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* first view and lowlights, with a single process applied in between the foils to even out the red color. Kennedy is happy with her choice of salons—she loves the training program and the people she works with. She says making the transition from school into salon was easy, although she has learned much more than she thought she would. “We thought we knew a lot in beauty school. We thought we knew it all,” she says. “But I’ve learned more in the salon than school. Maggie Wymard with her ﬁnished The school taught us perm. what they could in the time we were there, but I’m learning all the tips and tricks here—how to take the basics and make it into good work.” Part of that is due to the training, but a lot of it comes from assisting on the ﬂoor, she says, and standing next to the senior stylists as they work. >SPIRAL CURLS. On the cutting side, Maggie Wymard is making her way through the ﬁrst term. She has one more cut left to test out of—horizontal graduation—and she is currently in search of a model. With no clients today, she’s doing a perm on her mannequin head. After graduating from school in August 2007, Wymard interviewed with three different types of salons, trying to get a feel for what she wanted. She chose Michael Anthony because it offered the perks of working for a bigger salon—a solid training program, advanced education and beneﬁts—but also offered a family atmosphere without any competitiveness or cattiness. “It feels good to come here every day,” she says. Her biggest challenge, she says has been shifting her focus. “School was all about my education. In the salon, I’m here to learn, but it’s all about the clients and what they want,” she says. For today at least, Wymard gets to do what she wants—her mannequin’s perm turns out beautifully! To get the scoop on what a salon training program is really like, we spent the day with a group of new stylists and colorists at Michael Anthony Salon Spa in Chicago. For three hours each week, the ﬂoor at Michael Anthony (which is departmentalized) belongs exclusively to new stylists and colorists and their clients. They gather together at the north side Chicago location each Wednesday to work their way through the training program (it’s typically a year long, but it depends on how fast each individual progresses). “We have them work at their own pace,” says Souline Yonan, creative director, and head of color, who oversees the colorist training. “We don’t want to rush them through it.” >IN TRAINING. This Wednesday at the beginning of March, there are four colorists taking clients, and eight stylists. On each side, there are three terms that comprise the training program: on the cutting side they go through basic hair cuts ﬁrst, then get creative in the second term, and then during the third term they work on getting out on the ﬂoor. On the color side, they go through single process color, then foils in the second term and creative color in the third. Each trainee has to test out of a number of particular styles and techniques before moving on to the next segment. >COLOR ME PRETTY. Colorist trainee Leah Kennedy is halfway through her second term, and today is working on giving her client a full head of highlights New stylists work with clients on the ﬂoor (above). Leah Kennedy ﬁnishes off her model’s beautiful new red color (right). * Want to hear more about Michael Anthony Salon Spa, including tips from their director of education on what they look for in an ideal employee and avoiding new hire mistakes? Go to FirstChair.com and click on A Good Start. 6 MODERN SALON’S FIRSTCHAIR SPRING 2008 Learn more @ ﬁrstchair.com http://FirstChair.com http://firstchair.com

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