Monthly Archives: December 2010

The Final Haircut

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Nina {Empire Beauty School Student}

This morning I was a bit nervous to do my first haircut from beginning to end.  After getting set up and greeting my Mom, I began to feel more confident in this haircut because I knew I could do it. … Continue reading →

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Fakin’ the undercut

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Nina {Empire Beauty School Student}

Courtney’s hair is now the shortest it will ever be, and she’s lookin’ pretty cute.  Next week we start hair coloring and she’ll take on a whole new look again.  I LOVED doing this haircut; it was done half with … Continue reading →

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Disrupted

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Nina {Empire Beauty School Student}

Disruption is definitely the definition of this haircut, I’m not the biggest fan.  Normally this haircut would have been a lot shorter but we need to save the hair because we still have more haircuts to do on Courtney, so … Continue reading →

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The Sliding Wedge

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Nina {Empire Beauty School Student}

Each day Courtney, my mannequin, takes on a new look.  First, the zero degree haircut, second, the windblown bob and third, the saváge.  We are doing a full haircut and style in one day. At the beginning of last week … Continue reading →

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The Saváge: A Haircut Style

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Nina {Empire Beauty School Student}

This is the third haircut style.  Whooo hoo! First, I had my first “ah ha” moment during this haircut.  Learning to cut layers made the way I’ve watched my mom cut hair make total sense.  Days before we learned how … Continue reading →

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Windblown: A Haircut Style

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Nina {Empire Beauty School Student}

It’s the end of week 2 at  Empire Beauty School in Lehigh Valley. It seems like I’ve been here for a month because we’ve learned so much in just 2 weeks.   I’m already cutting hair. On December 29th we … Continue reading →

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Super Straight: A Haircut Style

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Nina {Empire Beauty School Student}

As a beauty school student, I have to get started somewhere. Over the next two weeks, I’ll be practicing on my mannequin, Courtney.  Don’t get confused by the blog titles: They are names of haircuts. Courtney’s first haircut was a … Continue reading →

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A Beginners Haircut By the Beauty School Student

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Nina {Empire Beauty School Student}

It’s my second week at Empire Beauty School in Lehigh Valley as a beauty school student and we’re already learning hair cutting.  I’m so impressed with how hands-on the Empire Beauty School program is.  What other school can you go to … Continue reading →

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A Recap of My First Week at Beauty School

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Nina {Empire Beauty School Student}

I’ve completed my first week at Empire Beauty School and I absolutely love it!  One week down, 14 weeks to go in pre-salon.  Once I complete my pre-salon class, I get to work on clients and guests on the student salon … Continue reading →

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My First Beauty School Lesson

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Nina {Empire Beauty School Student}

As a beauty school student, I hear a lot of talk about mannequins.  After getting mine on the first day of school, I couldn’t wait to try her out.   The sooner I learn something, the sooner she’s getting practiced on. … Continue reading →

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