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Hairdressing Program


What is your placement rate?    


    
We have a 100% placement rate since the year 2000!

I know some of the other guys claim to have the best student/teacher ratio...
but I wonder why they don't have the best placement rates?


What is one of your strong points?    


    
We have the best color education in Alaska!
We teach how to use Italian colors, while the other schools use cheap colors.
Italian colors have the smallest pigment and the lowest ammonia!


How is your pass/fail ratio?    
    
We are the ONLY beauty school in Alaska with a 100%

pass rate on the Hairdresser State Board Written Exam. EVER!
How extraordinarily STRANGE that the schools claiming to have the "best
student/teacher ratios" only have not-so-great hairdresser written pass/fail rates, while our's is 100%?





   

Student Testimonials

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I LOVED MetrOasis®
I was 19 (I'm 26 now) when I began the program, and it was the first major decision
I had ever made completely on my own.
Sigel and Sue are wonderful people and very flexible when it comes to scheduling.
I didn't have a car and so I had to take the People Mover to and from school (I lived in Eagle River at the time).


I also must say that every employer I've had has been extremely impressed with my skills and,
especially, my color formulations.
I have clients who refuse to let anyone else near their hair because my techniques
are so different from what most schools teach.


On this topic, I now live in Chicago, where I am required to take advanced education classes to keep my license.
The classes that I'm taking are serving more as a refresher course than anything because
Sigel's basic training is advanced training everywhere else.


I loved the school and the people there, and I think you should certainly consider it.
For me, it began as a way to put myself through college,
but I enjoyed being a stylist so much that I can't imagine doing anything else now.


I am now in my fourth salon in the Chicago area (sixth since graduating).
It takes a while to find a place where you feel you can thrive and be "at home".
I also have become an educator for a product line called I-bella Romance (which hasn't hit AK yet)
and am currently mentoring two stylists fresh out of school at my new salon.
I am the Lead Stylist, which means that I get the difficult to please clients and the color corrections.
Basically, I get the big ticket people.
I have since gotten my Thermal Straightening Certification by Rusk
and offer that as a specialty service to clients looking for a permanently straight style.


If you choose to get into the industry, I would recommend MetrOasis® as your starting point.
Even if you choose to pass on becoming a stylist,
there are so many other opportunities that having some technical knowledge would be helpful.
You could be an educator for Redken, a platform artist (cutting hair at shows) or work for a distributor.
All of these are options,
and some knowledge about the hair industry and the people you would be working with is quite helpful.


I can honestly say that if I had chosen a different school for my education,
I wouldn't be where I am today.
I did my research and talked to every school owner,
interviewed at all of the schools, and chose the one that I still believe is the absolute best in the area.


Kasci Mann (Graduate - Hairdresser Program)



I have attended other schools for training and have found MetrOasis® to be one of the best.
MetrOasis® has a great student-instuctor ratio.
There is a lot of individual instruction as well as many guest speakers.
I was proud to be part of the MetrOasis® Team.


Dyandra Rayos (Graduate - Instructor Program)


Thanks For Everything

Sigel & Sue -
 
I appreciate you guys so much! Both of you have taught me practically everything I know.
I wish you the best in the cafe & salon.
May God bless you! I hold you both in the highest respect & close to my heart.


Brooke Bynum (Graduate - Hairdresser Program)


Thanks So Much!

Dear Sigel & Sue

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your kindness and generosity.
Beauty School has been such a fun time for me and I have learned SO much!
I will miss you!
God bless you!

Sara Yelverton (Graduate - Hairdresser Program)




If I had it to do all again -
Yes, I would come back to MetrOasis®! It is by far the best! The
instructors are awesome. They help and teach, but don't
"invade"! I have learned a lot about every day stuff, not just book work.
It's a great school and I strongly recommend it to anyone seriously considering being a hairstylist.


Angela Pratt (Graduate - Hairdresser Program)




Sigel, here are just a few words to let you know how much I appreciate all you've done for me.
I know that many times it may seem that the things you do for other people may go unnoticed but,
whether we realize this at the time or a year down the line we do appreciate your kindness and patience.

Thank you very much.

William Ehelebe (Hairdresser Program Graduate)

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Client Testimonials

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I love to come because it is like "Cheers" where everybody knows your name!

I feel welcome and a valued customer.
I have no desire to go anywhere else for any of my hair/tanning needs!

Terri Brandon (School Client / Tanning Salon Client)



Top 5 Reasons I Like Coming to MetrOasis®

5. Prices can't be beat. George Washington shades his eyes from the light when I open my wallet.

4. You can go to lunch with your favorite hairdresser and she even does your hair while you're eating.

3. Had a bad day?
Just go over to the cafe and read the menu, it's the only menu I've ever read that makes me wish I had written it.

2. They have a man student and he's not even gay.

1. I like to set the example for scores of Anchorage women in my age range.
It doesn't cost a lot to lose the waist length, parted down the middle, gray frizzy look.


Gwen Truax (School Client)



Why do I love MetrOasis®?

The answer is Sigel and Sue, of course, but why I love them is a whole other essay... or book.
I do have many more answers to this question though. For instance, I love MetrOasis® for the integrity, quality,
and fun I find there.

