"Ta-Ta for Now" to Beauty School Grad Krissy

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"Ta-Ta for Now" to Beauty School Grad Krissy

Published: July 20, 2009
by Rosanne Ullman

For the final post of “stalking” Krissy Simmons through her memories of beauty school, taking her state boards and moving on to work at a salon, I asked her advice for future cosmetology school students.

“Start practicing on your friends now,” Krissy recommends. “Do their hair for the next dance. Ask your school’s cheerleaders if you can help out with hair and make-up for games and competitions. Do as much as you possibly can with hair. My teachers had to show me how to do a french braid! That isn’t a horrible thing, but it’s better to be a step ahead when you arrive at school. Then prepare mentally, physically and emotionally for a very intense year to 18 months, and do not miss a day of school if you can help it!” Krissy says she’s a better person for having weathered the ups and downs of her year at school.

“The best part of school is the obvious—doing hair!” she raves. “Making people happy! Hearing them say, ‘I love my hair! It’s never looked better!’ This work is about people, the industry and being inspired by Vidal Sassoon saying, ‘You’re not doing your job if you’re not misunderstood,’ or by Robert Lobetta saying, ‘You can’t stand back up if you don’t fall down first.’ It’s about making yourself the best that you can be. I’m inspired by all of this, and that’s what I got out of beauty school.” Thanks for generously telling your story, Krissy, and stay in touch!