You know that summer reading list you used to get in grade school? Whether you were the kid who couldn't wait to get a jump start on your classmates, or the kid who saw this as unfair summertime homework, your potential cosmetology career should be taken slightly more seriously than elementary school.

Successful cosmetologists never stop learning. This industry demands for stylists to stay on top of ever-changing trends, customer demands, developing research and more. Here's the publications and websites that the pros at Came Beauty Academy recommend for extra-curricular reading:

1. Modern Salon magazine

2. www.modernsalon.com <http://www.modernsalon.com>

3. American Salon magazine

4. www.americansalon.com <http://www.americansalon.com>

5. www.behindthechair.com <http://www.behindthechair.com>

6. www.beautylaunchpad.com <http://www.beautylaunchpad.com>

7. Beauty Link magazine at: www.naylornetwork.com/bsa-nxt

8. BeautyInc magazine at: https://wwd.com/wwd-publications/

9. www.dayspamagazine.com <http://www.dayspamagazine.com>

10. www.inspirebooks.com <http://www.inspirebooks.com>

11. www.thecoloristmag.com <http://www.thecoloristmag.com>