Sigel and Sue take the business of hair care seriously:
they have spent years learning the chemistry and care of hair, and the products and techniques that make it beautiful.
There's no question in my mind that they are the most knowledgeable hair care folks in town.

I trust them, and that is worth a lot to me.
They love their work, and understand the science and art that it is.

They appreciate their customers and want to make sure that their students,
the next generation of hair professionals, understand how important product knowledge,
hair knowledge, and professional customer service is.

While I, as a late afternoon client, do not have a lot of experience with the training aspect of MetrOasis®,
I can only hope that the students learn a tenth of what Sigel and Sue have to teach them,
and believe that with them as teachers, the students can't go wrong!

MetrOasis® is almost a state of mind, a way of being, as much as a hair salon/school.
The best way that I can explain that, besides about gushing about my trust of their superior knowledge and service,
is to describe my personal favorite thing about MetrOasis®
(besides Sigel and Sue!): it's arty, fun, purely natural originality.

At a time when our culture seems to have been reduced to a sadly uniform state of Wallmart, Mc Donald's,
clothing and cars festooned with the names of giant conglomerates, and an endless, ever spreading,
unthinking embrace of whatever our neighbors are doing, no matter how boring or even destructive,
MetrOasis® just shines with the originality and free-thinking of which humans are actually capable.

Sigel and Sue have built MetrOasis® from the ground up relying on their own good sense, hard study,
and artistry to build a completely unique business - a way of being!

They have designed and built the physical structure of the salon with their own ideas and hard work,
and the salon is everywhere infused with Sue's gorgeous and delightful artwork. Yes, art - that is the answer: MetrOasis
® is a work of art. It truly is an oasis, and I thank Sigel, Sue, and of course Aly for it.

Absolutely nothing can ever come close to replacing it, and Anchorage is so lucky to have them.

Maureen de Zeeuw (Salon Client)



I've been coming to MetrOasis® for years and it seems just as I think things couldn't get any better,
the atmosphere more hip,
the service more satisfactory,
things always seem to surprise me and do get better!

Beyond my belief.

Thank you for your hard work and great service.

Tess Weaver (School Client)



I love MetrOasis
®!

Sue and Sigel home school their daughter with great success!

The same success shows in their students.

The quality and service and student knowledge is always the same!

Excellent every time.

Thank you for your dedication to producing not only beautiful people on the outside but their inside as well.
 
Cheri Harris (School Client)



I love MetrOasis® because it's fun!

Sue, Sigel, and Aly are friendly and welcoming.

The students have been nothing but great.

Good people, good food, good service and products- who could possibly go anywhere else!

I love you guys!

Bobbie Gossweiler (School Client)



I started coming to Sue and Sigel's location several years ago.
My daughter Bethany is really the one who got me started coming here, mostly to tan.

Honestly, I came to your salon because you are very reasonably priced and your salon is about a half mile from my home. BUT, the reason I've continued to patronize your business has nothing to do with cost or locale. It has everything to do with the owners of the salon.

I can't tell you how much I appreciate Sue's gentle nature, easy going attitude, ever present smile and friendly disposition. I would not want to show up at a location where I did not feel welcome and appreciated.

Even though Sigel not as cute as Sue, he's also a very nice, Christian man and I am happy to give my business to these great folks. That's why I continue to tan at their location. It's all about the people there.

Cindy Centofanti (Tanning Salon Client)



We love the atmosphere, the FACIALS!!! , the haircuts,
and the great way Sue and Sigel treat others AND each other.

And Dylan loves the Cajun food. One of my favorite places.

Thanks guys.

Diana Sanders (School Client, Cafe Customer, Tanning Salon Client)



A - Z

Amazing prices.
Beautiful artwork.
Calm atmosphere (usually).
Daughter Aly.
Eating next door.
Fun operators.
Great management.
Haircuts: hip.
Ideals and standards.
Just plain relaxing.
"Klean".
Luxurious product.
Manicures: ummm.
Natural colors.
Olfactory stimulation.
Perms: yes!
Qualified students.
Ready, able and willing.
Sue and Sigel.
Totally friendly.
United staff.
Very helpful.
Work ethics.
Xcellent service.
Y doesn't everyone come?
(It would be a Zoo.)

Rosemarie Spencer (School Client)




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Tuition
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2009 Tuition / Fees


Hairdresser Program
Tuition=$3,995
Equipment and Student Kit=$1,485 
Registration Fee=$50 
Lab Materials Fee=$600 
Books and Study Materials=$565
State Permit Fee=$50 
Total=$6,745



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* We don't have any secret charges like making you pay for a manicure kit, a manicure class, etc.

