the nape.
i am pulling the hair STRAIGHT out from the head and you want to keep good tension in the hair as you're pulling it out to cut it. what i'm doing is i'm going to drop the hair down just so you can see what i'm actually cutting. otherwise you'd want to hold the hair quite TAUT.
i'm working my way from the center back of the head, to the front on one side. OVER DIRECTING sections towards the previous section is going to allow for us to keep length in the front of the face. we are going to stop at the ears.
then we're go back again to the center back and work our way forward to the other side up into the ear.
i am continuously CROSSCHECKING the haircut as i'm cutting it. what i'm doing is i'm pulling strands of hair from both the left and the right side, pulling it straight back to make sure that they're even, it is much easier to cross check throughout the haircut to make sure that you are even on both sides so that you don't have to go back and RECUT things after you've already finished them.
here, i am using a POINT CUTTING technique again. we do want to remove the over texturizing and the breakage in the hair, but still SOFTEN all the edges so that we don't have very blunt lines.
moving onto the sections in front of the ear.start with the section right above the year and pulling everything all the way BACK to the previously cut section. we're going to use the length in the back as a guide.
over directing the hair back like this is going to give us maximum amount of the LENGTH around the fron. This will also give us a very nice TRIANGLE layer shape from the center back all the way to the front.
work on one side, complete that and then move onto the other side.
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now on the top of the head, we are going to cross check just to make sure there's no hairs out of place. so we're going to pull the hair up on both sides and just make sure we don't see any hairs that don't belong. if we do, we're just going to tweak those to make sure that the hair is EVEN on both sides.
we see a nice GRADUATION of lengths from the back of the head to the front and those are triangle layers.
now we're going to go through the hair underneath the o bone, making sure that there's no CORNERS in the hair. a ‘corner’ happens when the bottom section matches up with the top section. so i'm going to point cut into here taking out any corners. this is going to provide a little bit of texture so that we still keep the fullness of the haircut, but it's not very BLOCKY on the end.
lastly, we are going to get natasha to tilt forward and tilt her head DOWN. that's going to expose any hairs that might still be loose that need to be cut, and i'm going to make sure that everything is clean underneath.
it's very important to get your clients to do this, to make sure that you get all the STRAY HAIRS and nothing is peaking out when they move their head around.
here's the haircut so you can see how it looks. if it was going to be worn straight, i would be putting more texture into it so you don't see any HEAVINESS, but because the haircut is worn currently, i do want the heaviness and fullness because this is gonna look very good. style and curly.
natasha is now all cut and WASHED. we can see how nice her curls are sitting now.
we’re getting that really nice shape in the back where we're getting the volume in the BODY and then in the front it's not super round because we kept those layers around the face a little bit longer.
natasha was mentioning she loves these little RINGLETS on the bottom. that's why it's important to have a healthy end. get that damaged stuff off and keep a little bit of that weight in the hair. we're not going to texturize tens when you have curl because then you're able to get that really beautiful curl SHAPE.
because this was cut it while it was straight, it has VERSATILITY. it's still going to look very good when she wears it straight, and curly.
so now what we're going to STYLE her hair. mixing in two of our products together. first our ‘texture’, which is a very nice hold product. it goes in with a little bit of tack, but it keeps a natural texture.
we're going to mix that in with our CURL ENHANCER ‘curl’, and it's going to give it a beautiful shape so that she can wear throughout the day.
a word from natasha: “so i've had this hair for 48 years now and i can tell you that no one has ever managed my hair as well as you. i have to say that because there are times, and i remember being, you know, in my twenties if you can imagine and wanting to, to a paper bag over your head because someone just wrecked it. and i've had people tell me, “oh, you have curl, we should perm them so it stays better.” i cannot even tell you how many times in my life i've cried over my hair and wanted to not go out in public and you know, i don't go to anyone else and i will never let anyone cut my hair except you.”
So, MIX the two products together in your hands…
then APPLY all over the hair. really working it in to cover the strands.
now with the hair styled, i'm going to do is go through and do a process i like to call “hedge cutting”, the curl has a mind of its own and it's going to sit where it wants to sit.
now with it's styled, i'm going to make sure that all the hairs are sitting in place and we don't have a stray curl that wants to pop out that isn't properly. this is a very VISUAL process just to see that everything is balanced in the hairstyle.
check out the haircut, i'll style guys. it looks beautiful. we have amazing shape in the hair. it's got nice body all the way around. your curly hair clients will love this haircut.
there you guys have it. that's how you cut this curly hair to sit really well styled both curly and straight.
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March 25, 2020
hello everyone. welcome to today's video. we are going to teach you all about how to DISINFECT and SANITIZE your tools. there is a big conversation going around all over the world right now surrounding the covid-19 virus. as we still don’t really understand what the magnitude of this all is, we want to be sure we are prepared.
at the end of the day, you want to really make sure that you're taking the due diligence because what's very important is keeping yourself, your staff and your clients very SAFE. and that is always a matter that we take very seriously.
update: since we shot the video, we've decided to TEMPORARILY CLOSE. we want to do our part to help further spreading of the virus. covid-19 is a very new virus and there's new information coming out about it every hour. we are not claiming to be experts, however, we know that this is a situation that can't be taken very lightly and we want to do what we think is right in helping to minimize the spread of it. and when this is all over, we look forward to reconnecting with everyone!
today, we're going to go over what we would normally do every morning at night to sanitize and disinfect the ENTIRE SALON. we will also be going over some things that you can do in between each one of your clients. finally, we're going to talk a little bit about the virus to better understand it. there is so much hearsay from different sources everywhere regarding the nature of the virus - how easily you can contract it, how spreadable it is, how long it can live for. so we're going to try to cover as much as we can to help keep you, your staff and your clients safe.
we're going through semi quarantine right now as a city and a lot of businesses and restaurants are closing down. prior to closing, we've asked our clients if they want to reschedule or not? a large chunk of our clients don't want to reschedule. many consider hair and ESSENTIAL SERVICE ;) however, we will continue to FOLLOW the GUIDELINES put in place by the government as they happen. at the time of filming this video, we're still allowed to perform services. the only thing that we're not allowed to do is have gatherings of more than 50 people.
