How To Create Your Cosmetology Portfolio

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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

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

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

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.

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

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

LET'S SEE SOME SAMPLE ILLUSTRATIONS

Make-up

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Multicultural Beauty

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Long Sexy Hair

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Manicures/Pedicures

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!