The Glowing Melon

Congratulations to International Institute of Cosmetology students for being awarded Young Talent 2016 this weekend! Winners were announced in Paris at the OMC Europe Cup Reception of the Nations. Submissions were judged by International OMC jury panel, and announced Saturday, August 10th.

First place winner of the Young Talent 2016 award, Ashley Kraushaar, says that past collections served as inspiration, as well as guidance from OMC competition trainer Ronnie Hawkins. We are so proud of all of our winners, semi-finalists, and students who entered the competition! Your success and talent is inspiring, and we can't wait to see where else your dreams take you.

Competition winners placed as follows:
Ashley Kraushaar: 1st Place Young Talent
Elieza Cicero: 2nd Place Young Talent
Chelsea Mann: 3rd Place Young Talent
Elizabeth Scavetta: 4th Place Young Talent
Joinesha Cash: 5th Place Young Talent

Submissions are below

submission photographs: Gregory Geiger

Have you heard?!

We are so honored to have Ted Gibson as the Guest Speaker at this years #IICGRAD2016. We look forward to celebrating your accomplishments on October 2, 2016 at the Aquaturf Club starting at 1:00PM. Reserve tickets at https://studyhair.ticketleap.com/iicg...

Have you always had a keen eye for hair and beauty? Are you the person all of your friends and family ask to do their hair and give them styling tips? Or are you ready to start over in a career where you make a difference in people's lives? No matter what reason brings you to IIC, we will help you to see, think, create, and adapt as an artist.

Whether you are interested in our cosmetology program, aesthetics program, makeup classes, or one day specialty classes, we can teach you the technical and professional skills you need to move forward in your career.

What is the first step you should take to see if International Institute of Cosmetology is a fit for you?
Set up a time to come visit one of our campuses, located in Wethersfield and Plainville, Connecticut. At that time we'll go over upcoming class start dates, scheduling, enrollment materials, and any other questions you may have, as well as a walk-through of our facilities including classrooms and the clinic floor!

To set up a campus visit, you can reach out to us via phone, email, or submitting your information on our website, studyhair.com. An admissions coach will reach out to you to set up your visit.


Phone: 860-571-0330
Email: Admissions@studyhair.com

We can't wait to meet you!

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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Check out one of Phase 3's activities with Ms. Shalon last week: balloon shaving. The goal, of course, was to keep the balloons from popping. Keep up the great work, Future Stylists!

A huge thank you to Wella Executive Valerie Bonnett for giving our students at both campuses career guidance and advice as she shared her journey in the hair industry.

Valerie is a cosmetologist and began her journey as a beauty industry professional in 1991. She is currently the New England Regional Sales Manager for the Salon Professional Division of Proctor & Gamble. During Valerie's visits to each campus, she offered students guidance and advice about the field and about setting, managing, and achieving career goals. Some valuable takeaways from the inspiring session: The first step is setting the goal! Valerie also reminded students that the biggest obstacle can be yourself, and to take chances and step outside of the comfort zone to grow.

At IIC, we believe so much can be gained from renowned stylists in the industry and we enjoy taking the opportunities to give Future Stylists these occasions to enrich their education.

Below are cosmetology students at IIC Plainville and IIC Wethersfield with Valerie. We are so grateful that she was able to spend the day with us!

At IIC, we are so proud of the success of our alumni. From salon and spa owners, to makeup artists, estheticians, cosmetology educators and more, International Institute of Cosmetology graduates are accomplishing great things. The best part? They are doing what they love!

Cosmetology alumni Amelia Tessier graduated in late 2014. With the help of IIC's career services, she was placed at a cutting edge contemporary salon, PeterDominic Salon & Spa. She began in the associate's program offered by the salon, and soon graduated to a level one stylist. This spring, she had the opportunity to speak about her training and career as a stylist to local Simsbury students at a career day. Below, she speaks about how much fulfillment she receives from pursing her passion:

"Today I attended my first annual Lunch n' Learn at a school here in Simsbury; basically another approach to 'Career Day.' It's funny how it takes sitting at a lunch table surrounded by 6 or 7 impressionable thirteen year olds who have endless possibilities for their bright, unwritten futures to truly realize how blessed you are to be where you are. That big scary world and fear of the unknown somewhere dissipates along the way when you realize you are living it. We don't often think about nor get the appropriate opportunity to revisit our pasts or retell our "stories;" our paths that got us to where we are today. There were many forks in the road, choices to be made along the way, but each decision, whether it seemed right or wrong at the time, got us to our current destinations. I've always tried to take what most would consider a mistake and turn it into a learning opportunity; life is so much about how we receive and respond to situations. I am proud of everything that got me to where I am today; my mistakes, my choices and my failures, but even more than that, I am proud to be in an environment every day that lifts my spirits, betters me professionally and personally and to be a part of a team I can call a family. PASSION is something we all have for one thing or another, I'm just blessed enough to use my passion in what I do every single day ❤️ "Love what you do & you never work a day in your life."

Congratulations on your success Amelia, and keep inspiring others to do what they love!

Amelia, after speaking at Lunch 'N Learn in Simsbury

We are so proud of all of our competitors who advanced to the Wella TrendVision Regionals in Boston, as well as all of our students who use their creativity and skills to submit entries to the competition. A big congratulations to our four Future Stylists who were selected to compete and bring their vision to the TrendVision Regionals. These trendsetters and their team and models rocked the stage.

Here are our students and competitors with their models: Lysett, Abigail, Myosha, and top three competition finalist, Lizamaree!