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Great Reviews for the Documentary THE REAL HAIR TRUTH!

~ Joseph Kellner

The Real Hair Truth Documentary Review

Are you looking to jump in headfirst into the beauty industry as a hair dresser? Are you currently going to a beauty school to obtain your license? Before you continue your journey through the beauty industry, let Joseph Kellner give you some words of advice. His words of wisdom can be found in The Real Hair Truth Documentary, which was put together by him with the help of advice from numerous hairstylist professionals and salon owners. A nearly two hour documentary covering the truth of the hair industry, some facts are a hit, while some parts you’ll wonder about the entire purpose of the film.

What Kellner talks about in this documentary is of how over-saturated and perhaps unethical the beauty industry is today, and why it needs to be improved. Included in the documentary are facts and experiences from real professionals in the industry, from the booth rental based salons, lack of hourly wages and benefits for hairdressers, and lack of education to help hair dressers evolve in their careers. Kellner also brings up one good point of the beauty industry today, the art aspect of the industry is missing and has turned into a show biz, with manufacturers shoving products down the consumer’s throat, entertainment performances taking place at hair shows instead of pure education, and the same hairstylists and individuals who show up at the hair shows and tell attendees the same information previously given the year prior.

Kellner makes it clear that the beauty industry is a very tough industry, and that education is truly lacking, with the government involved to try and get their fair share by providing mandatory license tests with no meaning. So if you’re in a beauty school expecting to know everything about hair and coloring, and expect to make a lot of money once you graduate, think again. Kellner and the professionals in the documentary pinpoint that education is continuous process, and you have to find resources and people who are willing to help you obtain more knowledge to succeed. That source of information provided from the documentary is there to let you know how this industry operates, and what to prepare for.

Three fourth’s of the way through The Real Hair Truth is where things take a different turn. During that time Kellner is talking about product diversion, professional salon products being sold to and displayed in grocery stores, counterfeit hair products, and what people can do with products once they purchase them. It’s during this time you start to wonder if this is a documentary about expecting of what’s to come when starting your hair dresser career, or how the hair industry is from a business standpoint. The real message isn’t told clearly enough, as the part about product distribution and such should have been compiled into a separate documentary.

A few tips provided by the film, like ways to market yourself when starting your career as a hairdresser, was welcomed. A couple of hair academies Kellner recommends in the film was also helpful, but it would have been great to also hear from him or the others involved in the film of how to bring change to the industry in a positive manner, like ways to bring the art back into the hair industry or of how education can be enhanced so people new to the industry can be properly trained to work behind the chair.

From viewing this documentary, it would mostly appeal to individuals going to a beauty school or are looking to start their careers as a hairdresser. Information from the film lets you know that you have to put in hard work, have dedication, be well educated, and be business savvy to survive in the industry. Remember this isn’t a how-to film, but rather an alert message of how the beauty industry is, with many flaws that need to be improved. Though some tips of ways to succeed as a hairdresser or improve the beauty industry would have been welcomed, the hair truth has definitely been told. If you want the truth about the industry, you can’t go wrong with purchasing this documentary.

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Little Film Makes Big Waves!

~ Joseph Kellner

 

Early this morning I made route to my editor’s office to work on the second documentary and do the customary up to date information for the next film. After 4 hours of editing I decided to call it quits. I made my way back to take care of emails, walk the dogs, appointments etc. And I noticed I sold several films. When I sell a film I always see who bought it and my wife loves to see where they are being sent to.

This purchase was from Christina Senezak who works in a law firm in New York on the Avenues of the America’s (She can be reached at cmsenezak@pbwt.com). The law firm Paterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler LLP represents Loreal in the Class action Law Suit brought against them by the Group SALONFAD. Why would the attorneys of Loreal want a copy of my film?? Hmmmm. It so happens the law firms for Conair, and also TIGI are all located on the same street. Why didn’t they include Paul Mitchell are they the red-headed stepchild of the group. Either way the Lawsuit brought on by themselves is starting to make headway in the beauty industry. Bravo to SalonFad. SalonFad was given copys of the film and they were pleased to receive them. I spoke to the attorney for the group in Texas and was asked if I would be interested in helping them out with the lawsuit. I provide them with any and all assistance I possibly can, thru several telephone conversations with Niel Casson. It was explained to me from Mr Casson that it is “imperative for me to join this wave of change within our industry”.  Mr Casson has his views on the changes being made and changes that should be made within our industry. But I will not align myself fully to any one certain group.  But it seems the defense attorneys for the Manufacturers in this lawsuit want to see the documentary THE REAL HAIR TRUTH. Well they can find another way to view it! So if you want to make things right in you industry you can do it! You just got to stand up for what is right. If you want to educate the industry through haircutting, hair coloring, up do’s so be it. If you want to make a product line and teach about non-diversion so be it! Do whatever floats your boat but have purpose in your intent! I will expose the industry and try to make changes for the betterment of the Professional Beauty Industry.  Talking to my friend Martin he says “Non-diversion needs to be taught on the beauty school level”. Which I highly agree, Strength from knowledge and experience must be given to these students to make them aware of the deception the manufacturers lead them into!  Below are a list of the law firms who represent the Manufacturers in this class action lawsuit.

