Pivot Point Guarantees a State-of-the-Art Cosmetology Education

Wouldn't you love to have a job that involved looking through fashion and celebrity magazines in your free time, without your boss getting angry? When you are working as a licensed cosmetologist, it is important that you keep up with the latest in trends and hairstyles. That's why it's important for you to study them between appointments. In this way, you can help your clients make the most stylish choices. A career in Cosmetology is ideal for you, if you dream of being imaginative and making hair into an art.

Hair Trends 2009

Fashionising.com is a fashion community and social network for those who work in the fashion industry or just love fashion. According to their website, haircuts got shorter and shorter throughout 2008. In the past we have seen the bob, the pixie, and everything in between. Short boy-cuts are one of the hairstyle trends to look for in 2009, while short and light bob cuts will be around as well.

While the bob haircut is still popular this year, it's not very original. In 2009, fashion conscious women must decide. Should they stay with the bob, make a statement with a really short cut, or let their hair grow long?

State-of-the-Art Training In Cosmetology

As International Artistic Director for Pivot Point International, Yolly Ten Koppel spends her days keeping her finger on the pulse of the fashion industry. Ten Koppel considers this to be the best job in the world because, as she points out, "It is always dynamic and innovative and is never dull or boring." When hair stylists create new designs, they should incorporate current trends and lifestyles. Hair designers need to keep up with fashion trends as clients will look to us for advice in that area. It is not cookie-cutter hairstyles they are looking for. Today's client wants a customized, trendy look that suits their lifestyle. Ten Koppel tells students that they must keep abreast of current trends to succeed in the industry.

In September 2008, Ten Koppel paid a personal visit to Federico Beauty Institute's Sacramento campus where students got to meet her and participate in the Advanced Haircutting Workshop she presented. Once a Federico student has successfully completed and passed the hair sculpting class, he or she may attend the workshop.

As the three-time winner of the Coiffure award, Ten Koppel is Pivot Point's most famous ambassador at industry shows. She has also been awarded Educator of the Year. Hair designers and educators ranging from beginners to professionals have been the recipients of her experienced instruction and training.

Founded in 1962 by Leo Passage, Pivot Point International is the most recognized educator in the beauty industry today providing the design resources and tools you need for success. After more than 40 years, 2,000 Pivot Point Member Schools can be found in 70 countries, including Federico Beauty Institute. The Pivot Point system of education produces over 50,000 cosmetology graduates worldwide every year.

Leo Passage changed the concepts behind cosmetology as well as the notion that excellent hair designers are born, not made. According to Passage, we are not born with artistic talent, but it can be developed.

Students at Pivot Point Member Schools learn how to build a foundation of strong technical skills as a basis for developing a talent for artistic creativity. Students at Pivot Point are taught to think, see, create and adapt like a designer, learning to be the innovators who set fashion trends rather than follow them.

Setting the standard in beauty education, Pivot Point has launched many to the top of the hair and beauty field. This includes Dean Banowetz – head stylist for American Idol; David Raccuglia – founder of American Crew hair products for men; Christine Schuster – senior vice president of Redken; and Andre Walker – five-time Emmy winner and personal stylist to Oprah.

The talent, knowledge and skills gained from the Pivot Point education provided by Federico Beauty Institute opens a variety of exciting beauty career opportunities. No matter if it’s working in a top salon or running your own business, competing on the international circuit or heading toward the fashion stage, you’ll have many opportunities to launch a successful career.

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