Should You Become A Hairstylist?
- Posted on 14 January, 2022
- Hair Styling
- By Anonymous
Hi Beautiful! Have you ever thought about becoming a hairstylist but want to know if it's really the right path for you? Well I gotchu. With my nearly 10 years of experience in the industry I'll be telling you my pros cons to perusing a career in the hair industry.
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Hello beautiful, as you may know, i have been a hairstylist for many years. Actually i think, almost 10 years now and that's like not including the times i did hair without having a license. That'S a lot of years as a hairstylist over my time as a hairstylist. I'Ve learned a lot about this industry and i want to share with you today with a one-on-one sit down we're gon na decide if you should become a hair stylist or if it's just not the right career path for you, i'm gon na share with you all My pros and cons and then i'll share with you, my pro tips to becoming the best hairstyles you can possibly be and what you should do and what you should look out for when starting your career as a hair stylist. Let'S start off with the good, with the positive, with the grade working with the public can be fun, it's honestly so cool to like go to work and basically have a bunch of your sort of friends that are actually your clients. Come into your chair. Tell you about their life, it's honestly really fun to get to know your clients and become good friends with them, and it's so cool that you basically get to hang out with people for a living. When you build that solid clientele. That is what it feels like. It feels like you're hanging out with friends and it's dope and when you have a full book of clients, you love for the day. The day goes by so quickly. It just feels like you're having fun all day. It'S always those days where you have a full book of like friend, clients, we'll call them for today, uh, where you end the day and you're like. I cannot believe i got paid to do that like this is amazing, and this is a lot of fun and i love my job next, you get to make people feel beautiful for a living. I'Ve had clients cry because they feel so beautiful and they never felt like that before. First of all, it makes me so happy that they feel so good and, second of all, i love the idea that you can make somebody more beautiful with their hair. If i can change the way somebody feels and the way they look, it really does help them like get that job. They'Ve always wanted or just feel confident enough to walk down the street with their head held high. It is powerful, okay, next being a hair. Stylist is super creative, being creative is a huge thing when it comes to being a hair stylist. It is a very, very creative job i like to think of hair cutting as like doing architecture like really creative architecture, where, like doing hair color is extremely creative painting and styling hair is like sculpting, and so, when you combine all those things together, you said the Most fulfilling creative job ever it is so much fun to be able to create a piece of art that is wearable for somebody to walk around and show it off and feel excited as you are creating the look as they are wearing the look like it is Really cool next, there are so many different ways you can grow in this career. Just because you're, a hair stylist doesn't mean you have to work at a salon. You can be a salon owner session stylist that goes to shoots and does models hair all day. You can be a colorist, you can be a hair cutter. You can be an educator, you can become a brand ambassador where you travel and you teach people how to use certain brands products like there's so many different things you can do under this one roof of being a hair stylist, which is great for somebody like me Who gets really bored really easily, there's just endless possibilities? Next, you get to decide how much money you want to make. Yes, you heard me right: if you want to make 10 a day you can, if you want to make 20 000 a day, you can. I mean you can really make as much money as you desire. It'S really all about what you put into it. You will get out of it. Okay, so if you want to make a lot of money in this career, you can there is so much damn money to be made within the world of beauty, not that it's easy to do, but it can be done next. We should talk about just the atmosphere of the salon you get to meet so many amazing, creative people that are just like you. It can be a really fun place to work, because most hairstylists are very unconventional people. They are artistic people, they are very outgoing people, so it just creates this atmosphere where you're, just like best friends with everybody, you have a lot of commonalities that make you end up being friendly. Even outside of work like i know, there's some jobs where you go to work, you do your desk job and you go home and you never hang out with people from work like that is not how salons are at least from my experience. We would all get drinks after work, we would all hang out in the back rooms. It was just such like a community of hairy stylists and you really wanted to be around those people, because they have a lot of similar interests to you and it was a lot of fun. Next, you get to get a lot of exercise in um. You are on your feet for many many many, many many many hours, if you like, being active and you don't like sitting at a desk - you don't like just staring at a wall all day or a laptop screen. This would be good for you. This is an adhd proof job if you have to be stimulated all the time this is it um. You are constantly on the move. You are constantly doing a million things. You never stop. You are getting so many steps in which i actually really like, because i love being on my feet and i love a good walk around you know, and one of my last pros is that this is a cash heavy job. You are gon na get a lot of cash, which is great. Cash is always nice. You know you can do what you want with your money. It'S always nice. Getting that big bundle of cash going home. You know tips are nice, there's nothing more satisfying than opening a bunch of envelopes up and just being like i'm a baller. I had to add that in there. So i'm sure i hyped up all of you guys at this point and you're like that brad i want to become my hairstylist now like you've convinced me well hold the on. There are cons list. We are going to get to right now, we'll start off with one that i just mentioned as a pro, but reverse it into a con you're on your feet. 24. 