The Run-Up to College

Hey,

So I've been in the salon for about 3 weeks now.

Last Thursday a college advisor came to the salon to sign me into the course. We had to fill out some paperwork and had a breif chat about health and safety, fire procedure etc. etc. basically as a formality to ensure I was safe at work. As I'm over the age of 18 I think a lot of that stuff doesn't actually apply to me, but it's something they had to do with regards to their paperwork. They asked me what I was being paid, if I knew where the protective equipment was and where the toilet was (ha! Imagine if I didn't by now...). It was all very simple and we finished the session in about half an hour.

One of the girls who's been working there longer than me has a hair show today. Her model was absolutely hopeless (she didn't turn up to a training session twice in a row) so I've been elected as her model. It's a little inconvenient as I'm going to lose about 6-7 hours of my day off doing this show, but it does also mean I can learn a little from watching the work going on around me. I may even end up posting a picture of what I end up looking like after it's done.


Last Monday we had our first training session. I was given my first block (training head) and I was taught a little bit of blow drying. Unfortunately a good hour or so of my training time was taken up by a practise run for this hair show (which did annoy me cause I was really enjoying myself) but I definitely still picked up a lot of information from the training time I did have.

Curly Blow Dry in Salon

I already knew the basics of blow drying the hair in a downwards direction to smooth the cuticle; it's something I've known for a long time as I picked it up when I was quite young from an article on the internet. I didn't find it too hard, and as I managed to blow dry the whole head to a satisfactory standard (for a first go at least) Daniel decided to teach me a slightly more complex technique. He showed me how to blow dry hair curly, which was so cool! Essentially, you're just using the round brush as a roller, and using the heat from the dryer to set the hair in the shape of the brush. It turned out so well, and when I went home I wet my whole block again and practised the curly technique all over the head. I think practising like this really helped with my technique; after all, practise makes perfect!

Curly Blow Dry at Home

It's not as smooth looking as I think it needs to be, but it shows I have the basics of the technique down and I need to now focus on making sure I can keep the hair as smooth as possible. I've also bought some sectioning clips which will really help me as I was pinning the curls up with bobby pins, and also clipping back my sections with them (they really weren't ideal for the job)

Next training session will be cutting, which I'm so excited for! I bought my first pair of scissors, and they seem to be pretty good. I got them off Amazon for a discounted price, and the reviews are good. I'll make sure to OK them with the stylists before recommending them on here.

That's all for now! Thanks for reading,

Alice