Students Right of Cancellation and Refund Policy
'The student has the right to a "cooling off period" which expires at the end of the first day of a student's schedule attendance, and during which a student, upon submitting written notice of the institution, may cancel the enrollment contract and receive 100 percent tuition refund, less any application fee.' The student must cancel their student contract by giving written notice of cancellation to the school at 401 West International Airport Road, Suite 1C, Anchorage, Alaska 99518 before the beginning of the second day of the student's scheduled instruction. If the student withdraws before the beginning of the second day of instruction, money paid for Tuition, the Student Kit, the Books and Study Materials Kit, the State Permit Fee, and the lab fee will be refunded. 'All refunds to a student must be made within 30 days after receipt of notification of the student's withdrawal, or 30 days after the student's last recorded date of physical attendance, whichever is earlier.' 'The institution will acknowledge a student's cancellation or withdrawal, in writing with 5 business days of receipt the notification.' 'Student refunds shall be calculated from the last day of physical attendance.' Students must notify the school of their intention to withdraw before the beginning of the second day of the student's scheduled attendance by either hand carrying a written notification to the Director (complete with Director's signature as proof of delivery) or send a written notification by registered mail or certified mail. The student agrees not to hold the school responsible for any lost or misdelivered mail, or for any notice mailed by the student by any other method not listed here. Read this policy carefully, if you withdraw, there will be no "negotiation meeting" where you attempt to rewrite this agreement at a later date. THIS is the policy.


Refund Policy
(1) For a period of time after instruction has begun but before the beginning of the second day of classes or the equivalent, the institution shall refund 100 percent of the tuition; after that,

(2) for a period of time after the first day of class but not more than 10 percent of the classes has elapsed (165 hours), the institution shall refund at least 90 percent of the tuition; after that,

(3) for a period of time after which greater than 10 percent but not more than 20 percent of the classes has elapsed (330 hours), the institution shall refund at least 80 percent of the tuition; after that,

(4) for a period of time after which greater than 20 percent but not more than 25 percent of the classes has elapsed (412.5 hours), the institution shall refund at least 55 percent of the tuition; after that,

(5) for a period of time after which greater than 25 percent but not more than 50 percent of the classes has elapsed (825 hours), the institution shall refund at least 30 percent of the tuition; after that,

(6) the institution may require the student to remain committed to the entire amount of the tuition.
   


The school registration fee of $50 is not refundable.

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Staff
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Sigel and Sue are both licensed hairdressers and licensed estheticians and licensed instructors.


Franz Sigel Shroy
sigel
. @
. clearwire
. ..net


Thanks for visiting our web page.
I have been a hairdresser since about 1979.
  I have a great job! I enjoy helping people look good, and feel  better about themselves.

I am very proud to offer my experience and

training to clients, and those students that
wish to pursue excellence, in a relaxed, 
friendly, yet professional atmosphere.
We also try to have fun every single day!



I am a licensed instructor, esthetician, and hairdresser, and have owned and managed several salons. I have traveled extensively to 
receive my training . I did this 
because there was no program 
available like the one I've created 
at MetrOasis® Advanced Training 
Center at the time I went to school.

Unlike some other school owners, I actually do hair behind the chair. Many school owners aren't even hairdressers! I won the 1992 Outstanding Contribution to Education Award from Paul Mitchell,
have provided education in numerous states, was the Northwest Regional Perm Educator for Paul Mitchell as well as being an educational associate for Paul Mitchell for many years. I have also done platform work for Paul Mitchell, Joico, and Aramis.



I can offer you anything from extremely
precise to wildly creative haircuts,
bouncy curl to "texture only" perms,
vibrant to natural looking colors, and
the best multi-color highlights in Alaska. I also have trained some of the best stylists in Alaska and elsewhere. 

If you have any questions regarding

the beauty industry, whether you
plan to attend MetrOasis® or not,
please let me know. 
I also enjoy helping others find 
their way within this industry.

Good luck on your journey!
Franz "Sigel" Shroy




Some of the training courses I've attended -

Paul Mitchell Allan Benfield Bush
Gary Gerard John Paul Jones DeJoria
Julia Stratton David Brady
Charlie Massucci Robert Cromeans
Pivot Point LeRoy Carteau
Wayne Chambley Gene Juarez
Sam Bracatto Yosh Toya
Philip Wilson Lisa Renee Miller
Toni & Guy Artistic Team Wella
Antoine du Chez Artistic Team Tressa
ModaFini Allegretti Roma
Tommy Callihan Farouk Systems
Aaron Steadman Sebastian
Gary Fleet Aveda
Nioxin Stephan Way Design Team
Heidi Marie Radke and hundreds of others...

 

Sigel's Prices and Timing
Service Price Schedule Lead-time
Women's Haircuts $38 & up 3/4 hour 1 week
Men's Haircuts $25 & up 1/2 hour  1 week
Short Hair Perm $60 & up 2 hours 2 weeks
Long Hair Perm $75 & up 2 1/2 hours 2 weeks
Spiral Perm $75 & up 3 hours 2 weeks
Partial / Skip / & Condensed Perm $1.25@ rod & up (min $30) 2 hours 2 weeks
Short Hair Color $45 & up 1 hour 1 to 2 weeks
Long Hair Color $55 & up 1 1/2 hours 1 to 2 weeks
Color Touch-up $42 & up 1 hour 1 to 2 weeks
Short Foil Highlights  $1.50@foil (min$40) 1 1/2 hours 2 weeks
Long Foil Highlights $1.75@foil (min$40) 2 hours 2 weeks
Formal Style $40 & up 1 1/2 hours 1 to 2 weeks
Color Correction $75 @ hour & up plus materials
min 3 hours
3 hours As much as possible






Susan B Shroy
sueshroy . @
. clearwire
. ..net


Sue is a graduate of MetrOasis® Advanced Training Center.
She's not just a graduate, she's the owner too. Sue is very artistic ( she has a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Seattle Pacific University!) and listens to her clients very well. She must, her clients love her!
She received her ModaFini Perm Tech Certificate as well as her Allegretti Color Tech Certificate. You can schedule appointments with Sue at MetrOasis® "HotShots" Salon located  at 401 West International Airport Road,  Suite 1C next to (Sherwin Williams paint)  in Anchorage, Alaska at (907) 276-4110.



