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Want Big Doll-like Beauty Contact Lenses like Lady Gaga? You can get them… at a price.

Posted on: August 19th, 2010 by Beauty Schools Directory 2 Comments

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Based on the history of beauty, bigger and wider-looking eyes have traditionally been considered more attractive in our society. Japan embraced this big-eyed notion as depicted in their anime cartoons and fashion, and now it’s making a strong movement in America right now.

Big circle, beauty contact lenses are the rage today among younger girls across the country wanting to be part of the latest fashion trends. Current music sensation Lady Gaga released her music video “Bad Romance,” donning a digitally created big-eyed appearance causing the beauty contact lenses trend to reach an all time high. Beauty contact lenses themselves give the wearer doll-like eyes, presenting a unique look. However, as this trend grows larger, the price for wearing beauty contacts lenses also increases and we’re not talking about dollar signs.

There are certain dangers associated with wearing these big-eye creators. What are they?

For starters, circle beauty contacts lenses aren’t FDA approved; hence, they’re illegal. You can’t get them from your local eye doctor. United States law requires contacts to be prescribed. So how are people in America getting these over sized beauty contact lenses? The same way Americans seemingly get other “illegal or pirated things” – the internet of course. For around $20-30 a pair you too can have this doll-like eye craze, but buying illegal contacts is the least of your concerns.

You could get serious eye infections.
With all contacts you have the risk of eye infections and the scary possibility of losing your sight within 24 hours if not careful. But with circle beauty contact lenses the risk is much more severe. This leads us to the next point.

Contacts need to fit properly.
Contacts are personalized for the individual wearing them. That’s why you go to the eye doctor – to get your correct eyesight diagnosed and proper contact fitting. Not one person has the same eye shape and as a result these big-eyed, one size fits all contacts may improperly fit, potentially scratching the cornea, triggering infection and causing irreparable blindness.

Consult a doctor.
If you absolutely want to be part of this big-eyed fashion craze then do it the smart way. Consult your local eye doctor and ask what kind of various contact alternatives he/she can prescribe you. At the end of the day fashions come and go, but you wouldn’t want to say the same about your eyesight.

 

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Paul Mitchell Schools Celebrate Earth Day 2010

Posted on: April 21st, 2010 by Beauty Schools Directory No Comments

grow-appalachia-paul-mitchellBeauty brands and cosmetics companies have long since been on the Earth Day bandwagon, but now beauty schools are getting in on the act!

Paul Mitchell Schools across the country are not only offering discounts on haircuts performed by its students on April 22nd, but they are also raising funds for Earth-friendly charity Grow Appalachia. $1 from each $10-$15 haircut will go to Grow Appalachia, who helps families in the Appalachian Mountain region live greener, healthier lives.

The organization teaches Appalachian residents how to grow and prepare healthy, sustainable food, as well as helps them create local farmer’s markets. Locate a Paul Mitchell School near you to participate in this Earth Day 2010 event, and look for beauty school reviews of Paul Mitchell to see what other cosmetology students are saying.

Kelly Gleason Scholarship for the Makeup Arts

Posted on: April 20th, 2010 by Beauty Schools Directory No Comments

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The beauty educators at The Powder Group have teamed up with makeup artistry school Make-Up Designory to sponsor The Kelly Gleason Scholarship for the Makeup Arts 2010.

The scholarship was created in honor of veteran makeup artist, teacher and Local 798 President Kelly Gleason, who lost her long battle with cancer in 2007. Presented annually, this year’s recipient will receive a $10,000 scholarship to be used at one of The Make-Up Designory’s two campuses to further their makeup artistry training.

Here’s how to enter:

Entrance is open to anyone over the age of 18 with a high school completion or its equivalence. Entries will be reviewed by a panel of industry experts and members of the Make-Up Designory and The Powder Group executive teams.  Entries must be received no later than July 1, 2010, and may be received by email to register@thepowdergroup.com with the subject heading “Kelly Gleason Scholarship” or by regular mail to The Powder Group 315 Seventh Avenue 6B New York, NY 10001.

The entry must include a letter of introduction, all pertinent contact information including email, phone number, street address and social networking site details. Entries will also include a statement, limited to 500 words, of why the applicant wishes to receive the scholarship. Entrants will be judged solely on their written expression and no previous artistry experience will be required to receive the award.

