What a Long Day!

Today started off well. I had a color melt first thing in the

morning and it turned out awesome! I forgot to take pictures of her hair,

but hopefully she sends me some soon and I will make sure to post them!

After lunch my Aunt Terri came in to get a retouch. About a month or so ago we

did an EXTREMELY heavy weave. It looked amazing. This time I decided to go with some

advice I got to save me some time. I did what you call "breaking the base". Though

I'm sure it works for some people, it definitely did not work for me! I was in a

huge panic and did not cover it up too well. I could see the line between the

new color and the existing color and about pooped my pants. PLUS the

low light we choose turned out to be a little darker than planned. The retouch

that I applied ended up being a little orange so we toned with a 9B.

Even after that it was still a little warm and when I had done a low light I did a

slice stitch instead of a micro stitch. Another bad idea. SO I went

back and added some more foils between each low light. Let's just say it

was a nightmare. I started her color around 2pm and finished her cut and color

around 6:20pm... I was worn out, discouraged, and disappointed in my

negative attitude. Here are the before and afters:

Before

Before

After

After

It really didn't even turn out that bad, but if you look close enough

you can see what I'm talking about. I cut her hair into a longer A-Line and in

the back the color was totally playing with my eyes. I wish I would've done a micro

stitch with the low light. Shoulda, coulda,woulda.. Though this was a negative

experience for me, I learned many lessons. 1. I do not enjoy breaking the base 2. In blonde hair,when doing a low light, it's better to do a stich than a slice 3. If

trying something new,do it on an awesome Aunt who is laid back and will love

you no matter what 4. ALWAYS STAY POSITIVE and 5. Keep your head up. Everyone

makes mistakes and it's from the mistakes you can become better!

Lovely Mannequin Work

I have definitely found my "comfort zone" is hair cutting. I noticed the

other day that all my hair cuts were either long layers or the

beautiful A-LINE. Although I now feel very comfortable with these cuts

I'm ready to broaden my horizon. So... I decided to try something on my model

Miss Amanda, my mannequin. For those of you who are very conservative

I can already tell you that you might find this hair cut a little odd. A new

trend that has been going on for women is the partially shaved head

or shaved to the back of the ear. This is a type of disconnection. I love this

look but will be honest and say that you will never see me with any

part of my hair shaved. However, I know  some girls that I go

to school with that totally rock this look! I'm so excited about this hair cut but I don't believe it's because it's with out flaw. I'm proud of myself

because I reached out of my comfort zone and my mannequin didn't

turn out to be a complete mess! I sent my mom these pictures... little to say

she did not like it, but she was proud of me because I was able

to dig down to my hidden creative side! :)

I wish this would've been on a real head. Anyone that has worked on a mannequin head knows that the hair turns out a MILLION times better on a real head with real hair. I think I should have left

some hair in front of the ear on the shaved side. I believe it could have made that side look more feminine. Please don't laugh out loud at this! I tried my best! Feel free to give me some POSITIVE feed back!





Photo Shoot with Jeff Bushaw

I had the opportunity to work with the AWESOME Jeff Bushaw

for my Beacon project. He took some great photographs and helped me make

my vision into a reality! It was my very first photo shoot and

I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed it!

I was fortunate enough to have amazing models, helpers and photographer.

Jeff also does family portraits and just about everything else!

He has an amazing gift, so if you're interested let me know and I can get you his

contact information!

I'm now putting together ideas for my next photo shoot. It will

take place in the next couple of months. I will be sure to

put the pictures on Fringe with Benefits!

 

Models: Niccole, Sanshae and Shalyse

Make-up: Payton

An awesome helper: Buggy

Yay Me!!

Beacon is a student competition that includes students in all North America.

There were around one thousand participants and I was chosen as one

of the Honorable Mentions. This means I was in the top two hundred. I'm

so honored to have been chosen and am so proud of the other ten girls

in my school that were picked as either winners or honorable mentions.

All of us get to go to Las Vegas for free and get to learn from the best

of the best! We also get to attend NAHA (North America Hairdressing Awards).

This is like the Grammys but for HAIR! I'm so excited to meet

all those amazing individuals that has made this industry so amazing!

Just for those who might not believe me... I have proof!

This event will be happening on the weekend of July 21st. I will

make sure to post pictures and tricks that you'll definitely not want to miss!



Me in a Nut Shell

Hi, my name is Chelsea Curtis and I'm so excited to share

my journey through cosmetology school and have the opportunity to

reach out to all those women, and men, who have any interest in hair, beauty

and fashion. I just reached my halfway mark through school and

can't believe how fast time has flown!

I never knew I had a passion for hair until I received my Associates of Science

from Dixie State College and had no clue what my next move was.

I went from education to sports science but nothing came up that excited

me or made me want to know more. One morning I woke up and said,

"I'M GOING TO HAIR SCHOOL!!!"

This not only confused me but confused my husband and family members.

I think to this day my family is still a little skeptical of my

career choice. This is only because in high school I guess I was considered

a "jock" and loved being involved in sports and all those

non-girly activities.

As random as my choice was, I believe it's the best one I could have made.

I feel as though I was always meant to be in this industry

and wish I would've paid more attention to it while I was growing up.

My passion for hair continues to grow and thanks to

Taylor Andrews Hair Academy, I'm constantly learning new tricks and

developing my talent each day. Taylor Andrews is filled with great people and

talented instructors. They're constantly giving me the tools I need

 to be successful in the "Real World."

This blog is going to filled with my before and after shots, any photo shoots

I do, cool hair tricks, fun facts, videos and anything else that has

to do with hair, beauty and fashion. Follow me through this journey!

You won't regret it;)