A Hair Obsessed – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Wendy's hair obsession started as a tween doing hair on herself and her mom and friends in hight school asked ‘’who does your hair’’? In Jr College she stumbled upon Cosmetology in the course catalog which she thought could be cool. Knowing she would not have sanity being full time mom + working, Wendy put her career on pause for 16 years to raise her 3 boys ages 14-16-18 and has been back behind the chair FT for the past 2 years.  Now, ‘'They don’t even know if I’m at home or work and just text me whats for dinner?’’ Always knowing she was going to go back (she just didn’t know when) she went to the Long Beach hair show every year to keep up with trends. She’s been licensed since 1999 and just opened her salon suite ''bespoke hair design'' in Irvine, CA.

PRO TIPS:
⭐️ hair is such a unique thingWhen you cut someones hair — 10 different people with same hairstyle it’s going to look different

⭐️ a great mentor will build confidence

WORDS OF WISDOM:
💗 I barely feel like I’m working b/c I love what I do, I enjoy it

💗 If you give discount, you’re going to get people who want discount all the timegive little gift when they leave like 2oz thing with card thanks for coming here’s shampoo I used

💗 you can’t be in the front cus you’re not good enoughi was always pushing the limit 

💗 If you don’t try you’re going to miss it

FAVE TOOLS:
Anything Hot Tools (they last the longest)

Clippers: Wahl + Andis clipper (switch back n forth)

Shears: Sam Villa signature shear

FAVE PRODUCTS:
Products: ‘’I’m a redken girl’’

Hair Straightening System: Magic Sleek lasts up to 6mo 

FAVE FORMULA:

M + Gi series nice mushroom brown to color depending if you want to use a 6 or 10

FAVE SALON MOMENTS:

loves seeing confidence in their face when they step out of the chair that makes my dayclients really open up and deep conversations and they feel happy b/c they feel heard

FAVE EDUCATORS: https://www.instagram.com/emchenhair/

Mentions

#1 | Lange air styler 
#2 | On Point Hair Academy
#3 | funtigermom2

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Katie wanted to be a hairstylist her whole life and fondly recalls shampooing her grandpas hair and slathering him in old spice and cold creme on her grandma’s face. ''I’m very happy in my career, I love it, thankful + grateful!’’ says Katie mom of 4 (ages 5, 8, 10, 16) ''It’s been a great living for me and a blessing, wonderful clients + relationships + it’s priceless.'' Some of her best memories + friends are from beauty school at The Original Aveda Institute in Minneapolis where she loved every second of it.

Born + raised in MN and dumping hot buckets of water on her car with her baby on her hip to open the door dreaming of life in Florida, she decided ''let’s not wait til we retire!'' She then worked very PT as shampoo assistant for 6mo in eve a couple hours ''when you’re a mom of 4 you have goals/plans'' so she wondered if chair rental would be the way to go even though she didn’t have 1 client and no knowledge of color line other than Aveda. Luckily the busy stylists gave her their overflow!

Post-pandemic, with one goal in mind: ''how do I service my clients!?'' A divine connection led to her finding her dream space + landlord and was up and running in 2 weeks where she has been for 2 years now!

PRO TIPS:
⭐️ Heated seat in car + Hot bath after work
⭐️ Get feet scanned; shoes are ugly but whatever
⭐️ Exercise, stretch, light weights
⭐️ You won't see me on Social Media... If you want to see me make an appointment!

WORDS OF WISDOM:
💗 Always have a vision + believe in it
💗 ASK: Why did you leave your last stylists? What didn’t you like?
💗 Go to a big salon after school, be a fly on the wall
💗 Show me your most fave picture of you
💗 have grace with your clients when they’re tardy b/c you don’t know when you’re going to be tardy

FAVE TOOLS:
Lightener: Matrix + Cree
Color: Matrix
Toner: Shades EQ
Post Color Service: Biolage Acidic Milk Rinse
Shoes: Oofos

On her 25th bday, Carolyn Keizl signed her lease (in the midst of the pandemic) and opened her gorgeous salon, The Hideaway Haverhill in the basement of her local gym in Haverhill, MA!

About 6 years ago, in the beginning of her career, Carolyn was fortunate to find a NYC master stylist who moved ''back home'' to whom she assisted/apprenticed and learned everything from very classy to very edgy looks! When she hit the floor she felt it was time to find a new salon to grow at. Finding a new salon owned by 2 women who were not stylists, they filled her book and built a team of 7 stylists working 7 days a week! She enjoyed working there until she was ready to open her own salon... the very day she was going to announce leaving, the manager did too, unfortunately this didn't make for a peaceful exit.