For Defendant L’Oreal USA, Inc.:

Catherine Anne Williams

Frederick Burdett Warder III

Paterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler LLP

1133 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10036

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For Defendants Convair Corporation and TIGI Linea, LP:

Lewis Richard Clayton

Susana Michele Buergel

Andres N. Madrid

Scott Jonathan Sholder

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10036

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For Defendant The Procter and Gamble Company:

Eileen Miriam Patt

Harold Paul Weinberger

Norman Christopher Simon

Kramer, Levin , Naftalis & Frankel, LLP

1177 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10036

Is it not amazing that they all work on the same street. Anyways since the REAL HAIR TRUTH, tells the truth of the industry. We did not fill the order from the Law firmPaterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler LLP. They can get there copy of the documentary from somewhere else. This film shows how you can investigate your industry, and get several points acrossed about the corruption in our industry. The Real Hair Truth aims to expose, and educate the beauty industry of its pro’s and con’s. Do not be afraid to stand up for what is right, have a purpose in your life. Change your industry!  But either way you look at it this LITTLE FILM IS MAKING BIG WAVES!

 

Best Regards

Joseph Kellner

Manufacturer Loyality Is Gone!

~ Joseph Kellner

 

I think you people are seeing the way it is. These companys do NOT CARE about brand loyality to the salon industry. Is what they are doing illegal? No. You can do anything you want with a product once you buy it. O.K! And this is there products, they can sell it anywhere. What is WRONG is the manufacturers and also Distributorships are selling out your retail space in the salon. THERE is no brand loyality ANYMORE. But YOU will sign a CONTRACT with PAUL MITCHELL so you wont divert there products! BUT they will have there products on a consistent basis to all of these store, which is not wrong at all. BUT you WILL let THEM make YOU abide by a contract, you basically wave you 1977 Free Fair Trade Right the goverment gave you! Look it up everyone. Diversion was made by the manufacturers by having you sign a CONTRACT. you sell the product you will take the blame for it being in the stores. They have created Camoflage for themselves by blaming YOU for the shelves being stocked in all the commercial sectors!

Kristin Edens It eats at me every time I walk into a drug or grocery store. Not to mention I sell it for cheaper than they do!
Roxanne Longstone  This is why us stylist need to sTick together and do something about. Send the product back and start searching for product’s developed by local stylist.
I finally smartened up and developed my own and just launched it in Oct. Our clients lov…e it ! We sell it like mad in our salon and more salon’s are starting to jump aboard.
Turn your head into another direction, CHANGE IS GOOD!
Katherine Batzlaff I have changed color and product lines. I won’t use any of these sleezebags products. We all need to take a stand together and not support these companies.
Roxanne Longstone I’m glad your with me on this 🙂 We don’t need their product’s. Not to tute my own horn, but i worked on developing my product for 2 years and with the perfect chemist i must say my treatment is outstanding!
Trenton Clark ASLO WHAT WE NEED TO DO AS STYLISTS IS TO NOT USE PROUCTS THAT YOYU CAN FIND IN LOCAL STORES LIKE WALMART AND TARGET HOW CAN YOU SELL A PRODUCT AT SALON PRICES TOA CLENT WHEN THEY CAN FIND IT IN A STORE AND PEOPLE ARE REAL FUNNY THEY WANT TO SAVE MONEY,BUT WHT THEY DON’T KNOW IS WHEN YOU BUY PRODUCTS OUT OF THESE PLACES THERE NOT THE REAL PRODUCTS,I AGREE WITH YOU DON’T BE A SLAVE TO ANYONE!
Roxanne Longstone All they did was use us! All of us stylist built these companies and made them the millions. If it wasn’t for us who would they be? No one!
I say invest in the little guy 🙂
Subrina Farmer This sounds like estee lauder’s Aveda! You’ll end up being a franchise owned by a Fat Cat Corp. And they will suck up your slim profits any way they can get it, and tell ya your hands are committed to them!

Roxanne Longstone Check out HSN in the search box type Bed Head and look at all the TIGI Products

Phil Stone yes. but then i start laughing at all the hairdressers who still rally behind the TIGI banner at hairshows and claim the company can do no wrong. then i get sad, and die a little inside. The only thing I can control 100% is what is carried in my salon. I make my own products and sell a high end italian line that uses no distributors.

The Group Continues To Grow! Phil Stone Will Soon Bring You “Claudia”

~ Joseph Kellner

No ego’s, no stars, no attitudes that is how I describe the 2 full days we shot with Phil Stone, Claudia Diesti, Dan Diesti, Dan Cunningham, La’Niece, Matt Fienman, and myself. This was the start for Claudia’s DVD on haircoloring, haircutting, hairstyling, and a biography of herself and her beliefs. These 2 days were filled with the most remarkable, ambitious, giving professionals that could be put together in one room. So many different professionals were there to pull this off. And so much clowning around to the fullest extent, that I would love to do this again with the same exact group. This was Phil Stones first taping of an educational DVD series for his website REWIREDHAIR.COM.  And Dan Cunningham who filmed and edited the documentary THE REAL HAIR TRUTH took on this undertaking  with Matt Fienman who was also in charge of videography.  And Dan Diesti Claudia’s husband was the everything role. From food, to hair supplys, to makeup to wardrobe. Dan did it all. And for once I could kick back and just do makeup and I also helped with the photoshoot. Either way we did a little of everyone’s profession with the staff for the DVD. And learning was top on the agenda with this shoot.

Learning was on everyone’s mind the past two days with this shoot. Phil with Dan learning Videography, Myself learning from Claudia – Balayage, everyone had education on their minds. And getting the proper filming within this two-day event was close to 24 hours of filming, setting up the stage, supply runs, etc. But we all pulled together to shoot Claudia and get the best footage we could possibly get for her DVD.  All in all we all got the job done and there was a moment in time that I will always remember these two days of my career, That we all pulled together and did a positive for everyone, the Industry, Claudia, Phil, everyone. And to get that type of group together is sheer priceless. And all the time went so very fast I will truly remember this DREAM. Or maybe this wonderful moment.

Thank You Phil, Claudia, Dan, Daniel, Matt, La’Niece, and all the models.

Joseph Kellner