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6 Makeup Tips for a Hot Summer in Florida

Summertime in Florida can melt your face off, literally. Whether you’re basking on the sprawling beaches or hanging out in the city with your friends, the humidity can take your makeup right off. But the problem can be avoided, right? Oftentimes, you’ll hear the typical careless advice “just don’t wear any” — but summertime calls […]

Top 5 DIY Hair Masks and Treatments You’ll Love

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Is your hair looking a little dry or damaged? While professional salon hair treatments are extremely nourishing and rejuvenating for hair of all types, they can be expensive to receive often. Fortunately, you can create your own DIY hair masks using healthy ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen. Here are the top five […]

Why Choose Florida Academy?

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Take the first steps toward your future! Florida Academy offers professional career education programs in beauty & wellness and trade & industrial. Learn hands-on from instructors who are all industry experts and be ready to begin your career in just one year. Once you graduate, Florida Academy’s Career Services representatives are committed to helping students […]

Faculty Spotlight: “Wild Bill” Sharpless – HVAC Instructor

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“Wild Bill” Sharpless says he’s done some crazy things in his life, which have earned him the moniker. He calls himself a “two-wheeler” because he has ridden his Harley every day, rain or shine, since 1996. He even worked for Harley-Davidson for a while, but for the past year and a half, Sharpless has been […]

Massage Therapy Can Relieve Shoulder Pain, Increase Range of Motion

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According to Massage Magazine, shoulder pain is one of the top seven types of pain, affecting nearly 20 percent of the population. Shoulder pain can affect the range of motion, restrict normal activities, interrupt sleep and impact overall quality of life. Massage therapy can be an effective pain reliever.

How Often Should You Apply a Face Mask?

People have been using face masks as part of their skin care regimen for millennia. Cleopatra was said to have used clay, dead sea mud and egg whites as facial masks in ancient Egypt, and other cultures followed with natural facial and skin care practices. Regardless of the ingredients used, all recognized the importance of […]

6 Ways to Build up your Clientele

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Congrats! You’ve passed your state cosmetology boards and have landed a position as a stylist in a salon. You’ve set up your station, but the only one sitting in your chair is you. How do you build up your clientele and get them in your chair? Get social Of course, talking about what you do […]

Alumni Spotlight: Heather “Rosie” Milano, Musician turned Stylist

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For 10 years, Heather “Rosie” Milano was in the music business – as half of the musical duo Beauty and the Bass – but the late hours weren’t conducive to family life. With a husband and daughter to think of, Milano put her musical act on hiatus and decided to change careers. She entered the […]