Entries must follow the above guidelines or will not be considered for entry.

This is an excellent opportunity for both novice and advanced makeup artists alike! Look for the winner of the scholarship in the Fall 2010 issue of On Makeup Magazine (published by The Powder Group). Good Luck!


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Dermalogica Opens Skin Care Academy in NYC

Posted on: April 13th, 2010 by Beauty Schools Directory 1 Comment

dermalogica-academy1Skin care giant Dermalogica is no stranger to beauty schools around the world. A  long time favorite of esthetic programs and skin care experts, the brand recently opened a new undergraduate skin therapy academy in New York City.

After founding nearly forty of their postgraduate International Dermal Institutes around the world, opening an undergraduate facility was the next logical step. The 6,000 square foot space is state-of-the-art and is the only LEED-certified trade school in Manhattan. Students will learn using popular Apple products, including the iPod Touch, iPhone and the new iPad device. The academy building includes a classroom, lab, MicroZone stations that offer 20-minute express treatments, a Skin Bar for skin analysis and a Treatment Room. According to Dermalogica founder Jane Wurwand, the academy will offer a skin therapy education unlike that found at most cosmetology schools:

“In most states, undergraduate skin therapy programs are offered by cosmetology schools — typically run by hair care companies and hairdressers — where hairdressing is the focus. There is a need for schools that are solely focused on skin and the business of skin, which requires an entirely different business model than hair.”

Spa fans can visit the 10-bed treatment room to receive a discounted facial — $50 as opposed to $110 at the dermalogica-academy-1nearby Dermalogica retail-spa outpost  — by a student eight weeks into training, under the direction of a licensed skin care therapist. Dermalogica-trained skin therapists do extractions gently by hand, rather than use the metal comedone tool to remove clogged pores, which Frost said can damage skin and break capillaries.

Interested in enrolling? Classes begin May 18th and after completing 600 hours of training in less than 18 weeks, the licensing requirements of New York State, the academy will help assist you in job placement across the 7,500 salons and spas that carry the Dermalogica line. Visit dermalogicaacademy.com to enroll or for more information. Don’t live in New York? No problem! Find an esthestics program near you!

Photos/Source: WWD

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Superstar Beyonce Opens Cosmetology School

Posted on: March 9th, 2010 by Beauty Schools Directory 2 Comments

beyonce-beauty-schoolSuperstar Beyonce has entered the world of Cosmetology! She and her mother Tina Knowles opened the Beyonce Cosmetology Center this week in Brooklyn, NY. The cosmetology center is a new addition at Phoenix House, a rehabilitation center for men and women recovering from drug addiction.

Beyonce visited Phoenix House while researching her role in 2008′s Cadillac Records. She was so inspired by the work she saw being done that she donated her entire salary from the film to create a cosmetology school at the center! The presence of the school at the rehabilitation center will help clients learn a trade, enabling them to support themselves once completing their recovery treatment. Pretty neat, huh?

Not only is Beyonce gorgeous on the outside, she’s gorgeous on the inside too!

Photo: Monsar Communications, Inc.

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Champagne used in pedicures?

Posted on: November 5th, 2009 by Beauty Schools Directory 1 Comment

Nail technicians use champaigne oil and grape peel scrub for pedicures.Pop the cork and celebrate your… feet! There’s a new ingredient fighting age spots and exfoliating your tootsies and you can only get it from France: Champagne! Some salons are offering champagne pedicures to help soothe your tired feet. Have you heard of this new beauty salon service?

How it works: your feet are soaked in a rose mineral bath and a nail technician massages champagne oil into your feet, and then applies a grape peel scrub. Champagne oil is high in antioxidants, and it helps activate the grape peel scrub, which makes the skin glow.

Some nail technicians claim that this pedicure is also good for diabetic clients because it supposed to stimulate circulation. This can also build the capillaries that diabetic patients lose.

Why settle for regular pedicures when you can have the champagne of pedicures – literally!

Have you experienced or has your salon offered this champagne pedicure service? Better yet, have you learned about this fancy new process in your nail technician training?