Sue's Prices and Timing
Service
Price
Schedule
Lead Time
Haircuts for Women
$32 & up
3/4 hours
1 week
Haircuts for Men
$24 & up
1/2 hours
1 week
Haircuts for Children
$18 & up
1/2 hours
1 week
Short Hair Perm
$60 & up
2 1/2 hours
1 -2 weeks
Long Hair Perm
$75 & up
3 hours
1 -2 weeks
Spiral Perm
$90 & up
4 hours
1 -2 weeks
Short Hair Color
$44 & up
1 1/2 hours
1 -2 weeks
Long Hair Color
$48 & up
2 hours
1 -2 weeks
Foil Highlights
$1.50 @ foil (min $40)
2 1/2 hours
1 -2 weeks
Blow-dry style
$15 & up
1/2 hours
1 -2 weeks
Formal Style
$35 & up
3/4 hours
1 -2 weeks





Services by Students

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Student Haircut /Style Prices
Haircut
$13.95
45 minutes
Includes Shampoo, Conditioning, and Blow-Dry Style
Appointment Suggested
Bang Trim
$3.00
5 minutes
Bang trim on dry hair, no shampoo included
No Appointment Needed
Formal UpDo
$27.00
apx 1 hr
Formal style suitable for formal occasions or weddings
Appointment Suggested

Student Perm Prices
    Directional
$35.95 2 1/2 hours Includes Shampoo, Conditioning, Blow-Dry or Sculpt Style. Does not include Shampoo/Set. Long hair extra. Appointment Strongly Suggested
Double Rod
$65.95 3 1/2 hours Includes Shampoo, Conditioning, Blow-Dry or Sculpt Style. Does not include Shampoo/Set. Long hair extra. Appointment Strongly Suggested
Scaffold Wrap Perm
$45.95 3 hours Includes Shampoo, Conditioning, Blow-Dry or Sculpt Style. Does not include Shampoo/Set. Long hair extra. Appointment Strongly Suggested
Skip Wave
$35.95 2 1/2 hours Includes Shampoo, Conditioning, Blow-Dry or Sculpt Style. Does not include Shampoo/Set. Long hair extra. Appointment Strongly Suggested
Bender Wrap
$35.95 2 1/2 hours Includes Shampoo, Conditioning, Blow-Dry or Sculpt Style. Does not include Shampoo/Set. Long hair extra. Appointment Strongly Suggested
Condensed
$35.95 2 1/2 hours Includes Shampoo, Conditioning, Blow-Dry or Sculpt Style. Does not include Shampoo/Set. Long hair extra. Appointment Strongly Suggested
Long Hair Charge
$10.00 1 hour Very long hair is charged by estimate. Appointment Strongly Suggested
Relaxer
$44.95 2 hours Includes Shampoo, Conditioning, Blow-Dry or Sculpt Style. Does not include Shampoo/Set. Long hair extra. Appointment Strongly Suggested
Un-Perm
$29.00 1 hour Includes Shampoo, Conditioning, Blow-Dry or Sculpt Style. Does not include Shampoo/Set. Long hair extra. Appointment Strongly Suggested
Basic Block
$35.95 2 1/2 hours Includes Shampoo, Conditioning, Blow-Dry or Sculpt Style. Does not include Shampoo/Set. Long hair extra. Appointment Strongly Suggested
Spiral
$55.95
& ^
3 1/2 Includes Shampoo, Conditioning, Blow-Dry or Sculpt Style. Does not include Shampoo/Set. Very long hair extra. Appointment Strongly Suggested
Long Spiral on hair 
past shoulder
$65.95
4 1/2 Includes Shampoo, Conditioning, Blow-Dry or Sculpt Style. Does not include Shampoo/Set. Very long hair extra. Appointment Strongly Suggested
XLong Spiral on hair 8 
inches past shoulder
$75.95
4 1/2 Includes Shampoo, Conditioning, Blow-Dry or Sculpt Style. Does not include Shampoo/Set. Very long hair extra. Appointment Strongly Suggested