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first, let's talk about the virus. according to our health officials, the virus can live on cardboard surfaces and fabric for up to 24 HOURS. it can live on plastic and stainless steel surfaces for 72 HOURS. so, you want to make sure that you are cleaning all those surfaces. it is also airborne in moisture droplets from the body for up to 3 HOURS. airborne droplets just means that when people cough, the fluids that come out of the lungs or saliva in tiny droplets can be suspended in the air. if you come into contact with those fluids - you can also contract the virus.
anyone that's been traveling outside of the country or in a lot of public spaces, even if they're on a train or bus, can be at a higher risk. unfortunately, symptoms don't show up for up to 14 DAYS. so the first step you can take, to avoid the spread, is to rebook any clients that have travelled recently for at least 14 days after they have returned.
veronica was actually in italy when this was starting to go down and luckily didn't travel to any region with confirmed cases of it, but being at the airport (you have people coming in from all over the world) puts her at a higher risk. to be responsible and avoid the risk of spreading the virus, she did REBOOK her clients for after that 14 day period. it's very important that everybody takes that little bit of responsibility if they think they are infected or that they've been in contact with someone that might be infected.
CLEANING is just surface level things and it should be done very regularly. it also should be done always BEFORE you disinfect. you can't be disinfecting a dirty surface. so that means getting any particles or anything left on the counters or surfaces off.
DISINFECTING is killing the pathogens that might be there. there could be a virus or bacteria lingering on surfaces even after cleaning. so, disinfecting is the next step to kill all the bacteria to make sure that it is fully sanitized.
nvenn is a pretty green salon and we don't like to use a lot of disposible paper products. but, in a situation like this, you don't want to be reusing towels. you’ll want to go with a DISPOSABLE option so that you can get rid of it right away. as soon as a stylist uses a towel, rather than putting it into the bin, place them directly into the washing machine. if you are able, constantly be running the machines so you always have fresh towels.
make sure your CAPES are changed with every single visit, so you're not transferring capes from person to person. you should be doing this anyways regardless of covid-19.
washing and drying laundry at really HIGH TEMPERATURES will be enough to kill any pathogens that are on it.
taking out the trash every single day is also a good preventative measure to make sure any pathogens lingering in the trash are disposed of.
make sure you're SANITIZING everything in between your clients. use your disinfectant on there. make sure it says on the bottle that it does kill viruses.
you can use a spray with a disposable paper towel or napkin that you throw out each time or you can use the wipes. when using sprays, once you clean the surface, spray it on everywhere. let it sit for at least 30 seconds, and then wipe it off to be sure that it KILLS EVERYTHING.
what happens a lot of times we use products, but we don't necessarily use them PROPERLY. read the directions to make sure you are using them effectively.
let's talk about using BARBICIDE properly because we feel like most people use barbicide incorrectly. first, you're supposed to wash your tools first with hot soapy water.
then you're supposed to put it in the barbicide for 20 MINUTES.
then you wash it again in hot soapy water and then you let it dry on a clean towel or paper towel.
this process follows the same process we discussed earlier. always CLEAN and then DISINFECT - get rid of all the particles, then kill the pathogens.
so, if you have a comb, wash off all the hair color and hair, and then you place it in the barbicide. you don't throw it in with all the hair and the color on there. this leaves a ton of DEBRIS in your barbicide.
usually, you can clean your barbicide jar just once a day. however, amidst this coronavirus scare, we are going to advise you that you change your barbicide EVERY MORNING and again EVERY NIGHT. you can't be too clean.
when you first change it in the morning, you're going to use that throughout the day. and then change it again at night and give all of your tools a second soak at the end. do that same thing every single day.
proper barbicide use:
in this jar jessica has her tools from her last client, you can see these have been SOAKING for a little while. once removed from the disinfectant, we're going to put them in the sink and rinse them with really hot water.
then, you can use nvenn 'wash'. this shampoo is a great ASTRINGENT. so i'm just going to soap up the tools to get off the residue of any barbicide set that is on there.
be sure to RUB in between all of the bristles.
then RINSE again
these are now SANITIZED so you can lay them down on a clean towel to dry
now that the tools are sanitized, we need to clean the JAR. first thing we're going to do is DUMP out the old product.
next, rinse it with HOT WATER.
then you can add your new barbicide to the jar. the directions on the bottle state that you need to add 62.5 MILLILITERS to a standard barbicide jar. you can eyeball to about 1.5 centimeters high.
finally, fill the jar up the rest of the way with STEAMING HOT WATER.
at the end of the day, even though your tools were disinfected after using them, its a good idea to throw all of the tools in there a SECOND TIME at the end of the day.
you can let these sit for 20 minutes in the barbicide. then take them out and re-rinse them again with soap and hot water. be sure you are using another NEW TOWEL to let them dry on, placing the used towel directly into the laundry.
we're going to go ahead and do a quick but thorough, clean just to give you an idea of what you need to do every single day and in between your clients. these are all practices that you should be doing regardless of the threat of a disease - but now is a good time to bring light to our HYGIENE PRACTICES in the salon.
also remember your bathrooms. be sure to get the toilets, covers, nozzles, sinks, handles, and doorknobs.
after taking a client out of the chair we have to sanitize it properly. the chair can be very DIRTY after a client. on this chair, we have color running down, and other stains. there is also a decent amount of hair on it and the floor.
so to first clean the chair, use SOAPY water and a clean towel, make sure you get all the hair and debris off.
again, you can use the nvenn 'wash' for this. it is a great CLEANSER and smells amazing. and the essential oils are almost like a CONDITIONER for everything as well. you want something gentle, especially if you have leather chairs.
now we're doing the DISINFECTANT stage. we use a clean paper towel and spray, or use the disinfectant wipes. again, if you use the spray be sure to let it sit for 30 seconds.
wipe the chair and sink down completely clean. remember HANDLES and anything that people are TOUCHING.
now your tools. be sure to let them completely COOL before you wipe off all the debris from the tools.
then you want to spray cleanser on and let it sit on for 30 seconds.
afterwards, take a paper towel and just give it a quick WIPE everywhere.
if your clients saw you disinfecting everything like this, they would feel so APPRECIATIVE that you're doing everything in your power to keep everything sanitary for them.
you can also get CAVI WIPES, those wipes are actually hospital-grade cleaning wipes.
now we're going to go onto clippers and sheers. you want to make sure that we're removing, all the hair in here. again, we're doing the clean, then we're going to do the disinfecting. this should be done BETWEEN EACH CLIENT.
so we're going to use the CLIPPERCIDE.
spray them all over, make sure that both blades are covered LIBERALLY.
then, let them sit for 10 minutes and allow it to DRY.
do the same to your clippers. apply the clippercide liberally to the metal blades.
