Franz Sigel Shroy & Sue Shroy Bio
We have had the most amazing privilege of being to work with each other for the past third of a century.
It is hard to describe how fun work can actually be when you get to work with your best friend.
We love the industry that we are in, we love our clients, we love our students and we love each other.
We also love Alaska and we love traveling. What else could we ask for?
Franz Sigel Shroy
Sigel at the top of Zugspitze, the highest mountain peak in Germany.
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"LOVE what you do
or do something else!"
I haven't much faith in the man who complains Of the work he has chosen to do.
He's lazy, or else he's deficient in brains, And, maybe, a hypocrite, too.
He's likely to cheat and he's likely to rob; Away with the man who finds fault with his job.
But give me the man with the sun in his face, And the shadows all dancing behind;
Who can meet his reverses with calmness and grace, And never forgets to be kind;
For whether he's wielding a scepter or swab, I have faith in the man who's in love with his job.
John L Shroy |
Sigel has been a member of the International High I.Q. Society since 2004.
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Sigel & Sue also received the "Dipome d'Honneur" in both Chigons Haute Couture and Collection Coupes Mode, from Elodie Simon Greffier of Art Libre Padiglione, Paris, France (2010).
Sigel & Sue appeared in L'Eclaireur magazine, based in Paris, France , and The Hairdressers Journal, based in London, England (2011) .
Sigel holds a level 3 NCFE in the U.K., a beauty technician diploma (with distinction) in makeup and skincare from Stonebridge College, in England .
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Sigel has a Bachelor's and a Master's degree from UCMI, and a Doctorate degree from Masters.
Both Sigel & Sue received training from Emmy Award winner Dina Ousley in airbrush makeup in Hollywood (2009) .
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Sue has been involved in the beauty industry since she married her hairdresser, Franz Sigel Shroy, about three decades ago. Sue is a licensed hairdresser, esthetician and instructor who has received training throughout Europe and the United States. She is a remarkably nice person and everyone who is fortunate to encounter her on the phone or in-person feels blessed. Sue is very patient, intelligent and creative. Sue is also a member of the International High IQ Society.
She received her Bachelors degree in fine art from SPU and has beautifully blended the artistic principles of the masters of art with her hairdressing skills to create wearable art for her clients. Sue is a very competent teacher and enjoys sharing what she has learned with others. Sue is also an outstanding administrator and artist and travels internationally each year to further her education and experience.
Sigel got his start in the beauty business in 1979 by being intrigued by his hairdresser’s (Billy Shears) car collection and has been involved in many different facets of this fascinating industry ever since. Sigel has managed and/or owned several beauty salons and several haircare and skincare product lines over the years and has started several salons and even a school from the ground up. These various businesses range in size from one 7-stylist salon he started in Seattle during his “starving artist” years for just $764 which he sold 7 years later for enough to buy a small house, to his largest beauty business the MetrOasis® Advanced Training Center.
All of these varied experiences uniquely enable him to speak to those involved in any sized beauty business and not just those with giant salon staffs. Sigel started working with Gene Juarez (Seattle, Washington) in the early 80’s, and had held nearly every position available in the beauty industry since then including being a Paul Mitchell educational associate, platform artist and regional perm educator for Paul Mitchell and won the 1989-1990 “Outstanding Contribution to Education” from Paul Mitchell. Sigel is a licensed hairdresser, esthetician and instructor in Alaska. When Sigel started his esthetics program the average Alaska state board esthetician pass rate was just 35% while the national pass rate was 63% and he quickly developed a program that routinely has pass rates in the high 90’s.
Sigel has done thousands of beauty-related classes and participated in many, many hair shows during the past 44+ years and is comfortable with small intimate groups of just a few to much larger venues of several hundred to over a thousand people. Sigel is crazy-in-love with his wife Sue who is both his business partner and international traveling companion and they have been married for 36+ years. Together they enjoy living in the rugged environment of Alaska as well as traveling the world each year where they have been very well trained in the United States, France, Spain, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Italy in hairdressing and skincare. Together they have a passion for family, helping others, and keeping up with the latest trends and techniques, and are sticklers for maintaining the highest quality and integrity in everything they do.
