Anne is passionate about Afro and textured hair training.
“In my view, if you are a professional hairdresser, you must be able to work WITH ALL HAIR TYPES. I have been working with clients with textured hair, as well Caucasian and Asian type hair since I opened my first salon in Oxford over thirty years ago. I can’t imagine how awful it must feel for someone to enter a salon and then to be told (however politely) “I’m sorry we don’t do your type of hair!” Totally unacceptable – and yet it still happens.
In the last two years, I have focussed on what I feel is one of the most pressing educational needs in hairdressing: diversity. I have brought together my years of experience to develop education in Afro hairdressing aimed at beginners: Understanding Textured Hair/Afro for Beginners for my own brand Anne Veck Education, and Curl Lab for Davines.
Many hairdressers from diverse backgrounds in the UK have never been trained in Afro hairdressing, through no fault of their own. They want to learn but lack the confidence – introductory training in Afro hairdressing aimed at experienced practitioners is not widely available. My courses are designed to fill this gap and my teaching is grounded in practical salon experience to help participants motivate their teams, retain more clients and increase sales.
I created Understanding Textured Hair to give participants the confidence, skill and expertise to meet the ever-growing market of textured hair. The course is designed to equip stylists with the knowledge and techniques required to style and care for curly and coily hair – from how curls are formed and how to work with different textures, to advise for clients on styling, finishing and caring for their hair at home.
In it, I demonstrate how Afro hair requires more product than Caucasian hair, as the hair is dehydrated in its natural state, and how to apply product and manipulate the hair in a safe way. I explain how you don’t need to be an expert on every aspect of Afro hair, but you must be able to advise clients and show best practice in cleansing the scalp and rehydrating the mid-lengths, to achieve curl definition.
I continue to educate myself about textured hair – Black hair is political, cultural and personal, it has been used equally as a symbol for resistance and as a creative outlet. There are diverse and complex histories to the wearing, care and styling of African type hair and I believe that it is important for all hairdressers to have at least some appreciation and understanding of this.”
To arrange training with Anne email her at anne@anneveckhair.com