Well I must say hats off to Lancahirelass she has got it right ....
and will make a great hairdresser and extensionist
she will gain invaluable knowledge and will be really fab at cutting those lovely hair extensions that she does ,
I have spoken to lancashirlass and she really knows her stuff about different types and textures of hair.... and is genuinely very interested , she knows what good hair is and what bad hair is as she has really studied it over many years,
It's a shame Lancashirelass has had problems on the other college course though .... I do hope you get a good tutor this time Lancashirelass
I have held back on my thoughts on this subject as I didn't want to upset people ....
but I have to say that I think everyone should be doing what Lancashirelass is doing ....
It really is very unprofessional to do hair extensions when your not a hairdresser .....
and as for those companys who teach them to non hairdressers in my opinion they are just as bad for teaching them....
When I went on a Balmain course (many years ago lol .... you had to be a hairdresser or you had to be learning ,
plus you had to know how to cut hair ....
as persanista says "you cant talk a non hairdresser through a full cutting experience"
for expamlpe just look at all the different cutting terms Kimi has given as an example ....
also for those Traiiners who are jumping on the bandwagon with legal loopholes in the Teaching / application part
if they aren't even hairdressers themselves they shouldn't be teaching such an associated hairdressing course ..... I thought they had to have five years of experience ?? ....
also they should be able to offer all aspects of the course which in my oipnion Cutting is a major part of it!...
and not just offer application techniques .... and methods ,
that's probably why they offer so many different methods ... to make up for their lack of professional knowledge in the Cutting area
:smack: Whoa
this so needs to be stopped and regulated
and as for someone who said they have a natural flair to cut hair ,
most would be hairdressers would have this flair
but.... that flair needs to be professionally developed and honed for a good two years or more so you can become a proper hair professional too ,
plus... it will really open your eyes as to how little you really know.
We ouselves after many many years of hairdressing are still learning something new all the time....
sometimes a cut isn't all about what you take off! it can sometimes be about what you leave on !
I would advise all non hairdressers who do extensions to go to college and become a proper hairdresser and learn how to cut hair properly
do your NVQ 2 or even NVQ3 .... you wont regret it as you will be far better equipped to deal with any cut that comes your way
hth
minky x
