Level Up

Looking to advance your skills with textured hair this season? Take a look at some of the industry’s upcoming in-person and virtual classes.

Let the Good Times Roll

June 5 at 1 p.m. (EST) oligoprofessionnel.ca

For those looking to pump up the volume with texture, Oligo Professionnel is showcasing its Waves & Texturizers range, which is designed to cater to your clients’ specific hair needs and types, ranging from soft waves to defined curls.

For more curly-hair education, check out Oligo’s Learn the Curl, an online series of short, free videos that break down each curl type with step-bystep colour and styling at oligoprofessionnel.ca.

Wella Curl Craft (I, II and III)

June 11 to 14 at 10 a.m. (EST) Wella Studio Toronto wellaed.com

Learn the basics of curly hair—from hair structure, curl types and terminology to proper haircare and styling techniques—to share with clients for athome maintenance. For advanced learners, discover techniques for short- and long-term protective styles, tips for consultations and more.

Inspired by KMS: Texture

June 26 at 2 p.m. (EST) kaosalonacademy.com

From products to techniques, the KMS education team is breaking down how to work with texture and elevate the experience for both you and your guests.

Confidence with Curls

Various dates and times @joicocanada

Joico has teamed up with Elisha Gotha, resident curl expert and owner of The Curl Lounge in Toronto, to co-create the brand’s curriculum to help everybody feel more comfortable and confident with caring, colouring and styling curls. The program is slated to be a three-part series that’s designed to “educate, inspire and connect the industry and all textures of hair.” In addition to helping stylists identify curl patterns, the curriculum plans on covering hands-on haircutting and colouring techniques, with Gotha sharing three colour placements she’s designed for low, medium and high impact on all lengths and curl patterns.

Signature Workshops: Curls and Coils

June 5 to 7

Moroccanoil Academy, New York moroccanoilprofessionals.com

This three-day workshop is designed to help you enhance the natural beauty of curls and coils, with a deep dive into diverse hair textures and curl formations to help reach new clients and grow your clientele. Moroccanoil artist Latavia Lewis and the brand’s global trend team member Barri Gibson will share their textured-hair expertise and provide demonstrations and handson experience with two haircuts (heart shape and tapered cut), colour techniques for creating dimensional highs and lows and three styles (twist-out, finger coils and silk press).

For Moroccanoil salons, the brand also offers in-salon education with Signature Styling: Curls Inspired, a “see-do” format that helps you enhance all curl types, from wavy to coily, with care and styling techniques, as well as a technical breakdown for creating flat twist-out, finger coils and diffused curls.

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