We'll also spend time on something most install classes skip entirely: customizing factory-made bonds. It's a smaller part of the class (roughly 20–30%) but it changes everything about what's possible for your clients.
The difference between bonds that last and bonds that causes damage often comes down to the details that aren't taught in most classes.
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The obvious workaround is to cut them down, and a lot of stylists do that. The problem is that cutting factory bonds typically tanks retention. Clients end up with bonds that don't last, and you end up troubleshooting something that was never going to work in the first place.
What we'll teach you instead is how to actually customize them — adjusting density so that high-risk clients can wear bonds safely, hand-mixing for a perfect blend, creating strips, and doing all of it in a way that still gets your client 3+ months of wear without sacrificing the health of their natural hair. These are the skills that open up a whole different level of what you can offer.
Why Factory Bonds Are Limiting You
THE DETAILS
JuLY 26TH & 27TH, 2026 / 10am - 5pm each day
- 2 full days of hands-on training at Jovi Salon in Virginia Beach
- Starter kit ($400+ value)
- E-book with detailed install theory
- Resource list with links to our preferred hair and tool suppliers
- 1 year of access to the MTAM platform ($1,250 value) available immediately when you register. (Current members get a year added to their current subscription)
- Light breakfast, coffee, and a fully catered lunch both days
- Access to Alex and Christine for pre and post class questions and support
How to assess each client individually and make decisions based on their hair, not a rigid, one-size-fits-all formula
How to customize factory bonds for density — creating ultra-low density bonds for high-risk clients without sacrificing retention
How to consistently get 3 months of wear from customized bonds
How to troubleshoot when things don't go as planned — because they will, and you should know what to do
Systems and efficiency so your installs feel clean, consistent, and repeatable
- Safe, healthy k-tip installation from start to finish — every detail, every nuance
- How to assess each client individually and make decisions based on their hair, not a rigid, one-size-fits-all formula
- How to customize factory bonds for density — creating ultra-low density bonds for high-risk clients without sacrificing retention
- How to consistently get 3 months of wear from customized bonds
- How to troubleshoot when things don't go as planned — because they will, and you should know what to do
- Systems and efficiency so your installs feel clean, consistent, and repeatable
Starter kit ($400+ value)
E-book with detailed install theory
Resource list with links to our preferred hair and tool suppliers
1 year of access to the MTAM platform ($1,250 value) available immediately when you register. (Current members get a year added to their current subscription)
Light breakfast, coffee, and a fully catered lunch both days
Access to Alex and Christine for pre and post class questions and support
Pay in Full
For non-MTAM members
$3,000
For Non-MTAM members
Pay In Full :
For NEW MTAM members
Your enrollment includes 12 months of platform access, AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE OF CLASS TICKET.
Pay in Full
For MTAM members
$3,000
For MTAM members
Pay In Full :
For current MTAM members
Your enrollment includes an additional 12 months of platform access, applied to your existing membership.
Your renewal date will be extended accordingly.
@ Jovi Salon in Virginia Beach, VA
July 26th & 27th, 2026 / 10am - 5pm
PAY IN FULL:
2 Day Hands-On K-TIP INSTALL INTENSIVE
July 26th & 27th, 2026 / 10am - 5pm
PAYMENT PLAN:
@ Jovi Salon in Virginia Beach, VA
2 Day Hands-On K-TIP INSTALL INTENSIVE
PAYMENT PLAN
For non-MTAM members
5 PAYMENTS OF $600
For Non-MTAM members
PayMENT PLAN:
For NEW MTAM members
Your enrollment includes 12 months of platform access, applied IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE OF CLASS TICKET.
PAYMENT PLAN
For MTAM members
5 PAYMENTS OF $600
For MTAM members
PayMENT PLAN:
For current MTAM members
Your enrollment includes an additional 12 months of platform access, applied to your existing membership.
Your renewal date will be extended accordingly.
MEET THE TEAM
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE INSTALL INTENSIVE
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE INSTALL INTENSIVE
You don't need to have done k-tips before, but you do need to be ready to move quickly and get your hands in hair — we cover a lot of ground over two days! If you're not sure whether you're at the right level, reach out before you register and we'll help you figure it out.
What's the split between installation and bond customization?
No. You don't need to have made a bond before. You do need to be ready to learn and willing to be hands-on. If you're a complete beginner to extensions overall, reach out to us first so we can make sure this is the right fit.
Installation is the main focus — roughly 70–80% of the class time. The remaining 20–30% covers how to customize factory bonds so you're not limited to working with what's in the kit. Both parts feed into each other, so by the end of the two days you'll have a really clear picture of the full process. You can also take all of the bond-making skills and apply it to working with raw hair!
Because factory bonds are built for the average client, and many of your clients aren't "average". The density is too high for a lot of people to wear safely, and simply cutting the bonds down to fix that usually kills retention. What we'll teach you is how to actually customize them — adjusting density, mixing colors, and still getting three months of wear. It's the difference between having one tool and having a whole kit.
It can be, if it's done wrong. Cutting factory bonds down is the common shortcut and yes, that can cause problems. What we teach is a different approach — one that maintains retention while still giving you the flexibility to create low-density bonds for clients who need them.
We build in an enormous amount of reps over the two days specifically so that you leave with muscle memory, not just information. There's a big difference between understanding a technique and being able to execute it confidently behind the chair, and we're focused on the latter.
However - you MUST immediately put what you learn in class in to practice. Without consistent practice you will learn the skills you worked so hard to gain in class!
Right away — as soon as you register. We want you using it before you even walk through the door so you can come in with context and get even more out of the two days. If you're a current member you'll get an additional 6 months added to your current subscription.
That's fair, and honestly it's something we think about a lot. We're not going to tell you that you have to trust us — we'd rather show you.
Everything we teach is rooted in the why, not just the how. We don't gatekeep, we don't make you feel stupid for asking questions, and we built MTAM specifically because we were frustrated with the kind of education that does those things.
Come with your questions. We want them!
Hands. In. Hair.
You can watch installing a hundred times and still feel lost without hand-on-help.
Being in the room means you can ask questions in the moment, get eyes on your technique as it's happening, and troubleshoot in real time.