PROTIP: hold it upside down and turn it on. this allows the clippercide to rub inside and disinfect in between both blades. holding it upside DOWN prevents the clippercide from running into the motor.
we hope you enjoyed that. it was a little boring, but it needs to happen.
all of these cleaning products are very strong so maybe wear GLOVES while you disinfecting your salon to avoid harming your hands. if you are going to use gloves, make sure you are also disinfecting those gloves or throwing them out after every use.
also be sure to OIL your tools! this will help keep your tools in tip top condition.
and of course - always WASH your HANDS! that is the best way to make sure that you are not transferring any viruses from touching your face, touching your nose, or eyes.
but please, stay HOME, don't work. this is not about just trying to keep your business going. it’s about being socially responsible and keeping yourself, staff, and clients safe!
that's it guys. if you have any questions, leave a comment below and be sure to subscribe to our youtube channel! if you guys are bored and at home and on quarantine, shoot us a message and tag us on instagram, tell us what you're doing and we'd love to chat with you guys!
go out there and create the life that you dreamed of! bye!
March 20, 2020
hello everyone!
today we're going to be doing a haircut make-over on ms. serap. she has really long hair that has been growing out for a while now. i want to cut a lot of it off to really open up her face.
when i'm teaching people about hair, i always stress that your eyes always follow “LINES”. so right now if you're looking at our model, your eyes get pulled way down to her chest.
so what i want to do is bring it up to her clavicle.
she has some nice, beautiful, natural texture that i will lightly layer. serap has a finer density of hair. the reason why i don't want to do a ton of layering is because i want to create FULLNESS around her perimeter. i'm going to leave her perimeter on the blunt side but minimizing the amount of texturizing i’ll do. that being said, i will layer around her face to open up her face a little bit more as well. i’ll walk you through how to do it.
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we're going to switch her part to today. she came in with it extremely offset.
i’m going to move it more CENTER for her because she has a finer hair texture. fine hair flies away more easily when the wind blows. having the part a little closer to the center is really going to help it to open up her face and have her hair to sit where it's supposed to sit.
she also likes to flip her part. having a center part makes it an equal length on both sides so it’ll be relatively even if you decide to wear an off-center part one day. first, we’ll start by cutting the perimeter.
first let’s define what “fine texture” is. fine texture just means that their hair strands are really skinny. for example, you can't even see her flyaways because they're so skinny.
i like to keep their hair on the SHORTER side because that's going to create a FULLER finished result.
when i take this part off, look how much fuller her hair will look. remember, i’m going to keep the layering to a minimum - again to create more fullness.
PRO TIP: when you're cutting hair in NATURAL FALL, what you want to do is comb everything straight down like this and then hold it just with your comb. that way you can ensure there is EVEN TENSION throughout. then when you're cutting, you're going to cut on the out stroke.
PRO TIP: cutting on the out stroke means you are cutting the hair as you are closing the scissors and pulling the scissors away from the hair. this leaves the hair in natural fall as you are cutting. if you cut on the ‘in stroke’ you will find that you are pushing the hair inwards as you are cutting so when you are done, it actually leaves the hair a little bit longer than it would be in natural fall.
to cut her sides, i'm going to turn her head completely to the right to cut her right side and completely to the left to cut her left side. i’m doing this to ensure that the perimeter is all the same LENGTH. if i don't turn her head, the front will end up being longer because it has to go over top of the shoulder.
if she was someone that wasn't gonna wear her natural texture very much or never work curly, i would actually probably just leave her hair as one length like this. but because she does wear her NATURAL TEXTURE, i'm going to layer her just a little bit so that her texture has room to move around and play.
with her density of hair, i'm only going to layer upwards from the O BONE. i want enough hair around her perimeter to make it look full.
i’m going to pull out all her hair between her occipital bone and the parietal ridge straight out from her head to layer.
this will create a rounded effect. these layers will fall nice and SOFT.
i'm also going to overdirect every section ALL THE WAY BACK towards the CENTER. this is going to maintain as much length as possible in through the back and the sides.
i'm OVER DIRECTING all the way to the center, not just the previous section to MAINTAIN MAXIMUM FULLNESS.
you can see here, at the sides, there's almost nothing to cut, that's okay!
when you get to the front, you can see the DENSITY difference. that happens to a lot of us. it just naturally gets finer and thinner through the front.
i’m going to use the section just behind her ears as the length guide.
i'm going to take everything except the very front section around her face, and pull it back to just behind the ears and layer it accordingly. i’ll start with the section closest to the ear.
i will continue this with the entire front section leaving out the section closest to her face.
again, there's not a ton to cut, and that's ok. you’ll find that most people have a decent amount of breakage around there hairline so chances are their hair was shorter there to begin with. also, most people naturally have less hair right around their hairline compared to the rest of their head.
i leave the front sections out to be able to layer them around the face. it's so fine in the front. if you pull it up and try to layer it, there is a really good chance that you could end up cutting too much out and then you end up with holes in the haircut. when you keep it down, you can easily see how much you can layer it while still keeping the fullness of the perimeter.
now i'm going to do the other side. again, you're going to see that i'm over directing everything to the center.
