I really want to get into the buisness.

Hi ladies I am considering some of the local beauty colleges but, I don't think that my choices are all that great. I always assume that the people who work in the nicer salons have gone to a good beauty school, but if they are from New Orleans than I guess they went to the same ones that I am looking at now. My question is, does the school matter to salon owners or is the fact that a stylist has their license enough for them?

How long did you go to school? What kind of money can be made in this buisness? And, what is it like to work in the beauty industry? Do you get a lot of moody (to put it nicely) clients? What can I expect from a career in this field? Thanks, I know that I asked a lot of questions.

Hi,

Being a hairstylist is the greatest profession in the world. You meet so many interesting people and live so many of there ups and downs in there lives.

As far as schools, it depends on the state you live in. Some states require 1500 hours of beauty school while others are as much as 3000 hours. Beauty school to alot of stylist are just where they earned their license. Most of your craft is learned after school in advanced schooling and seminars. You are as good of a stylist as you are enthusiastic about learning. When a stylist thinks "they have learned it all", they start to decline as a good stylist. Its an ever changing profession and you have to keep on top of everything coming out or you will get left behind.

As far as 'picky' people and clients, when you gain confidence in what you do these people do not effect you. When you are working with seasoned hair pros you will learn alot from them on how to deal with difficult people. I always evesdrop on my newer stylist and if I here a problem person arising I can step in in a way that does not make the stylist look bad. I usually encourage the client on how they are in such great hands with this stylist.

As far as money, I have always heard you can make what you want in this profession. That is somewhat true. If you are very enthusiastic about the profession and building a clientele, you will go very far. The average stylist is the US makes about 28,000 a year. I've known stylist on the upper end and on the lower end. I've known them to make as much as 100,000 a year and as little as 5,000 a year. Hard work and client dedicatiion really pays off. If you work all day saturdays and several evenings a week you will build very quickly. In society today most women work and they need appointment times convient for there scedules. Even stay at home moms have to have evening appointments because dad has to come home first to watch the kids. Don't go into this profession thinking you will work "bankers hours" or you will be one of the lower end payees.

I hope I have helped you some on your thought process of this profession. You will really love it!!! I can't imagine doing anything else.

New Orleans, keep asking those questions. It's a good sign. I agree with Lili...good listening, communication and confidence and any client is yours. Go to school and find yourself a great mentor...like Lili.

http://www.braidsbybreslin.com/dvd.html check out this website it may help you learn to do weaves micros and etc.

I also attended Stevenson's Academy back in 98 but I didn't completed I'm  back in school I'll be done in Feb 2007...

Edited by Marlene2007 - November 30 2006 at 11:23pm

hello.  i am considering going to comsetology school.  i have a passion for haircoloring.  i am in my early 40's and scared.  i live in wichita ks, that is where eric fisher has his salons.  rated one of the 30 top salons in the country.  he just opened his academy.  there are alot of schools here.  xenon is a pivot point school.  don't know what pivot point means however.  xenon has part time hrs and eric fisher's doesn't....i have a 14 year old son and a high maintenance (but good guy) husband.  i am worried if i could do full time.  his school has been said to be world class.  anyone ever been stuck between a rock and a hard place?  or am i making too big a deal out of this?