I’m a Keratin Treatment Educator!
Becoming a Hairstylist Educator:
My Cezanne Educator Training in California
Sometimes the next chapter of your career starts with doing something that scares you a little.
Recently, I flew from Brooklyn to California for a three-day Cezanne Artiste Educator Boot Camp—and came home officially certified as a Cezanne Artiste Educator!
If you've been following me for a while, you already know how much I love working with keratin treatments, especially on my curly and textured-hair clients. But this trip represented something bigger: taking everything I've learned behind the chair and stepping into a new role where I can help educate other hairstylists.
And of course, I brought my camera along for the entire experience.
From Hairstylist to Hair Educator
Becoming a hairstylist educator feels like such a full-circle moment for me.
I've spent years behind the chair learning how to work with different hair textures, helping my clients maintain healthier hair and finding services that make their routines easier.
Cezanne keratin treatments have become a huge part of that.
Now I'm taking that experience into education and learning how to teach other hairstylists not only how to perform these treatments, but why we're doing each step.
And let me tell you—the educator boot camp was no joke!
Inside My Cezanne Educator Training
The training was an intensive three days filled with theory, hands-on practice, treatment techniques, aftercare education and presentation training.
There were hairstylists from across the country attending, which was honestly one of my favorite parts of the entire experience.
Working independently for the past several years means I don't always get the opportunity to sit around with other hairstylists and really talk shop.
We talked products, services, techniques, client experiences and all the little details of our craft that hairstylists can talk about for HOURS.
Being surrounded by other professionals who genuinely love what they do gave me a new jolt of energy.
Learning How to Teach Other Hairstylists
Knowing how to perform a service and knowing how to teach that service are two completely different skills.
That was probably one of my biggest takeaways from this experience.
We weren't only learning more about Cezanne treatments. We were learning how to communicate that knowledge clearly enough to stand in front of a room of hairstylists and teach it.
That meant practicing presentations, learning how to lead a class and becoming more comfortable with public speaking.
There were early mornings.
There were late nights.
There was homework.
There was a written test.
And there was A LOT of presentation practice.
At one point, my partner and I were practicing until almost midnight before our final presentation!
It was intense, but every part of the training felt intentional.
A New Chapter in My Hairstylist Career
One unexpected part of the trip was how much it pushed me personally.
I've worked independently for years, so suddenly being surrounded by other stylists, collaborating, presenting and putting myself out there was definitely outside of my normal routine.
But it felt good.
Actually, it felt like alignment.
Becoming an educator isn't about leaving everything I've built as a hairstylist behind. It feels more like expanding it.
I'm still passionate about healthy hair.
I'm still passionate about helping people understand their hair.
Now I get to take that knowledge beyond my own salon and help other stylists bring those experiences back to their clients.
Officially a Cezanne Artiste Educator!
After three packed days of training, practicing and learning, I officially received my Cezanne Artiste Educator certification.
Seeing that certificate made all of the early mornings and late-night presentation practice worth it.
I came to California as a hairstylist stepping outside of her comfort zone.
I left as an educator.
And I'm excited to see where this new chapter takes me.
One thing this experience reminded me of is that sometimes the things we're most excited about are also the things that make us nervous.
Do them anyway.
Every time I've allowed myself to do something that feels a little scary, I've grown on the other side of it.
This trip was definitely one of those moments.