To Be A Great Hair Stylist

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To Be A - Great Hair Stylist
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• If you thought that following the latest magazine
  fashion trends or styles was the way to become a
  great hair stylist, then you need to know that
  the journey to becoming a successful professional
  hair stylist is
• demanding
• challenging and also
• highly rewarding.

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What does hair stylist do?

1. Washing hairs
2. Coloring hairs
3. Cutting hair
4. Run the hair salon
5. Manage other junior employees
6. Coordinate appointments with clients
7. Monitor payments

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What YOU need to be to become a great hair
stylist

• Before you decide to invest money in some formal
  training and certifications, it is in your best
  interests to know that the job of a hair stylist
  requires physical stamina and good communication
  skills. Youve got to be able to interact well
  with different types of clients.

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Get a license

• Every aspiring hair stylist takes the National
  Hair Design licensure exam.
• This exam is administered and conceptualized by
  the National-Interstate Council of State Boards
  of Cosmetology.
• The exam is divided into two sections
• the written portion that includes all the basics
  (for example, nutrition, infection control, and
  ergonomics) and
• the services that include draping procedures,
  hair coloring, chemical texture services.

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• Practical training is an integral part of any
  exam. You need to know everything about
• chemical waving
• chemical relaxing,
• hair lightening
• hair cutting
• thermal curling
• setting up and
• client protection.

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Complete required training hours
Before you set out to open your own hair salon or
work professionally, you need to have completed
anywhere between 300 to 1600 hours of training.
Practical experience is crucial to your success
as a beauty professional.
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• You also need to have taken a range of academic
  courses such as
• Chemistry
• Biology
• Herb ology and
• Nutrition.
• Its also a plus if you take up some additional
  sales and marketing courses to boost your profile

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Get a degree

• For obtaining a degree, you can choose from a
  wide range of schools such that offer
• Licensed hair styling courses
• Hair styling
• Cosmetology schools
• Pick a good school with good facilities and loads
  of opportunities to practice your skills.

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Hair Designer Salary
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• You can become a successful hair stylist if you
  are passionate about the beauty and style
  industry, and are ready to put in extra hours of
  work over weekends. You can find work in high-end
  hair salons or even spas.
• There is a huge demand for qualified hair
  stylists and you can be one of the chosen few. So
  train to become a hair stylist at a professional
  school and become licensed to practice in the
  state.

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• To stand above the rest of the crowd, you must
  possess extra skills and an unending passion for
  the field
• Creativity
• Time-management skills
• Stamina
• Listening skills and
• Customer-skills
• One can only be trained in the technique but the
  passion, talent, and determination to excel has
  to come from within.