I graduated from the Aveda Institute. It took 9 months, and was (literally) a painfully long experience, but I did it. I couldn't be happier that I actually pushed myself through it all. Overall, I learned SO much, and I'm really glad I did it. There hasn't been a single day that I think, "gee, I really should just go back to an office job." Those days are over, and I'm not looking back. I'm thankful that this career will allow me to hold on to that resolution.
My last week of school, I had a few of my friends come in as clients, as well as a few repeat clients who requested me after earlier appointments. As a result, the last couple of days were nice and pleasant for me. Here's a couple of pics of the work I did (before and after):
single process (to match her natural) plus red peekaboo highlights
long concave cut with graduation. I had previously done her color as well.
So... now I enter the real world. First job out of the gate: I'm doing hair and makeup for my friend Phil's short film. Shooting starts on Monday, runs through Thursday. The task I'm most excited about is turning a regular guy (the main actor) into an emo/goth rocker dude. The work is pro-bono, but I think it'll be great experience and a nice credit to have under my belt, especially since I do want to eventually work on editorial and film shoots.
The next order of business will be trying to find a salon job. As I've discussed previously, I think this is an incredibly important part of trying to build who you are as a stylist. This is gonna be the tricky part. I've got some ideas of places I want to apply to, but I am trying to find a place that will have an equal emphasis on education as it does on a creative and somewhat relaxed atmosphere. Translation: I don't want to work a 9-5 (or 7-3 as I did at Louis Licari) schedule. I've come to terms with the fact that I'm just NOT a morning person, and my creative juices (as well as general productivity) just don't start flowing that early. I don't want to work nights, but I'll need to find some sort of happy medium. Also, I don't want to assist forever. I can't, in fact, financially afford to do so. This leaves corporate salons essentially out of my job search, but I don't want to sacrifice education by going to a small (no matter how hip) boutique salon, if there aren't any stylists available during the day who I can actually learn from. So... the search begins.
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