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Your clients want better hair.
Your bank account wants higher tickets.
Let's do both!

The step-by-step color, extension and business training I wish I had in my first 5 years behind the chair.
Learn it on your phone, use it on your next client.

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$39 a month, cancel anytime. Or $299 a year (about $25 a month).

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Rated 5 stars on the App Store
25+ years behind the chair · Built a 7-figure salon · 500K on YouTube · 5x Behind the Chair One Shot nominee and winner

Leanna M.

"Services that used to be 5 hours minimum... we've been knocking out these looks in 2.5 to 3.5 hours!"

Leanna M., @hairart_by_leanna

Beauty school taught you to pass the test.
Nobody taught you the rest.

Mirella Manelli mixing color at the salon counter

You watch a highlight video on YouTube. It looks easy. Then your client sits down, your foils slip, your blend is chunky, and you're 45 minutes behind.

Or the color comes out great, but you charged $120 for 3 hours of work. Again.

You have the talent. You just need a clear plan. Random videos give you pieces. They don't show you why a placement works, what to charge for it, or how to get that client back in 8 weeks.

  • You second-guess your formulas and placement
  • Your services take way longer than they should
  • You know you're undercharging, but raising prices feels scary
  • Your books have gaps, and social media isn't filling them
  • You're learning from 20 different people who all say something different

I built Hair B&B University to fix all five.
One place. One teacher. One clear path.

A mentor in your pocket.

70+ lessons, a monthly live with me, and a community of stylists who get it. All in the HBBU app.

A mentor in your pocket.

70+ lessons, a monthly live with me, and a community of stylists who get it. All in the HBBU app.

The Hair B&B University app open on a phone

Welcome to the Library

 (but not the one where you need to be quiet) 

Highlighted brunette waves on a mannequin

Foils & Highlights (21 lessons)

Placement, sectioning and foil work, step by step.

Natural Highlight Placement, The Manelli Method, Money Piece Highlights, Teasylights, How to Avoid Slipping Foils

Brunette balayage waves

Color, Toning & Correction (10 lessons)

Formulate with confidence and fix what walks in the door.

My 5-Step Formula System, Shadow Root, Gray Blending, Corrective Toning, Platinum Card

Hair extension install in progress

Hair Extensions (16 lessons)

From the consult to the install to the move up.

Is your client a good candidate?, Silicone Bead Install, Hidden Bead Install, Volume Weft Installs, Mini Move Up

Face-framing highlights

5-Minute Color & Styling Hacks (6 quick lessons)

Short, fast fixes you can watch between clients.

Airtouch, Base Break, Tip Out Highlight, Stitch Methods, Curling to Contour

Updo with rhinestone pins

Styling, Braids & Updos (16 lessons)

Blowouts, waves and event hair your clients will book again.

Blowdry 101, Beach Waves, Dutch Braid, Knotted Updo

Mirella Manelli planning at her desk

Business, Pricing & Social Media

The money side of hair.

The Golden Formula to Build a Clientele, The Ultimate Client Consultation Guide, plus yearly-only downloads: Tax Deductions for Hairstylists, Hair Extension Deposit Example, Brand Pitch Scripts, Toning Tips, Social Media Bio and SEO guides

"High quality educational video, business tips, and community... Amazing quality and easy to use!"

Lbelletieri
App Store review
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Monthly Dean's List Live with Mirella

Every month I go live with members to teach, answer questions and break down the business side of hair, like how to actually do the math to a $100K year. Can't make it? Every replay lives in the Campus.

Mirella Manelli teaching live with headphones and a mic

"The monthly live classes are one of my favorite parts. My placements feel more intentional, my timing is faster, and I feel way more confident behind the chair."

Yeseniab5
App Store review
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The Campus

A private community inside the app. Post your work, ask questions, and get real answers from me and from stylists who are building the same thing you are.

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The Campus, the private Hair B&B University community in the app

Real stylists. Real results.

Leanna M. client before
Leanna M. client after
Sarah A. client before
Sarah A. client after

Before

After

Before

After

Leanna M.

"Your Foilayage method has been a game changer on the amount of time my clients are sitting in my chair! Services that used to be 5 hours minimum... we've been knocking out these looks in 2.5 to 3.5 hours!"

Leanna M., @hairart_by_leanna

Sarah A.

