I work at a cosmetology school. Every year we put on a charity hairshow for a local family shelter (the only family shelter in the area). Now when I say hairshow I don't mean some boring display of haircuts through the ages, or explanation of some new technique, but for the record as a licenses professional I do see the benefit of those types of shows and do enjoy them, but this is more like a fashion and hair extravaganza! Each year my boss picks a theme for the show and each student gets separated into segments with an instructor to supervise. This year was Legendary Love (previous years have been Best of Animation, Brother Grimm Bed Time Stories, Music Icons etc...).
When my boss finally announces the theme to the staff we also get to know what our segments are! The students don't get to know for a few more months after that. We actually don't tell the students a thing until 6 weeks before the show. This year my segment(yes I get a segment even though I mostly stay away from teaching) Davey Jones and Calypso! Ya Ya Ya I know, You have never heard of them. That doesn't matter! What matters is I can do whatever I want with it! (The previous years I have instructed Lady Gaga, Hansel and Gretel and I was a student in Corpse Bride) I love to make all the pieces huge, in your face and Avant Garde all the way.
I got assigned students from our second campus. So I had to travel back and fourth, about an hour away. It was worth it though because I had literally the best students! They had complete trust in my ideas and ran with them. each group get 200 dollars to cover makeup, costumes, hair and props. I make my students make their costumes out of mostly recycled items. I like the originally and creativity that it provides. The last two weeks before the show my group was completely done and ready to go on stage (mostly because I am a control freak)
The day of show we literally have groups that start at 3 in the morning! My group started at 4 but I regret not getting that extra hour! I had 9 students in my group and we ran around crazy all day! getting all that hair and makeup done, then driving all the way to our main campus for the show! I was hot gluing stuff onto models as they walked on stage!
It was AMAZING! well let me correct that, the light guy was/always is and idiot and misses every single que so he ruins the whole show-or at least for me anyway. But the costumes where fantastic, the music great, the hair amazing! every segment turned out so great! I was super happy with it! It was my most stressful year because I had to travel back and forth, but it was also my easiest year.... so you figure that out.
And then it was over. So sad. now I have to wait a whole year to start again. Don't worry though, The ideas never stop coming to me! I think I love hairshow so much because I am actually very creative but I don't get to use that side of my brain very often. So when I get a period of time that I get to do nothing but indulge in that part of my I go a little crazy. Then I return to my real life and feel a lot more secure about everything. I love being creative but I am more comfortable with my spread sheets and binders.... anyway here is some pictures I snapped with my phone of rehearsal, day of and getting ready! (my new phone because clumsy me dropped my stupid phone in the toilet and lost everything on it) in no particular order
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