How to Create the Perfect Cut, Shape, Color, and Perm for Any Hair Type Secrets and Techniques from a Master Hair Stylist
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Cutting hair is rife with inspiration and style but has room for critique. Understanding how to read and work with hair is something many stylists work toward their entire lives. Cosmo Easterly, master stylist and the author of this book, brings his expertise to you in this complete guide to understanding hair. Designed to guide even the most untrained hair stylists through the rigors of the industry, you will learn everything you need to know to transform yourself from just another stylist into one with returning customers.
This book features tips on hair styling methods and outlines the required resources you need to be a successful hair stylist. You will learn all the necessary aspects of the hair styling profession, starting with the most essential: the mindset every stylist needs when cutting and styling hair. You will learn the essence of creativity in reading, cutting, forming, coloring, and texturing hair. You will also learn how to talk with your clients and learn what they want, how they react to you, and what you can expect when cutting their hair.
Presented by Cosmo Easterly, a premier name in hair styling, this guide will teach you everything imaginable about the industry before jumping into the key components of cutting, shaping, coloring, and perming. You will learn about balance points, symmetry, lotions, tension wrapping, and the particular needs of fine, medium, and coarse hair. For every potential and soon-to-be hair stylist, Cosmo Easterly's complete guide to understanding and styling hair is a stepping stone into the industry
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How to Create the Perfect Cut, Shape, Color, and Perm for Any Hair Type: Secrets and Techniques from a Master Stylist by Cosmo Easterly
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TABLE OF contents
PrEFACE
What You Will Find ...............................................................9
My Process .........................................................................10
Permanent Settings.............................................................10
Coloring ..............................................................................11
In Closing ...........................................................................11
CHAPTEr 1: All About hair
Hair ....................................................................................14
Creativity ............................................................................15
Form and Creativity ............................................................16
Working with the Client ......................................................16
Reading Hair and Forming Hair ..........................................17
Understanding Details ........................................................18
Coloring One’s Hair .............................................................18
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Texture ...............................................................................19
Shape and Balance .............................................................19
Conclusion .........................................................................20
CHAPTEr 2: Inducing Creative growth
Introduction .......................................................................24
Why the Beauty Industry? ..................................................25
Why Hair? ..........................................................................25
Make Something More Out of Hair Design .................................26
Things to Consider ..............................................................27
Controlling Your Emotions ..................................................28
Feel Free and Fake It ..........................................................28
You’re In Control ................................................................29
The Clients .........................................................................29
Stance ...........................................................................29
Clothing Style ................................................................30
Mannerisms and Conversational Tone ............................30
The Experts ........................................................................30
CHAPTEr 3: Setting goals
Introduction .......................................................................34
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Goals ..................................................................................34
Creating the Goal Outline ...................................................35
An exercise ....................................................................35
More About Goals ...............................................................36
Your Talent .........................................................................38
Setting Business Goals .......................................................38
The Conclusion about Goals ...............................................39
CHAPTEr 4: Your clients
Introduction .......................................................................42
Tip: Don’t Work For Tips .....................................................43
Selling Yourself ...................................................................44
Keeping Clients ...................................................................46
Remaining Positive .........................................................47
What the Client Wants ...................................................47
Open Brainstorming .......................................................48
Questions to Ask Your Client ..............................................48
A Reference ...................................................................48
A Few Tips: Dealing With Customers ...................................50
Bad Customers ..............................................................50
Good Customers ............................................................51
Personal Tips: Rumors and Rubs ........................................52
Conclusion .........................................................................53
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CHAPTEr 5: Balance and symmetry
Introduction .......................................................................56
Balance Points ....................................................................57
Psychology Tidbit about Balance .........................................59
Another Part of Balance ......................................................59
CHAPTEr 6: Permanent waves
Introduction .......................................................................64
An Introduction to Lotions ..................................................65
Introduction to Wrapping Tension .......................................65
Tension and Perming .....................................................67
Tips to Tension ..............................................................67
Moisture with Wrapping .................................................69
How to Wrap With Tension .............................................69
Introduction to Hair Type Needs ..........................................69
Fine Hair ........................................................................69
Medium Hair ..................................................................70
Coarse Hair ....................................................................70
Final Thoughts on Hair Density ......................................70
Introduction to Perming and Coloring .................................71
Same Day Coloring .........................................................71
Retouching.....................................................................71
The Shampoo Bowl .............................................................72
Drying the Hair .............................................................73
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Word of Warning ...........................................................73
Shampooing Final Thoughts ...........................................74
How does this relate to your daily life as a hairstylist? ...74
How to Create a Permanent Wave .......................................75
Step 1: Prepare the Hair .................................................75
Step 2: Pre-Wrapping Solution .......................................76
Step 3: Analyze Hair Texture and Strength .....................76
Step 4: Test Curl ............................................................76
Step 5: Perming..............................................................77
Step 6: Check the Shape ................................................77
Step 7: Rinse ..................................................................77
Step 8: Towel Drying the Rods ........................................77
Step 9 Neutralize ............................................................78
Step 10 Removing the Rods and Rinse ...........................78
A Few Techniques ...............................................................79
Permanent Waves Summary ...............................................80
CHAPTEr 7: Conclusion
Review Points......................................................................86
Creativity and Form .......................................................86
Perception ......................................................................86
Goals .............................................................................87
Clients ...........................................................................88
Hair Design Tips ............................................................89
Shampooing ...................................................................89
Permanent waves ...........................................................89
Final Thoughts ...................................................................89
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DEDICATIOnS
God, for all your gifts, I give thanks, love and light.
Thank you to my dear friends and family for always being there.
Thank you to the printing MEGA
David Matchett for helping me get the book off the ground floor, as well as the Atlantic Publishing Company in Ocala, Florida, for their help and support.
To my parents, Robert and Loretta Easterly for their belief in their son. To my Aunt, Verna Lewis for helping me graduate.
To my Children for allowing me the time away to put this book together.
To Chad Easterly, Lauren Easterly, Clint Geer, and Lindsey Geer may they all be inspired by hard work and efforts shown to them by my actions.
To the staff at Planet Cosmo Salon (www.planetcosmo.com).
Live Well, God Bless you, and thanks for visiting the planet.
As you grow, you see things from a new level. My desire is to assist the industry and grow to new heights professionally. It is important to grow for yourself and look deep into your intentions as well as what is around you. As you plant your seeds in the garden of life, you want to make sure that you truly understand your plants. God needs all the plants, but you only need what works for you in your garden. If there are weeds, then you must take the time to look for yourself to find out why they are growing there instead of what you planted. Set your goals for the day and your path will be