Second November Blog Post

Interestingly enough November flew by so quickly! I think a lot of that was due to the Thanksgiving long break my school had in-between. Between there and then, I worked with my mannequins, as well as obtained more tools. With the mannequins, I was able to not only have a head available to style whenever I wanted one, but I was able to practice more complicated braidings on them, as well as get more experience styling non-curly hair. I also began to start serious conversations as to how to move forward with expanding my reach to outside the school, as well as how to get professional aid. I intend to try my best to increase my expertise, get into contact with outside sources, as well as style the heads of more Emma girls going on into December.

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  1. UnknownJanuary 9, 2018 at 6:11 AM

    Yes, let's plan your off-campus opportunities. I think there are interesting things you can do in the Capital District that will align with your goals.

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