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**Introduction:**
When people talk about cosmetology they could be talking about many different areas. Such as hairstyling, removal of unwanted hair, skin and nail care, makeup, and massage. Depending on what program or school someone is going to, the course may cover all of the areas at some point, if not it is considered that they basically take it at their own time as an extra course. A client wants their experience at a beauty salon to be relaxing and enjoyable. To help make that happen the cosmetologist will, by making sure things are in order and the client is assisted as they should be. Cosmetologist need to a little bit of each area as they are studying to become one. Such as in hair people need to know how to cut and know the latest styles. In skin care, it includes giving facials and tips on make up, as in nail care, it includes doing pedicures, manicures, and even massages on hands and legs. In massaging, some cosmetologist learn the technique and if so the clients get a relaxing experience. Cosmetology attracts my attention and I'm interested in it because ever since I was a kid I loved styling my hair and now as a teen I love doing my nails and make up. Also learning this can be a side career that I can have.

Research Questions:
1. What do you do in cosmetology? 2. What skills do you need to have in cosmetology? 3. How much does it cost to study for cosmetology? 4. How much salary do you get? 5. How long does it take to study cosmetology? 6. Do you need a high school diploma or GED to attend cosmetology school?

Annotated Bibliography: "What Skills Do You Need for a Cosmetology Career?" //eHow.com//. eHow, n.d. Web.1 May 2011 The main purpose of this website is to tell people what skills they need to have for being a cosmetologist. This website seems trust able because it seems real and comes from a well known website. The information from this website helps because it tells what skills you need for each specific thing in cosmetology and also its easy reading and plus understanding.

"Cosmetologist Job Description, Career as a Cosmetology, Salary, Employment." //stateuniversity.com//, n.d. Web. 4 May 2011 This website mainly gives information on what you need to know and do in cosmetology. It also tells you what cosmetologist do. This website is helpful because it gives you specific information and real cosmetologist are chatting about their profession. This site was useful because it gave information on a lot about my topic.

"Cosmetology Schools Requirements." //beautyschoolsdirectory.com//, n.d, Web. 16 May 2011 The main purpose of this website is to tell people what they need to attend cosmetology school. Specifically if they need a high school diploma or GED. This website seems accurate because it seems true. This information helps because it tells you if you need either a high school diploma or GED.

Barrel Curls: pin curls with large center openings they are fastened to the head in a standing position on a retangular base Diffuser: blow dryer attachment that causes the air to flow more softly and helps to accentuate or keep textural definition Finger Waving: the process of shaping and directing the hair into a pattern of "S" shaped waves through the used of fingers, combs, and waving lotto Lunula: half-moon shape at the base of the nail Gel: which nails use a special light to create a chemical reaction to harden the product Acrylic: UV gel enhancements rely on ingredients from what "family"?
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Presentation Plan:
 * Introduce my self and my topic
 * Say what cosmetology is
 * Talk a little about each area of cosmetology
 * Cost of the school to study cosmetology
 * How much you earn
 * If you need a high school diploma to attend cosmetology school

**April 27th, 2011**
Today I'm going to research my topic; Cosmetology

I'm trying to find out what you do in cosmetology..

One site that I found:

@http://careers.stateuniversity.com/pages/324/Cosmetologist.html

This source is pretty helpful, it tells you what you do, including in hair, skin, and nails.

I'm also researching on what skills you need to have in cosmetology.

Another site that I found for this is:

@http://www.ehow.com/about_5389723_skills-do-need-cosmetology-career.html

I'm not sure if this source is helpful, but it has some information on what you need to have skills on to be a cosmetologist.

**May 4th, 2011**
Today I'm going to research on more of cosmetology.

I'm searching for how much it cost.

One source that I found is:

@http://www.beautyschoolsdirectory.com/faq/howpay.php

This source gives some pretty good information on how much the highest and the lowest cost of cosmetology.

I'm also searching on cosmetologist salary.

A source that I found on this would be:

@http://www.cosmetologysalarydata.com/

This source really doesn't talk about the salaries that much but it gives you an overall salary of cosmetology.

**May 6th, 2011**
Today I'm going to continue researching on cosmetology..

I'm looking for how long does it take to study.

One site that i found:

@http://www.beautyschoolsdirectory.com/faq/programs.php

This source actually does help in this question because it tells you how long it takes if your doing full time or part time.

I'm also looking if you need a high school diploma or GED to attend a cosmetology school.

I found this source:

@http://www.beautyschoolsdirectory.com/faq/req.php

This source seems helpful because its only about the question that I'm looking for and it gives some good information.