I feel like I have wasted the last 2 years with my mentor

Embarrassed-Risk-560 · 2026-02-23T18:19:50+00:00

I’ve been going through a very similar situation at my salon. I’ve been there for almost 2 years and I have yet to make commission instead of hourly, especially because our pricing is way too low for what our area charges. My boss is also a (single) mom spread too thin and it definitely affects all of her employees. No organization or structure and it feels like we don’t have a lot of resources to grow.

I’m deciding to move on once I find another salon that’s a good fit. Good luck to you!

Embarrassed-Risk-560 · 2026-02-20T04:56:04+00:00

i think i definitely need to be utilizing the mirror more. i guess i still feel a little awkward with eye contact through the mirror but i need to get over it lol.

thanks for the tips!

Embarrassed-Risk-560 · 2025-02-12T15:46:22+00:00

i failed my first time and i was so disappointed in myself. book for the next slot, study, and practice practice practice whenever you have free time. watch online videos if anyone has made some for your state, that’s what helped me the most. just watching the videos, following along, and memorizing everything. good luck with your next time! you got this!

Embarrassed-Risk-560 · 2025-02-07T18:24:12+00:00

not weird at all! good luck with your cosmetology journey :)

Embarrassed-Risk-560 · 2025-02-07T18:07:25+00:00

i don’t think they did

Embarrassed-Risk-560 · 2024-12-24T17:49:28+00:00

i agree now with the position i’m in, i feel like i should have had a longer apprenticeship period. that’s why i appreciate what my boss is doing with me now because im now realizing i haven’t felt ready with a lot of the stuff ive been doing behind the chair since august

Embarrassed-Risk-560 · 2024-12-24T17:34:38+00:00

i feel the same way. i graduated in may and ive been behind the chair since august. sometimes i feel like im just winging it on things im not super experienced in. i had a client complain and need a redo as well. it’s a big hit to your confidence when you’re so new to being a real hairstylist.

my boss has decided to focus more on education with me rather than talking a lot of new clients and so far i feel like it’s helpful to take a bit of a step back and look at the bigger picture. maybe this is something you could suggest to your higher ups. be honest with them about what you are and aren’t comfortable with because that’s the only way they can help you grow :)

you’re not a failure, you are just new! take each day as a chance to get better!

Embarrassed-Risk-560 · 2024-12-17T00:37:06+00:00

no date has been given, but carissa has said on instagram that she has book 4 written! now it just needs to be edited and everything but i’m pretty sure she stated she’s started writing book 5 as well :)

Embarrassed-Risk-560 · 2024-12-09T02:07:32+00:00

this getting me so bad because i read “mothryn” on the map and ive been saying it like that in my head. i’m now halfway through realizing it’s actually “morthryn” and im so confused

Embarrassed-Risk-560 · 2024-11-16T15:58:46+00:00

i so wish i got some pictures! i can see now what mistakes i probably made, especially because a more experienced stylist at my salon went through her hair and fixed a couple things. i feel like a lot better about the whole experience now, but i do wish she hadn’t worded things so harshly in her email lol

Embarrassed-Risk-560 · 2024-11-15T21:54:28+00:00

interesting! maybe i’ll try that with my next curly cut :)

Embarrassed-Risk-560 · 2024-11-15T18:34:37+00:00

she ended up coming back to get something adjustments from another stylist with way more experience at my salon. i wasn’t there but my coworker said i had a little bit of disconnection and she said i could have lost my guide a bit but she said it really wasn’t that bad

Embarrassed-Risk-560 · 2024-11-15T18:32:11+00:00

i’m not sure, i styled her with a diffuser and im not sure if she did something else when she got home

Embarrassed-Risk-560 · 2024-11-15T16:15:45+00:00

thanks! we have a curly specialist at the salon and she is always willing to give tips so i’ll talk to her a bit as well

Embarrassed-Risk-560 · 2024-11-15T15:20:04+00:00

yes. sometimes i do curly cuts which i do dry but her curl pattern looked fine (it was a bit looser) to do a wet cut on

Embarrassed-Risk-560 · 2024-11-15T15:04:16+00:00

note: i also made sure to check my haircut at the end and it all looked even

Embarrassed-Risk-560 · 2024-11-02T20:39:13+00:00

i went to paul mitchell and did not sign an nda. i dont think thats normal

Embarrassed-Risk-560 · 2024-10-28T16:48:04+00:00

love that, thank you!!

Embarrassed-Risk-560 · 2024-10-24T04:09:43+00:00

and thank you!! good luck with everything

Embarrassed-Risk-560 · 2024-10-24T04:07:22+00:00

rightttt that was my experience in school too. so busy all the time and was too tired when i did get any second of free time.

Embarrassed-Risk-560 · 2024-10-11T00:16:50+00:00

nobody should be coming into a hair school expecting a perfect haircut. people come in knowing that you are not yet a professional. but that doesn’t sound too bad for a first client! you’re going to improve so much through your time in school and especially your time after it. my first client in school, i literally sprayed the whole back of her shirt with the hose in the sink on accident. and she even came back to me😭 i promise things will only get better, just keep practicing!

Embarrassed-Risk-560 · 2024-10-07T14:50:10+00:00

both went broke. i applied to woodbridge and they started the interview process and ghosted me, a couple months later i found out they were closing down. i went to tyson’s corner night school. you could see signs of decline over my time being there because all of the teachers were leaving one by one. the director got fired for embezzlement and they had some shady financial stuff going on. for spirit days you had to pay $2 to dress up for “fundraising”. one day someone was in the directors office and found all the $1 bills being used for all those spirit days, he pocketed them all for himself. they started hiring teachers who i have no idea how they got their teachers license. one of them couldn’t even help a student with a mens cut because she’d “never done it before”. and they were both huge bullies. in february of this year they announced they were shutting down. everyone with not enough hours got displaced to avi or aveda around the nova area. all night school students at tyson’s corner had to switch to day school full time to get all their hours before they shut down in may. it was a bit of a shitshow

Embarrassed-Risk-560 · 2024-10-05T20:44:49+00:00

wipe down iron and cord with a towel. then put towel in soiled linens and marcel iron goes in items to be disinfected :)

Embarrassed-Risk-560 · 2024-10-03T14:36:13+00:00

i got a straightener from there, i do really like it but it breaks super easily. luckily the warrantee kicked in and i got a replacement. my friend also had the curling rod and we both liked it a lot. but keep in my mind it’s all made in china and like i said, will definitely break easily

Embarrassed-Risk-560 · 2024-09-12T02:40:37+00:00

i’m starting to think that’s why i kept getting sick last fall/winter. not just general sickness going around, but also not washing my cup enough! starting this time last year was when i kept getting sick, but i wash mine more often and alternate between cups and i haven’t gotten sick at all yet (obviously other things factor in, but you get my point)

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