Here’s the sitch:
I graduated school in October and have been with a salon since November, it’s a bit slower of a salon for walk ins but I would say moderately busy.
I started taking models in January, my mentor said 2 a week until the end of February and then we moved to root touches. I’ve done just that, have had little to no feedback, always “it’s great!” Or “beautiful!!” Always positive. When I ask what I could do differently next time I don’t get much. But it’s getting stagnant as it’s the same comments everytime but not progressing. I’ve brought up highlights, balayages, toners, etc. and it’s been brushed off, he’s even had me formulating for him and it’s always been “great!!”, I’m just wondering as it’s been 7 months with no progression since January, how long do I wait? What’s the standard? Is there a standard? My downfall is my speed definitely putting me at about 1.5 hours for a cut which is so fair but also without repetition how do I get faster with even practicing on mannequins?
We have also had TONS of education classes including colour corrections, curly hair cutting, blonding, etc.
I guess I’m just confused about this industry and how you learn without actually taking clients? I’m exhausting model list at this point.
Also, is there shame in moving to a more franchised salon like Chatters etc? I’ve served for a long time and I’ve always stood by starting out in a place that has a structured training program so does that idea coincide with the hair industry?
I just need some advice here because I know I want to do this but I just want to give up and I don’t want to waste time as I entered this industry at 32