Waxing - 2 weeks
Waxing is still one of the highest demand treatments and where you can see instant results and earn almost immediately. You will master the technique of hair removal with wax safely and efficiently to ensure a smooth and hair free finish to the legs, arms, face, bikini, abdomen and underarm. You will also cover different types of hair removal products such as sugaring and hot wax to give you the platform should you wish to proceed to advanced waxing. You will also provide advice to the client regarding aftercare and the avoidance of certain activities and the use of homecare products.
Theory sessions will cover:
- Introduction to waxing
- Health & Safety in relation to waxing
- Theory - on course notes and hygiene COSHH
- Trolley set up - equipment used for waxing
- Contra-indications and contra-actions
- Structure of the skin and hair, basic principles of hair growth
- A&P structure of hair, growth types of hair
- Speed Waxing Techniques
- Introduction to other types of waxing systems
Practical sessions will cover:
- Leg waxing
- Knees & toes
- Demonstration of bikini and abdomen waxing
- Underarm, face, upper lip, chip and brow
- Practical practice with other waxing systems
Facial Treatments - 3 weeks
You will learn everything you need to know to become a professional facial therapist, including selection and application of skincare products to suit different skin types. Learn about different cleansing techniques and how to perform a skin analysis. Give the most relaxing and rewarding facial massage and learn how to select the best masques for your clients for the best results for all age groups and types. Also, delve into the structure of the skin and how to identify different skin disorders.
Learn how to maintain skin condition through a variety of treatments to include: skin exfoliation, skin warming, extraction, facial massage, masque treatments and the use of facial products. Such treatments must be successfully provided to a range of clients with a variety of skin types and conditions.
Theory Sessions will cover:
- Health & Safety
- Introduction to Facials - benefits and effects
- Why A&P is important - bones of the head and shoulder girdle
- Introduction to muscles - face and shoulder girdle
- Anatomy of the skin. Skin types and characteristics of different ethnic groups
- Skin diagnosis, Contra-indications, diseases and disorders
- Ageing and it's effect on appearance
- Benefits of facial massage and movement classifications
- Lymph and blood, composition and function in the role in improving skin and muscle condition
- Facial masks - ingredients, types and mask application
- Product knowledge
Practical sessions will cover:
Make-up - 2 weeks
You'll learn and practise professional techniques and get the best results having learned about face shapes, colour, corrective highlighting and shading and the effects of lighting. Transform your clients with the effects that you will master to offer the best day or evening make-up and develop the confidence to do occasional make - up such as photographic or bridal make - up.
This unit is about providing make - up treatment for a variety of occasions including day, evening and special occasions. You will need show that you can work with a variety of skin types and conditions (covered in the facial component of this course) It also covers the application of a wide range of products to suit different skin tones and age groups.
Theory sessions will include:
- Consultations, contraindications, GP referrals, contra actions
- Why A&P is important
- Base make-up, eye-shadows, blushers, concealers, powders, day/evening make-up
- Re-cap from facial, bones of the skull and face and how they influence the face shapes
- Skin Structure and terms e.g. papule, pustule etc Skin types, tone and base colours
- Ageing and make- up for mature skin - different product types e.g frosted shadows
Practical sessions will include:
- Demonstration of application of foundations/concealer/powder and day eye make-up.
- Cleansing,and preparations, application of foundation, concealer, powder and day eye make - up
- Corrective eye make - up and lips and blushers
- Corrective day base - full evening make - up
Manicure & Pedicure - 2 weeks
Here, you will cover the basic treatments first before progressing to the luxury manicure and pedicure which will include using thermal mits and booties, paraffin wax and hot oil. Up to the minute varnishing techniques to enhance the nails and massage to help improve the general condition of the hands and feet combine to make this one of the most popular combined treatments.
These units regard providing nail treatments. Consulting with the client and preparing a treatment plan, recognising any contra indications, removing any nail polish and nail extensions( for the hands), cleansing the treatment area and recommending suitable treatments. It covers filing, buffing, applying skin and cuticle treatments, for the feet, soaking and removing excessive hard skin, massage techniques and polishing nails.
Theory sessions will include:
- Health & Safety, COSHH relating to Nail treatments
- Contra indications, adverse treatable nail conditions, contra actions for manicure & pedicure
- Sterilization and sanitization of equipment
- Structure and function of the nail, process of growth
- Enameling techniques
- Bone structure of the forearm and hand and muscles
- Circulation of the arm and hands
- Benefits of massage and the different types of massage movements
- Heat treatments for manicure - hot oil, paraffin wax thermal mitts, exfoliators and hand masques
- A & P Bones and muscles of the lower leg and circulation
- Setting up - the differences
- Uses of additional heat treatments i.e. paraffin wax thermal boots, exfoliators and foot masques
Practical sessions will include:
- Manicure - demonstration
- Perform manicure treatments
- Demonstration of enamelling techniques and French manicure
- Perform second part of the manicure procedure carrying out manicures
- Demonstration of the hand and arm massage
- Practice manicure on each other including hand massage
- Practice enameling
- Demonstration of the pedicure procedure.
- Practical pedicure up including massage sequence
- Demonstration of foot and leg massage
- Full pedicures including massage
Eye treatments - 1 week
This will give you everything you need to enhance the 'windows to the soul' with brow shaping and tinting to frame the eyes, and lash perming and tinting for defining the eyelashes in a dramatic fashion.