all the hair behind the ears will be over directed all the way to the center back section to maintain MAXIMUM LENGTH.
and then i'm going to pull the side sections back, to just behind her ear to layer the sides. remember to leave out the section closest to her face for the very end.
now to CROSSCHECK, you're just going to grab a small section of hair from each side of the top and you want to make sure that they match perfectly.
i'm going to style the cut first and then layer those 2 front sections that i left out at the very end.
today i'm going to be styling her hair with nvenn’s ‘fix’. fix is the best product that you can spray into someone's hair that has a finer density. it gives a lot of BODY without weighing down their hair. you just want to lightly mist it all over the hair.
and then, spritz some protect all over to ensure the hair remains HEAT DAMAGE FREE.
now you can blow dry.
so this is what it looks like straight. now we're just going to add a little bit of curl.
if you look at her hair already, it sits really nicely. like i may add a little bit of texture along the perimeter just to soften up the edges a little bit but not too much.
the keys to POINT CUTTING is you want the shears to go in exactly parallel to the hair strands so that you're not cutting out any chunks.
I'm just going to do this along the perimeter to soften the edges without removing any bulk because i want to keep the weight in her haircut.
now when you look at the front of her hair, it just pulls your eye all the way down here because she doesn’t have any layers yet.
what i want to do is i want to start her layering around her chin.
i am going to use a SLIDE CUTTING TECHNIQUE. to execute this correctly, you want to make sure that you're opening and closing your sheers all the way along so that you're not tearing out any hair strands.
you can do this in the direction that you want the hair to fall. if you want the hair to fall forward, you would do this in a forward direction and vice versa.
before i curl it, you can see how nice and FULL her hair looks. a great cut can make a huge difference as to whether the hair looks thin or thick.
once her hair is curled, i'm going to use 'smooth' - it is the best for defining curls. to apply, you’ll want to break it down in your hands and then piece the curls out.
this is also really great for fly aways. you can put it right onto her roots.
the big reveal -ALL DONE!
so that's it for today's blog. if you have any questions or comments about how to do this cut, leave them down below. we will get back to you. also subscribe to our youtube channel. we release new videos every friday.
have a beautiful day!
March 17, 2020
hello everyone. welcome to today's blog. so today the question that we're going to talk about is why do we ROB OURSELVES OF JOY?
before we get into everything, if you want to enter for a chance to win free hair products, you can enter at www.nvenn.com/giveaway
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we also have two sister channels- i have one about ‘living intentionally’ that will teach you different techniques that you can use to master your mindset. i’ll also post about different things that you can use to help grow yourself into the best version of yourself! the other channel that we have is a holistic beauty channel. i'll be linking both of them down below so make sure to follow both of them as well.
so back to what we're talking about. why do we rob ourselves of joy? i was just traveling in india and i had a life revelation when i was there. it was the middle of january and back at home it was minus 46 degrees celsius. for those of you that are from the united states, as you know, celsius is way colder than fahrenheit. i was sitting in india and it was a beautiful sunny day and i should have been enjoying it, but rather than enjoying it, what was i thinking? due to cultural norms, i had to be outside in a t-shirt and pants. which really isn’t a big deal at all but i found myself wishing that i could be sitting there in a tank top and shorts.
how silly! suddenly something came over me and i was like, “jessica, you're being ridiculous! it is BEAUTIFUL! you could be sitting at home in a parka, inside your house with the heat turned up, and extra heaters on and underneath the blanket and you still wouldn't be warm. why are you not enjoying the sunny day? that really helped me to start to shift my perspective. and then i started to wonder how often i am robbing joy for myself each day?
so i came across this book when i was in india and it is called JOY 24/7 from sadhguru. this guy is actually hilarious. he's an indian man that is a thought leader that speaks about how we can change our internal wiring to be happier and to experience more joy in our lives. he has made it on youtube so look up a video called ‘bad company’. what he says is so funny and is so true!
when i came across this book, i decided to buy all the copies off of the shelf and i also decided to start what i am going to call ‘the joy movement’. i’m not sure what will come of this but if we can spark more joy in at least one other person’s life, i would deem the movement a success! we're going to just see what happens. something might happen, something might not happen, i'm not sure. but i think at the very least, something good will happen, no matter how big or small it will be, it'll be SOMETHING GOOD.
before we get into the details of ‘the joy movement’, lets talk about joy! HAPPINESS is actually something that comes from the INSIDE. oftentimes life gets busy and we start to chase these things; we want a bigger book of business, we want to have a nicer car, we want to have a bigger house. we think that all of these things are going to somehow make us happier because it’ll mean that we are “better” at something.
but that's really not the case! happiness and joy comes from a place inside and after i read this book, it really helped me to reconnect with that! now, what i want to do is create a MOVEMENT OF JOY! i'm hopeful that it's going to be the hugest movement ever but even if it is just a little movement that’s ok too. any movement is a good movement! if we could all take a little bit of time in our day to spread a little bit more joy in someone else's life, and of course within our own, i think that the day was a success.
i've already hand picked the people that i want to send this book to; some of them are within our digital community, some of them are within my community here at home.
the intent is for the book to be read and then passed on to the next person. if this book falls into your lap somehow, don't take it unless you're ready to read it. it's totally okay if it's not your time, it will make its way back to you when the time is right for you. if you are choosing to read it though, it's a really, really easy read. there's no reason why you can't have it read in a week's time, even if you're not a strong reader. once you read it, you can then have it into the next person’s hands! this way, it'll make the biggest impact in the shortest amount of time!
in each copy of JOY 24/7, jessica wrote a little letter on the inside.
it reads - “my purpose is to spread joy. so only take me if you're going to read me. if it's not the right time for you, don't worry. i'll make my way back to you when the time is right. happiness is the only thing in life that's truly free. how many people can say they are wholeheartedly happy? (okay. not the only thing, but you know what i mean.) i'm an easy read so you'll be able to read me in a week or two and then pass me on to the next person. if you experience a moment of joy, please share it with us on instagram @nvennhairbeauty, #carebeyondhair and #changingtheworldthroughhairandbeauty.”