Sigel has traveled extensively for over three decades to gain his education and training.
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Sue is also the official Alaska "Beauty Industry Advocate" for the Professional Beauty Association.
Sue is Sigel's business partner, and together, they enjoy living in the rugged environment of Alaska as well as traveling the world each year where they have been very well trained in the United States, France, Spain, United Kingdom, Canada, and in Italy in hairdressing and skin care. Together they have a passion for family, helping others, and keeping up with the latest trends and techniques, and are sticklers for maintaining the highest quality and integrity in everything they do.
Sue & Sigel have traveled extensively together for over two decades to gain their education and training.
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This is some of the training Sigel & Sue have had during the
past few years. Ask the instructors at some of the other
schools about the training they've had during this same time.
- 2010 -
Training in Paris for "Immersion Facials" Paris, France
Sylvie Therry & Vanessa Demarecaux - makeup training, Paris, France
Advanced haircutting & styling, chignon, Art Libre Padiglione, Paris, France
Ballmain Hair, hair extensions, Paris, France
Dr. Marcello Carvalho, LED photo modulation Paris, France
Valérie Pretti, caramel waxing Paris, France
Georges Margossian, Internet branding, internet marketing Paris, France
Stephanie & Cedric Benard - Futurism Hairdressing, W4Y Barcelona, Spain
Advanced haircutting, Ramiro Mata, Barcelona, Spain
Training in Radio Frequency Therapy, Barcelona, Spain
Sigel also received his certificate for Manual Lymphatic Drainage, Long Beach,
California, Dr. Reinhard Bergel
Social Media Marketing, Lake Louise Long Beach, California
Skincare marketing, Douglas Preston Long Beach, California
- 2011 -
Massimo Pradella international color educator, Compagnia Del Colore Bologna, Italy
Balmain Hair, hair extensions Bologna, Italy
Elchim, thermal hair styling Bologna, Italy
Alfaparf, advanced haircutting & styling techniques, Bologna, Italy
Poker S.R.L., advanced haircutting & hairdressing, Bologna, Italy
NYCE, advanced haircutting, Bologna, Italy
Mondial Beauty Show in Paris, France -
Jocelyne Guerrier, instant facelift treatments, Paris, France
Laurent Zupan & Cédric Bernard, airbrush makeup – École de Maquillage
Métamorphoses, Paris
Advanced Haircutting, London, England, Metin Warwick -
Attended the Cosmoprof Bologna Beauty Show in Bologna, Italy
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American Board of Certified Hair colorists "Energizing Summit" -Los Angeles
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Color training, Kris McGinnis Team - Balayage training Los Angeles, California
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Lea Baselici of the Siggers Team - Color Design Los Angeles, California
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Roy Peters - Bleach training, Craig Miller Los Angeles, California -
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Advanced Haircutting for hair color, Gary Gerard California -
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Attended the International Congress of Esthetics & Spa, Long Beach California
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Makeup training, Elan Bongiorno, Long Beach California
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Non-Surgical Microcurrent FaceLift training, Margarita Saian, Long Beach California
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Product Retailing & Salon/Spa Business, Lori Nestore, Long Beach California
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Chemical Peeling, Jennifer Linder, M.D., Long Beach California
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Hungarian Facial Techniques, Boldijarre Koronczay, Long Beach.