7.. It does get very tiring and if you are not into that, if you do not want to be the most active in this planet, don't be a hair stylist, it is manual labor. Your back will hurt your arms will hurt. Your legs will hurt. Your feet will hurt, you will want to go home and just vegetate after every work day. All right, but you'll definitely get your steps in. Some of these are also just smaller things that i've personally experienced you don't get to eat. Often when i was working at salons, where i had just like way too many clients, there was no time to eat. If you wanted to eat, you would have to like sneak away from a client in the middle of like a foil and go and stuff your face with a banana. I would take anything like a lot of hairstylists would not eat during the day and just drink coffee. It would be like 10 to 12 hour days where people would just drink coffee and will not eat the entire day until they got home. It was always like breakfast before your clients and then you would go home and eat like that. Was it next. It takes a long time to start making money. I had a boss, one time always say this is not a get rich, quick scheme. You don't get rich quick. It takes a long time. Typically, you have to go to school. You learn from many years as an apprentice, sometimes like up to three four or five years. Even i've seen people do five years of apprenticeship and then you get on the floor and then you have another like two years three years, depending how busy the salon is until you build a full clientele and then if you decide to switch salons in the middle Of that you're back at square one, so sometimes it can take a really long time to build a clientele to make money to figure out what you're good. At i mean everybody's path is different, but i have pretty much never seen anybody just go to school and, like immediately start making a lot of money, it doesn't usually work like that next working in salon can be very high school. Like i don't know. If this is everywhere in the world, but you know definitely in new york city and in massachusetts, where i'm from every salon, i worked at had a lot of drama, and that was just the name of the game. People were hooking up with different people. People would just decide they don't like you one day or you would um as an assistant like you would mess up something and then the stylist would hate you for the rest of the month. There was always just drama, it was a little nasty. Sometimes you put a bunch of like beautiful people who love the beauty industry. You often get some people who are very catty. That'S the truth. You have the option to not get involved with it, but from my experience it's very hard not to get involved next. One is sort of a con sort of a pro we'll just like leave it in no man's land. You have to go to school. A lot of people think you can just like be a hairstylist, but to work in salon. You do have to be a licensed hair. Stylist you have to go to school. I think the least amount of time it takes is like a school year so about eight months or so in new york and massachusetts. Every state is different. Some are much longer. Some take over a year to complete the school. Some take, i think, even two years to complete. It all depends on how fast you do it as well. You have the option to go to school, for a full day or for half days or for night school. There'S all sorts of different programs um, so just look up what there is to offer near you and go from there. But for me i just felt like it was just a lot of school like i already knew so much before i went to school and i just wanted to be done with it so bad and like get on with the show. So next, working with the public can be brutal as much as it's great. You can have those clients who are awful to you who treat you like, but still keep coming back to you and you're like. Why do you come to me? I don't like you. We have no chemistry at this point. Should i just like mess up her hair, so she stops coming to me kind of moment. Never did that, but there's definitely been times where i'm like. How can i make this woman go away like get out of my chair? It'S tough, sometimes you have to really just like. Remember that it's your job and not everything about your job is going to be great and you just have to suck it up and deal with the people who suck in the beginning of your career on the floor. As a hair stylist, you get whatever's given to you, you don't get people who necessarily like you that happens down the line. When you build a clientele, you end up with a lot of people who you like you're comfortable with they like you back, and it becomes much easier. But in the beginning you get a lot of random people. A lot of walk-ins a lot of people who don't tip a lot of people who are just plain rude, a lot of people who you'll do amazing, hair on and um they'll be like this looks awful. There are people who just do not care about your feelings. At all, i've had clients call me stupid. I'Ve had clients, uh walk out. I'Ve had people get mad at me. For various reasons. I'Ve told people i can't do their hair because their hair is too compromised and they're like they demand that i do it. I'Ve actually had a woman write a bad review about me because i refused to wear hair because it was so damaged. I'Ve experienced everything at this point in this career and um yeah with the good comes the bad and you get a lot of great people that come to you and you get a lot of awful mad people who just hate their lives and that's the reality of Working with the public, this is another personal one for me, um. You aren't always going to feel satisfied with your work, sometimes there's time constraints that you have to work