I haven't been back to shadow my mentor again since the last time, but I am planning to go again soon. I have been super busy but now that wrestling is almost over, I should be able to go shadow on a Saturday. I have been practicing on Grace so when it comes time to do the final project I will have experience with styling someone else's hair.
I shadowed Hailey for a long time today and it was really cool and fun. The one color I watched was really cool because it was dark on top, then it got lighter and lighter on the bottom. She explained to me how she mixes her colors using 1-10 with 1 being darkest and 10 being lightest. She would take a section of hair, put dark on the roots and down a little bit, then she would put a blonde in the middle of that section of hair, and then she would use the lightest color to do the bottom of the strand, and then she rubbed the places where the colors touch to make them blend. It was really fun to watch because I've never seen that done before. I also watched someone get their eyebrows done very closely and I even got to wax them a little bit. I was very nervous, but Hailey helped me. I am actually starting to like what I am doing for my senior project.
Before I picked my senior project I was told that picking something that I might want to do in my future would help me decide. When I finally picked my senior project I thought that maybe I would go to school to be a cosmetologist. After shadowing Hailey a few times I realized that this is not what I want to do. I picked this project to help me decide my future and I am glad I have narrowed it down by doing this for a senior project. I like to do hair and makeup but I can't see myself doing it on a daily basis.
I went to Grace's hair appointment with her to shadow. I wathced her highlight Grace's hair and we discussed what I am doing for a final project. She came up with the idea of me touching Grace's hair up around March. Hailey would be there and make sure I am doing it right. I was nervous at first but now I feel like I can do it because it looked kind of easy. I am very excited to do this becuase I have never done it before.
On Saturday, December 10, 2016 I went to Mitchell to shadow my mentor. When the client showed up, Hailey got right to work. The client picked out colors for a hair dye and Hailey went to mix the colors. After that, she put it in the hair, every other color to make it even and blended. It was pretty cool that Hailey knew exactly where to part the hair and what color to start with and put where. When the dye was all even in the hair, the client had to sit for the dye to settle in. After that, Hailey washed the hair and cut it. She then dried it and styled it. It was very interesting to see what all is included in a job as a cosmetologist and I look forward to spending more time learning about this topic.
I interviewed my mentor the other day and it was very interesting to sit down and talk to her about what her work day is like. I enjoyed learning new things from her. We also discussed what I will be doing for my final project and I'm very excited to do it! I like her as a person and she is very easy to get along with.
After I finished my rough draft I met with Mrs. Stekly and read through my paper with her, word for word. She made corrections and helped me fix my paper to make it better. When she read through the whole thing, we realized that I had gotten off subject half way through. I was very frustrated but she helped me combine it into one. I made corrections and turned my final draft in on October 25, 2016!!
I am happy to say that I am done doing note cards! I did a total of 56 note cards and if I need to do more I can. On Wednesday, September 28, 40-50 note cards are due so we can begin writing our paper. I hope I do well on the paper and I have learned many new things while researching. Wish me luck:)
On Saturday, September 24, 2016 I talked to my mentor about how I will do my final project. We discussed different cosmetics and hair styles and how I'd do it on a person. I plan on shadowing her for awhile and practicing before I do my final product. I am very excited to start my final product and to start shadowing.
I have been thinking about what I want to do for my Senior Project a lot and have come up with a few ideas. One idea is to do hair, make up, and nails like a cosmetologist. The reason I chose this is because I love doing hair, make up, and nails. I also chose it because it is something I might want to do in my future.
Another idea I came up with is to go into an elementary classroom and do an activity with them or create lesson plans for them. I love working with kids and I've been thinking about going to college for Elementary Education, so having experience in the classroom would be helpful. |
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