"I tried The Manelli Method on this new client and honestly it came out so beautiful! It cut down my timing by almost an hour."

Sarah A., @_sarahmua_

Before: long brunette hair with grown-out color
After: dimensional brunette highlights with soft waves
Before: dark brunette hair with grown-out ends
After: Mariel F. caramel balayage

Before

After

Before

After

Michele S.

"I just wanted to share my client's results today using the Manelli Method... What a blessing to not have to comb out a tease!!"

Michele S., Central Florida, @michelesenghair

Mariel F.

"I tried the universal foilayage technique from the video library. Loved the results. Client was happy and so was I."

Mariel F., Waco, TX, @beautyfusionbymariel

Real wins from the community

Before and after: highlights blended back to rich brunette

"The client was really unhappy with her old highlights. I followed the Blonde to Brunette guide and it worked. She was very happy with the results. Not bad for a cosmo student."

Maggie T., cosmo student

Before: banded blonde with dark roots After: soft blended blonde waves
BEFORE AFTER

"There was a lot of banding and very compromised hair. I'm very proud of how it turned out. Believe in yourself and just keep going."

Justice D., Dean's List

Soft face-framing highlights on dark brunette hair

"So happy with the results using the Minimalist Face Frame Highlight technique. I tweaked it a little, but I'm loving it!"

Lilian R., Dean's List

Copper brunette balayage with a seamless root

"I used the Manelli Method. No root tap, no root smudge, no base break. It's a game changer. Thank you!"

Armida M., Dean's List

Built for your first 5 years behind the chair.

Mirella Manelli sitting in a salon chair

This is for you if:

  • You're in cosmetology school and want to walk out ahead of your class
  • You've been behind the chair 5 years or less, renting a booth or on commission
  • You want faster, cleaner foil work and color you can repeat
  • You're ready to raise your prices and fill your books on purpose
  • You learn best by watching, then doing it on your next client

This probably isn't for you if:

  • You only want advanced, master-level classes
  • You’re not willing to try something new on a real client
  • You want someone to do the work for you

"I signed up right at the end of cosmetology school over a year ago and I just signed up for another year now that I am working in my first salon. I feel more confident already being a baby stylist and actually get excited taking on new clients."

Hair Beauty Chick
App Store review
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"Amazing educational platform for the hair industry for stylists, cosmetologists, and barbers to connect, learn, and grow confidently! I love the color theory and placement lessons."

Tracey B.
Google Play review
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Booth renters, suite owners and new grads are welcome too.
If you want to grow, you belong here!

Hi, I'm Mirella. I've been where you are.

Mirella Manelli styling a client's hair

I started doing hair in 1999. I learned most of it the hard way: slow services, cheap prices and a lot of trial and error.

Then I built my first salon into a 7-figure business, built teams and systems, and sold it. I've taught for big brands and on my own. I'm a five-time Behind the Chair One Shot nominee and winner, and I've styled for Bravo's Vanderpump Rules.

Inside my salon, I coached and mentored every stylist on my team. I taught them everything I know about building a strong business that lasts. They became confident stylists who brought in $100K to $200K+ a year in service revenue.

The part I'm proudest of? Some of them did it right out of beauty school, in under a year, because they did the work.

Great hair is only half the job. The other half is the business and marketing side beauty school never taught you: how to price, how to rebook, how to fill your books and how to get paid what you're worth.

Hair B&B University is everything I taught my team, in one app, for less than one blowout a month.

Cheers,
Mirella

Mirella Manelli with Sam G. at a hands-on class

“I 1000% recommend taking one of her in-person classes! I know I will put every technique showed to use right away. You are hair career GOALS!”
Sam G., @samgdoeshair

Mirella Manelli teaching hands-on with Sarah A.

“I attended the hands-on workshop with Mirella and it was one of the best experiences ever!”
Sarah A., @sarahmua

Mirella Manelli with Leslie P. at a hands-on class

“By far the best class I’ve ever taken! Can’t wait to create looks with this technique!”
Leslie P., @styleddbylesliee_

 
Robert P.

"Your story about your journey, trust, kindness, and passion for the hair industry is what made me join... By watching your videos and courses I've gained more confidence and more bookings."

Robert P., salon owner, @robertpalumbohair

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"I have used your method for almost every single one of my clients... the technique is chef's kiss."

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