Student Color Prices
Single Process Color on short hair. $35.95 1 1/2 hours Includes Shampoo, Conditioning, Blow-Dry or Sculpt Style. Does not include Shampoo/Set. Appointment Strongly Suggested
Single Process Color on long hair. $39.95 2 hours Includes Shampoo, Conditioning, Blow-Dry or Sculpt Style. Does not include Shampoo/Set. Appointment Strongly Suggested
Single Process Touch-Up $32.95 1 1/2 hours Includes Shampoo, Conditioning, Blow-Dry or Sculpt Style. Does not include Shampoo/Set.  Appointment Strongly Suggested
Single Process or Bleach Foil or paper Highlight on short hair. $ 1.40 @ foil ($37 minimum) 2 1/2 hours Includes Shampoo, Conditioning, Blow-Dry or Sculpt Style. Does not include Shampoo/Set.  Appointment Strongly Suggested
Single Process or Bleach Foil or paper Highlight on long hair. $ 1.66 @ foil ($45 minimum) 3 1/2 hours Includes Shampoo, Conditioning, Blow-Dry or Sculpt Style. Does not include Shampoo/Set.  Appointment Strongly Suggested
    Toner
$35.95 1 hour Includes Shampoo, Conditioning, Blow-Dry or Sculpt Style. Does not include Shampoo/Set. Appointment Strongly Suggested
Color Correction by consultation only
$65 @ hr & ^

Includes Shampoo, Conditioning, Blow-Dry or Sculpt Style. Does not include Shampoo/Set. By consultation only.
Bleach on short hair $35.95 2 1/2 hours Includes Shampoo, Conditioning, Blow-Dry or Sculpt Style. Does not include Shampoo/Set. Appointment Strongly Suggested
Bleach on long hair $49.95 3 1/2 hours Includes Shampoo, Conditioning, Blow-Dry or Sculpt Style. Does not include Shampoo/Set. Appointment Strongly Suggested
High-Risk fee $25.00 1 hour for home color or hair in 
poor condition.
Appointment Strongly Suggested

 
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Hairdressing Program Enrollment
Next Start Dates!
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Notice
  We have changed the way we reserve places in our upcoming classes due to the amazingly high number of people that have flaked out for one reason or another. Positions will be filled on site, during your interview, for the next class.


You must have:

1. a signed contract,

2. a non-refundable $50 registration fee,

3. a passing score on our entrance exam.

4. pass our entrance interview.



If you don't have these four things, 30 days prior to your start date, you do NOT
have a space reserved in an upcoming class.

Want to know how long it will take to graduate 
from a full-time or part time program?


Class start dates subject to change without notice.
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Curriculum
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State of Alaska Requirements
for Licensure in the Hairdressing Field

The MetrOasis® Advanced Training Center follows the
State of Alaska's minimum requirements for completion of the
Hairdressing and Instructor Programs.  The State's three requirements are as follows:



1.    Students must be in attendance at a State approved Hairdressing School for a minimum of 1650 hours for the Hairdressing Program, and a minimum of 600 hours for the Instructor Program.

2.    Students must fulfill the practical operations and hour requirements established by the Board of Barbers and Hairdressers for the course chosen, either Hairdresser or Instructor.


3.    Students must successfully complete the State Board Examination with a minimum grade of 75% in each facet of the examination, relative to the course taken.  Upon successful completion of the examination and payment of all fees required by the State of Alaska, the State of Alaska will issue the appropriate license for the course taken.


This section will explain a bit about what we teach.



Color Techniques

Color has become one of the most important services in the modern
salon. It's amazing that most schools don't even teach their students to formulate color.
I guess it takes too long in those "factory" type schools.
We use Allgretti and Italy color lines.

Why do we use Italian colors? 

Because they have the smallest pigments, 
which means they require less ammonia. 

They are also the most vibrant, the shiniest, 
and the richest colors. 

Isn't that what color is about anyway?

Sure they cost a little bit more. 

It's just what you do when you're striving to be the best!


Color Certification

These are a few of the many different color techniques we teach at the MetrOasis® Advanced Training Center. Each student receives their color certification in our basic Hairdressing course. This means you won't have to get this advanced training after you graduate. I find it truly sad when I see graduates show up at the state board exam and copy our student's foil highlight techniques and try and fake their test. It is obvious from the bewildered look on their face that they have never actually done a foil highlight. Some look as if they have never even seen one!

Multi-Color Foil Highlights


We do foil highlight at MetrOasis®. Some schools teach out of the book how to do foil highlights, or they may do one in front of the class 1 or 2 times during theory hour.  MetrOasis® students learn how to formulate their own colors, and do numerous foil highlights on their own, during their training. This is training for a job in a salon isn't it? Some salons do multi-color highlights and call them "minking", or "marbleizing", or "dimensional highlights". What ever? 

High-Lift Color

We teach our students how to do successful high-lift color services, how to analyze their client's hair, and which colors will work with which type of hair type. We also teach our students how to avoid the "hot zone", and how to tell when a color manufacturer's color chart is wrong.

Deposit-Only Color

We teach our students how to achieve deposit only status using regular colors, and how to adjust each color for the porosity of their client's hair. We also teach how to avoid "brown out".

Color Glazes

We teach our students how to create color conditioners and color glazes using their regular color. This skill is very important if you wish to pursue a career doing platform work.

Semi-Permanent Color

We use several types of semi permanent hair color, and we also teach our students how to make their regular color line semi-permanent. We also teach our students when to use semi permanent color for a more permanent effect on bleached hair.

Demi-Permanent Color

We offer semi and demi permanent color to our clients with gray hair, and we teach our students how to formulate demi-permanent colors for their clients whose hair color fades quickly.