i was able to capture the reaction of a few people that I gave the book to:
the first person to receive the book was veronica. she really loved the idea! she agrees, who wouldn’t want more joy in their lives?
second, was my friend rodolfo. it's actually perfect because he's currently in the process of doing a hundred days of joy. he said - ‘i'd like to just be more HAPPIER in the now in the moments that i'm living. i feel like a lot of times i look for reasons not to have joy or i let little things bug me and so i'd like to have little things inspire me instead.’
then i met up with nancy, to pass her a copy as well! she said - ‘so i think that this is such a great idea and i want to thank jesy for giving this to me. i'll definitely read it in a week or two and i'm glad that this is going to start a movement. and i'm excited to read it and retain all the KNOWLEDGE and read it from my heart and get a lot out of it and then pass it to the next person.
to cultivate this wave of joy, it’s always strength in numbers! once you have a SHIFT IN PERSPECTIVE you will find there are many moments to celebrate! maybe you’ll celebrate something as simple as a sunny day, maybe you’ll celebrate that your baby didn’t puke on you today, or that all your clients were on time! there are many moments to experience joy!
if you experience that moment of joy, i would love it if you posted it on your instagram and tagged us @nvennhairbeauty and #carebeyondhair and/or #changingtheworldthroughhairandbeauty and let us know about it! the more of us that can be happy and that can spread this joy, ultimately makes the world that much of a better place.
so that's it for today. i hope you enjoyed it. i hope this book makes it into your lap. if you are someone that wants to read it, send us a direct message on instagram and we will try to get you a copy of this book.
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until next time, go SPREAD JOY!
February 28, 2020
jessica here! today i’m going to show you how to cut SQUARE LAYERS. this type of layer is most often used in MEN'S HAIRCUTS, as it has a ‘boxy’ look that is more suited for men's hair. that being said, it’s great for BUILDING WEIGHT and ADDING FULLNESS to the hair so it can be used for women that have a finer density of hair as well.
michael has been growing his hair out for a while now. he is currently growing it so that he can cut it off to donate afterwards. as you can see here, his hair has grown in with a big gap between his sides and the back of his head. i’m going to level out the gap on either side of his head while adding square layers to give him SHAPE and DIMENSION.
i’ll begin by combing the hair DOWN from the part, followed by a quick trim of the perimeter of the hair.
this will help me CLOSE the gap between the hair sections. in michael’s case, we won’t close it completely because he is growing his hair out to donate to charity.
PRO TIP: if michael wasn’t growing out his hair to donate, i would close the gap completely by using the length on the sides as the guide for the back.
next, i’ll take a section from the center back of the head. I’m going to pull the hair STRAIGHT OUT FROM HIS HEAD to cut. i’ll use the length at his O-BONE for the guide.
as i move on to the adjacent section, i will OVERDIRECT it into the previous section (center back).
i’ll continue this process until i reach behind the ears.
PRO TIP: i want to maintain MAXIMUM amount of length and weight so i will overdirect the hair all the way to the center back. you can also just overdirect each new section to the previous one if you didn’t want to maintain maximum amount of length and weight.
to check my work, i’m taking HORIZONTAL sections and checking to see that the hair gets LONGER TOWARDS the OUTER SIDES of his head.
when i finish the sides, i’m going to begin cutting the SIDES. i’ll start by cutting my guide at the perimeter of his face.
PRO TIP: you want the guide for the layers to be the same length as what it is at the back.
this time, i’ll be overdirecting each of the next sections to the front of the head to create a NATURAL progression of length towards the ears. i’ll continue this until i reach the section just BEHIND the ears.
now i’ll check my layers in the front. again, you want to take a horizontal section and you want to see the hair gets longer as it gets closer to his ear.
when i cross-check the back and sides together, they reach a point in the CENTER. this is the corner that i am trying to create that gives him SQUARE LAYERS.
for the TOP section of the hair, i’ll be taking horizontal sections and pulling the hair straight up and cutting it EVENLY across.
i don’t need to maintain length up here so i don’t need to overdirect the hair at all. i’m just going to take a little piece of my previous section and use it as a guide in my subsequent sections.
now, i just want to make sure that the top half and the bottom half of his cut is connected. i’ll start at the front of the hair and take a vertical section connecting the top and bottom half of his head. i’ll comb his hair straight out from his head and i’ll notch out the corner to connect the top and bottom sections of his cut.
i’ll take vertical sections for the sides of his head and everything behind the ear will be done with PIE SHAPED sections.
first i’m going to power DRY his hair to remove the majority of the moisture. i’m going spray in ‘fix’ to add some texture to his hair. this natural product dries weightless in the hair or dries invisible and gives the hair the grit that any good style needs.
with ‘fix’ added, i’m going to finish blow drying the hair. once that is done, i will TEXTURIZE the hair!
texturizing the hair can be a tricky process. there are NO GUIDELINES. what you do to one side of the head you may not do to another. the goal of texturizing is to balance weight so you just have to feel the hair and texturize accordingly.
as i say to my apprentices, “you need to be ONE with the HAIR”! i just run my hands through people’s hair and FEEL for the HEAVY SPOTS. do what you need to do to balance the weight of their hair on their head.
last but not least, i’m using ‘texture’ to finalize the style. this tames flyaways while PIECING IT OUT. you’ll love it 😉
it really helps to HOLD the style.
these SQUARE LAYERS are perfect for men’s hair! this technique can be used on anyone though that you want to build weight for.
want to learn more about nvenn? watch more videos on our YouTube at @nvennhairbeauty or try our products in the shop. 😉
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February 21, 2020
whether you want to learn how to teach your clients how to blow out their own hair or if you want to teach yourself how to blow out your own hair, this blog is for you! you can also see a live demo of this process at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sUKBYFtRsU
this blog will coordinate with PART 3 of our client demo with malia (if you missed them you can view PART 1 and PART 2 on our youtube channel). part 1 is a demo of how to fully consult with your client before beginning their service.