through. There are certain things that end up happening with hair color that are just unpredictable sometimes, and unfortunately, you have to sometimes just confront your client and be like, because of the time constraints because of these certain factors we're just not going to get the end result that We thought we were today. You definitely have to do a good job at warning them before you start, but overall sometimes stuff just happens when it comes to hair, color and you're. Just not left with a great feeling - and i know for me, like i love to make people feel beautiful and when i can't when i feel like i've failed at that, it's a really really really depressing feeling this one sucks. Okay - and this is just the truth, when you tell people you're a hair stylist, they don't take you seriously, you could be like i'm a lawyer or, like i'm a doctor or like i'm a photographer when you say you're a hair. Stylist people are like, oh cute, so there's a horrible stigma around being a hair stylist, and if you really care about that, then maybe this isn't the right path for you, because people are gon na think you know your career isn't real. Some people think this career is only for high school dropouts and uh people who just didn't want to go to college and people had nothing better to do with their lives. You know there is that stigma and i think at one point that might have been the thing, but at this point in this hairstyling world, that is just not the case anymore. So many of us are extremely talented and take this job very seriously and make a whole lot of money doing it. So those are my cons, but if you made it this far and you still feel like you want to be a hair stylist, then i have some insider tips for you to share okay, so you are done with school. You are ready to get a job you're going to want to spend a lot of time looking into the salons you're applying to. If you have the opportunity to right some, i know some small towns only have one salon: two salons. I know that not everybody lives in a big city, but if you have the opportunity to apply to multiple different salons to get a job and apprentice, somebody please do your research. I ended up at so many awful places with awful bosses, because i didn't do my research and i just like took the job i just thought like. Oh, this is a beautiful salon like i want to work here, but i didn't do my research like i didn't, really understand what was going on really take your interview seriously. Ask them how their experience has been working there. You can see on their face if they actually like it or not. I worked at so many places where, once i was hired, i got all the tea. Everybody hated their job, everybody hated their boss and i was like why the did i get a job here. So do your research next don't go in debt over school. If you cannot afford a school that is extremely expensive, do not go to one most. The time you're, not gon na learn anything different. The education comes after school. Your apprenticeship is so important, so don't go into debt over school. I went to a school that was just local in my town. I did not pay a lot at all. I paid like a fifth of what people paid for other schools. Just do your research and get a great education and don't break the bank next you're gon na definitely want to invest in your learning after school. Please take advantage of the classes that salons provide, you know, usually they're free. Usually your boss wants you to attend classes. If you're at a good salon and if they don't, then you should move the on, because if they're not trying to get you more education, they don't want you to grow as a stylist. That is not the right place for you continue to learn and continue to grow your knowledge about hair constantly or you will fall behind, there's always more to learn, there's so much to know about hair next you're going to want to take breaks if you were financially Stable just enough to take a vacation during this time of, like being an apprentice and building your career and also just during your career. Please do i've been burnt out so many times because of my lack of vacations. I don't do well at taking vacations. I i tend to just work myself to death, but don't do that because you will start hating hair and you will start not wanting to touch hair anymore so take time for yourself this is a tough career, but it is very rewarding and if you do not Take breaks, you will not feel that rewarding part as much. My next point and listen clearly quit if your boss is an as funny as this sounds. This might be my most important tip of the night, like i've had so many times where i put up with just jerks. If you get a bad feeling, if you get an icky feeling within the first month of working there and you're like oh, my god, this person is awful quit, it is not worth being mentally tortured. I definitely wan na go for too long and uh. You know. I ended up quitting all the toxic places and i was just so much happier after so just be careful. I know. Sometimes it's not that easy to just like quit, and it's not that easy. You know you want to get your education in and you you know. Sometimes the really good salons have the bosses um and that's just how life is do what you can, but don't let them walk all over you. It'S not worth it next. If you aren't feeling fulfilled at the salon you're at move on, if you feel like you've, no chance of moving up from assistant to hairstylist on the floor, quit if you feel like they aren't giving you uh education as an apprentice quit. If you feel like there's nobody at that salon that you aspire to be like quit, when you are applying, you should know how they plan to educate you during your apprenticeship. For me, i would get like a book um, where i'd have to check off like every single different kind of color application. I'D have to do so many different models a week. There was a huge education program at the salon that i was at um during my apprenticeship and it was great uh. We learned a lot, they really cared about you learning and i recommend do you guys find a salon like that as well? Next do not feel