I attended the Rose Cafè with stylist, Nicholas Carbonaro and it was very interesting.  He was obviously extremely passionate about his work as well as extensively trained.  He had been working on his portfolio for years before settling in Ithaca, which included working at Madame Tussad’s Wax Museum in the city!  I especially enjoyed listening to him talk about his interest in theater because I share that passion with him.

My biggest takeaway about beauty advice from a professional was to care enough to look presentable but don’t overdo it unless you know you can keep it up.  College kids are notoriously broke yet always try to have the latest trending hair colors or styles- which are normally extremely expensive to upkeep.  I am an example of this phenomena as I dyed my hair bright red last year.  It was super time consuming, required lots of maintenance and faded like 3 days after I dyed it anyway.  It wasn’t ideal for me personally and color that would fit me AND be easy to keep up with did make my life much easier.  Basically, his message was: do what works best for you time-wise, financially and personally satisfying.