Chapter 3

Big test tomorrow on Chapter 3!
Anatomy & Physiology; having a time remembering all of the bones & getting them straight in my mind.

This chapter review is brutal. 120 questions. Guess what I'm doing today?

It's Pouring

It's pouring and not many clients came in today. I only had 3 tickets, this is so hard to believe, but considering the weather. I can see why. I'm not a fan of slow Saturdays;  especially if they follow a slow Friday.

But it was a close to another journey. Today I was extremely happy to see someone achieve their goal of clocking the 1500 hours! I'm grateful to have shared a few short months with her, she has been a very lovely personality. She's always pleasant and boost such a beautiful smile.

Congratulations to Shaniece.

The florescent lighting is not a friend of my camera phone.

 

Happy Weekend to all of my fellow students. 

 

 I will be attending the Bronner Brothers Hair Show.

Friday...Service Day

OK this Friday was Service Day again!

Providing you were not late, did not miss a day the prior week & have all of your work done (grade point average), you can receive a FREE service.

Services can include a Hair Cut, Hair Style, Nail Polish, Hair Color and so on. It's a time when other students will have the opportunity & honor of working on their fellow students. We usually find someone of our choosing to do our service. It's fun and gives students communicate and share ideas.
This week I was surprised that JamesD asked me to cut his hair. I have done men's cuts before but what was unusual about his cut was he wears a Mohawk! I have not done this type of cut before, but it can't be that bad or can it?  Besides our school does not get too many request for this style. Perhaps, some marketing or advertising at local high schools can be done?

So... James sports a Mohawk that has blonde running down the hawk. His requested cut will eliminate the blonde in the hair and take him back to his original hair color. The blonde streak is all I have known since I started school. So this will be a change. And after instructions from him I plugged the clippers in and this is what the finished cut looked like. And no hair cut was necessary. I have learned that when cutting this style you have to go back and forth on the sides in order to get all of the stray hairs. I used a number 2 guard on the sides and a number 6 on the top. I edged the hairline and beard. The next day he shaved off the mustache.  Personally, I like the change in his style.

It was a fun cut and I'm looking forward to plugging in the clippers for another Mohawk.

It's Friday!

Assigned to the Dispensary today. Only styles I did today were on my doll!

One more day then off for Two. The weekend nears.

All things LINKED

I have listed below a few links to website, that only Cosmetology Students can appreciate:



http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.463924473647580.119649.148601741846523&type=1

http://www.license.state.tx.us/cosmet/cosmet.htm

http://www.dallas-hairstyles.com/celebrity.html

http://www.free-beauty-tips.com/haircare.html

http://www.facebook.com/TDLRLicense


I just love this magazine, they have an online version and you can receive a student discount while in school. The magazine offers a wealth of information. The pictures are great!

Modern Salon!

This is called the reverse french manicure. I really need to find this matte polish!

It would look so good.

Click on the link to see more and get instructions.

Something I'd like to have on Service Day.

 



 

There is another online magazine, if you don't want to receive one in the mail, check out  the

Style Hair Magazine more styles for working on your doll.

 

Even more for learning and getting inspired on doing hair! Hair & Beauty

 

If you are into Curls and or Natural Hair or just want to learn more about textured hair.

 

Do wait for the Texas Hair Shows to be announced, find out for yourself.

 

As I find other links that I think will be helpful I will post.

 

 



Exhausted.......

I can't even begin to say how exhausted I am after school today! Yes, it has been one of those days.
A steady flow of clients. Not too surprising, we are always busy on Thursday. 1/2 prices for senior citizens.

My day began with a traffic jam and ended the same way; having a client that ran late in the day.
I did one of my favorite things a curler set with clients Velcro rollers, they are so easy to work with and your set will come out just fine. This client did not want any Setting Lotion but all went well.

I did Re-Touch Relaxer, client provided the kit by Olive Oil Relaxer by Organic

                                    

 

This is the first time  I  used this product. I was easy to use and the mix was not complicated. It contained everything for the relaxer plus the mousse wrap lotion and conditioning hair moisturizer. Since she only needed a retouch, there was plenty of product left over. The mousse wrap lotion worked well for the roller set. Since she was also getting a tint the hair was a tad bit after the color was applied. But once I applied the conditioner cream & started with the mousse the hair became easier to manage. The roller set looked great.

The rest of my tickets were:   a pedicure, another roller set, hair cut, & blow dry flat iron.

I did find out that if you have a client that has bad dandruff, or extra dry scalp (flaking) you can use baking soda mixed in with the shampoo to help this problem. In my travels to the shampoo bowl, I've seen this; mostly seniors. I was busy and not to say the least exhausted.

Yay! Carolyn has reached her 1000 hours. Happy for her & looking forward to my 1000 hour milestone. Now she has to get ready for the written exam.  In the state of Texas you can take the written exam once you have reached 1000 hours. TDLR for more information.
Once passed you no longer have to attend Theory Class!

Jeopardy Game

We did a Jeopardy Game in Theory Class. Two teams and it was done the same way as the on TV version. Instead, all of our questions were related to the currently chapter we are studying.

Salon Ecology.

This was the first time it has been done, at least since I've been there. It was fun and I hope that we can do more games like this. Sad to say my team lost.  I will always remember the question we lost on.

Our test will be this Friday, a good way to study and have a bit of competition at the same time.