like you can only work on a salon. I do recommend like doing an apprenticeship at a salon because, like you're, just never gon na see as much hair as you do than within a salon in one day, it's a really easy way to just get your hands on so many different heads in one day. Otherwise, it's not going to be very easy for you to like branch out and become like an assistant for a celebrity hairstylist or become an assistant for a session stylist. If you don't have that salon experience everybody's going to want this long experience, so you pretty much need to start there. If anything, you need to get that experience in before. You then go into different career paths within this industry, but it is possible to not ever work in a salon. Again, i have hairstylist friends who only do house calls and uh session styling and celebrity styling. So if that is what you want, you do have to start in a salon typically, but you can move past the salon at some point. My next tip is working in a big city is super fulfilling, but don't do it unless you are willing to put your all into it. Plus you are willing to just be a hairstylist 24 7, do whatever it takes because say for new york, city or la. If you want to make it big in these cities, you have to grind. There are so many people who move here, trying to be a well-known hairstylist and everybody will push you out of the way to get there like you need to eat sleep and breathe hair. Just be aware of that, if you decide to do this as your career and you want to move to new york city or la and pursue it and make a big name for yourself, be ready to put in the effort and the work and have a good Work ethic and drive and be really passionate because that'll get you through it and, lastly, my biggest tip of all. Once you become a stylist on the floor post your work on social media, you will never build your clientele these days without doing that. People want to go to people who post their work on social media, post videos, tutorials posts before and afters post everything you possibly can post. Just like your hair education. What you know your knowledge, anything like that on social media and declines will flock to you. If you want to build that clientele, you got ta, be posting, that's my biggest tip. So i know that was a lot of information, but i really hope that helps you decide if you want to be a hairstylist or not. I'Ve been in this career for about 10 years, and i love it there's something about hair that just excites me to this day. I'M just happy. I found my calling so early in life, and i hope you um, if you decide to be a hairstylist love it as much as i do, and that is all for today guys. Thank you for hanging out with me. If you like to follow me anywhere else, you can do so with my links right here. These are all my apps. This is xmondos, and this is my instagram handle, and you can also check out my haircare, my hair color line linked right down below or go to xmondohair.com to check out what we have to offer, and that is all for today guys. Thank you so much for watching and don't forget to live your extra life and i'll see you next time. Bye.
Comments
Brad Mondo: Did this make anyone wanna become a hairstylist?
va: I have no interest in becoming a hairstylist, but I still loved this "sit down chat" video. It is fun to learn about other people's passions. Really great video!! ♥
Nagito Kinnie 👹: Can we talk about how much of an icon Brad is? He’s literally so encouraging and not afraid to speak his mind. Thanks for being awesome!
Freya daniella: I started schooling for hairstyling last week after three years of trying to get into the program, your videos are always so inspiring, and the timing for this video was perfect. Thanks for all you do (also my instructor loves you too! You've come up in class)
Alyx with a Y: People who don’t take stylists seriously don’t know what it’s like to walk around with bomb hair. My stylist changed my life, I looked so good and people finally took me seriously based on my looks after I fixed my hair. I have the skills for my job, but people didn’t take my seriously because my hair was frumpy and fried.
Alexandra Jones: I’m legitimately both amused and exasperated. Nearly all of your pros and cons are things I could say about being a teacher! The ones I relate to most are the “people won’t take you seriously” and also “the people are the best but also the worst part of this job”. Love and luck to all who are pursuing their dreams!
Dakota Estes: Becoming a hairstylist is such a dream for me. (I want to be a colorist more than anything.) My family has always looked down on me for this, but someday it will be my reality. No one is living my life for me so no one has the right to tell me how I should be living it. Thank you for this video, also I love your jacket!
Cliff Harley: Yasssss for the education point! The best advice I got from older stylists was to go to the cheapest school bc the real learning is in the salon. Now like 10 years down the line I’m so glad I did that
Marissa Santa Cruz: Me: an EMT training to become a firefighter who never even had my hair dyed before Also me: watches this entire video Very cool insight & I wish everyone who wants to get into this career good luck!
marcell józsa: Here in Belgium, we have something called “bso”, which is a vocational education. You can learn to do hair in high school. It’s an education form with 18-19h of practice out of the 32h a week in school, with the rest being normal classes. If you decide you want to be a hairstylist, you can follow this kind of education. By the time you graduate, you’ll have two seperate diploma’s: a legal hairstylist liscence and a high school diploma, which you can use to go to a university or a college, if you desire. This education consists of 4 years (9th-12th) and those grades are called “haircare”. After your senior year, there is a 13th grade, which is called “hairstylist”, where they’ll teach you, how to own a salon and the expenses, that come with it. This year is only an extra, it’s not demandatory. I’m currently in my 2 year. Btw I love your video’s and your work!
