(THE FOUNDATION AND FUNDAMENTALS)
THE HBE METHOD: BLUEPRINT
part one
April 18–19, 2027 (Sunday & Monday)
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
NEW YORK CITY | EXACT LOCATION TO BE ANNOUNCED
The HBE Method: Blueprint builds the technical command and business structure required to make K-tips a true specialty within your business.
Two days of hands-on instruction are paired with three months of virtual education, including Blueprint 2.0 and six new modules.
Together, they sharpen how the service is assessed, executed, priced, and positioned for a comprehensive and critical approach to this method.
TOTAL TUITION: $5,500
DUE TODAY: $2,750
REMAINING BALANCE: $2,750
This is a conditional preorder. Submitting the first payment does not mean the class has been confirmed.
By December 15, 2026, one of the following will occur:
If the class is confirmed, your $2,750 payment will be applied toward tuition. The remaining $2,750 will be due January 5, 2027.
If the class does not move forward, it will be cancelled and your $2,750 payment will be refunded in full by December 15, 2026.
Please do not book nonrefundable travel until the class has been formally confirmed.
2027 CLASS PREORDER
RESERVE YOUR SEAT WITH 50% OF TUITION
Blueprint teaches the full structure of a premium K-tip service, from the client assessment through mapping, application, removal, and relevant care, forms, and business infrastructure.
You will learn how to evaluate the variables that determine a successful install, then translate those decisions into precise technical execution and a clear, profitable client experience across a diverse clientele.
THE COMPLETE FOUNDATION
✺ Hands-on instruction in a small group with Ester and team.
✺ Density, porosity, texture, and weight assessment
✺ Placement and sectioning strategy
✺ Rolling a clean, controlled pearl bond
✺ Safe and efficient removal
✺ Cutting and blending
The TECHNICAL foundatioN
Day one
✺ Continued hands-on application
✺ Pricing and packaging your K-tip service
✺ Structuring the service for profitability
✺ Consultation language that communicates investment and standards
✺ Client conversion and retention strategy
✺ Incorporating K-tips into an existing service business
Building the systems required to operate and scale
THE BUSINESS FRAMEWORK
Day TWO
Applying a K-tip is only a small part of understanding this service.
Blueprint teaches you how to assess the client, select the correct approach, execute safely, and support the work with the systems, language, and pricing required to make it sustainable.
You leave with both the technical foundation and the operational framework to implement the service with clarity.
WHY BLUEPRINT
Blueprint focuses on candidacy, consultation, placement, application, removal, finishing, pricing, and the business systems surrounding the client experience.
BLUEPRINT BUILDS THE SERVICE
Artistry is for established extension artists ready to work beyond conventional color matching and factory-prepared hair. It focuses on single-donor hair, color and texture manipulation, multidonor blending, manual encapsulation, material control, and the construction of work that cannot be sourced premade..
ARTISTRY ADVANCES THE MATERIAL
BLUEPRINT OR ARTISTRY?
Blueprint teaches the complete K-tip service.
Artistry teaches you how to create beyond what the market supplies.
The HBE Method: Blueprint builds the technical command and business structure required to make K-tips a true specialty within your business.
Two days of hands-on instruction are paired with three months of virtual education, including Blueprint 2.0 and six new modules. Together, they sharpen how the service is assessed, executed, priced, and positioned for a comprehensive and critical approach to this method.
(THE FOUNDATION AND FUNDAMENTALS)
THE BLUEPRINT
✺ Two full days of hands-on, in-person instruction
✺ Small-group technical training
✺ The Blueprint Student Handbook
✺ HBE technical, operational, and business frameworks
✺ Three months of access to the Blueprint Virtual Modules
✺ One complimentary month of access to @hairbyesteredu
✺ Contracts, waivers, intake forms, checklists, and business resources
✺ Access to three independent hair vendors
✺ 15% student discount on HBE Haus of Hair during in- person student shopping
✺ An HBE swag bag valued at more than $1,500
✺ Catered breakfast and lunch both days
YOUR BLUEPRINT EXPERIENCE INCLUDES
part one
April 18–19, 2027 (Sunday & Monday)
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM both days
NEW YORK CITY | EXACT LOCATION TO BE ANNOUNCED
Stuffed swag bag
Catered breakfast and lunch both days
15% student discount on HBE Haus of Hair
Your first payment represents 50% of total tuition and conditionally reserves your seat.
If the class is confirmed, the remaining $2,750 is due January 5, 2027. If the class is cancelled, your first payment will be refunded in full by December 15, 2026.
TOTAL TUITION: $5,500
the blueprint
in-person with ester
April 18–19, 2027 (Sunday & Monday)
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM both days
📍NEW YORK CITY | EXACT LOCATION TO BE ANNOUNCED
The INVESTMENT
$2,750 DUE TODAY
