Struggling to serve Natural Afro Hair clients?
 

If the sight of a potential customer with natural afro hair fills you with dread, then we've got a quick and easy solution for you


Join us on our 1-day intensive

Natural Afro Hair Maintenance and Styling Masterclass 


Improve your services and increase your profits by learning how to style and maintain Natural Afro hair the right way

Afro Hair is the most versatile and creative hair type there is

Black women are estimated to spend six times more on haircare than other women, and change their hairstyle more often

An Afro Hair client spends £4000 annually on average on hair in UK

source: mintel research

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7 reasons you should consider adding
Natural Afro Hair skills to your Hairdressing Services

  • 1
    16 % UK population is from an ethnic minority group (2011 Census), predicted to raise to 35% by 2035
  • 2
    3% of UK population identify as Black / African / Caribbean / Black British (2011 Census) 
  • 3
    £300 billion spending power of UK ethnic minorities
  • 4
    Estimated £97 million value of UK black and asian beauty products and services market
  • 5
    Black women are estimated to spend six times more on haircare than other women, and change their hairstyle more often, spending an average of £4000 annually on haircare in UK
  • 6
    There's a moral obligation to ensure your salon caters for all people with and all hair types
  • 7
    It makes financial sense

Source: Mintel research, Salon Focus magazine - October 2015 issue

Come join us on our 1-day intensive
Natural Afro Hair Maintenance and Styling Masterclass
to get the skills you need to handle Afro Hair with care


Hurry, the Natural Afro Hair Maintenance and Styling Masterclass starts in... 

14
Days
17
Hours
47
Minutes
50
Seconds

Next course start dates: 


Monday 8th April 2019 - 10.00am till 4.00pm



Why You Need This Course

  • You are a qualified hair stylist, but have never or rarely worked with Afro Hair


  • You have been turning away clients with Afro and Mixed Textured hair from your salon due to lack of knowledge and experience with these hair types


  • You want to add an additional profitable service to your existing salon services


  • You want to build confidence working with Afro Hair and get more creative


  • You have a desire to ensure your salon caters for a diverse clientele, providing a professional hair service for people with all hair types


Come join us on our 1-day intensive Natural Afro Hair Maintenance and Styling course where we'll teach you the foundation skills required to handle Afro Hair with care.

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The Course Highlights


By the end of the Natural Afro Hair Maintenance and Styling course you will know:

Effective Client Consulations

How to perform effective client consultations for clients with Afro Hair.

Products

How to recommend the correct hair products to use for your client's Afro hair type (yes there is more than one type of Afro Hair).

The Wash

How to Shampoo and Condition your client's Afro hair the right way.

Treatments

Prescribe the correct hair treatments for Afro Hair, to solve your client's hair problems.

The Perfect Blowdry

Conduct the perfect Blow Dry on Afro Hair to meet your client's needs (Pick Comb and Round Brush Blow Drying techniques)

Set Styling

How to do set styling the right way on Afro Hair.

Gel Comb Twists

How to perfect the single strand gel comb twist technique on natural afro hair.

Natural Two-strand Twists

How to perfect a Natural Two-strand twist protective style technique on Afro Hair.

Thermal Styling

How to use the correct thermal tools and techniques on Afro hair (Tonging/Straightening)

The Finish

How to finish an Afro hair style well, so your client leaves the salon happy

Course Certification

On completion of the course you will receive a Silk Trends Academy ‘Natural Afro Hair Maintenance and Styling course’ Certificate of attendance.  


This could be used as evidence of skills already gained should you wish to pursue an academic course of study in the future (e.g. NVQ Hairdressing), or as proof of continuous professional development.

Ingrid Farrell  //  Creative Director of Silk Trends, Principal Tutor


I am Ingrid Farrell, Co-Founder and Creative Director of Silk Trends Hair Salon and Training Academy.  I am an accomplished Hair Stylist with over 30 years experience in styling Afro, Mixed Textured and European hair.  


I am also a qualified and experienced Hairdressing Trainer, and am passionate about encouraging more people to develop skills in Hairdressing in order to provide a professional service to people with all hair types from all backgrounds, and never have to turn clients away due to lack of knowledge and skills with their hair type.

Ingrid Farrell

Ingrid's work has been featured in...

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Course Trainer Qualifications:


  • NVQ Lvl 1 Hairdressing
  • NVQ Lvl 2 Hairdressing
  • NVQ Lvl 3 Hairdressing
  • City & Guilds 7307 Stage 1 - 4 Teaching Qualification
  • D32/D34 and A1 NVQ Assessor Award
  • NVQ Level 3 Award in Retail Management

Course Trainer Experience:


  • 30 Years plus experience of Hairdressing
  • Hair styles published in a variety of Hair Magazines such as Salon Focus, Good Salon Guide, Hair magazine, Hair Styles Only magazine, Black Beauty and Hair Magazine.
  • Winner of Afro Hair Salon of the Year at the London Hair and Beauty Awards in 2018 and 2016
  • 15 Years experience of Barbering
  • 10 years experience of teaching Hairdressing and Barbering at Level 1 & 2.
  • Continuously trains all Silk Trends staff
  • Attends regular training courses to keep her own skills up to date

What our students say:

Afro Hair Styling student receives certificate

Happy Afro Hair Styling course student...

Great knowledge and understanding in afro hair received. A whole new experience for me... Demonstrations and lots of practice to gain confidence. I really enjoy the day and I learnt everything I came for and more. Thank you x

KIM H

Happy Simply Afro Student receiving certificate 2012

Afro Hair Student...

This course is great for anyone wanting to gain skills in caring for, maintaining and styling Afro hair.  The teaching is intense and very detailed.

ANGELA S

One very happy student...

Silk Trends provides a very well structured course. Relevant material in terms of information were provided as well as appropriate equipment and products.  Excellent learning pace in a very relaxed, friendly and professional environment.


Silk Trends has given me the incentive to build on the knowledge and the skills I have learned and to improve on what I have learned through further studies.

MAUREEN H

The Best Time to start learning Afro Hair skills is Now!

Do not delay.  Book your place on our 1-day intensive Natural Afro Hair Maintenance and Styling Masterclass today. 

Invest in the skills you need to add a popular and profitable hair service to your salon. Get the skills and knowledge you need to handle Afro hair with care, and never have to turn a client away again due to their hair type.

The one-day intensive Natural Afro Hair Maintenance and Styling
 Masterclass will introduce you to the foundation skills required for working with Natural Afro hair types.


Next course start date:  


Monday 8th April 2019


Duration: 1 day


Time:  10.00am till 4.00pm


Venue: Silk Trends, 202 Chingford Mount Rd, London E4 8JR


This course is valued at £1000.00 per person


Standard Price: £750.00 per person


Limited Offer Price: £495.00 per person


Book by Sunday 31st March and get an extra 20% off our  Limited offer price just for you: 

Pay Only £495.00 £395.00 per person

(that's a huge 20% off deal, saving you over £350 per person off the standard price)


Places are limited. Hurry, Book today to avoid disappointment. 

  

There will be a maximum of 5 students on the course. Places are limited and on a first come first serve basis and will book up fast, so secure your place quickly to avoid disappointment.



Book your place on the
Natural Afro Hair Maintenance
and Styling Masterclass now!







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