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Why Social Media Isn’t Necessary to Succeed as a Personal Stylist
If you’ve been researching the right training academy for your personal styling journey, you may have looked for Style ME Training on social media—and found nothing. That might seem odd, especially given the quality of my website and testimonials. But let me assure...
The 3 Personal Skills You Need to Become a Personal Stylist
As February begins, many people start thinking about investing in training for a new career. If you have a passion for fashion, now might be the perfect time to turn that love into a thriving career as a Personal Stylist. You might be wondering if personal styling is...
Are You sceptical about the 4 Seasonal Colour Analysis Method?
Are you thrilled about the idea of becoming a Colour Analyst but unsure whether to focus on the 4 seasons method or dive deeper into the 12, 16, or even 24 seasons approach? Perhaps you're worried that the 4 seasons system might not be detailed enough? This was...
How Vinted has become the Personal Stylist’s new Ally
People often ask me, if Vinted is detrimental to the Personal Styling industry, they couldn't be more wrong! Vinted has transformed how we approach fashion, and Personal Stylists are actually reaping the benefits. With its easy-to-use platform and a community that...
How Hairdressers are profiting from Colour Analysis
Colour Analysis is the latest trend, and judging by the interest at the Academy, hairdressers are ready to get in on it—and for good reason. This service is taking off in salons everywhere, transforming the customer experience and driving new business. Here’s why...
How to make Money as a Colour Analyst
How times have changed. When I became a Colour Analyst (a long time ago) I knew just how amazing a service it was, but at that time I had to almost convince my Personal Styling clients to have it done. Roll forward nearly 20 years and my phone doesn't stop ringing...
Colour Analysis – The perfect part-time Career….
Have you recently had your colours done? Did you love it? Did you come back full of excitement telling all your friends and family how like magic your complexion changed when your Colour Analyst held different coloured drapes against your face? Did you then go on and...
Do a job you Love, and you’ll never Work a Day….
How do you know you’re in the right job? For me, it’s been 14 years since I left my corporate career behind and I can honestly say, since becoming a full-time stylist and trainer work never feels like work, because I simply love what I do, and because I love what I...
Style ME Training Academy is Accredited!
When I trained to be a Personal Stylist all those years ago, trust me there were not many Academies to choose from, and believe it or not I chose the most expensive Academy to train with, naively presuming that they must be the best, hence the price point (how wrong I...
Is 1 day enough to Train to be a Colour Analyst?
Roll back 17 years ago I did my colour analysis training with the now out of business, but then reputable Aston and Hayes Academy. The training was great, but it cost £3500 and took 1 full week, which ate into my precious 28-day holiday allowance. Was my training...
Colour Analysis: 12 Seasons or 4?
Great, you’ve decided you want to train as a Colour Analyst and let me guess you’re now overwhelmed as to not only which Academy to train with but also whether to train in the 4 Seasonal Colour Analysis system or the 12 Seasonal. I remember having the same dilemma 17...
How Makeup Artists are doubling their income.
In the past week, I’ve had 3 bookings from makeup artists wanting to add Colour Analysis to their services, it makes perfect sense; makeup and colours go hand in hand. But there are other wins too: Value Added Service Colour Analysis is back on trend, it’s all-over...