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Do you have a prom, wedding, or special evening or occasion coming up?


International Institute of Cosmetology's salons at the Wethersfield and Plainville campuses can provide up-dos, curls, braids, blowouts and any other styling needs to get you ready for your event. See below for recent work done by cosmetology students at IIC.


For more information about services, visit https://www.studyhair.com/services or call 860-571-0330

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This week students, graduates, and staff from IIC alongside stylists from all over CT and beyond welcomed Rebecca Taylor for a color specialty class at International Institute of Cosmetology's Advanced Academy.


The class consisted of color demos using a variety of fashion colors on each model, as well as a hands-on portion of the day for students and Rebecca's tips on branding and social media.


Thank you to Rebecca for a great learning experience and for everyone who attended this class at the Advanced Academy. Visit CTAdvancedAcademy.com to see upcoming classes and register online!

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Following last month's cosmetology program career fairs for both the Plainville and Wethersfield campus, the admissions department hosted an Aesthetics career fair on April 9th featuring spas and salons with career opportunities to provide current aesthetics students.


We are so happy to have had Susan and Alexsa (an IIC alum!) visit IIC to represent From Tips to Toes and More in Southington as well as Ashley and Amanda (both IIC aesthetics program grads) from European Wax Center in West Hartford.


Industry information, career opportunities, and details about the businesses and services offered were some of the things that our future skincare specialists discussed while connecting with From Tips to Toes and More and European Wax Center.


For job placement assistance and more information on upcoming career fairs for our programs, contact the admissions department!

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Once again, International Institute of Cosmetology students have focused their special occasion talents in a winter photo shoot in which they styled the upcoming spring bridal trends for CT Fashion Mag (ctfashionmag.com) photographed by Mike Chaiken.


The title of this year's article is "For brides with a makeup-hair to-do list, go Boho". Cosmetology program students carried out the Bohemian style on model Jade's hair and makeup, including a loosely-structured up-do with a beaded headband and a glamorous take on dewy, glowing makeup.


The work of current cosmetology students Olivia Ambrosio, Rebecca Duenas (hair) and Mayra Cagganello (makeup) was featured in this winter's bridal feature for CT Fashion Mag. We are excited for more IIC students work to be featured in upcoming spring 2018 photo shoots!


View the full article here: https://www.ctfashionmag.com/2018/02/08/for-brides-with-a-makeup-hair-to-do-list-go-boho/

This past Fall, current cosmetology student Mayra Cagganello and mentor, educator Savannah Messenger, were selected to travel to New York City to participate in Modern Salon's Artist Session held at Wella Studio. Mayra and Savannah submitted videos that showcased their inspiration in the industry to qualify for this special opportunity which led not only to the Artist Session, but also a feature in Modern Salon Magazine! Martin and Teena Gugliotti, IIC's Dean of Students and Director of Branding and Culture accompanied them to the private event.


International Institute of Cosmetology was one of only two schools invited to participate in this exclusive event, which the magazine article attributes to when IIC "outperformed many schools in training and led the way for our Wella competitions". -From Modern Salon Magazine February 2018


Below are photos of the inspirational and educational Artist Session as well as the look, called Ethereal Blush, that Mayra and Savannah created for the feature.

A huge congratulations from the International Institute of Cosmetology community goes out to recent cosmetology graduate Erika Salazar for advancing into the semi-finals for Sebastian's What's Next Awards. We also want to mention how amazing all of our student and staff entries for this competition were. The creativity and skills shown were impressive and inspirational!


Erika's creation reflects her vision and interpretation expounding on Sebastian's "Twisted" collection and inspiration for this year's competition. Her multi-dimensional hair design uses the texture of the hair and multiple, intertwined braids.


You can view photos of her work from her official entry below, and you can vote for Erika to advance in the competition here: https://sebastianwna.com/competition/

photo by Mike Chaiken

photo by Mike Chaiken

photo by Mike Chaiken

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In case you missed it, International Institute of Cosmetology celebrated it's cosmetology, aesthetics, and makeup class graduates in style-- as usual-- with our annual graduation fashion show.


Diplomas and certificates were received, excellence was recognized, models walked the runway to show off our student, staff, and grads' techniques, and guest and keynote speakers Tabatha Coffey and Sonya Dove took the stage to share inspiration and insight.


We are so proud of all of our 2017 graduates and their work, and wish them success as they continue to pursue their dreams! Here is a snapshot of #IICGRAD2017 below.




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International Institute of Cosmetology's Advanced Academy was excited to have guest artist, Domick Serna teach a sought-after cutting class on 11-5-17.


Based out of L.A. and best known for his signature bob style haircuts and undone waves, Dom Dom spoke to class attendees, did two haircuts, and worked with students for their own hands-on practice of his techniques on mannequins. It was an excellent learning experience and a fun class that was enjoyed by current IIC students, graduates, and stylists who had traveled from all over CT and beyond. Since this class sold out very quickly, the advanced academy is eager to have Dom Dom Hair visit with us again. Until then, you can check CTadvancedacademy.com for upcoming classes at IIC and register online.

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At IIC, we love to show off our work and our clients! Here are some of the posts we've been tagged in this month:


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