- 2012 -
Mondial Spa & Beauté Paris, France
Advanced Haircutting, MCB Academy, Paris, France
Tour de France, Woody & Amy Michleb, Las Vegas, USA
A Taste of London, Saco Creative Team, Las Vegas, USA
Anatomy of a Global Stylist, Arthur Harris & Patricia Grooms-Jones, Las Vegas, USA
Fearless Beauty Makeup for Fashion & Runway, Eve Pearl, Las Vegas, USA
Richard Ashforth & Saco Creative Team, Paris, France
Salon business, Jean Claude Aubry
Image, style, class & development, Carlo Bay, Paris, France
Formal styles & chignon, Académie Alexandre de Paris, Paris, France
Luxury hair, Jean Luc Minetti, Paris, France
Urban Haute Coiffure, Stéphane Amaru, Paris, France
- 2013 -
Advanced Haircutting Hakiri design team, Long Beach, USA
Martin Parsons, long hair/chignon training, Long Beach, USA
Advanced haircutting & coloring, Nick Arojo, Long Beach, USA
Advanced Highlighting Techniques, Adrienne Rogers, Long Beach, USA
Scissor over comb, Roger Wigmore, Long Beach, USA
Advanced Haircutting & Salon Business, Martino Cartier, Long Beach, USA
Advanced Color Formulation, Keratin Complex, Long Beach, USA
Advanced Highlighting Patterns, Melissa Johnson, Long Beach, USA
Salon Business, Wolf Davids & Oliver Schmidt, Frankfurt, Germany
Hair Extensions & Customer Service, Christiane Zagler, Frankfurt, Germany
Advanced Hair Color, Pascal Frantz, Frankfurt, Germany
Advanced Haircutting, Team Gandini by Vitality's, Frankfurt, Germany
Zentralverband des Deutschen Friseurhandwerks, Frankfurt, Germany
Hair Fashion, Oliver Szilagyi & Mario Krankl & Susanne Bommer, Frankfurt, Germany
Advanced Haircutting & Styling, Paul Mitchell German Team, Trio Hair Wella,
Hairdreams, Frankfurt, Germany
Carlo Bay, advanced haircutting, Paris, France
Anjela Joseph, Advanced Skin Care, London, UK
Nazila, Fantasy Makeup, London, UK
Coiffure Mondial 2013, Paris, France
Jean-Michel Faretra, advanced hairdressing, Paris, France
Stéphane Amaru, advanced haircutting, Paris, France
HD Brows, Professional Brow Design, London, UK
Jean-Marie Contreras, salon business, Paris, France
Jean-Luc Minetti, Luxury Hairdressing, Paris, France
Jean Claude Aubry, advanced platform haircutting, Paris, France
Patrice Martin Eplus, retailing & salon business, Paris, France
Professional Beauty Show, Olympia - London, UK
AirBase Advanced Makeup, London, UK
Business & Customer Service, Edinburgh, Scotland
- 2014-
Gary Gerard - Advanced Haircutting, Long Beach USA
Faatemah Ampey - Editorial Styling & Photo Shoot Hair, Long Beach USA
Martin Parsons - Long Hair Formals, Long Beach USA
Amie Goltz - Advanced Hair Coloring, Long Beach USA
Faatemah Ampey - Working with all hair textures, Long Beach, USA
Sassoon Academy Live - Advanced Hair Styling, Long Beach, USA
Feel Scissors - Scissors Design, Long Beach, USA
Keratin Complex - Advanced Styling, Long Beach, USA
Fashion Photoshoot in Paris, France
Fashion Photoshoot in Vienna, Austria
- 2015 -
Caracalla European Facial - Caracalla Spa - Baden Baden, Germany
La Lavande Facial - Colmar Tropicale Spa - Colmar, France
Desert Sand & Argan Oil Treatment - Les spas du Passage Bleu Colmar, Colmar, France
Moselle Romance Facial Treatment - Alte Thorschenke Spa - Cochem, Germany
Premium Glacier Eye Treatment - Vitznau - Lucerne, Switzerland
Gstaad Palace Signature Facial - Gstaad Palace Spa - Lucerne, Sitzerland
L’Ecrin du Bien Etre Facial Treatment - Le Bouclier d'Or - Strasbourg, France
Nature-Effiscience Facial - Le Bouclier d'Or - Strasbourg, France
Ambient Facial Treatment - Hospederia La Casa Spa - Tubingen, Germany
Eugene Perma - Advanced Haircutting - Paris, France
Morgane Hilgers & Design Team - Advanced Makeup Techniques - Paris, France
Coiffea - Advanced Haircutting & dressing - Paris, France
Isabelle Charrier - Advanced Hairdressing - Paris, France
"Le métier de coiffeur à domicile" by Viadom, Paris, France
Ryphael Perrier - Formal Styles - Paris, France
Men's Styling - Samy Tetot & Guillaume Fort - Paris, France
"Nos différences, une force" par Raphaël Perrier - Paris, France
Fashion hairdressing - SACO pour Noise - Paris, France
