Color Outside the Lines
Welcome to 2023, a year of pushing the boundaries of expression and boldness with Colorproof Education! We're coloring outside the lines, breaking the rules and mixing things up. As a brand dedicated to the professional hairdresser and lovers of color everywhere, our 2023 Education offerings showcase unconventional approaches to salon education. We are excited to share the new opportunities, reimagined, to encourage you to COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES.
We take our love of color to the next level by pairing color techniques in every salon class and continue to put creativity and artistic expression center stage. When exploring our new Shape Cutting, Design Styling, and Texture Creation classes, you will learn how to enhance the attributes of each cut and style taught with unique color placement ideas.
2023
Debut
Immerse yourself in the colorful world of Colorproof, where a stylist's artistry never fades away. Journey through Colorproof's Guiding Principles and ingredient technology while participating in hands-in product activities with your fellow stylists, models or mannequins and discover our Artistic Teams' Pro Tips that your clients won't be able to live without..
Outcomes
Gain an essential understanding of different hair textures and exploration of manipulating curl patterns for individual needs. This technique-based class features heatless wrapping skills that will set you apart as an expert in working with these curl patterns and embracing natural textures.
Highly Recommended For
Stylists looking to increase their knowledge and comfort level working with Texture Types 3 and 4..
2023
Shape Explore
SHAPE EXPLORE introduces the concepts of our advanced cutting system. Dive into three-dimensional haircutting with our signature 10-minute bob and two versatile fringe techniques that demonstrate how body positioning, head shape and precision sectioning play into designing beautiful, customized cuts for your client. In this class, we continue to explore color placement and styling techniques that amplify the shape of this haircut.
Outcomes
Proficient knowledge in working with head shape and how precision in sectioning and body positioning play into creating two distinctive haircuts. This is a technique-based class that will enable you to harness your existing skills and explore new avant-garde methods that will unlock your potential to create your own personalized haircuts for each client while saving you time behind the chair.
Highly Recommended For
Stylists who are looking for more inspiration and techniques to enhance their haircutting skillset.
2023
Shape Cultivate
Expand your understanding of our advanced cutting system and perfect each technique to achieve three-dimensional cutting mastery behind the chair. Learn two new haircuts to add to your creative arsenal while practicing and supplementing the methods you learned in SHAPE EXPLORE. We will continue to explore dimensional color placement and styling techniques that enhance the shape of each haircut.
Level
Intermediate
Shape Explore Pre-Requisite
Outcomes
This technique-based class will provide a deeper understanding of our cutting system. You'll leave with proficient knowledge in three-dimensional cutting by creating two distinct haircuts.
Highly Recommended For
Stylists looking to perfect their cutting skills and ability to create sophisticated, tailored haircuts for their clients. Open to all stylists who have previously taken SHAPE EXPLORE.
2023
Texture Create
Our Texture Types 1 and 2 class begins our journey into curl patterns and teaches us a broader array of iron work. Walk through four unique curling techniques that expand your iron work skills and set your artistry apart behind the chair. We partner each curl technique with the perfect product blend for long-lasting results. We also provide creative color placement to draw attention to and enhance dimension in hair textures Types 1 and 2.
Outcomes
This technique-based class features ironing skills that will set you apart as an expert in everyday and formal styling. Leave this class with four unique iron sets to create unique curl shapes for your clients.
Highly Recommended For
Stylists looking to increase their knowledge and add modern curling techniques to their styling skillset.
2023
Texture Enhance
Our Texture Types 3 and 4 classes continues our journey into enhancing and defining curls for naturally curly and coily hair. Practice four different, heatless twist-and-set techniques that expand your knowledge of working with various hair textures. We partnered each wrap technique with the perfect product blend to support different texture needs and provided a creative color placement that enhances dimension in Texture Types 3 and 4.
Outcomes
Gain an essential understanding of different hair textures and exploration of manipulating curl patterns for individual needs. This technique-based class features heatless wrapping skills that will set you apart as an expert in working with these curl patterns and embracing natural textures.
Highly Recommended For
Stylists looking to increase their knowledge and comfort level working with Texture Types 3 and 4.
2023
Design Foundations
Return to the fundamentals of hairstyling. We'll introduce modern ways to support our styling needs. Learn four blow-dry sets to advance your artistry in control and master how to create today's most-requested hairstyles. We take the art of creating foundations to the next level with a modern twist on classic color placement techniques. Execute any vision skillfully with a deeper understanding of Colorproof product support.
Outcomes
This technique-based class allows you to explore the infinite possibilities of design with brush skills, directional control, best practices and product support to save time and provide longevity in style..
Highly Recommended For
Stylists looking to modernize, progress and strengthen their skillset in setting and finishing..
2023
Colorproof Hair Labs
Colorproof HAIR LABS take a technical and practical deep dive into the more niche scopes of our day-to-day work behind the chair. Crafted to target the underlying needs of specific hair types, our HAIR LABS focus on techniques and products designed to support distinctive hair characteristics and attributes.
Outcomes
These comprehensive technique-based demonstrations will equip you with the knowledge to master exclusive cutting, coloring, and styling tips in focused areas of expertise..
Highly Recommended For
Stylists looking for understanding and education on prominent hair types, needs, and product support.
2023
Texture Hair Lab
Join the TEXTURE HAIR LAB and expand your knowledge in the fabric of hair texture and how Colorproof's Texture Collection was formulated to support all texture pattern needs. Our TEXTURE HAIR LAB celebrates all curl patterns and embraces curly hair's unique needs, from behind-the-chair to at-home care. Our Design Leaders guide you through necessary, tailor-made hair cutting, coloring, and styling tools that will enhance, define and perfect naturally textured hair.
2023
Thicken Hair Lab
Join our THICKEN HAIR LAB and learn the underlying causes of hair thinning and how Colorproof's Biorepair Thicken Collection supports clients who struggle with thinning hair. Our Design Leaders will share ways to address thinning hair with care and assurance throughout the consultation and at-home support to your clients. Additionally, they will take you through hair cutting, coloring, and styling techniques that add depth and density to fine, thin hair.