If you're in NE MA and looking for a new salon to call home, Carolyn is looking for booth renters!
www.thehideawayhaverhill.com/join-the-team

PRO TIPS:
#1 | never use just 1 color; spice it up
#2 | dirty wash- massage all the color in the sink before you rinse
#3 | reduce prices so they come more often ie) $135 every 4 weeks for root color, face-framing foil, toner, wash + blow-dry
#4 | charge hourly for soothing services (2hrs $199 + $50 per half hour extra)
#5 | get a good blow-dry + round brush good

FAVE TOOLS:
Color: milkshake professional
Toner: Redken Shades EQ
1’’ flat iron
3/4’’ curling iron (more look of 1’’ barrel in hair that doesn’t curl)

WORDS OF WISDOM:
💗 this career is a marathon not a sprint
💗 you have to think of the long game so you don’t have constant turn over in your chair
💗 approach your business as thinking as the customer (not the biz owner) + treat them as a human not just a number on a spreadsheet
💗 don’t try to push anything; let life lead you in the direction it wants to go
💗 ask yourself ''What’s fuflilling me now?''

CURRENT OBSESSION:
''Redken Shades EQ toners- I do a lot of blonding services and they changed my game!!!''

www.thehideawayhaverhill.com
info@thehideawayhaverhill.com

76 Merrimack Street #13
Haverhill, MA 01830
(978) 702-4145

Book with Carolyn ⤵️
www.thehideawayhaverhill.com/book-an-appointment

Follow Carolyn ⤵️
www.facebook.com/thehideawayhaverhill
www.instagram.com/thehideawayhaverhill

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Growing up Sarah's mom didn’t know how to manage wildly curly hair she got nicknamed Medusa in 4th grade by 5th grade neighbor. Sarah only went to beauty school as a back up plan to bartending + needing to learn how to do her own hair!

Opening her own salon (a 14 mo. process) proceeded by a fire at her bar tending job wasn't the most ideal situation. She kept the salon open for 3.5 years before closing in 2017. In 2018, she finished Barber school and booth rented in downtown Savannah, GA for 3.5 years. Now, she is thrilled to be a Suite owner because ''If I’m not making money I’m the only one responsible for not making money! My clients feel more comfortable in 1:1 environment.''

Sarah is one of the most creative + wise women you will meet! Her energy + enthusiasm for her craft + clients (hello all 5-star reviews) is contagious! When she's not behind her chair you can find her behind her camera or doing her souls work... mindset coaching!

PRO TIP
#1 | Take classes + education outside of school
#2 | Research what’s in your water + products
#3 | Water filter for shower head
#4 | If someone tells you no stylist can get their hair right, you probably can't either
#5 | If you don’t feel comfortable doing somebody’s hair, don’t do someone’s hair
#6 | Shave in direction hair grows

FAVE TOOLS
Ecohead mixer: extend color 20-30% whips it up like whipped cream
Ecoheads shower head
Pretty in a Minute flat/curling iron (no heat protectant needed)
Aquis Towels
Wahl Magic Clip
Wahl 5-Star Finale
F-160 Texturizer
Nomad Balyage Board

FAVE PRODUCTS
Vitamin Silk + Kick up + FIX by Jack Winn Pro

WORDS OF WISDOM:
If someone is annouying you, you can give them the gift of awareness
Find out your attachment style it affects your behavior in relationships

CURRENT OBSESSION:
''Keeping my internal peace''

Follow Sarah ⤵️
www.SarahCuda.com

Hair YOU Go at Sola Salon Studios
Starland District, Studio 13, Savannah, GA
www.hairyougosalon.com
hairyougosalon@gmail.com
(912) 421-9669

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sarahcuda.glossgenius.com

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sarahcuda.jackwinnpro.com

Other mentions:
www.southcarolinaparks.com/hunting-island
www.myrevair.com
Le Duo 360 Airflow Titanium Styler
Insight Coaching
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I got fired twice this year. COOL. Now that means there is something else for me!

Sometimes you have to try things and put the energy towards it to find out that it’s not a fit that propels you toward the thing that is!

Sarah Kelly raved about working at Ulta in ep. 39, which inspired me to apply and I got an interview!

Words of Wisdom:
Ask for what you want + receive it.

MENTIONED:

Buy Olaplex ⤵️
https://olaplex.com/pages/certified-stylists

Dream Catchers ⤵️
https://dreamcatchers.com

Dream Calendar ⤵️
https://bit.ly/AHOWithThisPlanner

Pound ⤵️
https://poundfit.com/instructor/233831/Julia-Slike/

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I think all signs are pointing to don’t do hair… I just got fired from my first salon job (cuz my CLICKbranding business partner Kirstin manifested it) and I sliced my finger good today!

