Tight Curl Electives

The Tight Curl Electives are non-certification track workshops to further deepen your mastery. We offer advanced small group workshops in tight curl setting & styling, bridal techniques, custom color, and business operations/marketing/sales.

The Artist Retreat For Stylists Who Love Color

The Artist Retreat For Stylists Who Love Color

Intensity: The Artist Retreat For Stylists Who Love Color

Get ready to ignite all of your senses at Intensity: The Artist Retreat For Hair Stylists.

About the Retreat

TIRED OF THE SAME OLD COLOR CLASSES?

Get ready to ignite all of your senses at Intensity: The Artist Retreat For Hair Stylists. From the moment you step into our host salon your creativity will be sparked as you uncover fresh knowledge, insight, & techniques to elevate your artistry.  

At Intensity, you will spend three full days immersing yourself in the color wheel, design thinking, art historical concepts, along with 2D + 3D art creation for tight curls and natural hair. 

THIS RETREAT SURPASSES THE AVERAGE “SHOW/TELL/DO” HAIR COLOR CLASS. WHEN YOU LEAVE, YOU WILL CONFIDENTLY:

  • Decode the artists color wheel including shade, hue, and tonality

  • Apply elements and principles of art like balance and emphasis to hair color

  • Formulate vivid, dimensional color for curls and coils

  • Customize dimensional placement based on your clients' essential elements , desired finish, and personality

Art school meets technical training

Intensity models the immersive experience of an undergraduate art school class to  shift your perspective on color in entirely new ways. Our goal is to help you uncover personalized & innovative methods for enhancing tight curls and natural hair. We incorporate hands on art making and visionary inspiration sessions along with short lectures and constructive critique sessions to open your eyes to bold new perspectives in color.

Our time together is highly structured to ensure a firm grasp of the subject matter, but we hold the space loosely enough to foster discovery & development.

WHAT WILL WE BE DOING?

Day One: Design

We begin the retreat with Art School for Hair Stylists. In the morning we’ll explore 2-dimensional art & the color wheel through a mixed media collage making and painting approach. After a working lecture lunch, we’ll explore 3-dimensional structures. In the afternoon through mixed media modeling clay, Sculpy, and found object sculpture. Each session will include a formal artists critique to uncover inspirations and interpretations of the work before us.

Day Two: Inspiration

If you love a good hair show but hate the noise/atmosphere, then you’ll love this artist collaboration day. We have invited some of our favorite tight curl colorists to share their artistry with you for a day of interactive demonstrations including placements, formulas, and more. Leave no question unasked and no permutation un-thought of as you witness the artists work.

Day Three: Create

It’s your time to shine! We provide the paint (hair color), canvas (super high quality tight curl mannequins), and guidance…you craft your hair color masterpiece from conception to completion using the insight and tools of the previous two days. No creative idea is too much or not enough. We will challenge you at every juncture to choose the scary, less traveled route. 

There are no mistakes here, only discoveries within a supportive group helmed by educators with extensive tight curl color experience. Ready to soar?

IS INTENSITY FOR YOU?

If it is your mission to hone your skills and find your artistic vision to create striking, individualized, signature color that makes a bold statement, then we hope that you can join us to take your artistry to the next level at this one-of-a-kind retreat.

All the Details

Experience: Hands on 

Practical: Mannequin + Model 

Mode: In person 

Skill Level: Intermediate/Advanced
(We will not be covering foundational color formulating)

Prerequisite: Licensed Cosmetologist or Barber. Some haircolor experience. 

Investment: $2500

Date & Time: May 19th, 2024 at 11am to May 21st, 2024 at 4pm

Location: Geometry Curl Studio Raleigh, NC

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Class & Workshop Policies

  • Your class or workshop registration is refundable within 48 hours of purchase.

    No full or partial refunds will be issued after the 48 hour grace period.

    After 48 hours you are eligible for one workshop enrollment transfer to another workshop taking place within 365 days.

     

  • If a class or workshop does not meet the threshold of enrollment it will be cancelled no later than 30 days prior to the start date.

    A full refund will be issued to the original form of payment within 72 hours of the cancellation announcement. You will receive the returned funds in accordance with your financial institutions timeframe.

    Cut It Kinky is not responsible for additional monies paid towards non-refundable hotel, flights, rental cars, or other travel expenses.

  • The Process, Product Culture: The Tight Tight Curl Manual is a great resource to reference to at any time. You can purchase and review prior to class/workshop attendance. However the manual is not mandatory or a prerequisite to any of our educational offerings. All classes/workshops provide a comprehensive learning experience.

  • The exact location name & address is shared with registered participants 30-35 days prior to the workshop in the introductory email. This is for privacy and security reasons.

    The main metropolitan city is listed on all public facing material allowing those not registered to approximate travel costs to a class or workshop.

    Please do not book travel prior to completing and paying for the registration to your desired workshop. Seats are limited and you’ll want to ensure you are able to attend prior to making any other arrangements.

  • We understand that unfortunate circumstances happen. Please notify us by email as soon as you know you will not be able to attend.

    You will be invited to join us in another class or workshop taking place within 365 days of your initial workshop. After 365 days you forfeit the investment.

    We do not provide refunds outside of our 48 hour refund policy above.