Diana Elise: When I was in highschool we had a cosmetology program where if you took the class for three years you would graduate with a hair license. I dropped out because the girls were so mean and I wasn’t working at my full potential:( I regret it so much I wish I pushed through
Tru.Scorpio: The stigma is true. I wanted to be a hairstylist and it was perceived by my family as being a dead end job only high school drop outs. I was encouraged to “aim higher” and while I did, I don’t have that creative outlet that my soul needs! Just do what you love, we ain’t gettin out alive anyways.
Markichu *: I don't even want to become a hair stylist but i have watched this video till the end and somehow feel inspired to work on my goals. Great video Brad!
Rosani Lebron: Many of these advices can be applied to other careers as well! One Con I find about being a hairstylist is the level of chemicals people are exposed in salons on a daily basis. A really good friend had a super successful salon. She had to quit her hairstylist career and closed the salon because her health was in true jeopardy. So, take this in consideration as well.
Gretchen: I have no desire to be a hairstylist. I don't have the patience. That being said...I would probably go to a class taught by this man (Brad Mondo) just to learn something new.
Kat Burgert: I have such a big interest in becoming a hair stylist! I’m curious though, do you think it’s possible to be successful and happy as an introvert in the hair/beauty industry?
Lauren: There's really not a lot of videos about the hair industry on YouTube. I'm glad you made this video as I'm studying hairdressing and it's always scary to not know what's on the other side. Thanks Brad!
Independentness: I’m a stylist for 10 years all of this is 100% true and motivated me to expand my horizons. You’ll never read this but thank you if you do!
iTs mEh: Brad, I love you so much! I’ve been struggling with deciding to go to school to be a stylist for like 20 years and am sort of stuck in my mortgage job. I still do hair for friends and family and think about going to school often. This video is so awesome and helpful and you look gorgeous! ❤️❤️❤️
Jess K: this is so helpful because last year i had just the thought of becoming a hairstylist and really sticking with it. i know i am only 13 but i do want to start really thinking what i want to do and keep that in mind. i love hair and i would love to learn everything about it! i’m so excited to go to hair school and become a hairdresser! this is what i want to do!
Victoria Irene Matthews: Took me 1.5 years to get through beauty school. And now almost 2 years into my apprenticeship. Good reminder of how long it takes to become a great hairstylist.
Xanadew Crystals: I did hair in the 90s - before I started a family. Thank you for this honest account of what it's like to be a hairdresser, especially the advice to quit if you work in a toxic environment. I had a boss who couldn't keep his hands to himself and compromised our careers when we didn't play along; I wish I'd left much sooner. Another big piece of the puzzle is the salon schedule; if you want to make money, you're working nights, weekends, holidays... which isn't great if you want kids.
TDNK: I'm in cosmetology school now and it is honestly the best decision I've ever made
Anna Sender: Brad Mondo is more than a hairstylist. You see how he breaks down hair dye? He’s a freaking chemist
Olivia Ward: I recently graduated hair school and went on to assist. I quickly realized that I needed more. so I am now currently looking for my perfect salon so I can reach my full potential!
Shaezy Haze: I love you! I’ve been doing hair for almost 6 years and this video gave me so much pride in being a hair dresser. We rock!!!
Kait Cervi: My mom was a stylist. I always wanted to be one too and she wouldn't let me unless I got an undergrad degree to fall back on when I burnt out. Now I'm in medical school and still wish I was a stylish lol.
zoie: i’m currently a receptionist at a hair salon and already have a couple of cosmo courses under my belt from high school. next semester i’m going back to college to finish the program and get my license, so this video couldn’t come at a better time. thank you brad!
Heather Peacock: After a couple of years thinking I wanted to be a hairstylist, I worked as a receptionist in a salon while saving for school. It was so catty, so toxic, and most salons in my area were like this. I quickly was discouraged, but I really sat down with myself, and asked what I could do. I now am soon starting barber school! It was the perfect decision for me.
