Hairstyling Specialisation · Editorial · Bridal · Fashion
Through the JDO Method.
Taught in English · International students welcome · Amsterdam & online
For hairdressers, make-up artists and creatives who want to specialise in the craft of hairstyling. Whatever your busy schedule, work or family.
Please note: this is not a cutting or colouring course, but a specialisation in hairstyling.
Choose your learning path
The course
Learn to understand, build and create bridal, fashion and editorial hairstyling through the JDO Method.
Developed by internationally awarded Hair & Make-up Artist and educator Juliette den Ouden, based on more than 25 years of experience within the beauty and fashion industry.
You see a beautiful bridal look, fashion shoot or editorial creation. But do you also know which techniques, structures and build sit behind it?
The JDO Method teaches you not only how to create a look, but above all why it works.
Doing work that gives you energy, brings you fulfilment and makes you proud. That is the power of the JDO Method.
One Method, three learning paths, which one suits you?
From €163 per month · View your options →
Who it's for
Hairdressers & salon professionals
Expand your services with bridal hairstyling, photoshoots, events and premium styling services.
Competition hairstylists & competitors
Develop the creativity, technique and signature to compete on national and international stages.
Make-up artists & beauty professionals
Become a complete artist by combining hair and make-up within a single booking.
Career switchers & creatives
Build a career within bridal, fashion, editorial and content creation.
Does this sound like you?
Many of our students once stood exactly where you are now.
For those already hairdressing
"I already work with hair, do I still need this?"
A question we hear often. But imagine: a client arrives with a photo of a bridal look. Do you then know exactly which technique, build and preparation are needed to create that look and make it last all day? Hairstyling is a craft of its own alongside your hairdressing craft, for bridal, fashion and editorial work that most courses don't prepare you for.
That is what the JDO Method trains you in.
Traditional salon work
Professional hairstyling work
From bridal to fashion. From editorial to avant-garde.
On set with Juliette
"A Hair Artist doesn't copy a look. A Hair Artist understands how a look is built."
Juliette den Ouden
What it brings you
For salons & hairdressers
For make-up artists
For creatives & career switchers
Choose your learning experience
You've chosen the Hairstyling Class. Now you choose how you follow it. Every learning path follows the same JDO Method, the same learning content, community and the same certificate. The only difference is the way you learn and gain hands-on experience.
| Ultimate JDO experience Immersion | Most Flexible Online Guided | Online + live practice Hybrid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Maximum growth & live experience | Maximum flexibility | Regular live learning |
| Start | Immediately | Immediately | Fixed start date |
| JDO Method online | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| JDO Welcome onboarding | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| JDO Academy Sessions | Monthly online meetings | Monthly online meetings | Monthly online meetings |
| Community & certificate | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Portfolio Shoot | Included | Optional | Included |
| Publication of work | Included | Optional | Included |
| Live experience | 4-day Immersion Experience | Online | Training days in Amsterdam |
| Personal guidance | Online + during the Immersion days | Online feedback | Online + during training days |
| Location | Amsterdam + international locations | 100% online | Amsterdam |
| Travel required | Once | No | Multiple times |
| Membership included | 1 month | 1 month | 1 month |
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the JDO Method
What sets the JDO Method apart is not a single technique, but the way you learn to see.
You learn to analyse looks before you choose techniques. You learn to recognise structures before you start creating. You learn to understand the build before you execute a look.
That's how you develop yourself not only into a Hair Artist who masters techniques, but into a professional who can create independently within bridal, fashion, editorial and commercial work.
Reviews
What former students say about their experience with the JDO Method.
“Finally a course that fits into my life, without compromising on quality.”
“I learned not only technique, but above all how to find my own artistic direction.”
“The confidence with which I now stand on set feels completely different from a year ago.”
“The photoshoots in the Hybrid completely transformed my portfolio. I got my first paid booking within two months of finishing.”
“The Immersion was life-changing. Four days full of focus, surrounded by creatives just as passionate as me.”
What you'll learn
From bridal and editorial hairstyling to creative concepts, photoshoots and professional hands-on experience. Within the course you learn the technical, creative and professional skills to work independently as a Hair Artist.
01
Learn to analyse and deconstruct bridal, fashion and editorial looks. Understand which techniques, structures and build were used to create a look.
02
Learn how to prepare hair for different styling techniques. From product selection to preparing the hair for maximum hold.
03
Work professionally with the tools, products and techniques used within bridal, fashion, editorial and commercial work.
04
Learn different techniques for creating waves, curls and texture, and discover when to apply which technique.
05
Develop skills in bridal hairstyling, updo techniques, braids, twists and modern hair-up creations.
06
Learn to work beyond traditional salon work and develop hairstyling for photoshoots, campaigns, fashion and creative productions.
07
Discover how professional shoots unfold and build hands-on experience during photoshoots and creative productions.
08
Develop your own style, learn to make creative choices and build a recognisable artistic signature as a Hair Artist.
The full JDO Method · Available across all learning paths
Founder
Internationally awarded Hair & Make-up Artist, educator and founder of JDO Collective.
For more than 25 years, Juliette has worked worldwide within beauty, fashion and editorial. From international campaigns and shows to training the next generation of creatives.
