The Kevin Fortune Hair Styling Academy stands at the forefront of the Fashion, Beauty, Film & Tv & Industry becoming evermore diverse and inclusive in terms of casting and celebrating the artistry of working with natural Afro-textured hair. This course is now firmly established as THE NR1 AFRO HAIR course for session artists & hairdressers.
We couldn’t be more excited to bring this course to Reykjavík this year: NOVEMBER 23RD – 25TH 2024.
Across this internationally-renowned 3-Day Intensive Course – You will grasp Key-Skills, allowing you to explore a new world of styling options unique to tightly coiled hair-textures.
As a versatile session artist working across Fashion, Beauty, Music, Tv, Film, or Stage – it is not only important to have the required knowledge and skill-set to celebrate & work with natural Afro-textured hair, but as you are the person your client / artists entrusts with their image & what they wish to communicate to the world through the way they wear their hair, being able to confidently enter the ‘cultural conversation’ is of equal importance.
We are incredibly proud to welcome some of the industry’s most influential Hair & Make-Up Artists & Designers from all across the world, including multiple Academy & Bafta Awards Winners, to the Academy – A true sign that Session Artists & Hairdressers are now ready to invest in your skills to explore the magnificent world of styling options that are now taking centre-stage on the international Beauty, Fashion & Art scene.
Book this course to add essential and extremely marketable techniques to your skill-set and gain the confidence and versatility required to bring the highest level of artistry & creativity to your session work.
From the science of Afro-textured hair & Product-Knowledge, to core styling techniques such as Braiding, Plaiting, Twisting & Cane-Rowing Techniques and Smoothing / Blow-Drying – this course will empower you with a multitude of techniques to define & manipulate curl patterns & textures to create beautiful & sophisticated styles drawing on the latest beauty trends.
Make it Happen – Become Confident with ALL HAIR TEXTURES!
Course Location & Contact
RVK Studios:- Þengilbás 14, 112 Reykjavík, Iceland
Academy/Booking Enquiries Contact: martin@kevinfortune-hairstylingacademy.com | Tel: +44 207 871 3057
Iceland Contact: Asta Hafthorsdottir: astahaf@gmail.com | Tel: +354 7916779
The Course Covers:
- The science of Afro-textured hair
- Product Knowledge
- Protection and Care of Afro-textured hair when using styling tools
- Curl Definition
- How to Plait and Cane-Row hair using traditional methods and techniques
- Two-Strand Twists
- Two-Strand Flat Twists
- Adding & Styling Extensions
- Blow-Out techniques for Afro-textured hair
- Styling and Finishing
Tools & Requirements
A complete kit is required to take part in the course. The styling tools you will need to bring along to all classes are: Professional hair dryer with nozzle & diffuser, Tail comb, Large Tooth comb, Denman brush, Paddle Brush, Sectioning clips (ideally Crocodile), Hairdressing scissors, Water spray, Afro Pick. The Kevin Fortune Hair Styling Academy will provide all the styling-products needed during classes.
