Curly Hair Cutting, Styling, and Care Class

Learn the curl pattern, understand the scalp, and explore product usage. Each class in the curly, kinky, coily beginner series focuses on the health of the hair and scalp and ensuring that our clients hair needs are being met.

Expand your curly hair knowledge with Alex Orr. Alex has been a licensed Hairstylist since 2013. She is a curly hair educator, as well as a Kenra professional brand educator. Alex is passionate about teaching clients and stylists how to care for their naturally curly hair. Guiding you to love, and work with your hair, not against it. Sharing her knowledge of products, hair & scalp care, is central to Alex’s philosophy that all stylists should know how to meet the needs of all clients.

April 14th: The Initial Experience

Learn the curl pattern, understand the scalp, and explore product usage. Each class in the curly, kinky, coily beginner series focuses on the health of the hair and scalp and ensuring that our clients hair needs are being met.

Attendees will:

• Start from the beginning with a focus on consultations, washing, and deep conditioning.
• Understand the scalp and curl patterns
• Explore proper product usage and recommendations
• Learn to guide their clients to their healthiest hair through an understanding of possible sources of hair damage like relaxers, heat, and tension alopecia.
• Start to explore the basics of styling of washing and deep conditioning.

May 12th: The Return Experience

An in depth exploration of protective styling, natural styling techniques, and client care. Building upon expertise gained from the initial experience. Each class in the curly, kinky, coily beginner series focuses on the health of the hair and scalp and ensuring that our clients hair needs are being met.

Attendees will:

• Review knowledge from the Initial Experience
• Explore protective hair styling (braids, weaves, wigs, twists, and extensions)
• Practice natural styling techniques (finger coiling, brush curls, and braiding)
• Perform a full service from start to finish.

What you'll need:

• Cutting shears
• tail comb/wide tooth comb/cutting comb/pik
• denman brush/paddle brush/ wet paddle brush.
• alligator clips x 6
• hairdryer with diffuser
• spray bottle
• curly haired model or mannequin for both sessions

Event Venue

Shampoo Hair Bar, 1272 May Street, Victoria, Canada