Synchronicity was in the air today. There’s quite a buzz in the architectural and construction industries about the evolving LEED standards. We noticed that U.S. College Search had recommended architectural school students to begin investigating the LEED standards more closely and perhaps specialize in LEED compliance for a career boost. Then we noticed that the ...Read more
Salon Professional Academy in Nashville, TN Salon Professional Academy, a cosmetology school in Nashville, Tennessee, is lending a hand in today’s hurting economy. They are now offering cosmetology scholarships to General Motors employees who’ve been recently laid off to help them get back on the career track. Read the full article here. More about Salon ...Read more
Okay, I admit it. The Real Housewives franchise is my guilty pleasure! I was so excited when I watched the Atlanta season premiere the other night and saw Empire Beauty School featured on the show. Kim Zolciak, one of the most controversial women on the show, took a lot of heat last season for wearing ...Read more
House of Heavilin Beauty Colleges in Kansas City, MO House of Heavilin, a Kansas City beauty school chain, is helping raise money for the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC). Each of their locations will be holding a cut-a-thon, offering inexpensive haircuts and donating the proceeds to NCMEC. Read the full article here. ...Read more
When licensed beauty professionals need a brush-up on training – what’s the best way to continue your education? Some beauty schools are now offering online cosmetology training courses for licensed beauty professionals. Why? It’s easy and flexible. Since higher education has largely turned to the Internet, students can now take classes from institutions that are ...Read more
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology in South Carolina South Carolina’s Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology is lending a hand to victims of tornado damage. On July 22, students at this South Carolina beauty school offered five hours of free haircuts to local residents who were dealing with setbacks from storm damage earlier this year. Read ...Read more
Did you know that you no longer have to act professional to get paid? It’s true! You, too, can have unreasonable scheduling demands, vindictive behavior against low tippers and cut hair however you please without regard for your clients’ wishes! Isn’t that great? Well, it’s not true, but apparently this article on Shine – 14 ...Read more
Every student gets stressed out sometime – it’s part of the student job description. Even for cosmetology students training for a beauty career that they’re super-pumped about, school can be tiring and anxiety-inducing. We get that. You’re trying to do your best and juggle everything else in your life, and admit it – you do ...Read more
Holistic means ‘whole’ and holistic health focuses on the whole self: mind, body and spirit. The practices used in holistic therapies are also sometimes referred to as alternative medicine. These holistic and alternative approaches to medicine may not be a part of mainstream health care, but they are growing in the world of cosmetology. The ...Read more
Aveda Institute of Beauty and Wellness in Milwaukee, Wisconsin This article from the Examiner talks about the number of people getting massages doubling in the last decade for relief of stress, muscle pain and back pain. The article mentions the wildly successful Aveda Institute of Beauty & Wellness in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which is a massage ...Read more