Multi-Porosity Color

We teach our students how to make their own chemical additives for both perms and colors. We also teach our students how to adjust their color techniques for multi-porosity hair, and when to use their custom mixed additives.

Skip-Wave / Foil Highlight

We teach our students how to do a perm and a foil highlight during the same service. This techniques isn't even well known to stylists that have been doing hair for several years.

Foil Highlight / Free-Form Haircut

We teach our students how to do a haircut during a foil highlight. This is a great time saver, and also a great way to get the interesting texture cuts you see in all the hair magazines.


Still wondering why we're best beauty school in Alaska?

Our curriculum, our training, and our passion make the 
MetrOasis® Advanced Training Center the best school in Alaska.

Perm Techniques

Would it be fun to go to a restaurant and be offered a choice of
roast beef on white bread or a roast beef on a hoagie?

That's a lot like going into a lot of salons.
They offer you a "basic" wrap on regular perm rods, 
or a "spiral wrap" on regular rods.

Even many "designer" salons only offer 1 other
choice of a spiral perm on "hoop" rods.

Do you really want to work every day in a salon and offer a 
"regular" or a "spiral" as your only options to your clients?

You're clients won't!
 
  How do perms work anyway?

Inside your hair are protein structures called alpha helix coils which are made up of two strings of amino acids.
There are 23 different amino acids in each half of a coil.
There is one Methionine and one Cysteine molecule on each of these halves,
that are connected to each other by way of a disulfide bond.
This means that for every set of two polypeptide chains,
of 23 amino acids each, there are only two disulfide bonds available to create the pattern of curl within your hair.

The ability of these bonds to break and then reconnect are affected by reducing agents.
Reducing agents are anything that can reduce the chemical structure of your hair.
These agents can be sunlight, cheap over the counter products, home color, harsh treatment,
over stretching, etc..

Ever wonder why your perms turn out sometimes and not sometimes?
It could be the products you're using!
The perm solution breaks down the disulfide bond between the methionine and cysteine amino acids
and allows the microfibrils to shift into the pattern that you've created by wrapping the hair with perm rods.

As the bonds break, the hair relaxes into the new pattern.
Perm solution contains ammonia and thioglycholic acid.
The ammonia helps to open the cuticle which allows the perm solution to penetrate.
The thio breaks down the protein structure and allows the shift to occur.
(Originally the acid used to accomplish this action was the digestive acid from a goat's stomach.)

Up to 40% of the bonds break down and reconnect in the new pattern.
After enough of the bonds have been broken down, a test curl is taken to check the progress of the thio.
Then the hair is blotted.
This first blotting is very important, even though this step is missed by most hairdressers.
During the perming process the hair swells greatly, but slowly.

When the hair is rinsed, the hair swells again, but this time it swells so quickly that sometimes it splits.
This causes a lot of damage.
This damage is called osmotic pressure damage.
If you blot the hair before you rinse, you reduce the diameter of the hair.
Then when you rinse, the hair swells again, but only to the degree it was previously swollen by the thio.
This primary blotting also removes the ammonia while other perming chemicals are still in suspension.
If you just rinse the hair without this first blotting, the ammonia is removed almost immediately,
but the other perming chemicals are often times left in the hair leaving a terrible smell every time the hair gets wet.

For very stubborn hair, or hair that seems to absorb perm odors, a hot, wrung out wet towel can be used to blot.
After blotting, the hair should be rinsed with very low pressure, very warm water.
The hair is in a delicate state at this point, and full pressure must be avoided.
The hair should be rinsed for a full 5 minutes.
This is the most common problem with perms, that is, the blotting, rinsing, and blotting,
portion of the perm service.

About 65% of perm failures is due to poor blotting and rinsing.
After rinsing, the hair should be carefully blotted again.
If concave rods are used, the head should be rotated in several directions to allow the perm rods to drain properly.
If Efalock or Bender rods are used this is not necessary because there are no holes in the rods to allow water to collect inside the rods. 
After blotting the hair, the newly permed hair should be exposed to gentle cool air, like a hood dryer.
This step is called cold condensing.
Do not use heat.
This step allows the bonds to be in a closer proximity, and more bonds will reconnect. 
After a minimum of 10 minutes of cold condensing, the neutralizer should be applied.

Neutralizer is usually about 4% hydrogen peroxide.
Be careful not to spray the neutralizer with too much force as it may bounce off the rods without penetrating well,
and you will get little bleached out spots on your clothes.
Finally, after five minutes, the rods can be gently removed.
The new curls should be gently freed from the perm rods without any pulling.
The hair can be rinsed before removing the rods, or after.

If the wrap is complicated,
I like to rinse after taking out the rods because I get to look for rods missed by the neutralizer.

The new curl pattern is being held in place by the hydrogen bonds in the hair, until the disulfide bonds completely reharden, which takes about 48 hours. 

This is why you should not wash (or wet) your hair for 48 hours.

Many people don't follow this advice, and they return and complain that their curl is weak.
Yes it is.
When you get your hair wet,
the hydrogen bonds are broken down, and you weaken your perm at it's most critical state.
After 48 hours, you should recondition your hair with a reconstructor.
Your hair is very easy to damage during this 48 hour period.

