Independent French Haircutting Intensive

The recommended training if you are new to French haircutting or have never taken a formal French haircutting class.

French haircutting is not about memorizing another set of steps. It is a simplified, body-conscious approach that helps you understand how shape, weight and movement work together, so you can make more intentional decisions behind the chair.

This is group French haircutting training for independent stylists signing up together. Tickets are priced per person, and a minimum of six paid attendees is required for either format.

Because the questions that matter rarely show up while you’re watching someone else cut. They show up once the shears are in your own hands.

Choose Your Training Format

One Full Day: $350 per person. A full day of foundational French haircutting education and guided doll-head practice.

Two Full Days: $595 per person. Includes the foundational training on Day One, followed by refinement, live-model education, and application on Day Two. The two-day ticket offers a price break compared with two individual one-day tickets.

Both options require a minimum of six paid attendees. Each ticket covers one stylist.

Day One: Learn the Foundation

Day One focuses on understanding the core principles of French haircutting and putting them into practice on a doll head.

You’ll learn:

• The foundational blueprint of French haircutting

• Body positioning and ergonomics

• Vertical sectioning and simplified points of rotation

• How elevation and overdirection create shape

• Working with larger sections while maintaining control

• Intentional weight removal

• How to create softness, movement and balance

• Guided hands-on practice through foundational haircut shapes

The goal is not to memorize one haircut. It is to understand the system well enough to recognize how and why the shape is being created.

Day Two: Refine and Apply (Two-Day Option)

The two-day option gives you a second full day to refine what you learned on Day One and apply the technique with a live model.

You’ll learn:

• How to troubleshoot shape, balance and weight

• Blending without overworking the haircut

• Adapting the technique for different densities and textures

• Refining layers, perimeters and internal movement

• Dry detailing and finishing techniques

• How to personalize the cut instead of repeating a formula

• How to apply the technique to your salon clients

• Live-model education and guided application

The live-model portion brings everything together, showing you how the technique translates to real hair, with growth patterns, density changes, texture and all the variables a doll head politely leaves out.

This Class Is Recommended If:

• You have never taken a French haircutting class

• You want a complete understanding of the technique from the beginning

• You learn best through hands-on practice and repetition

• You want to improve your body positioning and work more efficiently

• You struggle with weight removal, blending or maintaining your perimeter

• You want more confidence adapting a haircut to the person in your chair

• You have taken classes before but struggled to use the information once you returned to the salon

If French haircutting is new to you, this is the training I recommend. The refinement and application portion is where the technique begins to connect. You have time to practice, identify what is not working and receive feedback before trying to recreate it alone behind the chair.

What’s Included

• One or two full days of hands-on French haircutting education, according to the ticket selected

• Guided doll-head practice

• Live-model education on Day Two with the two-day option

• Individual technique correction and troubleshooting

• Lunch on training days

• Class reference materials

What to Bring

Each stylist must bring:

• One professional-quality doll head

• Tripod stand

• Shears

• Long cutting comb

• Sectioning clips

• Water bottle

• Blow dryer and preferred finishing tools

Bulk doll-head ordering may be coordinated separately once the class is confirmed. Live-model details will be provided before the training.

Enrollment and Confirmation

A minimum of six paid attendees is required to confirm either the one-day or two-day group training. Prices are per person; purchasing one ticket reserves one stylist’s place and does not book a private one-to-one class.

Your registration holds your place. The class and travel arrangements will be officially confirmed once the six-stylist minimum has been reached. If minimum enrollment is not met by the confirmation deadline, you may transfer your registration to another available class or receive a full refund.

Once the class is confirmed, tickets are non-refundable but may be transferred to another licensed stylist with advance notice.

Classes requiring travel must be scheduled at least three months in advance.

Space is intentionally limited so every stylist has time to cut, ask questions and receive meaningful feedback.

For the stylist who wants both: sharper skills behind the chair and a business that actually supports their life, for the most immersive 1:1 day.

What’s included:

2 hours: Full Business Audit & Marketing Strategy

• We’ll look at your pricing, services, schedule, client flow, retention, and income goals.

• Together we’ll build a custom strategy: what to tweak, what to stop, and where your next 5% growth actually is.

• You’ll leave with a clear marketing + business outline.

5 hours: Hands-on French Haircutting

• Deep-dive into French cutting foundations with real, practical shapes.

• Doll head included, so you’re not trying to watch and take notes at the same time. You’re cutting, refining, and asking questions in real time.

• We’ll work on body mechanics, weight removal, and finessing details so your work looks elevated and intentional.

Built-in break + lunch included

• We’ll take a breather mid-day to reset your brain and talk through anything that’s coming up for you.

Wrap-up Business Checklist + Follow-Up

• End the day with a clean, prioritized checklist of what to implement first.

• 7-day follow-up call to check in on your progress, answer questions, and make sure you’re actually using what we built.

Perfect for you if:

• You know your hands are only half the story, you want your numbers, systems, and marketing to match your skill.

• You want someone to look at your business with you and say, “Here’s where the real opportunities are.”

• You’re ready for a “this changes things” day, not just another class.

A master pack created with over 40 years of combined experience in the industry filled with haircutting, styling, fringe, social media, and salon culture support.

Ambrosia & Drea are both Olivia Garden educators, who share a passion for ongoing education & a heart for the beauty community. From traveling as educators, being top salon producers, winning awards, session styling, salon ownership, to coaching & mentoring.

We built this bundle to pass on the tools of what goes into being truly successful throughout your career.

You’ll receive lifetime access to the full Hair Tour Bundle upon purchase with a secure link & downloadable material.

Learn French haircutting with Ambrosia Carey in this digital class.

A softer, more refined approach to haircutting built on a simplified blueprint that supports both efficiency and intention behind the chair. This technique focuses on vertical sections, streamlined points of rotation, and working with larger sections using a longer comb and shears.

Throughout the class, you’ll develop a deeper understanding of shape, texture, and movement through the core angles of French haircutting. You’ll also learn posture and positioning that allow you to work alongside your client with ease.

This purchase is for the digital class only. In-person demo and hands-on tickets are sold separately.

Digital class purchases are non-refundable.

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