the consultation is the MOST IMPORTANT part to ensuring that your client leaves your chair happy! part 2 is a demo about how to teach your client to properly wash their hair and then of course part 3 is teaching your clients how to blow out their hair.
all 3 parts of this series are aimed towards showing you how to build a relationship with your clients to KEEP THEM COMING BACK TO YOU!
part 3 : today I'm going to teach you (and malia) how to properly STRAIGHTEN curly or frizzy hair with a blow dryer! blow outs are the BEST way to style your hair with lots of volume or body and minimal damage. back in the day before flat irons and curling irons were invented, all people could really style their hair with was the blow dryer. you can actually do lots with a blow dryer once you know what you are doing.
first things first. you need to invest in a good BLOW DRYER. most of your styling can be done with this magical tool. a good blow dryer has the following qualities:
first i’m going to POWER DRY the hair. i’m going use some light tension with our fingers (basically pull her hair smooth between our fingers) while i BLAST her hair dry FROM ROOTS TO END.
to give her hair body, i'm blow-drying her hair in all directions. in malia’s case, she parts her hair to the left so I'll begin by blow-drying her hair to the right before rotating across the head.
PRO TIP: hair will do EXACTLY what you tell it to do. if someone blow dries their hair in with their part already in place, over time the hair will be flat to their head from that part line. to avoid this, blow dry the hair in ALL DIRECTIONS (to give all of their roots an EVEN LIFT THROUGHOUT), and then set the part in at the very end.
now i going to address her COWLICK. you can soften someone’s cowlick by vigorously blow drying the hair from the left to the right and vice versa.
PRO TIP: if they have a stubborn cowlick, blow dry their hair vigorously in both directions using a denman brush! these brushes are AMAZING for getting rid of the cowlicks!
the rubber base builds up enough static electricity that combines with the heat from your dryer to mold your hair in the direction you want it to go. you can get a little pocket/ purse denman on our website.
PRO TIP: never apply product to soaping wet hair. hair is like a sponge, when it’s fully saturated with water, it can’t absorb any products. for curly hair, we suggest for you to start applying product into the hair when it is about 50% dry. if curly hair gets too dry, the frizz will start to set in.
when styling the hair straight, we recommend for the hair to be about 80% dry before you start putting any products in. it will blow dry a lot faster this way. the only exception to this rule is the heat protector!
you want to apply this when the hair is about 50% dry to start protecting your hair early in the game. you can check out nvenn’s protect at https://www.nvenn.com/products/protect ---it’s one of the most invisible ones in the market, it leaves ZERO residue or stickiness
because we are styling her hair straight, make sure the hair is at least 80% dry before you start applying any products (EXCEPT the heat protector → read the explanation as to why in the pro tip above).
once the hair is 80% dry, I'm going to start by applying 'replenish' to the mid shaft and downward. ‘nvenn’s replenish oil’ is designed to FILL IN ANY CRACKS that your hair may have, giving it a smooth and shiny finish. be careful not to overuse it- a little goes a long way.
next, it's time to use 'fix' to add a little bit of texture into the hair. this will ADD VOLUME TO ANY HAIR TYPE! it’s super easy to work with! all you need to do it spray it into the roots anywhere that you want body and then blow dry accordingly!
with the product now applied, it's time to blow dry some more of the moisture in the hair BEFORE we start using a brush. i would suggest getting your hair at least 95% dry before using a brush. this will CUT DOWN your blow drying time immensely.
for malia's hair, we're going to use a round brush and style her hair in three sections (‘the basement’ or the bottom, ‘the main floor’ or the middle, and ‘the roof’ or the top section of her hair).
i will pass over each section 3 times. the first time will heat the hair, the second time will straighten the hair, and the final time will smooth the hair.
PRO TIP: if the hair starts to get hot but is still wet, MOVE ON TO ANOTHER section and come back to it. if the hair is getting hot, it is burning.
we'll begin with the bottom section of her head and work our way up. we will start by pulling the hair straight out from her head. as we travel up her head of hair, i’ll start to pull her hair out more VERTICALLY (as demonstrated in the photo below).
when you get to the top section of her hair, you should be pulling the hair straight up to blow dry. again, don't worry about setting your part in until the very end. for now, just pull the hair straight up and back to give the hair the MOST AMOUNT of lift!
quick reminder: let the hair COOL (back to room temperature) before you touch it. if you start playing with it before it cools, gravity will pull it flat and set your style like that.
a few other tips:
don't jump in with the highest heat. start at 350 degrees and aim to stay at as low of a temperature as possible. and of course, start by prepping the hair again with a heat protectant like 'protect'.
the biggest complaint we hear from our clients is that they don’t like most heat protectors because it feels crunchy after they spray it in. TRY OURS → https://www.nvenn.com/products/protect it dries INVISIBLE!
since the majority of the straightening has been done with the blow-dryer, all you’ll need to do is lightly smooth out any ends that need a little attention. to lay your BANGS properly, lightly pull them in the direction that you want the bangs to lay.
PRO TIP: the “PERFECT” temperature for your hot tool is the LOWEST temperature that allows you to only pass over the strand of hair ONCE (without having to run over that section a second or third time).
start with your iron at 350F. if the hair strand still isn’t straight after one pass, then try your iron the next time at 360F. continue to increase your iron’s temperature in 10F (so 370F, 380F) until you find the perfect temperature for your hot tool.
there is POWER in the right technique. using a blow-dryer to help straighten wavy, curly, or kinky hair is a great way to lock in VOLUME and get STRAIGHT HAIR. master this technique for your clients or get salon hair at home 🤗
want to see more? watch more videos on our YouTube at @nvennhairbeauty or buy our products in the shop. 😉
February 14, 2020
how to WASH YOUR HAIR properly
WASHING your hair seems simple enough, right? believe it or not, there is a right and a wrong way to wash your day. in PART 2 of today’s consultation, i’m going to show you how to PROPERLY #washyourhair. (for part one, go here)
before we begin, i’m going to brush out her hair. we want to make sure the hair is detangled before we get the hair wet. hair is the weakest when it’s wet.
start DETANGLING from the bottom of the hair and work your way up. this is the BEST way to PREVENT BREAKAGE while your brush. we recommend using a pick to detangle hair.
with the hair brushed out, we’re ready to start the process.
the very first thing you want to do is to get your hair really wet with water and give it a good scrub. the RINSE and SCRUB with water will help to loosen up any build up of scalp oils and dirt that’s on your scalp.
