Based on the real-life experiences of an expert in the field, an immersive, accessible guide to a career in hairstyling brought to life by acclaimed writer Kate Bolick—essential reading for anyone interested in this creative and dynamic profession. Gwenn LeMoine sees the world through the lens of hair. The daughter of two hairstylists, she has taken her natural talent to an entrepreneurial level and is now the owner of Parlor, a wildly popular, two-location hair salon in the East Village and Brooklyn. A pioneer with four decades of expertise in styling eccentric celebrity personalities, LeMoine works with clients such as such as Piper Kerman, Rue McClanahan, Molly Ringwald, Twyla Tharp, and William Wegman, to name only a few. Her work has also been featured on television (SNL, VH1, ETV), in magazines (Real Simple, Nylon, The New York Times, and Paste), and at awards shows, such as the Tonys and Emmys. In Becoming a Hairstylist, Atlantic columnist and New York Times notable author Kate Bolick provides a compelling profile of a career in hair styling through the life of LeMoine, and offers us a glance at a day in the life at Parlor. The perfect resource for anyone interested in a career in cosmetology, Becoming a Hairstylist portrays how to excel as a stylist—at any age and for all types of customers.

You can become a pro hairstylist. You just need a simple approach to fast-forward your learning. After two decades of working in the hair and beauty industry, there are so many things I wish I had known in the early years of my career. I wrote this guide book to share with you my best tips, tricks and techniques. By the end, you will be well on your way to becoming the pro you have always dreamed of. I will help you to think outside of the box by encouraging you to work from your gut, think with your mind and create from your heart. I will share with you some of my favorite tools and products and teach you how to use them to "Wow" your clients. In this book, you will: Learn how to give a thorough consultation and command the right price for your expertise. Discover how to master tools and techniques for cutting and coloring hair. How to decode your clients needs to give them a hairstyle they will love. Build trust rapidly with new clients that keep them coming back for more. Learn how to select and use the right tools and products that give the best results. Explore color terminology in a way that gives you clear and concise formulas. All the concepts you need to become a master hairstylist are organized and explained in this book in a short, easy to read format. I am thrilled that you are on a journal to take your career to the top and I will help you to fast-forward your success.

Take Your Next Steps to Making it BIG in the Salon Business! Are you tired of working hard for someone else's benefit? Are you ready to go out on your own and live your dream? Does the idea of starting your first hair salon seem overwhelming? Are you an entrepreneur who wants to enter the lucrative hair salon industry? If you answered "YES" to any of these questions, then you are ripe and ready to become a salon owner. Prepare yourself for success by learning the ropes from a seasoned entrepreneur who started and managed her highly successful hair salons. Linda L. Chappo answers your two main questions, "How do I do it?" and "How can I be successful?" In this new book by salon veteran, Linda L. Chappo, you are given all the insider tips, tricks and secrets to start up your own salon, and make it BIG in the salon business. Linda makes it easy for you to start and grow the salon of your dreams. Whether you are starting your first salon or your fifth, you'll shorten your learning curve and get an invaluable education from her many years of salon ownership. Linda has been through it all and offers you the wisdom of her experience so you can avoid unnecessary and expensive mistakes. Take your next steps toward a successful future! "How to Start Up & Manage Your Own Hair Salon ... and Make it BIG in the Salon Business" is the premier guidebook for individuals who desire to start their own salon and gain financial independence. You Will Learn To: Outsmart the competition Optimize your retail profitability Be a more savvy salon manager and marketer Use internet marketing and social media strategies Use the financial resources you have to start your salon now! Discover shortcuts to save you money and avoid headaches Create a successful marketing campaign & get more clients Implement a business plan and reach your goals

Hair Stylist Vibe was written to help stylists succeed in the industry. In this book you will gain tips on becoming a successful stylist through marketing your business, focusing on your guests, finding the right salon fit for yourself, taking care of you, and all the other "little" things that you can do for your clients that will keep them happily coming back.

50 Things Your Hairdresser Wants You to Know is a consumer's guide to maximizing their salon experience. The reader will gain insight to finding the right hairdresser, communicating desires to hairstylists effectively, understanding the truth about salon products and services, and learning how to identify hair needs by type and texture rather than race.

If you are a hairdresser who is currently in or entering the hair industry or know someone who is, then you need this book. The vast number of working hairdressers make less than $30,000 a year. Without an experienced mentor teaching a stylist what to do, it is very difficult to beat the odds and earn over $100,000 a year in income in the beauty business. This book is that mentor! Learn exactly what to do and when to do it as it relates to building and maintaining a large and lucrative clientele base. In short, this book will teach you in detail how to make a lot of money in the hair industry while the vast majority of hairstylists do not. Here is a chapter list- Is this the industry for me? * Internship-Where should I work? * The critical consultation * Commission or rental * Fashion shows * The bi-yearly builder * Competition * Hair care maintenance and retail product sales * Up selling services * The killer shampoo * The power of humor * The chameleon effect * The 100% total satisfaction guarantee * The image game * Station location * Pre-Booking appointments * Tracking your business * Double Booking * Professionalism * The assistant advantage * Department store promotions * Professional distance * Lunch is for whimps * Complete make-over demonstrations * Free services * Business cards * Before and after * The barter system * Scouting for models * Promotions with church groups * Networking in the salon * Clientele date base * Your receptionist * Accounting for success * Do I open my own salon? * Exit plan. This book will teach you how to: * Start, grow, and maintain, a large and lucrative hair clientele * Seperate yourself from the crowd in the hair business * Create a financially independent lifestyle for yourself in the hair industry * Make a lot of money working in a hair salon * Make the hair industry work for you * Finally be successful as a hair stylist You will learn how successful people in the hair industry have achieved that status and how you can do it too. Most importantly, you will learn that making a lot of money in the hair industry has suprisingly little to do with physically doing hair. All of this will be taught from the perspective of a normal guy from Los Angeles California who was lucky enough to be put under the wing of a brilliant man, not through some corporate perspective. Alan Daniels has trained hundreds stylists over the years and many of them have gone on to make over $100,000 incomes. You can do it too!