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How To Create Your Cosmetology Portfolio by Mi-lintee www.thebeautyjobcenter.com

How To Create Your Cosmetology Portfolio by Mi-lintee www.thebeautyjobcenter.com. What Is A Portfolio?. A Portfolio is a collection of all of your educational background, skills and work in a specific industry. Your portfolio should contain the following: Resume Cover letter

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How To Create Your Cosmetology Portfolio by Mi-lintee www.thebeautyjobcenter.com

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  1. How To Create Your Cosmetology Portfolio by Mi-lintee www.thebeautyjobcenter.com

  2. What Is A Portfolio? A Portfolio is a collection of all of your educational background, skills and work in a specific industry. Your portfolio should contain the following: • Resume • Cover letter • Letters of recommendation • Honors/certificates • Degrees/ licenses obtained • Photos of your work

  3. How Do I Create A Portfolio? The best thing about creating a portfolio is you have the freedom to be very creative while still remaining professional. You can create a portfolio in the following ways: • A leather bound book/binder Available at most stores such as Michael's or Staples • DVD/CD Create your own presentation and give to employer

  4. What Type of Pictures Should I Take? • Clear, digital and professional looking • For best results take pictures outside in natural light • Have fun, be creative take pictures of your model at the beach or a nice park • Use color or black white • Use pictures of your best work even if you only have 5 photos • Take pictures of styles that you have you are good at doing • Always update your portfolio, it is a work in progress

  5. Organizing Your Portfolio • Use a table of contents to categorize your items, this makes it easy for the Head Stylist or Manager to quickly go to that particular section. • Arrange your pictures on a table and begin selecting your best shots • Remember that beauty comes in all forms, be diverse • An example of a table of contents is on the next slide.

  6. Creating a Table of Contents Table of Contents • Section 1 …...................................Thermal Styling • Section 2 …................................... Color and Cuts • Section 3 ….................................. Make-up • Section 4........................................ Manicures • Section 5........................................, Resume • Section 6.......................................... Certifications • Section 7.............................Recommendation letters

  7. Types of Photos to Include • Before and after • Total transformation • Make-up application • Braids and extensions • Color and cuts • Manicures/pedicures • Updos/special occasion • Types of facials and skin treatments (Estheticians) • Men's cuts

  8. LET'S SEE SOME SAMPLE ILLUSTRATIONS

  9. Make-up www.dreamstime.com

  10. Multicultural Beauty www.dreamstime.com

  11. Long Sexy Hair www.dreamstime.com

  12. Manicures/Pedicures

  13. Final Points • A portfolio is your creation, it is an extension of you. It is important that you start your portfolio at the very beginning of Cosmetology school. • Update your portfolio once a month. • Be sure to carry your portfolio to each interview. • A well presented portfolio is highly favored by the employer. • Remember, pictures are worth a thousand words!

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