Contouring avec Morgane Hilgers - Paris, France
Advanced Haircutting - Fabio Colucci - Paris, France
Advanced Haircutting & Styling - Antony Mascolo - Paris, France
Advanced Haircutting Franck Nemoz - Paris, France
- 2016 -
Signature® Color - Chloe Carpenter - Bellevue, USA
Cirépil® Waxing - Charlene Berry & Jessica Campbell - Bellevue, USA
Editorial Hairdressing - Nogodar Martinez - Bellevue, USA
Advanced Haircutting - Nick Ciarletta - Bellevue, USA
Professional Consultations - Amy Carter - Bellevue, USA
Advanced Haircutting - Joe Anthony Peña & Rocky Vitelli - Bellevue, USA
Salon Business - Paul DiGrigoli - Bellevue, USA
Advanced Haircutting - Anthony Martinez & Jason Reyes - Bellevue, USA
Advanced Haircutting - Troy Munsey - Bellevue, USA
Makeup Techniques - Allison Rose - Bellevue, USA
Advanced Clipper Techniques - Mat Sky - Bellevue, USA
Advanced Haircutting - Ben Mollin & Cherry Petenbrink - Bellevue, USA
Advanced Clipper Cuts - Chris Vaughn - Bellevue, USA
Celluma Illuminating Estheticsa - Patrick Johnson - Long Beach, USA
Methode Physiodermie lifting facial - (Physiodermie) Michael Ibbott - Long Beach, USA
Bacteria & Beauty: Skin's Microbiome - Rebecca Gadberry - Long Beach, USA
Cosmetic Ingredients - Kimberly James - Long Beach, USA
The New Way To Do Business - Bryan Reeves - Long Beach, USA
Post Treatment Makeup - Ami Mallon - Long Beach, USA
Lymphatic Drainage Facial - Michael Ibbott - Long Beach, USA
Zero Gravity LED Anti-Aging Rejuvenation System - Team - Long Beach, USA
Makeup - Serenity Spa by the Falls - Team - Niagara Falls, Canada
- 2017 -
Clay Aromatherapy Wrap Facial Training - Aria Spa - Las Vegas, USA
Revitalizing Scalp Treatment Training - Aria Spa - Las Vegas, USA
Ivan Zooy - Barbering Skills - Las Vegas, USA
Elaine Travis - Advanced Hair Color - Las Vegas, USA
Lauren Moser - Hair Textures - Las Vegas, USA
Aaron Johnson - Advanced Haircutting - Las Vegas, USA
Paul DiGrigoli - Salon Business & Marketing - Las Vegas, USA
Tom Dispenza, Chromastics - Advanced Hair Color - Las Vegas, USA
Eric Ortega, Chromastics - Advanced Hair Color - Las Vegas, USA
Kari Kisch, Editorial Makeup - Las Vegas, USA
Advanced Hair Color & Styling Techniques - ALFAPARF GROUP - Bologna
Advanced Blonding Techniques - Barex Italiana - Bologna, Italy
Cosmoprof Bologna (50th Anniversary Show), Italy
Advanced Clipper Training - DNG Group - Bologna, Italy
Alphaparf - Advanced Hair Color - Bologna, Italy
Fitomelatonina - Dr. Francesca Ferri - Bologna, Italy
Advanced Esthetics - ACADEMIA BSI, Di Diego Dalla Palma - Bologna, Italy
Compagnia Del Colore - Advanced Hair Color & Products - Bologna, Italy
British Luxury Hair Products - Gorgeous London - Bologna, Italy
Fashion Colors Hair Color - Herman’s - Bologna, Italy
Cosmetic Ingredients - IDESCO - Bologna, Italy
Major Group - Hair Tools & Salon Equipment - Bologna, Italy
Advanced Skin Care Techniques - Dermapura Spa - Bologna, Italy
Product Photo Shoot for SalonParisian - Paris, France Coiffure
Christophe Nicolas - Advanced Hair Color Techniques- Paris
Eugene Permanent -Equipe Technique -Paris
Zerouali - Framesi - Advanced Hair Color Techniques - Paris
Antoine Belot - Advanced Hairdressing - Paris
Ludovic Geheniaux - Advanced Hairdressing - Paris
Guy Tang - Pastel HairColors - Paris
Elodie Gossuin - Advanced Hairdressing - Paris
Nicolas Jurnjack - Fashion Styling - Paris
Pierre Saliou - HairColor - Paris
Eric Pfalzgraf - Hair coloring - Paris
Jean-Marc Fert - Advanced Hair Cutting Techniques - Paris
Pierre saint Sever & Patricia Rameau advanced hairdressing - Paris
Julien Tur & Elodie Hue - Fashion In The Salon - Paris
Jaymz Marsters & Garance Delaccour - Fashion Hair Color - Paris
Château de Sarceaux - Customer Service - Alençon
William Le Pec - Hair Coloring - Paris
Auberge Saint Pierre - Customer Service - Mt-St-Michel
I Pagenelli - Customer Service - Venice
Richard Ashforth - Advanced Hair Cutting - ParisDesign & SEO
- 2018 -
Cell Biology: Mitochondria - Harvard University - Massachusetts
Kinesics - Psychology - New York
Customer Service - Seattle
Fashion & Beauty Week Paris - Paris