Some clients stretch their hair, use curling irons, clips, scrunchies, rubber bands, etc.
Some clients will even argue with you and demand that your iron their hair.
They will of course insist that you guarantee their perm, even though they refuse to follow your directions.
A simple rule I follow is that if you follow my directions, I will guarantee my work.
If you insist on following your directions, then you can guarantee the work.
And that, is the short version, of why perms curl your hair.

Perm Wraps
These are a few of the many different advanced perming techniques we teach at the MetrOasis® Advanced Training Center. Each student receives their perm certification in our basic Hairdressing course. This means you won't have to get this advanced training after you graduate. 

 

 Contour

We will teach you how to do very curly perms for older clients that want as much curl as possible and don't want their perm to look like it's two months when they leave the salon.

 Condensed

We will teach you how to perm hair for clients that have enough natural body, and are only looking for end curl. Your client will be able to perm their, get it cut three times, and the perm is gone.

Transfer-Down

We will teach you how to do very softer curl and wave perms by perming on rollers and then transferring the hair to perm rods to neutralize. An excellent choice for people wanting today's "texture" looks.

transferee

We will teach you how to do larger curl patterns for people with finer hair by perming on rods and then transferring the hair to rollers rods to neutralize. This allows people with fine hair to have a longer lasting curly or wavy perm for a longer time.

Root - Spiral

Most salons will spiral perm your hair. Then when it starts to grow out, they re-spiral perm all of your hair again. When your hair is long, you are perming hair that is several years old. It has also probably been permed several times. We protect the hair that has curl, and we only perm the new straighter hair. This gives you a better looking perm, and it avoids the damage that perming over the same hair over and over does.

Root - Bender

We will teach you how to do  a root perm with bender rods to provide movement or soft curl on short to medium lengths of hair. This is a great technique to add a bit more curl to wavy hair, or to restore some of the curl that is sometimes lost when hair starts to gray.

Directional

We will teach you to perm your client's hair in a particular way to enhance or support your haircut and style. We can even teach you to enhance a color.

Root-concave

We will teach you to root perm your clients with fragile or color treated hair instead of perming the colored portions of their hair, causing the color to wash out and their hair to become more damaged.

Patch-Work

We will teach this rather complicated wrap that gives you a curl pattern within a wave pattern. It may take a couple of attempts but this effect can not be accomplished in any other manner.

Brick-Lay

We will teach you how to wrap your clients hair so that no partings or sectioning marks can be seen. This is extremely important for your clients that are having ethnic curls, or that have thinning hair.


Bender Directional

We will teach you how to give your clients that soft customized curl they have been looking for and just can't seem to find. This perm looks like naturally curly hair.

Rag-Curl Directional

We will teach you how to do give your clients that same look they love by tying rags in their hair, without the aggravating uncomfortableness of having to sleep on rag curlers.

Oval-Curl

Ever notice that most natural curl you see is not really round, but rather oval shaped. We can teach you to perm oval curls or waves into your client's hair using normal salon equipment and products. This will keep your clients coming back for more!

Air Neutralized Directional

We will teach you how to rebond up to 100% of the bonds in your client's hair instead of only 40% like everyone else, while giving your client that great custom look they love.

Air Neutralized Spiral

We will teach you how to do incredible spiral perms that last almost twice as long as usual, and the curls have more definition and bounce.

Spiral

We will teach you how to do remarkable spiral perms. Not those tangly messes with curls going every which way. We will teach you how to create curls wrapped in a curl where each curl holds it's shape in a much stronger way!

Transitional Spiral

We will teach you how to avoid that terrible hanging straight section so many spiral perms seem to suffer from. This is a simple technique that is often overlooked by most perm techs, either because they haven't been taught this technique or they don't have the proper equipment.

Double Rod

We will teach you how to do a perm on long hair where the hair is nearly as curly near the head as it is at the ends on long heavy hair, or on long fine hair.

 

Perm Rods

Most schools (and most salons for that matter) only have one type of perm rods, (and usually only a couple of sizes) but they want to create many different types of curl, waves, and textures. MetrOasis®  Advanced Training Center has many different kinds of rods. We use Efalock® rods, Bender rods, Hoop rods, concave rods, straight rods, and even a couple we've made ourselves. We also use different items for perm rods to create unique looks, such as chop-stick perm, and a trash-bag perm. 

Perm Products

Many schools use only one line of perm products. Some only use one or two perm products from one manufacturer! MetrOasis® has the full line of Peter Hantz® perms and perm support products, as well as perm products from Nucleic A®, ModaFini®, ApplePectin®, CO-A Kinetics®, Lamaur®, Paul Brown®, Care Free Curl®, and Wave Nuveau®, Wella®, and some Italian lines as well.


Haircutting Techniques

Haircutting has undergone several major changes the past few years. 

You can choose to use this fact to your advantage, 
or you can let it run over the top of you.

You get to decide which, by choosing the right school.

  
 
 
 
 

Classic 0 degree Bob haircut

This is the classic Bob that you are used to seeing on runways, and in expensive salons. No, this is not just combing the hair down and chopping it off. (That's the other guys). We teach this haircutting technique in the classic european style. There are several variations of this haircut also which include, incline, inverted (A-line), Swedish, etc. etc..