PRO TIP: educating your clients is KEY! tell them they should always shampoo TWICE. that's where the saying, "lather, rinse, repeat”, comes from. the first cycle will lift the dirt, the second cycle will remove it.
the first time you shampoo, will LIFT the dirt. the second time you shampoo, will REMOVE the dirt. that being said, shampoo as many times as you need until the scalp is fully clean! It's really important to get that dirt and oil off, otherwise you'll start to develop dandruff.
when the hair is completely WET, we’re ready to shampoo. the purpose of shampooing is to remove SCALP grime. which means you want to focus on the SCALP/ ROOTS of your hair.
PRO TIP: notice that all the hair is laying straight in the sink. if you get a knot in the hair, you will have to get it out. avoid massaging the hair into a ball. all that does is create unnecessary tension and knotting.
you’ll need LESS shampoo when you get to round 2 because the hair is cleaner, and the dirt has been lifted off the scalp. you’ll notice that your hair will also have more suds after the first wash.
now i’m going to towel dry your hair because your hair is like a sponge. if it's saturated with water, it's not going to absorb anything else. to prevent causing unnecessary knotting and damage, use a towel to SQUEEZE OUT any of the excess moisture from the hair rather than rubbing the hair..
after the hair is towel dried, put ‘nvenn’s polish conditioner’ on your hair and let the conditioner SIT ON for 5 minutes. this gives it time for the micro-keratin to ABSORB/ PENETRATE into your hair to repair it from the inside out. make sure to condition from the mid-shafts down. you don't really need to condition the roots because that'’ll naturally be lubricated from your scalp oils.
once you’ve rinsed and washed, it’s time to COMB it out. remember to START AT THE BOTTOM and work your way up.
if you’re a stylist: you need to EDUCATE your clients on how to properly wash their hair.
if you’re reading as non-stylist: congrats! you now know how to wash your hair the RIGHT WAY.
try out our ‘split end trio’ in your hair before you blow dry. head on over to our store to place your order now. if you want to learn more about #hairandbeauty visit our Youtube channel @nvennhairbeauty.
February 07, 2020
hi everyone! we're here with miss beautiful malia, and she (just like most clients) has some challenges with her hair. a common complaint we hear from our clients is that “stylists just don’t get what they want”.
in our opinion, that happens because the stylist didn’t do a thorough consultation with them. we thought this was the PERFECT opportunity to teach you how to do a FULL HAIR CONSULTATION.
in this blog, we will explain the importance of each of the question and then give an example of what a client might say. the best way to get a feel of how the consultation should be done is to watch it live and in action.
you can do so @nvennhairbeauty on youtube or click the video that is linked down below.
it’s uber important to ask your clients what they are struggling with. WHY??? because those are the list of things that you need to change and/ or fix to win that client over. we need to remember that we were taught how to do hair and they weren’t.
if you can teach them how to have beautiful hair every day that they aren’t around you, you will have won them over for life.
stylist: “ what are you struggling with?”
client: "well, it's kind of just a mop. i don't really know what to do with it. it's not curly. it's not wavy. it's not straight. it's like very fine and crazy and i just, i don't know. i don't know what to do with it.
i don't know what products to use. i don't know how to style my hair to make it look good. my hair was straight until i was like 14, and then it got a texture like this”
Stylist: “how would you like to wear it?”
continue to ask questions until you get a clear understanding of how to fix their struggle. i have NEVER had a client get upset with me for asking too many questions to try and understand how i can help them love their hair.
stylist: “ok so you prefer to wear it with your natural texture most days but you like to have the option of wearing it straight. is there anything else that bothers you?”
client: "honestly, i have tried a ton of products and i obviously don't know how to use them properly because it never turns out right. and it just feels like a mop and it feels like it doesn't know what it wants to be.
doesn’t want to be wavy, curly, it doesn't know. and everyday it looks different, and i just want my hair to look beautiful. i feel like right now it's just a frizzy mess."
stylist: “how do you feel about the bangs that you have right now? do you wish you had more body? is your hair staticy? Etc.
PRO TIP: it’s YOUR job as the stylist to figure out what is challenging for your client. if your client knew what was wrong with their hair, chances are they would have been able to figure out a way to fix it. ask lots of questions until you feel you have a good grasp on the problems at hand.
this question is important because these are all the things you want to keep the same! if they tell you they love their length then obviously don’t cut it short! if they love their bangs, then obviously don’t change their bangs.
stylist: “what is beautiful hair to you?”
client: “i wish i had ...”
stylist: “what do you love about your hair?”
client: “i love the thickness of of my hair.”
stylist: “anything else?”
client: “not right now. i used to be able to wash my hair and go. now it never looks like that anymore, even with me trying to style it.”
stylist: “tell me about how that used to look like and how you used to wash it”.
PRO TIP: don’t be afraid to tell your client if what they are asking for is unachievable or unrealistic for the current state of their hair. they aren’t upset because they can’t have something, they are just upset when they think they are going to get something and end up with something else.
this is a big cause of why clients are struggling so much at home. they are either using the wrong products or no products. imagine if you needed to do hair all day and had NO products to use.
how would you give clients the volume that they want, or tame the frizz that they have or protect their hair from being burned? once you figure out their product regime, you can adjust it. this is where your “education and your retailing to your clients should start!”
stylist: “what are you currently using in your hair?”
client: "right now i use nothing. i use shampoo and conditioner. i don't use a blow dryer. i just let my hair air dry, so basically just shampoo and conditioner. i'm using something for dry hair that i got from a hair dresser that i saw a long time ago and i found it in the back of a drawer.
and then before that i was just using drugstore stuff that i learned was really bad for my hair because of parabens or something. but i learned that that was bad for my hair, so i stopped using that and then i found these products, and i'm kind of just using them up, but they make my hair very oily."
stylist: “just because they are professional, doesn’t mean that they are good for you necessarily. i would describe some professional brands as expensive drug store products. and even if it is a good brand, it doesn’t always mean that it is good for your hair.
i really believe that it is important to use natural products. natural ingredients will actually penetrate into your hair rather than building up on your hair shaft.
client: “oh i never knew that!”
stylist: what you also need to know is that CURLY HAIR NEEDS MORE MAINTENANCE….
