I used to have a blog and it was great! But it was also very time consuming. I even bought a Mac book trying to keep up my very short lived Carrie Bradshaw moment. I wrote some bad ass blogs too! I don’t know where they went 😑
Im here to discuss my life- behind the chair. Not censored, raw moments! My dream has always been to be a educator in some way some form- and I can’t follow with the Instagram life because it continues to evolve or change(and if I’m being 100% honest, people just follow anyone with a large audience) I’m posting these blogs for those Who will want to follow my journey, take tips and advice on mistakes I’ve made haha. Something that I have always learned growing up. Mistakes happen but they are the best lessons. I want to dedicate this to the new stylist coming into this world. To anyone starting a business and trying to keep up with the standards of social media. YOU CAN DO IT!
I was very lucky to always get the support I needed from someone very close to Me. Even tho he would give me his two cents on how to run a business, he always allowed me to go with my ideas and run with them. (Sometimes that annoyed him) because I don’t do test runs, I do trial and errors- and boy let me tell you there was a ton(still is) but I always convinced him I could do it & he believed in me. The few people who always believed in me and supported me through it all. Everything I have- is because of him. So THIS IS A SHOUT OUT TO FRANCISCO! For your endless support, believing in me, encouraging me and telling me that I can do it! Thank you!
I now run my own business in a 10×11 studio in a sola salon. I have less than 1600 followers on IG @vicioushair13 & I’m currently 3 months booked out. I have a amazing social media assistant who makes my life so much easier. Without her I wouldn’t be able to take the time to do my own life or even blog. Go REN🙏
2014 is where it started -2014 is the year I started beauty school, long story short.. I was working at Home Depot, I started hating my job and I saw Francisco being so passionate over his education.. he truly Inspired me to want that. The only problem was that I was a confused 22 year old. At the time I thought 💭 Im too old to start school, and what do I even want to be?. Hair was always on the back of my mind but I grew up around people who belittled anything that wasn’t a university.. so I belittled that as a career. I have no idea why but I thought about culinary school. Francisco and i checked it out, did the whole tour and I immediately said no. I then did a tour for beauty school and instantly had a smile ear to ear. With out hesitation I knew what I wanted to do. I started school in 2014 & struggled through it all but it was all worth it.
Team NO SLEEP: I relocated jobs to be closer to school. I went into work at 8:30am—5pm and started school at 5:30pm – 10:30pm. I was on my feet for what seemed like eternity. But it was worth it. I slept in my car, and I did my homework at work. During lunches and break and sometimes during work. I have no idea how I did it but regardless of how many people gave me shit, and tried to discourage me .. it made me want to show them, That I could do it! I learned not to belittle or underestimate how smart, dedicated, hard working & strong I was. After I graduated I wasn’t confident in leaving Home Depot behind. I didn’t think I would financially be ok. But i was mentally and physically over it with Home Depot. I decided to finally leave and start at Supercuts.
Supercuts:You know- a lot of people talk shit about this Supercuts but I’ve worked at a high end salon (for legal reason I’ll call it MJ salon)- and let me tell you how horrible that MJ salon was !!!!! A valuable lesson I learned at MJ salon as a assistant (which felt like I was a personal bitch) was how to NEVER ever treat a assistant. But that will be a whole other blog! I learned so much at this Supercuts. I made friends! I met a lot of cool people, a lot of weird people and I got to hear different stories everyday! I got to share music taste, I’ve cried at stories, and I’ve cried because DELLA would frustrate me lol jk (not really) at Supercuts I fucked up a couple haircuts, had some panic attacks, turned a grown mans hair purple & endless mistakes that I cringe about now. It’s a great way to start- basic cuts and speed is learned there. Everything else is learned from experience and classes that cost a arm and a leg! -Everything I have- my education, my experience, my skills, clients, my business and my salon studio is all because I made the decision to not be miserable in a work place. It was scary, but it’s one of the best decisions of my life. I have a small following, but maybe i can inspire 1 persons then this is all worth it!
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Just being honest- 