Throughout her career she kept seeing the same challenge: students learned techniques, but didn't understand why they worked.
That's why she developed the JDO Method.
A method based on years of hands-on experience, international projects and her vision of modern craftsmanship. A method that teaches you to see, analyse, understand and create from insight instead of memorised steps.
Today Juliette supports creatives worldwide in building a career with their own artistic signature, craftsmanship and confidence within bridal, beauty, fashion and editorial.
Beauty professionals from the Netherlands and around the world learn through the JDO Method.
25+
Years of international
experience
10.000+
Professionals
trained
35+
Awards &
nominations
300+
Professional
publications
After the course
What do you take with you after the JDO Method?
Where can you work?
Students in their own words
What did these students have in common? They wanted to grow as a Hair Artist, without organising their whole life around their course. The JDO Method gave them the craftsmanship, and a learning path that fit their life.
Hybrid alumni
A demanding job, no prior hairstyling experience. Still during the course she was booked by her practice model as hair artist for her wedding.
"Because I learned the JDO Method, I understood the looks really quickly and got to create some truly amazing things, right up to a bridal booking still during the course."
Hybrid alumni
Her own salon, a family with children, no prior hairstyling experience. Combining a Hairstyling course with salon and family was impossible before, but with the Hybrid learning path she managed it.
"Thanks to the JDO Method I was already able to assist at Wekamp during my course and did my first job for Davines as a hair artist."
Hybrid alumni
Felt the passion her whole life. Built an HR career, lived too far away for an in-person course and had no hairstyling experience yet. Through the Hybrid learning path she could finally make it happen.
"Thanks to the JDO Method I got my first paying clients still during my course, and I can finally live out my passion professionally alongside my work."
Student Results
Editorial work, professional shoots and portfolios built within the JDO Method.
Student name
Editorial · 2024
Gwendy
Backstage editorial, smokey eye in progress.
Student name
Beauty editorial
Kelly
From mood board to shoot concept.
Student name
Fashion shoot
Colinda
Editorial bold colour, precision at work.
JDO Collective
The course is only the beginning.
Through JDO Collective you stay connected to an international network of creatives, education, inspiration and support for a sustainable career within the beauty industry.
1 month JDO Membership included
With extra content, live calls and member benefits.
Community
Stay connected with creatives worldwide.
Masterclasses
Keep learning from professionals in the international industry.
Retreats & events
Go deeper, connect and find fresh inspiration.
Wellbeing
Tools to keep working creatively and sustainably.
How it works
Whichever learning path you choose, you follow the complete JDO Method, receive Welcome onboarding, access to the Academy Sessions, community, certification and 1 month JDO Membership. The difference is in how you learn live, practise and gain hands-on experience.
Online Guided, Hybrid or Immersion, depending on how you learn best and what fits your life.
Work through the 14 online Hairstyling modules and learn to see, analyse and build from the JDO Method.
Work on assignments, practise your techniques and develop your skills with guidance and Academy Sessions.
Work towards professional development, practice and portfolio building. Shoot inclusions differ per learning path.
After your course you stay connected through the JDO Collective, community, masterclasses, wellbeing, retreats and further professional development.
Learning paths
All learning paths follow the same JDO Method and lead to the same certificate. The difference isn't in what you learn, but in how you learn.
"I want the freedom of learning online, without feeling like I'm on my own."
Learn wherever you are, with personal guidance, feedback on your practice work and support from the JDO Academy community. Start immediately and join the next guidance group for the JDO Academy Sessions.
International students follow this learning path worldwide.
Start immediately · join the next group
from €163 per month
View → Online + live practice"I want to combine online learning with practical days and direct feedback."
The complete journey: continuous online learning, in-person training days spread across the programme, personal feedback and a professional photoshoot.
Start date: 28 October 2026
from €225 per month
View → Ultimate JDO experience"I want to experience the full JDO Method, learn at my own pace and finish with a 4-day live training."
Prepare at your own pace and finish with a 4-day Immersion training where everything comes together: technique, creativity, personal attention and feedback, in a group of like-minded professionals. With a closing professional photoshoot.
Especially suited to international students.
Start online immediately · join an edition
from €308 per month
View →One community · three learning paths
All learning paths follow the same JDO Method and share the same JDO Academy community and JDO Academy Sessions.
Only Hybrid starts on fixed dates. With Online Guided and Immersion you step in immediately and join the monthly JDO Academy Sessions; for Immersion you choose a suitable edition on location during your journey.
JDO Impact · 1% of every enrolment is invested back into impact projects
Also interested in Make-up?
Follow both courses within 12 months and receive a combination benefit: €250 with both Online Guided, €350 with a combination of Online Guided and Hybrid/Immersion, or €500 with both in-person paths.
You choose the learning path that suits you best for each course.
Bridal, editorial and commercial: with both disciplines you can take on complete assignments.
Hair and make-up reinforce each other. You shape the complete image.
You work from one creative vision on hair and make-up for a coherent end result.
JDO Wellbeing
Hairstyling asks a lot of you: long days, physical strain, concentration and creativity. That's why JDO looks beyond technique alone. Within JDO Wellbeing we work around Energy & Recovery, Nervous System & Breathwork, Body & Longevity and Creative Performance.
Discover JDO Wellbeing →Start here
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