{"id":1042,"date":"2012-09-29T10:37:33","date_gmt":"2012-09-29T14:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/?p=1042"},"modified":"2012-09-29T10:37:33","modified_gmt":"2012-09-29T14:37:33","slug":"walk-ins-welcome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/2012\/09\/29\/walk-ins-welcome\/","title":{"rendered":"Walk-Ins Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"

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My sister and I found ourselves at Bergenfest (www.bergenhealthandlife.com\/Bergenfest2012<\/a>) last Thursday night through the generosity of Companion Animal Advocates (www.companionanimaladvocates.org<\/a>) a charity I adore.\u00a0 Bergenfest is a celebration of the best of Bergen County NJ with exhibits by many local businesses included Parisian Beauty Academy in Hackensack NJ.<\/p>\n

There were several people dressed in black with varying degrees of tattoos and hair color wandering through the very thick crowds handing out flyers and coupons for salon services at the academy. To say they exuded enthusiasm is an understatement.\u00a0 The academy is a Paul Mitchell Partner School which means:<\/p>\n

It is a full-service educational program for cosmetology professionals, teaching a full array of body, hair and personal care services that provide lucrative employment opportunities for program graduates, in the salon, spa and business. The program features training in hair design, cutting and color, makeup, texture and bone structure. The Paul Mitchell Partner School Program trains future professionals and works with them in passing state board exams necessary for business certification (taken from their website). <\/em><\/p>\n

So not two days before I was bitching about the cost of my haircuts and here I am with a flyer in my hand, a coupon and a chance to do something different.\u00a0 I made my appointment, what is there to lose?\u00a0 I know you\u2019re hearing the song from Grease in your head but not so fast.<\/p>\n

Walking into the salon you are duly impressed by the design of the waiting area and immediately greeted by the staff behind the counter.\u00a0 Had you made an appointment, what were you thinking of having done today, where did you hear about us? Oh how they wish they had been at Bergenfest on Thursday, just sayin.<\/p>\n

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Fill out the release. Yes there is a release.\u00a0 This is a school, you\u2019ll be attended to by students, stay with me here.\u00a0 You acknowledge such and will have the opportunity for a redo in a certain amount of time but I can assure you that won\u2019t be necessary.<\/p>\n

You are greeted by your student stylist and escorted back to their station.\u00a0 There a about 40 individual stations, there is fabulous lighting, I looked damn good back there, and enough energy to power all of Hackensack.\u00a0 There is the bustle of a salon only more youthful, there is the chatter of a salon only more enthusiastic, and there is music just loud enough.\u00a0 At one point Tom Petty\u2019s Free Fallin came over the speakers and literally everyone joined the chorus.\u00a0 Good to see an entire room of mostly twenty somethings belting out Tom Petty.<\/p>\n

On to the consultation with your stylist; they take some information, examine your hair, and discuss what you\u2019d like to do.\u00a0 They write it all down.\u00a0 Then over comes the instructor to sign off.\u00a0 They confirm what you\u2019re looking for and there is a lesson right on the spot.\u00a0 Did the student get the client\u2019s wishes correctly?\u00a0 Did the client convey their wishes correctly?\u00a0 I got a very good lesson on how to convey my wishes and will use that lesson going forward; I had not really done a good enough job.<\/p>\n

Off to the wash house, love that.\u00a0 How do you prefer the temperature of the water, the pressure of your scalp massage?\u00a0 When was the last time you were asked that, come on this is great stuff. \u00a0\u00a0Back to the chair.\u00a0 There is a moment of concern when your student stylist consults their diagram book to make sure they are parting and clipping your hair correctly before cutting but it\u2019s all in their quest to give you the best they can give.\u00a0 Before she made one snip she conferred with the supervisor on what she was going to do and how she was going to do it.\u00a0 He concurred; she exhaled and regained her confidence immediately.\u00a0 Let us begin.\u00a0 Handle the length first, on to the layers, check in with the supervisor and complete with product.<\/p>\n

God knows one can\u2019t live without product and my student stylist was knowledgeable and enthusiastic about a new line for wavy\/curly hair that had just come out.\u00a0 I don\u2019t know if they get anything for selling the product but you know I was going to buy it.<\/p>\n

Your student will walk you back to the desk, get your product for you, shake your hand and thank you for coming in.\u00a0 You pay your bill for services rendered (which is very very nominal, my haircut cost $12.00) and the last thing they ask was how was your experience.<\/p>\n

My experience at the Academy was wonderful.\u00a0 My haircut was perfect, even though it took far longer than I expected it was perfect.\u00a0 Be prepared to spend time when you go to the Academy, you are not only getting a service you are taking part in someone\u2019s education.\u00a0 You have the opportunity to talk with them on a level that might make a difference in how they might speak to their clients going forward.\u00a0 You can be encouraging in letting them take their time allowing them to confer with the supervisor.\u00a0 You are allowing the supervisor the time to sneak in a lesson or two in real life, real time.\u00a0 Your student will remember you if you are a pain in the ass or if you are a patient encouraging client, you decide.\u00a0 I was grateful to have spent a wonderful afternoon with Kristina and Caesar, thank you both.<\/p>\n

You can find the Parisian Beauty Academy online (http:\/\/parisian.paulmitchell.edu\/hackensack-nj<\/a>) and on Facebook (you know they want you to hit the LIKE).\u00a0 Give them a try (I hear earlier in the week is less crazy but the crazy was fun too) it will make you smile all afternoon.<\/p>\n

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