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Spa Industry: Trained Lashologists Needed – Shortage of Qualified and Experienced Lash Professionals
www.Lashologist.org – Clinical Eyelash Workshop
West Palm Beach FL Oct 23rd, 2011
Orange County CA Nov 13th,
As the eyelash and eye cosmetics industry continues its dramatic growth, the need for Certified Lashologist Trainers increases daily. The Lashologist Council of America is reaching out, through its Clinical Eyelash Workshop, to new professionals eager to enter the field, and to those experienced professionals and leaders ready to proactively help grow the profession as a Certified Lashologist Trainer.
The non profit trade association of the eyelash and eye cosmetics industry, Lashologist Council of America is making limited accommodation for Certified Lashologists to earn their Trainer Certification during the Council’s upcoming Clinical Eyelash Workshop of October 23–West Palm Beach, FL and November 13–Orange County, CA.
Register now and earn a Certified Lashologist credential, and during the same workshop work towards Certified Lashologist Trainer.
Lashologist Council of America’s mission is to support professional development & provide a number of ways for professionals to work towards a higher skill set & higher level of education & best practice techniques. This includes exams & study guides that lead you towards earning a Certified Lashologist credential. As the national, standard-bearing organization & advocate for the eyelash and eye cosmetics profession, the Lashologist Council works with members, manufacturers, to promote the goodwill of the public.
Clinical Eyelash Workshop is an intensive course designed to help individuals increase their success, improve their skills and expand the opportunities as Certified Lashologists. This hands-on full day intensive training event will be held on October 23 at Anushka Salon and Spa in Palm Beach County, Florida. The West Coast Clinical Eyelash Workshop will be held November 13 in Orange County, CA. Those successfully completing the event will be awarded a Certified Lashologist credential that day and will be entitled to use that title in their work.
The event will start with classroom & theory, study guide review and will include hands on training. Also included in this package are specially discounted training tools & materials. Participants, most importantly, will learn hands-on to perform & understand a variety of procedures including:
Eye Conditions & Diseases
Safety & Hygiene
Eye Lash Shampooing
Application of Eyelash strips
Clusters and drop-in-lashes
Eye Lash Tinting
Eye Lash Perming
This event will give you an opportunity to interact with colleagues in the industry, learn new, better and safer techniques. Your presence will take your skill set to a higher level.
You can learn more, join or sign up for the Clinical Eyelash Workshop by visiting them at Lashologist Council of America
Lashologist Council of America
http://www.Lashologist.org
Botox for Eyelashes to Make Mascara History
While there is no shortage of dubious claims on the internet, this has been reported in a number of outlets worldwide over the past few days, including busienss journal Bloomberg, regarding American Pharmaceutical manufacturer Allergen. Here is an example from the London Daily mail:
A new treatment that promises to enhance the length, thickness and shade of eyelashes and has already proved to be a massive hit in the US, could soon make mascara history.
Latisse – the “Botox for eyelashes”, which has been developed from Bimatoprost – a medication used to treat eye disorders including glaucoma, is also being used by many actresses, including ‘Man Men’ star Christina Hendricks, Claire Danes and Brooke Shields.
The solution, manufactured by American pharmaceutical giant Allergen – which also makes Botox, which is to be applied daily during the period of the treatment, claims to double the thickness of the lashes as well as making them 18 percent darker and 25 percent longer.
Having applied the lotion for four months, women can even reduce the dose by half to maintain the lashes’ thickness and length and if they stop the treatment altogether, the lash will revert to its thinner, shorter original condition.
The treatment, has now been brought to the UK by two British doctors, who have opened a chain of 33 clinics offering a four-month course for 220 pounds.
‘This treatment is bigger than Botox in the US,” the Daily Mail quoted Dr Mark Fuller, co-founder of the LashesClinic chain as saying.
Texas Law Requires an Additional Permit for Eyelash Procedures
I imagine it is inevitable that there be more regulation in an industry as governments seek new sources of revenue.
For the eyelash and eye cosmetics industry, this is spite of the very best effort of everyone to self-police themselves as goodwill ambassadors to the public. Perhaps, this will reduce the number of less than qualified practitioners in the field, the few bad apples theory.
Texas HB 2727 creates a specialty license for the application of “semi-permanent, threadlike eyelash extensions as a cosmetology service regulated by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.” The bill also includes provisions for a training program. The Law went into effect September 1, 2011.
This increased scrutiny may be a sort of follow up to the tightening of restrictions on of all things, hair braiding professionals in Arizona last year. It’s important to note, that while barbers and Cosmetologists in the broader sense create greater safety risk, using scissors etc; hair braiders are now required to invest in some cases several thousand dollars to earna license. Clearly, it is an overreach to regulate hair braiding.
Lashologists would arguable fit somewhere in the middle, working near the eyes, with adhesives and perming chemicals, so there is some measurable risk. That risk may or may not be sufficient enough to warrant an additional license. What do you think?
LASHDIP: The Future of Eyelash Enhancement?
Mabelline’s iconic neon green and pink Great Lash Mascara has, over time, given way to faux strip lashes, lash extensions, vibrating mascaras and eyelash enhancement serums.
If this is any indication, women sure are obsessed with fluttery, come-hither lashes.
The newest trend? A semi-permanent mascara that gives you dark, sculpted lashes that last for up to six weeks with no smearing, clumping and flaking. Does this mean the end to traditional mascara?
LashDip, dubbed “the world’s most perfect coat of mascara,” adds volume, increases length, provides lift, curve and separation — similar to that of traditional mascara — but won’t smudge or wash off for weeks.
The LashDip application consists of a trained “Dipper” cold-air-curing lashes with a black velvety gel that sculpts and curls each individual lash. LashDip shrink-wraps itself around each lash, giving 360-degree coverage; as more of the product is brushed on, the tube builds up and out.
The results are dramatic, offering longer, feathery lashes that are separated and clump-free — application you can typically only hope for each morning as you sleepily apply cosmetics.
LashDip does “grow out” with your lashes, similar to extensions, but a LashRefresh three weeks in fills in that space to offer longevity to the service.
LashDip is a better option than traditional mascara for active women — the waterproof formula means you can swim and sweat with them on. The only maintenance is applying LashSeal, a clear gloss provided by the technician, three times per week to extend wear and add shine. The service is safe for those with sensitive eyes, contact lens wearers, allergy sufferers and pregnant women. Technicians do advise against eye makeup removers and face washes with oils.
Still can’t live without eyelash growth products? This semi-permanent mascara can be worn while using any type of growth product, such as doctor-prescribed Latisse or neuLash, a no-prescription-required alternative. It can also be applied in combination with eyelash extensions and, when applied together, locks in extensions, helping them to last a bit longer.
Another everyday perk? Mascara is typically the last step in eye makeup application, so waking up looking well-rested and alert tends to result in less eye shadow and liners, cutting makeup application time considerably.
What do you think of this trend? Want to get “Dipped?” Would you pay $200 to wake up doe-eyed sans smudged pillow?
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