Nat: I’ve always wanted to be a hairstylist and this video makes me want to do it even more. Lol
Molls: I’ve been a licensed hairstylist for my first year now. And seriously he did not miss a single thing!! I started off at a chain hair salon just to get basic knowledge and get a feel for everything. But he is right, the burn out is real! Also realizing there’s no room for growth is very real and extremely important in this industry. It’s so funny he posted this bc I actually just put in my two weeks! I’m taking a MUCH NEEDED break from hair before moving onto a private owned salon. But the break will only make me stronger and more refreshed and I’m excited to see where this journey goes!
vudujellybean: I am 33 years old and decided to change careers and become a hairstylist. I am very lucky that I found a position as an apprentice at a highly successful salon where I am nurtured and encouraged to learn. Thank you for this video Brad and thank you for your honesty.
onion: Thank you for this. I plan to go to hair school in about 10 years when my house is paid for. Ready to get out of healthcare, but it pays well. I've always wanted to do it, but my mother thought I was too good for this job. I'll probably be the oldest person in class, but I'll be happy and excited! Thanks for all you do!
leah francis: Everything you’re saying is so accurate.. I’m currently an apprentice at a salon in Portland Oregon and we have continued education classes every week and occasionally with educators from gold well and redken! So excited to grow in this career as a stylist
Olivia Kenney: I have so much respect and affection for my hairstylist. Her work is always absolutely lovely, and seeing her is a joy every time. I've been her client for six years. In that time, she's moved salons twice, the first time to a city an hour away to be closer to the father of her child, who is now her husband, and the second time to start her own salon. And I've followed her both times because it's worth it. It's unreal how much better she has made my life, both as a friend and just by doing my hair. I'm looking forward to many more years as her client, and especially to this March, when she'll be dying my hair pink.
Catie Nichole: I worked at a salon as a receptionist for 2 years, even though I decided to not become a stylist myself I saw EVERYTHING Brad has said play out in front of me. Its Definitely a crazy job both good and bad ❤️
Avery Brianne: I’ve been wanting to be a hair stylist and I’m really excited about this video!!
Blake Laurie: Wow this is perfect timing, I’ve been considering studying hairdressing for a while now and considering signing up for it later this year/early next year. Nice to hear the insights!
zhaystyle: Loving the fit, loving the look and loving this sit down!
Abby: I really wanted to become a hairstylist since I started looking for a job as a teen, I subscribed to learn more and I think I have definitely learned more from you, honestly your amazing and I hope I am able to learn further and become a good hairstylist like you.
MONSTER Locks: Great video, the part about quitting when working in a shitty place and the part about things not always working out no matter how hard you try are 2 amazing points to keep in mind as a new stylist!
Tara Johnson: This video is 10/10. If I had half this info when I first finished school it would have definitely been a major eye opener. My first salon that I worked in had so many red flags and Brad talked about most of them
Jen Copeland: Such useful information! I have a student interested in going into this career and this information is super helpful.
Alice Xiao: This felt intimidating, but that’s a lot of insight. I’ve lived in NYC, moved to NJ, but nonetheless, I love learning what hairstylists go through to get to their current position. Thank you for this informative video!
Abby Klein: I am fully going to school to become an English teacher.... however, this is my dream and i would love to do it full time and go to school for it. I do my friends hair and my own to get my fix lol
Liz Thomas: Yes Brad! I’ve been a qualified hairdresser for 12 years and all the those pro’s and con’s are completely correct! Especially con #6 omg I had a complete a hole and thank god after all the lockdowns she has not returned!! I really do love my job even though it’s not always fun and easy.
moonmist3312: Just let my license go after 38 years. So many of your pros and cons are the same now as they were way back when I became a stylist!
Calyn Jones: I’ve been a hairstylist for 4 years now and I love my life doing it!
aka angel: I’m in hair school and have been feeling discouraged recently, this video has got me motivated all over again!
Kim: I've had different kinds of bangs (regular one, mini, V shaped) and I just shaved my sides and a little bit of back. Lol I'm exitedddd and who gave me confidence to do all this stuff to my hair was brad. I feel I've gained some cool knowledge from his videos
Ruth Santiago: I've been a hairstylist for 4 years now, super cool job! ❤
Angie : I’m a cosmetology student now! Just gave me more of a reason to keep going thank you always Brad ❤️
Hanna Hardin: I started cosmetology school because I was so obsessed with your videos. Now I’m licensed and LOVE what I do ✨
Start Aplin: This is also something I could say about waitressing : the dramas, the people not tipping/being ungrateful, mean, etc etc. Being on your 24/7, not eating for 12 hours, drinking only coffee. I stayed in that field for six months and I can say that this sort of work environment is not for me.
ladymc 2021: Perfect advice! I totally agree even though I am not a hairstylist I think this is the same for every job rules - wise
MISS MELLO HAIR TV: This is great! You touched on all real points! The friends, building clients, money, drama and education! Overall I wouldn't change my choice for anything and plus it's a skill that no one can take away from you. Thanks for sharing this Brad.
sophie van schoonderwoerd: your videos really did inspire me to become a hair stylist, i actually already started school! i wish i had seen a video like this half a year ago when i was still deciding if i wanted to go or not... but i took the plunge and there is no going back now! I have always loved doing hair and i feel this was the right choice for me.. thank you for always inspiring me <3
Essyg: I got my personal training certification, decided not to do it. I was just in real estate, decided not to do it. I’ve been wanting to be a hairstylist since I was little. I’m 19 now and just decided to go to school this fall:) I’m very excited!
