Wow, Redkin!

The Redken Cover Competition 2008 from Martin Perreault on Vimeo.

Well, I've just discovered a wealth of information! I've been glued to my computer all morning after discovering Redkin's professional site. On the site you can find tutorials, product knowledge, quizzes, and much much more! How amazing! I am learning new ways to think about cuts and styling, and adding so much new inspiration to my career. I have to diagram some cuts today for homework, so I'm challenging myself to diagram some of the Redkin cuts in the Paul Mitchell Method... wish me luck there.

I have to give credit where credit's due... I did not discover the site on my own... the lovely people down at the Mane Event salon in Franklin turned me on to it, as they are a  Redkin salon.

In other news, last weekend, I added a beautiful cut to my portfolio. My best friend and best hair model, Heather Clemons, (also holds the title of the best best best pro photographer:) allowed me to have creative freedom with her cut so I gave her some beautiful long layers and lots of texture. It's a cut inspired by Brian at  Fruition Salon (if you want to see how a salon's website SHOULD look, visit theirs!)

Photos by Rachel Temple, Edited by Heather Clemmons

Beautiful, Dirty Rich

Sure, I've heard this song a million times on the radio, but recently it's become my anthem. In an interview, Gaga said;

Lady Gaga: I was doing a lot of drugs when I wrote "Dirty Rich." It was about two years ago, and it was about a few different things. First and foremost the record is about – whoever you are or where you live – you can self-proclaim this inner fame based on your personal style, and your opinions about art and the world, despite being conscious of it. But it's also about how on the Lower East side, there was a lot of rich kids who did drugs and said that they were poor artists, so it's also a knock at that. 'Daddy I'm so sorry, I'm so, so sorry, yes, we just like to party.' I used to hear my friends on the phone with their parents, asking for money before they would go buy drugs. So, that was an interesting time for me, but it's funny that what came out of that record – because it's about many different things – but ultimately what I want people to take from it is "Bang-bang." No matter who you are and where you come from, you can feel beautiful and dirty rich.

 In the past year with Paul Mitchell The School, I've been doing a lot of thinking about how fame and fortune is a state of mind. At school, we're taught to stay "forward focused" meaning that we are expected to be working towards a goal at all times and not dwell in failures or fall backs. To constantly push forward and to see the future you in the mirror. It's been the best "happiness" training I've ever had. The Paul Mitchell Culture is changing my life by changing my mind. I think this song, for me, reminds me of that concept, that success not in the stars, but in ourselves.

“The last of the human freedoms is to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.”
—Viktor Frankl, Holocaust survivor

“If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can’t, you’re right.”
— Henry Ford

“Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.”
— Abraham Lincoln

 

How can one control their life if they can't control their hair?

Welcome to my blog! I am about half way through my education with Paul Mitchell the school and I have changed so much. My hope is that I can bring a new voice to the beauty industry and, as my passion is teaching, maybe help some understand better how to attain their beauty goals. The purpose of this blog is to explore the beauty industry and fashion in a way that will provide insight and feedback to help the readers as well as myself  as we journey together!