Successful Stylist Academy

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Hairstylists & Salon Professionals

Enjoy this monthly exclusive community to gain access built for hairstylists. We will be covering techniques, verbiage, organizational & growth strategies, along with live support sessions, free templates to help you stay on track, and growth strategies both in the salon and on Instagram. Opt in any month, or join our annual membership for additional perks.

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Transform your cutting skills with our French Cutting Mastery course, designed for hairstylists who want to enhance their efficiency behind the chair. Learn the art of French classic cuts with a detailed, step-by-step walkthrough of head rotation points, essential terminology, and the precise steps to achieve a timeless long-layered French haircut.
With over 20 years in the industry, Ambrosia and Drea have excelled as top salon producers, award-winning session stylists, and salon owners. This bundle pack is filled with haircutting, styling, fringe, social media, and salon culture support.
Learn how to create signature shags, wolf-cuts, and soft layered shapes with Master Stylist Katee Elives. Katee has spent the last decade perfecting custom shapes utilizing a razor and scissors to share both soft and edgy versions of the modern shag.

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French Haircutting

Discover the French haircutting method—a precision-based yet intuitive approach that creates effortless, lived-in shapes with soft movement and seamless grow-out. This class is designed for stylists who want to refine their technique, build confidence behind the chair, and craft haircuts that leave clients feeling amazing and excited for their next visit.
**What You’ll Learn:**
✂️ **Time-saving techniques** that enhance efficiency without sacrificing artistry
✂️ **Seamless, precision cutting** for shapes that fall naturally into place
✂️ **Effortless, lived-in layers** that enhance movement and texture
✂️ **Soft perimeter shaping** for bobs, shags, and long-layered looks
✂️ **Dry-cutting methods** to personalize shape and minimize bulk
Walk away with the confidence to create beautiful, custom haircuts that not only make styling easier for your clients but also keep them coming back, eager for their next appointment.
Ticket Options: Demo 9-12 noon | Hands-On 9-4pm

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Team French Haircutting Intensive

from $2,000.00

The Team French Haircutting Intensive is a private, on-site training designed for salon teams who want to refine technique, improve consistency, and elevate the overall quality of their haircuts through French haircutting fundamentals.

This hands-on class focuses on body mechanics, sectioning, weight removal, blending, and finishing details so your team can work with more intention, efficiency, and confidence behind the chair. Training is customized to your team’s experience level and designed to create alignment across stylists, not just individual improvement.

1-Day Intensive

Best for teams with prior French haircutting experience who want focused refinement.

Hands-on training on doll heads
Review of core French haircutting principles
Guided practice through classic haircuts

This option is ideal for reinforcing technique and sharpening consistency.

2-Day Intensive (Recommended)

Designed for deeper integration, repetition, and long-term results.

Day 1:

French haircutting foundations
Body positioning and sectioning
Hands-on practice on doll heads

Day 2:

Troubleshooting and refinement
Blending and finishing techniques
Live models in the afternoon

The two-day format allows time for concepts to settle, questions to surface, and technique to fully lock in, resulting in stronger retention and more confident execution across the team.

Logistics & What’s Included

Training is held on-site at your salon
Travel accommodations and lunch are included
Stylists must provide their own:
- Doll heads
- Tripod stands

Bulk ordering of doll heads can be coordinated separately with the salon owner if needed.

Scheduling & Reservation Details

Due to demand, Team French Haircutting Intensives must be reserved a minimum of three (3) months in advance.

Available date options will be provided once your class is reserved.

Business + French Cutting Hybrid VIP Day

$1,000.00

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.

French Haircutting

from $65.00

French Haircutting is a softer technique that has a simplified blueprint which will save time for hair stylists behind the chair.

The french haircutting technique works along vertical sections, simplified points of rotation, larger sections, with a longer comb and shears.

In this class you will discover shape, texture, and movement utilizing the 3 main angles within a french haircut. You will understand the methodology behind body posture & stance for a technique famously known for standing beside your client. Lastly you’ll be able to execute a french style haircut in under an hour; with practice, you’ll be able to deliver beautiful haircuts in 30 minutes or less.

Refund & Cancellation Policy:

We’re committed to providing valuable education and resources, and we appreciate your understanding of our policy. All ticket sales and digital product purchases are final, and we’re unable to offer refunds on digital education or downloads. However, if you’ve registered for an in-person or hands-on class and need to make a change, your ticket can be transferred to a future class within 12 months of the original purchase date. Just reach out to us at least 72 hours in advance, and we’ll be happy to hold your ticket for a future date.

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