Reagan Johanson: I’m in law school so I’m already committed to a specific career! I’m also not very artistic / creative. BUT I love your videos and love getting my hair done!
Selene Rosara: One of the other cons with people not taking your education seriously is that they will talk down to you about it and then ask you for a free cut and color in the same sentence. Infuriating.
Maddie Rayne: Haven't even started watching this yet but I'm currently in my first year of cosmetology school with plans of eventually getting my cosmetology license and I am so excited for this video. I literally love you Brad!!!
Natalie Cocco: Love you Brad! This winter break I colored my mom's hair after watching your videos to get tips on the process. While at Sally's Beauty Supply I was asked by the store clerk if I want to be a colorist. I never considered a career in making people feel beautiful, but you my friend are good inspiration to helping people live an EXTRA life. LOVE YOU BRAD thanks for being an advocate for beauty People deserve to feel better with self-care. I love your agenda
Tiny Dog: Hi Brad!! I have a question: how often is too much when flat ironing my hair? I usually do it once a week, but it doesn't last that long, so I'm thinking about doing it twice a week instead. Is that okay? Any tips? Thanks, love your videos!! :D
Mackayla Hinton: I was majoring in law and I’m glad I stopped before I was in too deep. I wasn’t that into law, but my mom wanted me to since she’s worked in the field along with my father. It took awhile for my mom to accept that I love doing my hair. I’ve always been creative and good with color as an artist so I really would love to sell my paintings in a studio. My current hairstylist displays his art work in his shop and I hope one day I can have a nice set up like that
Larina A: This video popped up at the perfect time! You are the reason I am so in love with the hair industry. I am about to graduate and attend schooling for cosmetology myself, and I am so incredibly excited!!
Carolocs: You actually are part of the reason why I finally jumped into school. Just finished first month. Thanks for the tips.
Lauren Amer: I love when I book in all my favourite clients on one day. Makes that day so nice. I was diagnosed with ms in 2019 so even though I am enthusiastic about doing hair, I struggle with standing all day. I now do 2 days in the salon and studying to be a primary school teacher.
Viva Dizor: This came at the perfect time. I am waiting for my fafsa to go through and hopefully I can start by 2/10. I will probably be the oldest person in my class which is a bit intimidating but I’m excited. I have worked as a non licensed nail tech for a few years in a family owned salon. The atmosphere is identical to what you described. We had breakfast at home then coffee and cigarettes for the next 12 hours thinking we could eat in between clients which is not true at all lol. Thank you for this. I am excited and scared. I do have two small babies as well but I hope this life of mine will not deter from my graduation and becoming the dopest most creative hair stylist in my area.
Kaila T: I was scrolling through your channel finding a video I haven’t watched yet and decided to watch this bc I finally decided on my career path which is cosmo! I haven’t started school yet (starting this fall!) but the school tuition tip is so real! I was looking into going somewhere that I loved when touring but it was 21k, whereas the local school around me is 11k less than that!
Save The Dogs: Brad: “You need to eat, sleep, and breathe hair” Me: this line makes me feel ✨UNCOMFORTABLE✨
Helen .e: Love this video it was you that inspired me to do a hairdressing course xx
ChiChi Martin: From a client standpoint: if you utilize at least Facebook you will keep some of your clients if you leave a salon. My previous stylist was fired due to missing time (family issues). I moved with her to the new salon she worked at.
Intro to Music: From the standpoint of the client, there is such a wide gulf between someone with your attitude, professionalism and care towards the client, and the average hair stylist, it like looking at two different career specialties. I had to learn learn to do my own hair because my hair is difficult for the average stylist to deal with. It made me really appreciative of those who do it for a living, because the variables of hair type, face shape, style wants and attitude are endless. BTW, great hair!
Anon Anon: I have to say that you look absolutely amazing and glowing today! Not that you don't look amazing other days, but something is making you vibrant today! ❤
Sly Fox: I’m a tattoo artist, and to be honest this also applies to my job sooo much haha! Wouldn’t trade it for the world though and I can definitely see why you love your job as well!
Angela Gares: I started watching your videos 3 years ago teaching myself to cut and dye my hair, I now start cosmetology school next week after 3 years of trying to go :) you inspire
(enya's version): the timing on this video was perfect, thank you so much for your insight brad!