La Dime Customer Service - Giverny
Bonaparte Customer Service / Demographics - Rouen
Customer Service / Salon Design - Honfleur
Entrepreneurship - Deauville
Entrepreneurial Negotiations & Customer Service - Paris
- 2019 -
Martino Cartier - Advanced Haircutting & Styling - Long Beach
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Vivian McKinder - Salon Business / Entrepreneurship - Long Beach
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Larissa Love - Salon Business / Entrepreneurship - Long Beach
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Tracey Hughes - Salon Business / Entrepreneurship - Long Beach
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Kris Sorbie - Salon Business / Entrepreneurship - Long Beach
Danielle Keasling - Salon Business / Entrepreneurship - Long Beach
Runway Styles - Barcelona
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Esthetic Treatments - Barcelona
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Facial Massage Techniques - Barcelona
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Salon Design - Barcelona
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Customer Service Techniques - Barcelona
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Advanced Hair Styling Techniques - Barcelona
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Alessandro Fratini & Lorenzo Marchelle & Adil Zerouali - Fashion Hair Color - Paris
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Maison Gerard Laurent - Advanced Hair Color - Paris
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Philippe Briclot, Sandrine Ruiz, Angelo Parlagreco, Raphael Macias,
David Corneloup - Advanced Haircutting - Paris
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Eugene Perma, Noemie Sivignon, Alima Baz, Melanie Vannehard,
Christophe Pujol - Advanced Haircutting - Paris
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Anthony Galifot, Guillaume Fort, Thierry Bordenave, Anthony Galifot, Heidi Farge &
Chris Mattick - Advanced Clipper Cutting - Paris
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Sourisseau - Makeup Techniques - Paris
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Luke Benson, Raphael Perrier - Advanced Hair Styling - Paris
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Fashion Makeup - Morgane Hilgers
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Eric Pfalzgraph - Salon Business - Paris
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Customer Service - La Rochelle
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Customer Service - Sarlat-Le-Caneda
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- 2020 -
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Trend haircuts and color services - Chelsea James & Presley Poe - Long Beach 2020
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Bridal styles - Cathey Salerno - Long Beach
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Hair color - Chrystofer Benson - Long Beach
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Hair color & styling - Cherry Petenbrink - Long Beach
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Haircutting & coloring - Brayden Pelletier, Cassandra Platinum, Lori Zabel, Rebecca Taylor,
Sam Villa, Sean Godard - Long Beach
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Salon business - Jason Everett - Long Beach
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Bridal styles - Laura Chihaia - Long Beach
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Hair color business - Candy Shaw - Long Beach
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Braiding, updos & hairdressing - Naeemah LaFond - Long Beach
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Haircolor & styling techniques - Alfredo Lewis, Chrystofer Benson - Long Beach
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Infection Control Certification - Boston, Massachusetts
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- 2021 -
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The Science of Well-Being - Stanford University - Stanford, California
