some of the people at conventions will try to tell you you need a pair of $7,000 shears. You don't need those...YET

Today the owner of the school and salon, Carmelo Gugliotti, (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-ContextMenu&rlz=1I7GGLL_en&ei=1icsS9rAOcnKlAew8q2TBw&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&ved=0CA0QBSgA&q=Carmelo+Gugliotti&spell=1) came in and taught us a class on shears.

He started out by holding up a pair and asking "What are these?" (imagine a very thick Italian accent with hints of Argentina ;) To which we all replied "Scissors/Shears...?"

"Shears." He said, then he proceeded to pick up another pair and ask the same question, to which we gave the same hesitant answer. When he did it a third time we were all like Is this a trick question? After that he pulled about 75 more shears out of his square metal case, then took out a large, square, leather folder and unfolded it twice revealing a velvet lined case with three squares of shears. "I have problem," he says, "One, I have so many shears and never seem to have the one I want when I need it, two, I cannot go into a store without coming out with a new pair of shears." I met my first Shear Addict.

It was interesting , listening to this older Italian man teaching us the different uses of so many different types of shears, I sat there taking notes and trying to soak up all his wisdom.

He explained to us a little about himself, starting off with the fact that he is the Global Director of Competitions....GLOBAL! yeah. Pretty amazing stuff. I feel so privileged that he is my teacher. For a little more information(just a little out of a whole ton) click the link. He's a very renowned man, I highly encourage you to look him up. http://www.gugliottis.com/about-stylists.php, I think you can also see his profile on www.studyhair.com .

Yesterday we learned how to set a perm(this particular one is set at a 45degree frontal, for the most volume.)

Today, one of the things we learned was how to do a Finger Curl. Somehow, despite being shoved in a tight and suffocating plastic bag, and stuffed in my bag for about an hour, this specific curl is still quite alive.