What goes in your on-location kit
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Brushes & Combs
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Denman type brush
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Detangling Brush
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Round
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Paddle
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Vent
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Backcombing brush
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A few plastic rat tails & regular combs
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Large makeup brush
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Tools
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Curling irons ¾ + a larger or smaller
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Crimper for texture
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Straightener
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Extension cord + Surge Protector
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Product Examples
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Spray Wax
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Texture Spray
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Powder Lift
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Dry Shampoo
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Movable hair spray
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Humidity Resistant item
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Firm Hold Finishing Spray
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Thermal Protector
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Shine Spray
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Pomade or Edge Control
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Pin bin:
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Plastic divider bin
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Black Bobby Pins
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Brown Bobby Pins
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Blonde Bobby Pins
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Rubber bands clear and black
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Hair ties
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Duckbill clips
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Roller clips
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Brown or Blonde hairpins
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Black hairpins
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Large Bobby Pins
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Fixing your Finishing with Naomi Trotto
Finishing/Updo Custom CLASS - outline
Basic Process: Sectioning the hair into parts based on your final result goal is necessary.
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Before you even start you need to consult with the guest!
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Where are you going with this style?
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What does their hair feel like?
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What is the texture of their hair?
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What are their likes?
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What are their dislikes?
Reality vs Expectations:
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Is the photo styled or an actual bride?
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Is the texture similar to the guests?
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Does this style look like it will work for the guest's head and face shape
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Does this style work with the current weather
Questions to ask yourself:
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Where is the detail in the style you create?
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What does the front look like?
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What does the back of the style look like?
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Where is the volume needed?
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Where are the curls?
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Are their curls?
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How long does this look have to stay intact?
As a professional, this is when you have to be honest with the guest!
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You can not just do what they say, they don’t typically do hair.
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You need to say no if the look will not fit within the parameters you know are necessary.
Rather than saying no, divert their attention to another option that will work, and discuss how you are creating something special for them only.
Always be polite, and suggestive rather than demanding and demonstrative.
Types of Elements:
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Buns
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Braids
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Twists
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Curls
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Other
Choosing the right element:
Braids- when to and when not to:
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How much hair will it use
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Will it leave you with not enough hair to complete the look
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Will it add a juvenile addition to this look
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Will it add security to the look
Buns-
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Is there enough hair for a bun
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Do you need a bun form
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Is a bun for a base important
Twists-
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Are they looking for a messy look or a sleek look?
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Are “little pieces” staying down
Let’s get started!
Start by brushing the hair until it feels smooth in your hands. Add product if it is dry, or oily.
Sectioning Technique
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Headband forward
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Apex
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Occipital
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Nape
Use your rattail comb and section it into four parts.
Sections need to go in the flow and direction of your final look. For example, if they want it to the side then your sectioning should be a little more to the side.
Once you’ve begun, you want to switch their focus off their hair and onto themselves. Ask them questions like:
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How do you know the bride
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How did you meet your husband
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Are you married
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What are you most excited about today
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What color is your dress
Building a base:
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Once you know your basic plan, you will be able to create a base for your style.
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If the guest has thin hair possibly recommend a donut or extensions
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Creating a base with their hair starts with a ponytail holder, and backcombing and product. The type of product depends on the type of hair.
Random tips and tricks:
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Use ponytails in the shape of your final goals (ie: if you want it to the side, put the ponytails to the side)
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Use a makeup brush with hairspray to finish flyaways. They will be impressed with this one!
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Use the hairspray bottle as opposed to using your hands or fingers.
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Use light butterfly fingers for all braid pulling, be delicate, not bold.
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Use a colored conceal powder or spray to cover any light spots on anyone’s head
Meshing the front to the back:
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Rattail comb is #1 most important ****NEVER METAL
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Use the tail end and put it under the hair and pull
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Again you don’t want to see parts in the hair
Braids- when to and when not to:
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How much hair will it use
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Will it leave you with not enough hair to complete the look
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Will it add a juvenile addition to this look
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Will it add security to the look
Don't waste your time - don't curl the whole head before you begin your sectioning
Depending on your final look, get started with what you need to do to complete the look you’ve agreed upon with the guest.
- Now it is your job to create a “custom look”
Just for them…
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Explain your basic plan
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Take a photo of their hair once you have some concept done, once there are curls, or braids, show them for approval. This eliminates confusion at the end.
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Make sure they are part of the process - they will like it much more. They are less likely to be crying in the bathroom and having a friend “fix it”
Questions to ask yourself during the process:
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Where is the detail in the style you create?
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What does the front look like?
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What does the back of the style look like?
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Where is the volume needed?
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Where are the curls?
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Are their curls?
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What is the weather like today and how will that affect the final look?
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How long does this look have to stay intact?
When training, take as much time as you need, to accomplish each task to the best of your ability.
Following these instructions will provide you with the tools to do updos in 45 minutes.
Always remember the person who talks the most things the conversation has gone the best.
So let them believe it’s the best.
VINTAGE GLAM WAVES
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Make sure the hair is soft and smooth to begin
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When curling the hair, be sure to have the curls be all basically the same size section ( this applies to a curling iron and pin curls)
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Make sure the curls are all going in the same direction
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Spray shine spray and a movable hair spray on your curls
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Allow your curls to cool COMPLETELY
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Use a Denman-type brush to brush out each section from one side to the other, carefully using your hand to guide the waves where you want them to go.