Skin Treatments

It's the moment every beauty pro dreads: getting a call from your client after they've left your salon or spa to tell you something is wrong. This is when you go into detective mode to find out what happened. How do you handle it? How To Pre...

On April 22, people throughout America will be celebrating Earth Day. Earth Day celebrations provide an opportunity for you to educate your clients, market your services, and network with other professionals. Increase awareness about being mindful o...

The nice thing about esthetics is that you carry your best tools with you at all times: your hands. At some point, you may want to add additional equipment; this is where things get a little tricky. The biggest question you probably hav...

Scars are reminders of an accident, a surgical procedure, or another traumatic event. Though some might have a "cool" story ("This is when I slid into home plate!") others can have dark and painful memories connected to the...

You’ve devoted time and money into becoming a licensed professional. You’re committed to understanding skin anatomy, physiology, and histology. You’ve got hundreds of hours under your belt in comprehending skin care ingredients an...

Valentine’s Day is the promotions for skin care specialists and other beauty professionals. Often times January is slow because your clients are recovering financially from the holidays. Take advantage of this lull because you need that ...

It seems like the new year comes with a long to-do list: make resolutions, create goals for the year, start thinking about your taxes (ugh.) But the one thing every esthetician should have at the top of their list: update your client consent forms,...

Finally! You’re a licensed esthetician and ready to start your first job, whether as a solo business owner or as part of a salon or spa team. Let’s assume you have the administrative details, like your business license or a job lined up...

None of us want to hurt our clients, but some aesthetic treatments are downright painful, like waxing. Some clients may even be deterred from receiving a treatment because they think it'll be too painful (like the client that just watched "...

Think of it as a blind date: your client is coming to see you for the first time. Will this be a match? Will she like you and trust you enough to take care of her skin? No matter how long you've been in the industry, it's completely nor...