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- 2022 -​
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Herb & Hedgerow Ltd. - Organic Formulation MasterClass - Dorchester, Dorset, UK
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The Science of Happiness - Berkeley University - Berkeley, California
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Managing Happiness - Harvard University - Massachusetts
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- 2023 -​
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Formulating Fragrances & Perfumes - Parfum Candora - Paris, France
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Gua Sha Master Class - Galleries Lafayette - Paris, France
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Advanced Makeup Class - Irisé Paris - Paris, France
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Fragrance Research - Fragonard Musée du Parfum - Paris, France
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Product Photoshoot - SalonParisian - Paris, France
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Fragrance Research - Merchant of Venice - Venice, Italy
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Product Photoshoot - SalonVenetian - Venice, Italy
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Kobido Facial Massage - Seasonly - Paris, France
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Gua Sha Massagestein & Roller Training - Galleries Lafayette - Paris, France
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Natural Product Formulation - Mademoiselle Organic - New York
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Light Therapy Certification - The Body Sculpting Institute - Ormeau, Australia
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Sue and the 5 most successful
woman salon owners in the US
Sigel & Sue with two hairdressing/esthetics
students in Barcelona for training in esthetics, hairdressing RF training, advanced facials, & haircutting
Sue and Martino Cartier
Sigel & Sue with our hairdressing student in London for training in haircutting and styling
Sigel & Sue with our hairdressing student & Massimo (world champion hairdresser) for hair color training
Sigel & Sue with two of our hairdressing students in Paris for training in chignon, formals, hair extensions and haircutting
Sigel & Sue with Giovani Guitolli for editorial & runway training in Las Vegas
Sigel & Sue with Hikari Design Team in Las Vegas for
training in haircutting
Sigel & Sue with our hairdresser students for training in Long Beach at a beauty show
Sigel & Sue with the owner of Parisax in
Paris for makeup training
Sigel & Sue with one of our hairdressing students in London with Metin Warwick for an advanced haircutting & styling class.
Sue with Faatemah Ampey in Los Angeles where we learned Amp-Waves
Sue with Gary Gerard in Las Vegas for training
in haircutting & styling
Sue teaching theory class with our
hairdressing & esthetics students
Sue with our hairdressing student in Paris at
Jean Louis David salon
Sigel & Sue with Dina Ousley for airbrush makeup training in Hollywood
Sigel & Sue at Coiffure Mondial in Paris at the beauty trade show
Sue during Kobido Facial Massage class
in Paris, France
Sigel & Sue during fragrance class in Paris, France
Sigel & Sue in Paris, France researching variations for our SalonParisian Smoothie Serum.
Sue with Martin Parsons in Long Beach for training in formals updos
Sue in Bologna, Italy at the biggest beauty in Europe
for training in EVERYTHING!
Sue having a make-over haircut in Paris at Franck Provost
flag-ship salon in Galeries Lafayette
Sigel & Sue with Dina Ousley for airbrush makeup training in Hollywood
Sigel & Sue took some of our hairdressing students out to a fancy dinner in Los Angeles where we took them to a beauty trade show.
Sue hanging out at the beauty trade show in Frankfurt, Germany
Sigel & Sue researching new seasoning mixes for Sugel's Seasonings in Paris, France
Sigel & Sue at La Fee Vert while researching our La Fee Vert SalonParisian French Green Clay Mask
