January 2025
Starting Over?
Are you starting over in a new city and/or state and trying to find your Esthetician? If you’re new to an area, you know how challenging it can be to find new providers for all your necessities. How should you go about finding someone for your skincare, waxing and makeup needs? Do the research, Google and Bing are great search engines. Word of mouth, driving by and seeing signage, networking groups, business cards and flyers you see up, asking people you come across in your local circles. Remember to ask questions to make sure your Esthetician knows what they are[...]
July 2024
What it takes to become a licensed Esthetician
I’m asked quite often, to my surprise, if Estheticians have to go to school or have a license. The answer is absolutely! The average amount of hours needed in most states is 600, some require more some require less. What is the difference between and Aesthetician, Esthetician, Cosmetologist, Nail Tech, Barber? Think of Cosmetology as the tree and all the other categories are the branches, Cosmetologists go to school for quite a bit longer but their education focuses more on cutting and chemical services on the hair with a small emphasis on the other areas. They are licensed to do[...]
Top 10 reasons why Dermaplaning is good for you
This technique is used with a straight rigid blade as opposed to a flexible blade which is what a “shaving” blade or razor is. A rigid blade not only removes vellus hair or peach fuzz, it is designed to remove several weeks of dead surface cells as well. You should not try and dermplane your own face because the blade needs to be held at a 45 degree angle and the skin must be held taught. It is very easy to knick your skin if this technique is not properly done. It is physiologically impossible for vellus hair to[...]
Pilonidal (tailbone) cysts
If you’re reading this more than likely you’ve heard of this and may have actually been diagnosed with it. If you haven’t heard of this, it’s a cyst that’s typically located near the tailbone at the top of the cleft of the buttocks. This happens in Men and Women and can be irritated by long periods of sitting. The cysts usually occur when the hair punctures the skin and then becomes embedded. The best way to avoid this painful cyst from appearing is to wax the hair on and around it. I have seen these over the years of[...]