Today was my first day of classes and after just a few more papers to sign and packets to read over, we jumped right in. We picked out our kits that we will borrow from the school until we hit 300 hours (15 weeks from now), when we will get out own beautiful kit with our own shears, irons, razors, brushes, and combs! :) We also received our textbooks, there's FIVE of them and I'm already dying to learn some of the styling techniques I saw when I was flipping through.
Until I hit 300 hours and move out onto the floor, I'll be spending my time in two classrooms: theory and practical. Theory is in the middle of a chapter right now, so I won't attend a theory session until Thursday. We did start practical today, though, and I can really tell that we are going to fly through material over the next 15 weeks.
In just a couple hours today, we learned several different sectioning techniques plus a finger wave and after quick demonstrations, we had to do it on our own on mannequin heads. I quickly learned two things:
1. When you wet the hair on the mannequin, it smells like wet dog. It also makes your hands smell like wet dog. Bleechhh!
2. Mannequin head hair is insanely difficult to work with and never, ever looks as good as you want it to. It's hard to tell if you're doing something correctly when it looks so crappy on the mannequin. The hair has also been pushed to it's limit with styling and product, so the hair tangles really easily and feels like straw, even though it's human hair.
So needless to say, I'm not loving the mannequins. (Did I mention they look creepy and alien-like?) But, I will say that it is nice to learn on a mannequin because you can push and pull the head in any direction and you don't have to worry about hurting the "client"!
I got a pretty good hang of the finger wave tonight, but I can't wait to go practice more tomorrow. Now for some Zzzzz's :)
go sarah, go go go sarah! WOO HOO
ReplyDeleteI like that it's called 'Milady's' standard cosmetology....makes me think of the Nard Dog!
ReplyDeleteTaking up Texas cosmetology ce can be tiring but the end results, you get to be a better professional at the end of the day. My advise to all cosmetology student is to always make sure to take up the right training and always give it 110% of their effort as it is something that they can really use in the actual cosmetology shop.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on starting your journey as a cosmetology student! It sounds like you're diving right into some exciting techniques—finger waves can be tricky but so rewarding! If you're enjoying this experience, you might want to check out Orane International in Gomti Nagar for more amazing opportunities, like the Master in Cosmetology or the Advanced Diploma in Aesthetics & Hair Designing. Keep practicing and have fun with those mannequins (creepy as they are)! Can't wait to hear about your progress.
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