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The Top 10 Reasons Women Change Their Hairstyle

Posted on: August 3rd, 2010 by Beauty Schools Directory 1 Comment

We’ve all done it. We change our hair for a fresh look. We change our hair when we break up with a boyfriend. We change our hair to celebrate an accomplishment. If you look back at old photos, you can probably associate the phase of your life with the hairstyle you had at the time.

A recent study by British hairstylist Andrew Collinge did a survey of 3,000 women and found that women will most likely change their hairstyle up to 104 times in their lifetime, as well as change their hair color up to three times. Collinge’s study reports that a woman will change her hair twice a year between the ages of 13 and 65. Many of the hairstyles are subtle, not dramatic changes.

However, like all of us have probably experienced at least once in our lives, three quarters of the women in the survey admitted to having a hair change they didn’t like. So be sure to put in some research as far as what style and color complement your face shape and hair’s natural texture the best before you go for a dramatic change.

Collinge went further with the survey to find out not just how much women change their hair, but why. Most reasons seemed to correlate with lifestyle changes.

The Top Ten Reasons Women Change Their Hair:

See if you’ve ever been guilty of changing your hair because of one of these situations.

1.    Just for a change
2.    Out of boredom
3.    As a confidence booster
4.    As a result of a breakup
5.    To reinvent oneself
6.    Keep up with fashions and trends
7.    Going gray
8.    In conjunction with a milestone birthday
9.    Either before or after having a child
10. Their wedding

Collinge also found that some trends do remain classic. His study reported that one of the most popular hairstyles is still the look Jennifer Aniston wore as “Rachel,” on the television series “Friends.” What have you changed your hair for? A new job? Lifestyle change? Did Collinge get it right?

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Cosmetologists Help Cut Out Domestic Violence

Posted on: December 23rd, 2009 by Beauty Schools Directory No Comments

One in three women will report being abused at some point in their lives. Domestic abuse is dangerous and often much more common than people are aware of. The victims of domestic abuse often do not report it to police or tell their friends and family that it’s happening. For these women to get help, they need support and they need to know their options.

Cosmetologists and other beauty professionals can now look for signs of abuse and provide information for them to get help. A program based in Alabama called Cut It Out is dedicated to “mobilizing salon professionals and others to fight the epidemic of domestic abuse in communities across the United States. Cut It Out builds awareness of domestic abuse and trains salon professionals to recognize warning signs and safely refer clients to local resources.”

Your salon can contact Cut It Out for training and resources. As a cosmetologist, you may be able to notice abuse where others do not. Signs of abuse that hairdressers and makeup artists may notice are bald spots where hair may have been ripped out, bruising hidden by hair or makeup and a partner not allowing her to change her hairstyle. Your client may also come out and tell you about the abuse. She may rarely be allowed to be away from her abusive partner, and if you’ve had a long-standing relationship, it is likely that she trusts you.

But what do you do when you know or suspect abuse is happening? The Cut It Out training emphasizes that stylists are not meant to be counselors, but that they can give out information about organizations that can help them, like the National Domestic Violence Hotline or the local hotlines in each state. Some salons keep “shoe cards” on hand – cards with resources listed that are designed to fit inside a shoe, so the victim can get the information home safely.
Domestic abuse needs to stop, and the women who endure it often need help to escape it. With the relationships they have formed with clients, cosmetologists can be valuable resources in this fight against domestic violence.

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Real-Life Edward Scissorhands!

Posted on: December 17th, 2009 by Beauty Schools Directory No Comments

Move over Johnny Depp – there’s a new Edward Scissorhands in town! Valentino LoSauro, a London-native operating a salon in Florida, has created devices that he says cut hair twice as fast as normal scissors. The device: little shears that attach to his hands making him look like a real-life Edward Scissorhands. The ‘CLAWZ‘ were born as a simple idea to bring a certain type of musicality to his hair styling.

Being a pianist, LoSauro wasn’t foreign to using his fingers. Now he’s just using them to cut hair instead of replicating piano masters like Beethoven or Bach. The music that inspired him is still important to his new hair cutting process. When he styles and cuts hair, some of the methods are named after famous works, like Flight of the Bumble Bee and Zap.

The prototype took years to develop and cost nearly $250,000 but eventually the CLAWZ became a reality and he was able to market them to other stylists. LoSauro patented these CLAWZ in 2001 and has sold 30,000 units so far. He cuts and styles with them, and has even done some celebrities’ hair with the CLAWZ, like Ritchie Sambora from the band Jon Bovi.

They might look funny but they get the job done! What do think? Would you like to have your hair cut by a real-life Edward Scissorhands? Hairstylists and hair design school students – would you give these CLAWZ a shot?

Review of Chris Rock’s “Good Hair”

Posted on: October 27th, 2009 by Beauty Schools Directory No Comments

Chris Rock’s three-year-old daughter Lola asked him, “Daddy, why don’t I have good hair?” This launched the comedian headfirst into the topic of ‘good hair’ – commonly thought of as straight, shiny, European-looking locks. This topic has fueled debates within the African American community for generations.

Rock records this search for truth in African American hair culture in Good Hair, a thought-provoking and entertaining documentary produced by HBO Films and directed by Jeff Stilson. Good Hair tackles the topics of texture, hair relaxing, weaves, and the booming financial business of African American hair care to explore the way that hairstyles impact the relationships, lifestyles, health, wallets, and self-esteem of African American women.

It’s a bold topic – how American culture defines beauty, and the lengths that women to which women will go to in order to conform to that standard. As cosmetologists, we have a hand in this. We know how expensive and painful weaves can be. We know that often, women look even more beautiful rockin’ their natural hair than getting it relaxed. But still, African American hair is a big business – with special standards, techniques and training for stylists.

What’s great about Good Hair is that it doesn’t point any fingers or take sides. The film advocates self-love and appreciation, no matter whether women choose natural or relaxed hair.

Have you seen Good Hair? What do you think?