Laura Dulwich: Absolutely LOVED this sit down vibe!
x Dutchess x: When I was younger I did finish my woman hairstylist course, I was an extrovert loved being around people chatting all day , when I got older I became more introvert and lost interest in my profession. But I have a 15 year old that loves it when mom does her hair.
Dorcas Beachy: I love Brad's energy hes so fun and u really helped me in this vid
Ella Schiavo: my high school has a program where we can take like career classes and I'm in my first year of the cosmetology program :) i'm not sure if it's what i want to 100% pursue but it's very interesting to learn so many things of how to become a hairstylist/cosmetologist
Isabel Machado: I just started my cosmetology journey at my high school!! And I want to become a hairstylist!
GreysonPhoenix: This is hilarious. I was a pet groomer for 5 years. I've been considering going to school for hair for people for along time. It's hilarious to hear the similarities between grooming salons and hair salons now im reconsidering because I hated that environment with my coworkers so much
Issy D: I’ve been a stylist for 4 years and everything youve said is spot on
AngelErin: Great video! I started schooling last week and I don’t have a lot of experience, but I’m going to learn everything I can and be on my way to becoming a mortuary cosmetologist. Love your videos. Ty so much for them!
Tamra Bananarama: #1 rule, you must be passionate about hair and working with the public. It's not just a job. I'm a stylist and absolutely love this video. Really appreciate the thorough list. Some days I feel like I have imposter syndrome after working in this business for a decade. Just switched salons and learning a whole new system through corporate. It was easier than rebuilding a clientele from scratch. So far so good. Those days when a customer is so greatful to have you work on them is just so rewarding, it keeps bringing me back for more.
Jessica Sanchez: I want to be a hairstylist before this video. I always knew I wanted to do something creative and when I was able to start looking for a career I used my judgy SIL and she always said crap when I tested my skills on her but the only thing I did and was happy even when she was being a b was when I did her hair so I'm studying now.
Tina Schmi: I actually can not believe you just uploaded this! I really thought about becoming one but my parents have these kind of stereotypes your mentioned in your video. So yes i love to style hair, color it and also do makeup. I am from Germany so I do not know what I will do after my Abi but you actually helped me. The Pros and Cons you talked about were very helpful and your just so sweet and delivered it so charismatic that I was inspired by it. ❤️
jessica emeryofnyx: This was fun to watch, I’m currently 7 months into my 13 month cosmetology program. There’s been some lows but i can always get through it. Im glad to hear what you had to say about apprenticeships. I’ve already started looking into an apprenticeship but none of my instructors or even classmates have talked about them.
briddgett_mckenzie: U made me want to be a hairstylist im so happy you did this tips thank you all the hair tips i learn comes for u thank u so much brad
Jada Stockemer: i just started hair school this month and it’s honestly the best thing i’ve ever done :) i’ve never been happier
Martina Corbett: This honestly applies to all jobs ♥️
Polly pocket✨: Wow this sounds incredible similar to my waitressing job, and I’ve always, always loved doing hair, plus always experiment and get compliments on my hair by customers. We also don’t eat lol although we work with a kitchen! Ha just fries and coffee
Styledd By E: Hi Brad ! Love your channel just a suggestion: i think you should include weekly segments or something of that nature & just talk about being a hairstylist in the industry or provide tips for new hairstylist . Just a though , love you !!!
soph hay: I became a hairstylist it's hard work at times, but I always think afterwards, how did I get this lucky to do this as my job
Connie Huntington: I started as a nail tech and then went back to get my cosmetology license when my youngest was in middle school. 2000 credits in 12 months, and 15 years in the business.......best decision I ever made.
Mily Villafaña: I started studying like 7 months ago , and its hard to deal with a lot of things , but i really like it, i started watching brad's videos and i felt in love with everything about hair
Gena G: These tips are really good for other professions as well, not just being a hair stylist.
JH1234: A lot of these things apply to being a realtor, too. You work for yourself, run around like a crazy person, it takes a good while till you start making money, every day is different, you can be creative in your marketing. Another good ADHD job. And continuing education is important in every career! Learn as much as you can as often as you can because trends change in every industry.
Chezamoonangel AiEmma: I love your honesty I wish professionals would give their students honest advice. I was wanting to be a counselor and after my internship I changed my master's program for psychology. I should have done the research more but wish I got an honest advice before. Anyways love your videos for years you are awesome. Stigma will happened with everything in my opinion but fight for your goals and dreams and that is what matters. Love your videos