The Tight Curl Experience Journal
Cut It Kinky's Tight Curl Experience Journal offers first-hand insight to help cosmetologists & barbers serve their tight curl clients at the highest level possible.
Featured Journal Entries
YOU ARE THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT
Your Work Certifies You
Forget a certificate. It’s time to reprogram ourselves from the traditional salon and stylist mindset surrounding them. Is it truly possible to retain enough information from a 1-3 day class to return to the salon and excellently execute what you learned?
It Took Me Five Years to Learn How to Cut Hair
Cut It Kinky isn’t going to teach you a specific haircut. In cosmetology school the step by step haircuts in my Milady’s/Aveda textbook looked like Greek to me. I had such trouble understanding partings and elevation that my instructor stayed with me after school for two hours on a Saturday night just reviewing how to cut the occipital of this particular haircut.
The Texture Elephant In the Room
Stylists...Let’s have a real serious conversation about “texture”. The word “texture “ is often used in our industry to describe curly, tight curly, and coily hair, but when it comes down to visual presentation much of the time we’re shown smooth/silky hair like Jillian’s on the left.
Why Cut It Kinky Education Doesn’t Use Mannequin Heads
During a first time client appointment we are often doing a corrective cut on hair that may have holes throughout the shape, a baby crown, or variations of both. Our job as curl specialists is to assess the current condition of the hair and explain to our clients where their hair is currently.
What Are Tight Curl Clients Seeking?
What are tight curl clients seeking? Insight. They’ve watched all the YouTube, read all the blogs, and asked all of the questions in their free Facebook groups. Information is everywhere and they have consumed it like they were drinking from a firehose.