Afro Hair

We proudly stand at the forefront of the Fashion, Beauty & Entertainment Industry becoming evermore diverse and inclusive in terms of casting and celebrating the artistry of working with natural Afrotextured hair.

Across this internationally-renowned 3-Day Intensive Course – You will grasp Key-Skills, allowing you to explore a new world of styling options unique to tightly coiled hair-textures.

As a versatile session artist working across Fashion, Beauty, Music, Tv, or Film – it is not only important to have the required knowledge and skill-set to celebrate & work with natural Afro-textured hair, but as you are the person your client / artists entrusts with their image and what they wish to communicate to the world through the way they wear their hair, being able to confidently enter the ‘cultural conversation’ is of equal importance.

We are incredibly proud to have welcomed some of the industry’s most influential Hair & Make-Up Artists, including multiple Academy & Bafta Awards Winners, to the Academy on this course in recent months – A true sign that session artists are now ready to invest in your skills to explore the magnificent world of styling options that are no taking centre-stage on the international beauty & fashion scene.

The Course Covers:

• The science of curly to Afro-hair
• Product Knowledge
• Protection and Care of Afro-textured hair when using heated styling tools
• Curl Definition
• How to Plait and Cane-Row hair using traditional methods and techniques
• Two-StrandTwists
• Two-Strand Flat Twists
• Adding & Styling Extensions
• Blow-Out techniques for Afro-textured hair
• Styling and Finishing