Saturday, 22 June 2013

Becoming a succsessful hair extensionist!

The Glitz, Glamour and Gorgeousness that is Hair & Beauty! Are you part of it?

Hair extensions are big business with over 60million pounds being spent on the growing trend each year in the U.K!
Despite horror stories more and more people are adding hair to achieve full, long flowing locks!
When applied, Maintained and removed correctly extensions pose no threat to your natural hair and can actually promote hair growth, many clients tend to straighten and colour their hair less whilst wearing extensions leading to an increase in hair health!
Extensions are not just for adding length our Oakley Academy Educators and stylists add extensions also for volume, to create high/low lights, different colour effects or for events, shows and photo shoots too!






Now don’t you want a piece of the action?

Adding extensions to your skills or starting a new profitable business can provide you with a generous income! Although you will need to work for it, At Oakley Academy we promote the highest of standards, your name as an extensionist represents our name as a company and we aim to create excellent stylists!
We work with you to ensure confidence!
Beware of companies offering training too cheap or with courses constantly on offer remember with training and any service pay too cheap, pay twice.
We run accredited BABTAC and A.B.T courses, providing successful, reliable training with ongoing support from our expertly qualified educators.
Becoming an extensionist is easy becoming a successful one requires a little bit more work…

Practice makes perfect!

Using friends and family to perfect skills is a must! And what better adverts than walking adverts.
Shout about it!
Advertising using social media with a picture perfect portfolio is great for business, networking and having a marketing plan can aid you in getting some new clients.
Supply and return!
Happy client’s return! Taking your time, perfecting your skill and providing a thoughtful and professional service keeps clients coming back.

Patience is a virtue!

To be an extensionist being patient is a must, extension services are a long process when practiced the service will be between 2-3 hours depending on methods.

Do it for love not money!

You have to love hair, you have to love extensions and you have to love that feeling of transforming someone’s look. Feeling proud of your work and making others happy gives you an amazing sense of pride!
If you love all this then money will soon follow and with minimum earnings of a £100 per service you can soon be running a profitable extension business.
Hair extensionists frequently work with a great number of client’s on films, shows, shoots and cater for a mass celebrity and VIP market,

Could this be you? Want to learn visit: www.oakleyacademy.co.uk

Thursday, 13 June 2013

Styling hair for Essex Style Magazine

We had a great day styling the hair for the cover photo on the June issue of Essex Style Magazine,



 
 

Healthy Summer Hair!


 


 

Summer is rapidly approaching, (well we hope so!) and too much sunshine can leave your locks frazzled and your colour washed out!

Follow our top tips and you will be rocking beautiful beach waves rather than feeling dry, frizzy and fried!

Our hair can become easily frazzled on holiday and takes a battering from sun, sea and the added heat!

Wearing a hat to protect our hair is a great idea, although fashion may not always permit, and rinsing hair in fresh water before taking a dip in the pool can help lock out some of the chlorine!

 

Some products can be applied before sun exposure to create a barrier to help protect against colour fade and heat damage:

 

Redken’s Colour Extend SunSolar screen is a great product to apply to hair before sun exposure it has an added SPF 12 to protect against UVA/UVB rays!

 

TIGI’s SFactor Flat Iron Shine Spray not only protects from heated styling but the UV rays too!

 

After a day on the beach applying the following will re-hydrate your hair leaving it silky smooth:

 

Wella SP aftersun wash helps remove sunscreen, salt and chlorine from the hair and when accompanied with the conditioner and fluid to add moisture and create shine,

 

Kerastase soleil Masque UV Defence UV hair cream helps to nourish and put moisture back in to parched hair ideal after a long day sun bathing!

 

Enjoy the sunshine!

Healthy Happy Hair!