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Review of Chris Rock’s “Good Hair”

Posted on: October 27th, 2009 by Beauty Schools Directory No Comments

good-hair-sit-back-and-relaxChris Rock’s three-year-old daughter Lola asked him, “Daddy, why don’t I have good hair?” This launched the comedian headfirst into the topic of ‘good hair’ – commonly thought of as straight, shiny, European-looking locks. This topic has fueled debates within the African American community for generations.

Rock records this search for truth in African American hair culture in Good Hair, a thought-provoking and entertaining documentary produced by HBO Films and directed by Jeff Stilson. Good Hair tackles the topics of texture, hair relaxing, weaves, and the booming financial business of African American hair care to explore the way that hairstyles impact the relationships, lifestyles, health, wallets, and self-esteem of African American women.

It’s a bold topic – how American culture defines beauty, and the lengths that women to which women will go to in order to conform to that standard. As cosmetologists, we have a hand in this. We know how expensive and painful weaves can be. We know that often, women look even more beautiful rockin’ their natural hair than getting it relaxed. But still, African American hair is a big business – with special standards, techniques and training for stylists.

What’s great about Good Hair is that it doesn’t point any fingers or take sides. The film advocates self-love and appreciation, no matter whether women choose natural or relaxed hair.

Have you seen Good Hair? What do you think?

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India Empowers Former Sex Workers With Cosmetology Training

Posted on: October 7th, 2009 by Beauty Schools Directory No Comments

Women who have been victims on India’s sex industry are receiving an opportunity for a second chance at a career and at life. In India’s capital, New Delhi, sex workers are being offered free training in hair styling, beauty and makeup. Free transportation is also being provided for the women interested in the opportunity.

Spearheading this endeavor is beauty and hair expert, Amzadd Habibb. “This is my way of giving back to the society. I have always wanted to do something for these people and I was just waiting for right opportunity and right people,” Habibb said. He has organized a 24-hour haircutting event to raise money for all the equipment needed.

If you or someone you know are interested in a new career or second chance, perhaps you should consider cosmetology school training to start down a new career path.

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Hairstylists Often First Line of Defense Against Self-neglect

Posted on: September 18th, 2009 by Beauty Schools Directory 1 Comment

Hairstylists Trained to Recognize Health Problems in Seniors and ElderlyAs the fight over health care reform continues to rage across the national landscape as people debate cost vs. quality, recent studies have noticed a unique trend. Hairstylists are a great help in steering their elderly clients to much needed health services that often save their lives.

In a recent, small exploratory study, more than 80% of Columbus, Ohio area cosmetologists and hairstylists surveyed said that older clients often or always shared their health problems during appointments.

“Hairstylists are in a great position to notice when their older clients are starting to suffer from depression, dementia, or self-neglect,” said Keith Anderson, co-author of the study and assistant professor of social work at Ohio State University. “While not expecting too much beyond the scope of their jobs, we may be able to help stylists direct elderly people in trouble to community services.”

The study included stylists from the Columbus area who responded to mail surveys. It was reported that about one-third of their clients were 60 years old or older.

Eighty-five percent of stylists described their relationships with older clients as “close” or “very close.” About 72% said their role was like one of “family” to some of their older customers.

“This is one reason why I think hairstylists are especially suited to seeing problems in their customers,” Anderson said. “Their older clients may sit in a chair for an hour or longer while they’re having their hair done, and this may happen once or twice a month. So stylists are in a good position to recognize when things change with a client, and when they may need help.”

He went on to say that stylists are in a unique position to discuss pain, depression or anxiety with their clients. The main issue Anderson is now trying to bring to the forefront is helping cosmetologists and stylists learn how to refer aging clients to appropriate health and community services.

“It seems like a perfect setup – stylists have access to older adults who may need someone to point them to the help they need. But at least this sample of stylists suggests they don’t know what services are out there to help these folks,” he said. “We can’t expect them to do everything, but our results suggest that most stylists care about their clients and would be willing to help them,” he said.

Have you ever had to suggest medical or psychological help to one of your clients? Did your beauty school teach you about signs to look for in your clients that may indicate they need your help? Tell us about it!

