Here’s How to Become Your Stylist’s Favorite Client Going to the salon is one of life’s great joys– for a little while at least, you get to be the center of someone else’s attention. When your services are all done, you’re left feeling good and looking fabulous and it’s all thanks to your stylist’s magic […]
Fourth of July on the Fly
How to Keep Some Independence on Independence Day Though Coronavirus may have sidelined many of us from not only our summer socials but also from a lot of our daily activities, there are still a few ways to spend the upcoming holiday weekend apart together. Whether it be hosting virtual family cookouts or organizing online […]
The Best Apps-etizers
8 Free Apps and Online Tools for Beauty Professionals Shears, clippers, blow dryers, curling irons… these are essential tools for every hairstylist, and the classes you’re taking at Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology will teach you to wield them skillfully. But did you know that building a successful beauty career requires more than tool mastery? […]
Reopening and Recharged
Ready to Welcome You Back: Creative Images Reopening May 26th On May 19, Governor Mike DeWine lifted the remaining provisions of Ohio’s stay-at-home order and transitioned the state to an urgent health advisory status. As a result, Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology will be reopening both of our locations to staff, students, and salon and […]
The Positives of the Pause
Looking on the Bright Side: The Positives of the Great Pause of 2020 As leaders around the globe scrambled to slow the spread of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus first discovered in China in December of last year, the world economy ground to an immediate pause. While virtually shutting down entire countries may have saved millions […]
Surviving the Shutdown
How Not to Shutdown During the Shutdown. COVID-19 (coronavirus) is something that none of us ever saw coming and even worse, something that none of us were prepared for. Even though our country had a couple of weeks to plan and man our stations after the initial leak in China, no time would have been […]
COVID-19: The Goliath to Our David
COVID-19 Will Not be the End of the Salon Industry To say the past month has been anything but chaotic would be an understatement. From the federal government’s social distancing guidelines to stay-at-home orders enacted by local and state governments, businesses—including salon and spas—have had to adapt quickly to a continually evolving situation and, in […]
Social Media Mandates
Five New Social Media Best Practices for Salon and Spa Promotion By Angela Rose for Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology What do most of your salon or spa’s clients and potential clients have in common? The answer is social media. According to Smart Insights, an educational platform for marketers, there are now 3.484 billion active […]
Will I Be My Valentine?
7 Ways to be Your Own Valentine By Angela Rose for Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology February 14 is rapidly approaching and you’ve likely been working your way through a lengthy mental to-do list: Buy Valentine’s cards for kids’ school exchange Pick up Galentine’s gifts for besties Find something sweet for significant other Get Valentine’s-themed […]
Putting the Thanks in Thanksgiving
New Traditions for Your Family’s Thanksgiving Celebration The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, turkey and stuffing, pumpkin pie and football games… there are many things to love about Thanksgiving. But it’s more than just another occasion on which to share a big meal and cheer on our favorite teams. In fact, it’s perhaps the only opportunity […]
