AnnMarie’s World of Beauty School

I have employed quite a few hairdressers that were students. Their skills were very good coming right out of school and they only had the nicest things to say about AnnMarie.

Ann Marie will have this removed if she can so don’t be surprised if this disappears. I will explain as best I can while staying p.c. You should also be aware she writes positive reviews as well as bribes her students to write reviews. I know this because of the way she speaks and writes (you get to know someone like her when you’re around her 30 hours a week for 8 months).
As a student I can personally attest to the teacher, «advisor», «principal», owner. Ann Marie has complete emotional investments in her school. And it does not benefit the students.
While I was attending her school she put her students through a lot to say the least. One day she would be easy going and relaxed; the next she was dismissive, condescending, egotistical, ignorant, manipulative, deceitful, neurotic, and militant ect. over the most minute details. Unless you were her favorite that week. All this with Adult students (which she constantly referred to as «kids); it was worse than middle school.
You just never knew which Miss Ann you were getting. Days were long, and it wasn’t uncommon for her to drive someone to crying or picking a fight with a student. She will be the first to tell you she wants harmony but as soon as she will tell you that, she’s the one in her office watching the camera waiting to cause a conflict. All the students got along well as long as Miss Ann didn’t get involved.
A topic of constant debate was dress code. Most schools make it easy, all black. Not Miss Ann. She asked that we wear sneakers, jeans with minimal distress, and a top with no logo or words, or cleavage, or numbers, or a top she just didn’t personally care for. Her dress code was subject to change daily. And seemed to only suit her style of minimal effort in an industry based on beauty. It was exhausting.
Educationally speaking she taught us state board okay, there was a few times we had arguments over discrepancies between the printed out examples and what she had been teaching. As for techniques, they are not current. Her foiling is not correct (no good stylist leaves foils open to dry out and let heat escape) and not that you could foil an actual customer. Even at the practical exam other former students had an issue while using her technique. Her focus is on only a few services which she thinks are the most important. She’s just out of touch with the «real world.»
In regard to her customers, she barely listens to their desires and chooses colors that she is comfortable with, 8G doesn’t work on everyone! We had a very limited hair color selection and we’re not allowed to do things that most beauty schools teach, such as whole head bleach or a completed relaxer (perm) on a woman of color. And god forbid the customer wasn’t happy because that student would never hear the end of it.
I truly wish I had read honest reviews before attending. I could go on but I don’t have time to write out the hundreds of stories I have from attending this school.
Miss Ann: I feel bad for your students. And for being a self proclaimed Christian you sure don’t act like one. Please seek medical help.