Classic Elevated Bob

This haircut is similar to the classic Bob except it is a bit lighter and swingier. This is a great technique for those that are tired of blowing the curl and movement our of their hair every morning.

Shattered Bob

We show our students specific ways of shattering the hard edge of this Bob haircut, without destroying and deconstructing the recognizable structure of a Bob. This haircut is a big hit with younger clients and those that are looking for a haircut to show-off their multi-color highlights.

Layered Bob

We teach our students how to maintain the familiar shape of a Bob haircut, but also include layering in a specific area of the Bob to increase volume and movement which gives heavy or tired hair the lift it screams for.

Shredded Bob

By using several tecturizing techniques in the PROPER way, we add movement and individualized pieces to the classic Bob. This isn't just chopping or tipping into the edge, this is determining which hairs will go in which direction long before you ever reach for your blow dryer. 

Horizontal Elevation 

We teach our students the correct way to do this haircut without getting the mangled and chopped up effects that the other guys always end up with. How do we know this? Because we have fixed hundreds of them!

Anti Geometric (Volumetric) Concave

This type of cutting leaves a soft inward movement with no or only slightly visible lines. This is one of our classic "condensed haircut collection".

Anti Geometric (Volumetric) Convex

This type of cutting leaves a soft outward movement with no visible lines. This is also one of our classic "condensed haircut collection".

Geometric Concave

This type of cutting leaves a harder inward movement with visible to soft lines. This is another of our classic "condensed haircut collection".

Geometric Convex

This type of cutting leaves a harder outward  movement with no visible to very visible lines. This is another of our classic "condensed haircut collection".

TriMetric (anti parabolic) Projection

Just how do you go about blending 2" of hair with 18" of hair next to it with no choppy lines? Why, with the TriMetric Projection technique, what else?.

Condensed

We can teach you how to combine a specific haircut with a specific perm wrap to either give you tons of natural looking curls, or to provide you with soft end curl only .

Chipping

We teach this technique to our students so they can break up hard lines around the face, redirect problem hair, and to add height to a style, without leaving a jungle of new hairs to deal with on your next haircut, or to interfere with your next perm.

Shredding

We also teach our students how to achieve the shredded and separated section haircuts that are so popular in the magazines right now. This eliminates the need for heavy and sticky styling produces, and leaves your hair bouncy, sexy, and hot.

Razor

We teach our students literally dozens of razor techniques. Not like the other guys that use that disgusting $1.99 razor and just demonstrate it in front of the class. We only use "feather razors", and the most up to date techniques.

Clipper

We teach our students dozens of different clipper haircuts, including how to do a "laser bob", "suicide bangs", and utilize various clipper tools such as the clipper comb, the flattopper comb, and Davis curve combs.

Free Form
Just how do you do some of those really "out there" haircuts? 
Come to school at the 

MetrOasis® Advanced Training Center

and we'll show you. You could go to one of the assembly line schools and learn how to cut a bowling ball haircut if you want to? Nah! Be the best hairdresser you can be by going to the best instructors! 


Communication

is a key factor to master if you want to be successful in the salon industry.

Will you have the skills?
 

Better make sure!

           
L.S.C.P.A.

 
We teach the L.S.C.P.A. communication model at MetrOasis®, which is one of our most important communication models. 

     Listen

     Share

     Communicate

     Permission

     Action

This model will help to empower you to communicate with your clients in a consistent, efficient way. This will give you more information regarding your clients desires than any other method of communication. This communication model will help you avoid miscommunication, mistakes,  and wasted time. This model will give your clients consistent service, and build confidence of your skills.

 

Content

There are various contents of any communication encounter. MetrOasis®
teaches our students what the different contents of communication are, how to  use them to do professional consultations with your clients, and to provide better service to your clients, and how to make more money as a hairdresser. We will teach you how to use the "Big 3" contents, and how to avoid the other type of communication that is a "business killer".

     Ethos - group oriented communication

     Pathos - emotional oriented communication

     Logos - logical oriented communication

 

Style

Just as in other things, people have particular communication styles. The successful hairdresser learns how to communicate with all communication styles, (not just their own). MetrOasis® will teach you how to identify each style, and how to incorporate each style into successful communication, and how to build your clientele on a wide foundation of client types. We will teach you how to "match & mirror" to make your clients more comfortable. We will also teach you how to communicate with each client in their own style, which is a powerhouse technique in building a successful client base. We will also teach you how to pace your communication with your client's.

     Visual - visually oriented communicator.

     Auditory - auditory oriented communicator.

     Kinesthetic - emotionally oriented communicator.

 

Procedure of Evidence

 
Why do your clients believe what they believe? How can this interfere with them getting the style they really want? Each person has a procedure of evidence that enables them to either accept or reject all the information they encounter. We will teach you to communicate to your client's particular evidentiary procedure so that you don't waste time on issues your clients don't care about so that you have more time dealing with the issues your client feels are important.

 

MetrOasis®, An Extraordinary School

By combining these different techniques and skills, we can teach you to be a master communicator. 

Don't just be an average hairdresser from an average beauty school.

 
 


Let MetrOasis® teach you to be extraordinary!

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