School Daze

So I started school and I love it. The first week consisted of Carsten Wilms, founder of Carsten Aveda, teaching us the french technique of cutting. Most people and stylists are completely unaware that there are different techniques to cutting. Heck, I had no idea until i started school. Carsten Aveda teaches two forms, French and English (the more common).

The best way to describe the difference between the two is to relate it to an artist painting on canvas.

English- an artist would paint a small area at a time, section by section. English cutting results in sharp edgy cuts. Stylist clip hair up and work from back to front.

French - an artist paints working through his entire canvas making sure each stroke relates to the next and the artist steps back to ensure the painting as a whole works well together French cutting results in softer more feminine cuts. Stylist work from the front (top) of hair...all hair remains down and each section cut is directly based on the hair around it as well as the clients features.

We didn't waste any time and by the end of day 1 I had done 2 different styles on my mannequin head, Debra. The rest of the week was the same, Carsten demonstrating on either a mannequin or on a client. The class discussed different observations of Carstens technique and then we would begin to work on our individual Debheads. Overall, The first week of Cosmetology school might have been the most fun I'd had while learning ever. Stay tuned to see where my adventures in Cosmetology school lead me.