Posts tagged dawn bradley hair
What I Learned From My 1st 200k/yr Behind The Chair

Did you know that the average hairstylist makes $40,000/year? I’m on a mission to change that!

I’ve been in this industry for 20 years now, self-employed for 11 of those. I’d be lying if I said it’d been all smooth sailing. The truth is there’s been a lot of ups and downs, especially in my journey as a self-employed salon owner.

I remember the first year I hit the 6-figure mark, it was so exciting. But I didn't take home 6-figures.

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6 Steps To Handling Refund Requests & Negative Reviews

When I first started out in the industry, no one ever taught me how to properly handle refund requests or negative reviews. The thought of one made me so anxious.

I had so many questions…

  • What would I say?

  • How would other people react?

  • Would people think I’m a failure?

  • What if no one ever wants to see me again?

  • What should I do to make them happy?

And no one was giving me any answers.

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5 Simple Steps To Raising Your Prices As A Hairstylist

Fear can make us do some really crazy things.

Like not trying new techniques ‘cause we’re scared it won’t turn out, or not wearing that outfit because you get anxious thinking about what someone could say, maybe you’re scared of what your clients will think so you haven’t implemented that much-needed price increase.

Fear can hold us back from growing ourselves and our businesses.

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What Is Foilyage? Foilayage Technique On Dark Hair

I’m not shy to say I’ve had my fair share of mistakes… you know, like the BIGGEST hair mistake I ever made and how I handled it all wrong.

That being said, I’ve also learned a LOT. Like how to transform a client with natural brunette hair into a bright, blonde bombshell in a single session. Yup, you heard that right.

I’m walking you through step-by-step in this brunette foilyage tutorial so you can get stunning results that will WOW your clients and save you time and money.

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Men’s Balayage | Medium Curly Hair Color

Needless to say, I’ve come a long way in men’s hair. And the last 7 years of my career I’ve focused on coloring and realized that’s my strength. In this tutorial I’m going to be showing you how to do balayage on men’s hair. I’ll be walking you through the exact toners I used and how to cut this surfer-California haircut on a very special client, my nephew.

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Easiest Money Piece Technique With Clay Lightener

How can you give your client a bright, popping money piece without leaving them with the 90s bleached bang look?

I gotchu.

To be honest, I think a lot of people are creating the money piece incorrectly. A lot of stylists think that the money piece is the 90s bleached bang look, when in fact, the money piece is the brightness around the entire hairline.

I’m walking you through step-by-step how to create a bright money piece using clay lightener.

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