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Hairdressing and Barbering

The hair route from first interest to your own chair or shop: training and licences, hygiene and chemical safety, fades, colour, braids and locs, pricing, a full client book and opening a salon.

Free · Mac (Apple silicon) and Windows · v1.0.0 · Other platforms

Then open the Marketplace in the app, search for Hairdressing and Barbering, and click Install. It goes into your own files, and works offline from then on.

What it installs.

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Starter tasks

🧰 Professions & Trades

Hairdressing and Barbering

Building a hairdressing or barbering career: training, certification, building a chair and client book, pricing, booth rental or opening a shop.

  1. Testing whether hair work suits you
  2. Hairdressing, barbering or both
  3. School subjects for a hair career
  4. Mapping hair training routes where you live
  5. Paying for hairdressing or barbering school
  6. Building a starter cutting and styling kit
  7. Sanitation and disinfection routine for every client
  8. Chemical safety, patch tests and allergy alerts
  9. Finding the licensing rules where you will work
  10. Mannequin head practice and model log
  11. Weekly clipper and shear maintenance
  12. Client record cards and colour formulas
  13. Appointment book, deposits and no-show policy
  14. Opening and closing checklist for the chair
  15. Monthly takings, tips and expenses review
  16. Back-bar and retail stock check
  17. Licence, insurance and certificate renewal calendar
  18. Portfolio photos and social media posting routine
  19. Hands, back and feet care for long days standing
  20. Continuing education and trend record
  21. Hair and scalp analysis by texture and porosity
  22. Clipper cutting, guards, tapers and fades
  23. Scissor cutting, one-length, layers and graduation
  24. Line-ups, beard shaping and razor shaves
  25. Colour theory and first colour services
  26. Relaxers, texturisers and silk presses on textured hair
  27. Braids, cornrows and protective styles
  28. Starting and maintaining locs
  29. Wigs, weaves and extension installs
  30. Blow-drys, sets and event updos
  31. Commission, chair rental or your own shop
  32. Pricing a service menu by time and cost
  33. Choosing a booking and payment system
  34. Building a client book from zero
  35. Raising rebooking and client retention
  36. Mobile and home-visit hair services
  37. Opening a barbershop or salon
  38. Applying for a salon assistant or junior barber post
  39. First month on the salon floor as an assistant
  40. Licensing exam or trade test, written and practical
  41. Bridal and wedding party hair day
  42. Peak season planning for Christmas, Carnival and back to school
  43. Entering a hair show or barbering competition
  44. Supporting a teenager into hair or barbering
  45. Changing career into hairdressing or barbering as an adult
  46. Working abroad as a hairdresser or barber
  47. Starting hair work part time alongside another job
  48. Hair loss clients and trichology referrals
  49. Managing staff and chair renters in your own shop
  50. Teaching hair as an assessor, educator or platform artist

Where it starts.

Each project arrives with its purpose, milestones and first tasks written out. Here is how the first three read.

Testing whether hair work suits you

Standing for nine hours, Saturday rushes, chemical smells and clients who change their mind halfway through a cut are part of every hair career, alongside the satisfaction of sending someone out looking sharp. Spending a few days in a working salon or barbershop before paying for school tells you whether you enjoy the pace and the people, and gives you real answers for any interview.

First tasks

  • Write down why hair work appeals to you in ten minutes
  • Ask a local stylist and a barber for twenty minutes about their week
  • Arrange two days helping or observing in a busy salon or shop
  • Record your decision and the reasons behind it

Hairdressing, barbering or both

Barbering centres on clipper work, fades, line-ups, beards and shaves, mostly for men and boys, in short walk-in or booked appointments; hairdressing covers cutting, colour, chemical services, styling and textured hair for every client, often in longer sessions. Some countries license the two separately and others combine them under cosmetology, so the choice decides which school you join and which exam you sit.

First tasks

  • List five services you would most like to offer
  • Compare price lists from two barbershops and two salons nearby
  • Check whether your country licenses barbers and stylists separately
  • Write down your chosen path and why

School subjects for a hair career

Hair schools rarely demand top grades, but English and mathematics passes open better programmes, help with the theory exam and matter every time you price a service or keep accounts.

First tasks

  • Look up the entry requirements of two hair programmes near you
  • List the subjects you have passed or are taking
  • Ask the guidance counsellor about CVQ options in cosmetology or barbering
  • Book a resit for any missing English or maths pass

Make it yours.

Install Hairdressing and Barbering, then tell Aurum the date you're aiming for. It checks whether the plan fits the weeks you actually have.

Free · Mac (Apple silicon) and Windows · v1.0.0 · Other platforms

Blueprints are general information to help you organise your own work. They are not medical, financial, legal or other professional advice. See the Terms.