Step into the craft behind high-end hairdressing with Jean-Baptiste Santens, one of the most technically and creatively influential hairstylists of his generation.
Two days in Durham, North Carolina. Day one is a full day of Néo-Couture styling demonstration, taught step by step. Day two is a full hands-on day of high-end styling and core craft hairdressing, working on high-quality heads coloured specially for the class.
This experience is built for hairstylists who want to go deeper into the fundamentals of high-end hairdressing rather than collect another finished look.
Limited seats per class.
This is not just another hair seminar. It is a deep dive into the working method of Jean-Baptiste Santens, built so the second day earns everything the first one shows you.
Day one, Look and Learn. A full day of Néo-Couture styling demonstration and step-by-step teaching. Jean-Baptiste works in front of you and explains the thinking as he goes, so you see the whole process rather than the finished result.
Day two, hands-on. A full day of high-end styling and core craft hairdressing, and this time the work is yours. You take on preparation, structure, technique, placement and control on high-quality mannequin heads coloured specially for the class, guided throughout, with the whole room moving forward together step by step.
The goal is not to copy a look. It is to understand the craft underneath one, so the skill holds up on any head, in any room, long after the two days end.
How the work is set up before a single strand is placed, and why that decides everything after it.
Building shape that holds, worked from the inside out.
The control that separates a high-end finish from a competent one.
Real time on one piece of work, guided throughout, instead of racing through several.
This class is styling and core craft hairdressing. It does not cover colour work or hairpiece construction, and nobody leaves with a finished look to take home. What you take away is a diploma, and the craft behind it.