It's been a little over a week since I started school and I can honestly say that I'm loving every second of it! From 12 to 3pm we do practical, from 3 to 4pm is our lunch break and then from 4 to 6:30pm we do theory. We're techincally supposed to be in class until 6:30 everyday, but we usually get out around 5:45-6:00 which is nice! So far, I've learned how to do a french twist, roller set, perm rods, pin curls, finger waves, and I've also done hair parting/sectioning and how to use the pressing comb.
A pressing comb does the same thing as a flat iron does; not many people use them today though. It is made of steel or brass with a wooden handle. There are different types of presses that you can do, a hard press, soft press or medium press. A soft press is used on people whose hair is a little wavy while a hard press is used on someone whose hair is extremely curly.
Putting perm rods in the hair is not an easy task, regardless I've only done it once (haha) but to be able to sandwich the ends of the hair in between two end paper without having the ends of the hair slip out is tricky. I'm learning that the key is to keep the end papers super wet.
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I actually really like doing roller sets, because once the hair is dry and you comb it out, it gives the hair a nice amount of volume and a really pretty flowy curl to the hair. Usually, younger women don't use rollers, but I think it's a big misconspection that it's just for older women, because it's not.
During the theory part of the day, we review the chapters that we do each week, we do practice tests, and quiz each other on the hundreds (and I'm not kidding) vocabulary words. It's a lot of repetitiveness but as my teacher said, the main goal is for me to make sure that you pass the state boards. School teaches you the basics but it's up to you to be creative with it. A lot of learning is done in the salon once you get your license. There is a tone of bookwork to do as well, not anything hard, but again just all repetitive so that it really gets engrained in our brains; the fundamentals are the most important.
I am so happy that I made this decision to go to cosmetology school. I know it my heart that this is a career that I'm going to love to do for the rest of my life. Doing hair and makeup has always been a passion of mine and to be able to take that passion and follow my dreams is priceless. Once I have 600 hours I will be able to get my permits and start working in a salon, probably as a shampooer or hair assistant. But once I get my full license I would like to work in an upscale salon to start but also, start freelancing doing hair and makeup for weddings and special events. It is a huge dream of mine to work on tv sets, so fingers crossed I will get there one day! :)
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