Tight Curl Cutting Education For Licensed Professionals

Celebrating The Culture Of Tight Curls

Cut It Kinky sets the standard for expertise in the art and science of tight curls and natural hair. Our commitment to rigorous technical education and advanced skill acquisition ensures that our students become highly skilled artisans, deeply connected to the cultural narratives behind the hair.

Since 2015, we've been at the forefront of industry disruption as a community of fierce, multitalented, passionate creatives, building the future of tight curl artistry.

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  • Textbook

    Digital Education

    Everything you WISH you learned about tight curls + natural hair in cosmetology school in a pocket visual reference

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  • Classes & Workshops

    Hands On Education

    It’s time to stop learning step by step haircuts and learn the how/when/why behind cutting hair for all hair

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  • Be The Expert

    Artisan Certification

    DISRUPT equips stylists with the rigorous technical education and specialized business support needed to achieve niche mastery and profitability

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Testimonials

As a cosmetology student, joining the Tight Curl Theory while in school has been very enlightening & helpful. I’m applying what I have learned in this course along with what I’m learning in school. It has made it that much easier. In school, we don’t focus on the business of cosmetology but CIK has given me tools to set me on the right path. I can honestly say, by the time I graduate I will have my systems, website, alternative revenue, etc in place. This Mastermind Course is well worth it

 

— Kimberly Tarver

The Cut It Kinky training has been an invaluable tool for my business & gave me so much insight on how to really work with tight curls by actual pros who do this day in, day out. I have never found any tight curl education that has addressed my learning needs prior to this course. I am still grateful to be able to continually learn from these 2 wonderful women. They share their knowledge & skills happily.

I was excited to travel to Chicago from Australia in 2019 to attend training & do not regret it at all. The cost for me has been reaped back not only in earnings but learning about the cultural aspects of tight curls.

I am so grateful to the girls from Cut It Kinky for the course. It is available online 24/7 for us to be able to access when we need information, videos, help etc. Wow, it is just a mind blowing course & I am really happy to be able to take part.

 

— Amanda Rickman, Purely Curls, Queensland, Australia

“Having been in this industry for 30 years, I’ve taken many different advanced trainings and I always wondered why there was no instruction on how to style, cut and maintain natural tight curly hair. Other mainstream companies claimed that they offered training for tight curls but what was shown was a lack there of even understanding tight curly hair.

My cousin, whose Aeleise’s client recommended that I look into CIK. It took me awhile to research but when I finally did I knew that this was training I needed and would be well worth the investment. Not only do you walk away with learning how to cut and style naturally tight curls, you also get the knowledge on how to properly market and run your business. Being apart of the CIK community has been one of the best things I ever did for my business hands down!”

— Martha Howard, Owner of Marvelous U Styles, Chandler, AZ

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