I mentioned Sherri Brodie ep. #34 ⤵️
https://anchor.fm/ahairobsessed/episodes/Sherri-Brodie--Haircutting-Specialist--Master-Colorist--Educator--Founder-On-Point-Hair-Academy-Precision-e17u0dk

xo, Jules

p.s. if you’re not happy with your haircut please tell ME, I can’t fix it or become a better stylist when you tell me you like your hair and you don’t.

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.‘'Vintage hair is great for all hair textures... bring roller sets back they last so much longer than a blow out’’ says Sarah suite owner of Bad Gouls in San Diego where she creates private 1:1 experiences for her clients. Aside for her obsession with Vinatage hair she is also a Vivid artist known for rainbow hair!

Sarah was a self-proclaimed "weird kid’’ into 40s + 50s movies and could be heard saying to her friends ‘’come here you’re going to look like Lucielle ball’’. In beauty school she wanted to do film/tv vintage hair but in school realized how much fun color is from Vivid to natural!

Prior to doing hair Sarah served 12 years in the Navy, thank you for your Service!!!! Now, she give’s back to her local community through Punks for Change and Sidewalk Project!

HAIR HISTORY:
3 years professionally doing hair after attended school in San Diego then started as an assistant/commission, then worked at Ulta for a year (and during pandemic). It was such a good experience she wished she went straight there.!! They give you biz cards and she wrote her IG on back of every card and handed card to people in store!

PRO TIPS:
1 // have a specific niche ie/ Vintage Hair
not everyone wants vintage hair but everyone who wants vintage hair will come to you!

2 // experiment with different color/product lines

3 // have mentors based on what you need

4 // never stop your education always take a class on something

5 // reach out to artist you admire on IG… ‘’Hey what was your color formula? What color line do you use?’'

6 // bug your educators in school ie. ‘’Show me this, show me that... how’d you _____?...

show me how to cut a pompadour ''

MARKETING ADVICE:
''I love punk rock and dropped my cards off at record store in the city!''

FAVE TOOLS:

Gloss Genius
Amika hair spray: is the only one that doesn’t flake or get crunchy it’s brushable + smells good

FAVE EDUCATOR:
Sam vila educator Andrew Carruthers
https://www.samvilla.com/pages/artists-andrew-carruthers

Words of Wisdom:
• Have + enforce a cancellation policy
• Try all of it when you first start out, you might be surprised at what you love doing
• Offer the thing that you love to clients that will bring them in
• having hair or not having hair is such an important thing to people

OBSESSED WITH:
🌈 rainbows + pulp riot tossle spray (sea salt spray + hair spray have a baby)
👗 Vintage hair for pin-up shoots, weddings + friends hair

Follow Sarah ⤵️
www.instagram.com/vintagehairbysarah

https://www.instagram.com/punks4change/

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xo, Jules

Oct was crazy busy….

🥰 I celebrated being married 21 years!

🚗 Road-tripped to Columbus with my daughter for an Executive Leadership retreat for Thirty-one!

✈️ Flew to TX for Jack Winn Summit

And what I did with a self-conscious client with extra thin hair….

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xo, Jules
(now age 44)

''The only thing I had was experience when I opened!'' Sunny, a mom of 4, works 6-days behind the chair at her Day Spa in Mechanicsburg, PA! She says ''Most salons shut down at 3yrs and I can see why!!!! I had to work a 2nd job (from 8pm - 8am) to pay my payroll''. Her first 3 years she didn't make a penny, but she knew anything she set her mind to she could do!

But, let's rewind... when she opened her first salon, she didn't have a cosmetology license... her friend did and after spending 8 years running the business end of a salon she knew she HAD to go to get her license and went to school when she was 32! Where, she now returns once a year to  teach a class (typically on cutting) at Empire Beauty School in York, PA!

As the self-proclaimed black sheep of her family. Sunny can't imagine doing anything else! Her 14 year old daughter, a self-taught artist loves hair and MU too looks like the so it looks like this black sheep has begun a new family legacy!

PRO TIP:
Know how to do everything!! Train yourself first before others (even if not doing service).

Words of Wisdom: Be prepared, you are going to work 50-60-70 hrs a week!

Obsessed with: ''The way the service is in here. I know it needs to be top notch. I am very particular about the way the clients are treated, they have to leave here and feel special! I get so picky hiring people!''

Color: Framasi (switched from Wella)
Lighter: Wella Blondor
Products: Framasi + Loma (certified organic)
Fave products: purple shampoo (don’t even need toner)
Straightner: Paul Mitchell Neuro
straighten anyone’s hair in 5min anyone I use it on they want it (and I have 7 straighteners)
Dryer: Babyliss Portifino (forever!!!!)

Follow Sunny ⤵️
www.Instagram.com/GlambySunny

Akssalonanddayspa.com

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xo, Jules