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Archive for October, 2009

India Empowers Former Sex Workers With Cosmetology Training

October 7th, 2009 by BSD

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 [...]

Real Beauty Industry Advice from the King of Beauty PR

September 3rd, 2009 by BSD

Beauty Schools Directory: Tell the world a little bit about BeautyPRPro – what exactly do you do?
Alex Irving: Sharon and I started BeautyPRpro in 2008 to meet a real need. Salon professionals and salon or spa owners had nowhere to go to learn about “real world” beauty public relations and how to “get good at [...]

Top 5 Ways to Jump-Start Your Beauty Career

July 30th, 2009 by BSD

Tori Allen is President and CEO of Brainchild Associates, with more than 10 years of experience as a communications professional. She specializes in experiential branding and consumer marketing for businesses and individuals. She has helped numerous clients in the beauty and cosmetology industry. Follow Tori on Twitter @brainchildassoc or visit her Facebook fan page.
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Are beauty careers recession proof?

June 4th, 2009 by BSD

In troubling times, most people feel that their careers could be in jeopardy – but there are a few careers that are not seeing the ax. Cosmetology and beauty careers are among those seeing an increase in demand for skilled professionals.
Some people might feel that spending money on cosmetology services to make them look better [...]

How to Make Your Cosmetology Career More Lucrative

May 28th, 2009 by BSD

U.S. News and World Report declared hairstyling and cosmetology one of the best careers for 2009. That’s no surprise considering how well being a cosmetologist fits US News’s “Best Career” specifications:
1. Job outlook
2. Average job satisfaction
3. Difficulty of the required training
4. Prestige
5. Pay
Essentially, cosmetology tops the list because it meets the five basic qualifiers: there [...]