PRO TIP: take the opportunity to teach your client about their texture and how to work with it. when you teach them why you are doing what you are doing and what products you are using and why, you are no longer “SELLING” to them. your product recommendations become more like a “prescription” that a doctor would give to one of their patients.
again, it’s just to understand the client’s routine. if their hair has a lot of split ends, maybe they are over washing it.
it’s also a good time to figure out what shampoo and conditioner they are using. using the right shampoo and conditioner is the EASIEST way to have nice hair because they are doing it already anyways.
stylist: “how often are you washing your hair and what are you washing it with?”
client: "i wet my hair every day to style it. i use shampoo every second to third day depending on how oily it gets. i’m currently washing my hair with stuff i got from the drug store."
stylist: “thats a bulk of your problem right there! at the end of the day, all ingredients cost money. there is no way that a $3 bottle of shampoo will have the same quality as a $30 bottle of shampoo.
the cleansing agents used in drug store shampoos are so harsh and just strip your hair of everything good and bad. today, once i shampoo your hair with nvenn’s wash, you will INSTANTLY notice a difference! your hair will feel like i conditioned it after i rinse the shampoo out.”
again, this is just to understand their routine and how you can improve it. If they say they are only willing to put 5 mins in each time they wash it, don’t suggest a style that would take them 30 mins to do! however, you can tell them you have the PERFECT style for them and ask them if they would be willing to invest 10 mins instead of 5mins.
---> THE GOAL IS TO SET YOUR CLIENT UP FOR SUCCESS
stylist: “how often are you washing your hair and how long do you spend on it?
client: "i wash my hair in the morning, and i can devote like 20 minutes to my hair. i can't see myself spending an hour on my hair ever. right now, because i don't know what to do with it, i literally come out of the shower and scrunch it and go okay with no product, no problem."
stylist: “so how about when your hair straight? how often do you wear it straight vs curly?” etc.
stylist: “if i could show you how to style your hair straight without damaging it too much would you style it straight more often or no?”
client: "oh, absolutely."
PRO TIP: i always tell my clients that i need them to be 100% honest with me because this is the best way for them to get a style that will fit their lifestyle. basically, a stylist’s job is to make sure that their client LOVES their hair from when they walk out that door until they come back.
the NO. 1 complaint i hear from clients is that their hair is only nice when they leave the salon and then it looks crappy until they are back again.
this question is VITAL! often a client will come in asking for something because it is something that they have been asking for for YEARS, just out of habit. they have no idea that they have been asking for something that will take them a way from their #dreamhairgoals.
IT’S YOUR JOB AS A STYLIST to figure out what they want and give them what they want NOT what they ask for.
that tells me a lot about her personality. she just wants to be able to style her hair. she's really open. that tells me her personality is adaptable. she likes changes, she probably changes her hair color, she probably changes her cut every so often, etc.
these are all things that you want to know about your clients, because if i have a change agent (this is what i call them) in my chair, and she comes in to me looking like this and says, "ooh, i want to be black today", i'll be like, knowing that you want to have black hair and knowing that you love to change here, why don't we do it in stages?
i know she likes a lot of change. so this is the biggest question today. this is a question you'd ask your clients if they're going to change their hair; on a scale of one to 10, one being you look exactly like this kind of color, this kind of cut with it just trim and trimmed and freshened up, that's going to be one. or, 10:
we all have a different scale of what “a lot of change” is. having them give you a number just helps the 2 of you to get onto the same page.
stylist: “how much change do you want to see today on a scale of 1 to 10?....”
client: "i don't want like a purple fauxhawk or something like that, so maybe like a five."
a style isn’t a 10 out of 10 unless it suits you, brands you and is practical for your life. if i have a client that travels lots to sunny destinations, i may not suggest giving her a straight across bang that would have to sit on her forehead to look styled.
if i have a client that is a runner or is at the gym all the time, maybe they need their hair long enough to go into a pony tail. these are all things that you need to figure out during their consultation.
stylist: “what do you do for fun? do you vacation? what do you do on your free time?”
client: “i’m moving to australia for a year!”
stylist: “ok clearly you will need something that will be low maintenance for you while you are away.”
this question is also really important! you want to make sure that the style that you are suggesting will look good on them until they are back again. i ask them how often they will be back, how long they expect their salon visits to be AND i get an idea of the price point they are looking at spending.
most clients have NO IDEA the kind of upkeep different styles need. it’s YOUR job as the stylist to hold their hand through understanding this process.
stylist: “what’s realistic for you to be in the salon? 6 weeks? 3 months? once every 6 months?”
client: “i would do whatever.”
stylist: “ok so they style you are wanting is actually a big job BUT we can get away with only doing it once every 6 months. that being said, you will need to tone it every 6 weeks to maintain the vibrancy.
the big appointments will cost and will take this long, your toner appointments will cost and take this long. does this seem like something that will fit in your lifestyle?”
now you have a good idea of what the client is like and what will be easy enough for them to maintain. to wrap up the consultation, you can just ask the client if there is anything else that they wanted you to know before you suggest the PERFECT style for them.
next week we’ll be TEACHING you how to properly wash, straighten, and STYLE your hair. in the meantime, head on over to nvenn.com to check all of our products. you're going to love them all. they have the strength to style thick hair, and they are invisible enough that they can style fine here. we also give away free products every month at www.nvenn.com/giveaway. we draw for the winner on the first of every month! 💘