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Second October Blog Post

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The last two weeks in October were more eventful. Due to my connections both with Denesha and my friends at the school, I was able to do some heads. This was an interesting challenge for me as I was able to work with a wide range of hair types, lengths, thicknesses, as well as a range of  scalp tenderness . I took these challenges in stride though and was able to complete their hairstyles to their liking. I also took a stab at trimming someone's hair and treating their damaged ends, which ended up being rather successful. The prevalently requested style was a double Dutch braid. While styling my various clients' hair, I asked them questions about their haircare routine so that I could get a feel of what products to use in their hair while styling it. The questions also served as a way that I was able to give them personalized pointers concerning ways they could improve their regimen, or target a specific area in which their hair needed some more attention. In November, I p

First October Blog Post

This October, particularly in the first two weeks, I did get less done than anticipated, but I was able to get more of my plans in place. I worked with my mentor, Denesha and was able to get a clearer idea of where I wanted to go with the project as well as how to get in contact with various people who  could help me in that process, both on and off campus. I also decided on broadening my project into something that could live on at Emma Willard. This idea was catalyzed when I met people who were rather interested in learning from me in order to practice and style girls' hair here in the futere. As a result, I will be adding how-to videos to my social media site once it is created. I have started to consider the logistics of that descision and am happy with what i have created so far. I was also able to update and finesse my list of items to purchase, as well as research different brands and how effective, cost friendly and accessible they are. Additionally, I watched many hair