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It all depends on the school you are going too...well I learned nothing at the school I went to, just how to pass state boards, all I did was memorize. Easy breezy for sures. And people wonder why their hair cut sucked, because its too easy to get your license without learning anything nonetheless actually having a passion for doing hair. It's a fine line. I don't actually work in a salon right now, I do haircuts on the side and makeup as well. I am going back to school now.
Beauty school is interesting to say the least. It's competitive and caddy most of the time, I had to get out of it..drama not saved for the momma if you know what I mean. But that's my opinion. It all depends on where you are working and the clientele makes all the diff. I don't think I gave hair enough time, I never found a place I really enjoyed. But its awesome, I love creating, but that is something I have innately. Creativity and a sense of style. I love people for the most part
and love to be a therapist. I love conversion and art. The worst place I worked was SUPERCUTS cause they don't care about your uniqueness or your relationship with your client, they want Quantity not Quality. I did 21 haircuts in a day....RIDICULOUS. Anyways I had also read you say "one lady told me I should get a full cosmetology license instead of just esthetician because I can do more things with it and I won't have to go back and go through school again."
There is no "full" license. A cosmetologist license is the hair and nails and some aspects of the skin, but we don't do the real nitty gitty deep stuff that estheticians do. We do not study the skin as in depth. I wish I got my esthetician license much more interested int eh skin than the hair ha. You'd have to do extractions and you'd be way more knowledgeable about skin diseases and the cause etc.
Both licenses are completely different. If you want to do up dos, highlights, dye, wax brows, chin, face etc, bikini areas, mini facials and mani and pedis then be a cosmetologist. If you want to work in a 'medical spa' and do facial extractions, like zits, understand and perform different facials, you cant be afraid to touch someones face, you would be performing various techniques to tighten, firm, relax or rejuvenate people, you'd understand about blue lights, perform back facials, message techniques, and the skins development etc be an esthetician.
Your call! It was more hours to become a cosmetologst 1400hrs I believe in my area than an esthetician 800hrs.
I hope this helped!
Edited by Melie87, 25 April 2011 - 10:27 PM.
Supercuts people usually butcher my hair. 21 haircuts a day is INSANITY, especially if it's long!!!
seriously, I have never seen a make up artist with bad skin!! do any of you ladies know about this? Is it impossible for me to ever get a job as a professional make up artist so long as I have acne?