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There is No Such Thing as a “Medical Esthetician License”

Posted on: September 10th, 2009 by Heather 15 Comments

Susanne Warfield - National Coalition of Estheticians, Manufacturers/Distributors & AssociationsSusanne S. Warfield is the leading expert on the business, legal and liability issues that affect physician and esthetician relationships working in a medical or spa setting. Warfield is a 27-year Licensed Esthetician and is NCEA Certified. Her career started as an Esthetics Instructor at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario, Canada, where she taught the 2nd year of a two-year degree Esthetics Program. When she moved to the United States, her advanced training was put into use and she spent almost 14 years working with a dermatologist in New York City. See Susanne S. Warfield’s profile on the Beauty School Lounge.

As you do your research looking at the field of medical esthetics, you are probably seeing ads for medical esthetic, paramedical and become a medical esthetician. Esthetician training and esthetician licensing varies from state to state, and at the time of this article there was no such license for any of the aforementioned terms. The average number of hours of esthetician licensing training on a national basis is 600. The separation of the esthetician license from the standard cosmetology or hairdressing license has allowed some schools to become licensed to teach only skin care, thereby raising their hours and standards. There currently are only two states – Utah and Virginia – that offer a two-tier Esthetician Masters program for 1200 hours. There are several more states that are in the process of updating their statutes – which is sorely needed – but more on that in another article.

From the National Coalition of Estheticians, Manufacturers/Distributors & Associations, Use of Esthetician Titles. It is the position of the NCEA that estheticians represent themselves according to their licensed title, as designated by their state licensing board or regulatory agency, and that estheticians must not promote themselves or allow any employer to market them otherwise.

Esthetician Medical Training Certifications

There are several companies, schools, and associations that offer “certifications” to estheticians upon completion of a course. These courses may have required participation time ranging from minutes to hours to days.

Some courses are teaching advanced procedures using machines and products that are well beyond what the esthetician license and scope of practice allows. Therefore, obtaining liability coverage would then become a major priority for the esthetician practicing. However, in a dermatology setting, it would be up to the physician and their risk manager if the esthetician should be permitted to perform these advanced procedures, under the direct supervision of the physician of course.

This Isn’t General Hospital – It’s the Real Thing

One of the most important factors in deciding whether to work in a medical setting is: Do you like medicine? Specifically, are you comfortable dealing with illness and medical problems on a daily basis? Not that the fields you’re likely to choose will bring you into contact with a great deal of sick people, but your clients will all be patients and all of them will have a medical or aesthetic concern.

While dermatology and plastic surgery, the esthetics areas you will most likely fill in the medical setting, generally involve less serious medical problems, they’re still not for the squeamish. Plastic surgery, after all, is still surgery. And some plastic surgeons perform reconstructive surgery to repair the trauma of accidents or the disfigurement of diseases such as cancer, burn survivors or genetic defects. And dermatologists treat skin cancer various, sometimes disfiguring rashes and infections as well as various diseases that affect the skin.

Esthetician Jobs in the Medical FieldIf you cannot stand the sight of blood or if you find illness or disfigurement  overwhelming, then you probably should consider esthetician career paths other than a clinical setting. On the other hand, most of us can get used to the sights and the situations that are likely to come up in dermatology or plastic surgery, and if you enjoy helping others and if you appreciate the privilege of working intimately with people who depend on you, the rewards of working as an esthetician in a medical setting can be tremendous.

One area that I haven’t touched on at all is the medical spa environment. If I had 10 people in the room and asked them what their perception of a medical esthetician is, I would probably get 10 different answers. For purposes of this article, the NCEA position on a medical spa is:

A medical spa is a facility that during all hours of business shall operate under the on-site supervision of a licensed health care professional operating within their scope of practice, with a staff that operates within their scope of practice as defined by their individual licensing board, if licensure is required. The facility may offer traditional, complementary, and alternative health practices and treatments in a spa-like setting.

Working in this type of facility may take you in several different directions depending on the philosophy of the owner, supervising physician and the corporate vision of what a medical spa is.

In conclusion, try to talk to other estheticians who may already be in the medical field, ask your school guidance counselor for advice, or several website such as PCI Journal offer newsletters and other books that may help you decide which of the career tracts is right for you.

Find esthetician schools near you to get started on an esthetics career path, or check out Susanne S. Warfield’s last blog article, “Esthetician Career Options in the Medical Esthetics Setting.”

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