Stumped as to what to buy your favorite co-worker, best friend, sibling, spouse, parent or even in-law?   Aveda has the perfect answer and the perfect gift for everyone on your holiday list - an Aveda Gift Set!  The best part is that every gift set, topped with Nepali handcrafted paper, makes a difference.  For 3 years, Aveda has joined hands with paper-making communities in Nepal to sustain real change. 

YouTube- Aveda 2009 Holiday Video 

Visit your local Aveda Salon, or any of the four Aveda Florida Institutes, to make this holiday the brightest ever!

Thank you everyone for helping the Aveda Institutes Florida raise $20,000 for the Breast Cancer Awareness Foundation during the month of October.  The Foundation is a nonprofit organization founded in 1993 by Evelyn H. Lauder.  Since 2004, Aveda has contributed $1.2 million! 

Here’s how we did it:

• t-shirt sales
• pink hair strand sales
• fashion shows
• bake sales
• yard sales
• Walk to the Light live auction
• and more.

“Thank You” for your support!

Sweet sixteen! It is required that students are above compulsory school age, which is 16, to attend the Aveda Institute Florida.  Additionally, students must have earned either a high school diploma or GED prior to acceptance into the Aveda Institute’s educational programs.  However, attending beauty school is about more than just your age, it is about your ability to further your education in preparation for life…your life! 

At the Aveda Institutes Florida, we value the importance of all education and we believe it is through education that:

• knowledge is received and shared
• our minds are opened to new ideas and 
• we are prepared for wise leadership and personal development.

So…if you’re 16, have your diploma/GED, you’re good to go!! 

Contact the Aveda Institute Florida  admissions team to learn more about the process of acceptance.

The November issue of Real Simple, within their Beauty Guide, ranked our very own Smooth Infusion Shampoo as the Best Natural Shampoo, stating that it tames flyaways with babassu oil, aloe and guar bean.  Daily cleansing smooths and softens hair up to 60%. Congratulations Smooth Infusion!!

 The endless opportunities available to an AVEDA Institute graduate are commonly taken for granted.  Yet, some of our graduates have taken their education, talent, and desire to excel, to the next level by teaching and promoting the Aveda experience throughout the beauty and product network.

Cresent Davis, a 2008 Aveda Institute Tallahassee graduate, has taken her remarkable talent and interest in the beauty industry to that level…

While a student, Cresent entered into the Edwin Neill Full Potential Competition where her passion for makeup was ignited.  Her introduction to the variety of palettes made its mark on her and changed the course of her career.  From that point forward, she was determined to take Aveda makeup to an entirely different spectrum of the beauty industry while educating people on the countless impressions and final touches that could be achieved with Aveda’s all-natural makeup.

She began doing freelance work as a makeup artist in the local Tallahassee area, from weddings, to proms, to local salon events and large-scale charity balls.  She even worked closely with the FSU Film School.  This exposure led to a position as a makeup artist for the FSU thesis film, Drift. Her debut was created entirely with the use of Aveda makeup.  Cresent’s talent led to a position as Makeup Director for six more contracted films and the honor of being published in Tallahassee magazine.

Her goal of becoming an Aveda Global Makeup Professional is well under way and her desire to teach and educate Aveda students and professionals on Aveda makeup is sure to take her to the top!          

Congratulations Cresent – you are a true inspiration!

Aveda strives to be different, and we’re proud of it.   Our “12 Points of Difference” philosophy is used to set Aveda apart from industry norm.  It begins with the products we make and use, to the way we serve our guests.   We introduce them on day one of class and continue to do so until graduation.   

 ”12 Points of Difference”

1. Upon entering the salon, the guest is greeted by front desk staff and offered Aveda Comforting Tea or water.
2. Ensure that the guest has been pre-booked or re-booked from their last visit.
3. Stylist is informed guest has arrived; stylist meets and greets the guest, escorts to station and guest changes into cape/smock. 
4. Stylist discusses guests’ needs with a dry hair consultation.
5. A portfolio is included in the consultation and confirms the desired look.  This is a major point of difference that creates value and fashion for the client.
6. Stylist conducts a Stress Relieving Ritual. 
7. The guest is then escorted to the shampoo area for a relaxing shampoo and conditioning of the hair.
8. On completion of hair cut service, the stylist completes 90% of the finish and teaches the guest how to duplicate the look at home.  At the same time, introducing the products they used to style and finish the hair.
9. The stylist conducts a quick makeup touch-up, which is designed to brush off the hair and complete a highly fashionable look.
10. The guest is escorted to the product shelves where the stylist simply picks up the products they used throughout the service and places them into a basket.
11. The stylist informs the guest and front desk of the appropriate number of weeks necessary to maintain their look.
12. The front desk closes the sale and re-books the next appointment.

These “Points of Difference” travel with us as a life-long skill in exceeding guest expectations and creating an excellence in customer service and delivery.

“Aveda salons do not always hire Aveda graduates. It is preferred, but generally salons are willing to train or send the stylist to advanced classes. However, practicing the 12 points of difference is high on our list of prerequisites. Hiring an Aveda graduate gives both the salon owner and the stylist/spa therapist an advantage because they all talk the same language and understand each other from the beginning. When a student makes their way to a salon, they quickly realize how important practicing the 12 Points of difference is and how quickly they can advance their careers. Hiring a stylist/ spa therapist who has not been educated in the Aveda 12 points of difference requires a great amount of re-training and practice to get the stylist/ spa therapist on board.”

So while you don’t need to be an Aveda Institute graduate in order to work in an Aveda salon or spa, you’ll be further in your career should you choose to work with Aveda if your beauty education is rooted in the Aveda fundamentals.

Want to know more about the benefits of working with Aveda? Check out these great reasons to work in an Aveda salon or spa.

Ready to start training for your beauty career with Aveda? Contact us today to schedule a tour of our beauty schools.

Our Half-Price Haircut for Teachers promotion is back and will run through the month of October.  Offer is good at any one of our four locations: Aveda Institute Orlando, Aveda Institute South Florida, Aveda Institute St. Petersburg and Aveda Institute Tallahassee. Call 877.283.3235 and use the discount code AICUT50 to schedule an appointment. Remember, you must show your school ID Badge at time of checkout.