Today, the skincare legend, Pamela Springer, joins us for a second time and takes us on a deep dive into chemical peels for skin of color.

In today’s episode, Pamela discusses how different skin colors and types react to chemical peels and why an esthetician must investigate each skin to take care of it properly.

She emphasizes that, in caring for a client, an esthetician shouldn’t make assumptions by relying only on skin color but should dig deeper into the client’s genealogy to develop the appropriate skincare for the individual based on their DNA.

She shares how estheticians can investigate a client’s skin, how to prep various skins for chemical peels, how to prevent burns, the intensity of chemical peels needed for skin of color, and the role of PH levels in chemical peels generally.

On the business side, she also discusses tips on how estheticians should select their product line offerings to be able to cater to various skin types, her inside process of applying chemical peels, what estheticians can do to make more sales, and how to go about getting certified with her courses concerning taking excellent care of skin of color, and loads more!

Bio

Pamela Springer has been in the aesthetics industry for more than 20 years. She is a highly sought-after speaker for TV, medical conferences, aesthetic trade shows, and of course, Instagram Lives! She has appeared on Oprah, and a variety of local and national TV shows on networks such as: Fox, NBC and ABC.

As an expert in aesthetics, Ms. Springer addresses the beauty industry’s lack of specialized training when it comes to the skin differences between people of other races.

Her company, Global Skin Solutions, has become a national continuing education provider for the California Board of Registered Nursing. Being a Continuing Education provider allows Ms. Springer to train medical staff on the nuances of ethnic skin; how to lower risk factors and enhance results.

Her passion is educating other skin care professionals on the unique nuances of ethnic, pigmented skin. Before opening The Skin & Makeup Institute of Arizona in 2000, Pamela studied under a board-certified dermatologist and medical school professor specializing in Ethno-Dermatology.

She is also the author of, “Don’t Be Left in the Dark: Learn How to Master Chemical Peels and More.

Links

Global Skin Solutions - globalskin-solutions.com

Don’t Be Left in the Dark - amazon.com

Courses - teachable.com

In this episode of Beauty Care Pod, we have Holly Brown, founder of Look, Feel, Fab which happens to be the very first non-profit in the professional skincare industry.

She shares with us her journey on how she has been able to run a fully not-for-profit organization in the skincare industry even when everyone thought it was a very bad idea.

Links

lookfeelfab.org

Jessica has a surprising story from a humble beginning and into becoming a Celebrity Makeup Artist. She was able to, in the space of three months, become one of the most sought after makeup artists, drawing the interest of celebrity photographers who loved her work and wanted to collaborate with her.

She now helps people who want to be able to attract celebrity clients how they can achieve this.

About Jessica

Jessica Doolin graduated from Make up school at age 27; Three years later, she had the opportunity to attend Ms. Brazil 2015, where her carrier as a Celebrity make-up artist began.

Links

@obsessedbyjess

@glowdiggerswithjessicadoolin

Jacqueline is a Licensed Esthetician, Naturopath and Reiki Master. She brought Australia's leading skincare brand with her to North America after trying various products in Canada that could work with her skin the way she was used to but couldn't get.

Jacqueline also shared with us some stories from her background, including that her mother brought her and her sibling up alone, mostly as a divorcee, and that she finds herself lucky to be able to still be friends with her friends from before she was ten.

About Jacqueline

Jacqueline has been an Esthetician for over 35 years. She originally wanted to be a Makeup Artist but back in the day for TV work they wanted you to be a hairdresser as well which is what she didn't want to do, so the next best career was to study to be an Aesthetician.

She is also a Naturopath (Australia only) and a Reiki Master which goes together with Aesthetics.

She specialized in Facials and changing Skin as it can be life changing for clients. Jacqueline still has a Love for Skincare even more today as much as she did 35 years ago.

Jacqueline and her husband and her live a healthy lifestyle. Organic food and grass-fed protein. She is a great baker, as there are only two of them in the house, she is fond of sharing her baked goodies with friends and neighbors, which most of the time is half of what she bakes.

Links

O Cosmedics - ausbeauty.ca

 Joni has been an Esthetician for 29 years and practices Minimalist Makeup. She started with no direction. She worked multiple jobs and was even an Aerobics instructor in Boston and got involved in Esthetics when she started to assist an Esty at the gym where she worked. She then took time to go to Esthetics school and fell in love with it from day 1.

Since going to Esthetics school up until now, we can see that Joni has been very passionate from the chat she had with us.

About Joni

Joni Leahy is the owner and operator of Joni's Skin Care and Makeup Boutique in Chelmsford, MA. She has been a licensed esthetician for more than 25 years, and in that time, she has successfully treated many different skin conditions and skin types. 

She believes in making everyone feel beautiful and confident. She is committed to helping clients achieve balance in their beauty routines, to keep them looking and feeling their best! She only allows products and treatments into her spa that she fully believes in and would use myself. 

Joni is committed to continuing education and researching the latest innovations to help bring you the most cutting-edge treatments and services. Her experience and dedication to my clients is what allows her to deliver exceptionally personalized services to each client.

Links

Website - jonisskincare.com

Instagram - instagram.com/jonisboutiquee

Diedre shares with us how she goes about the process of selecting products and devices that she uses in running her business as a licensed esthetician. She also explains how she’s been able to create reliable pricing scales for services rendered. Her amazing story on her Esthetics journey between 1984 and 2022 is one of the highlights of this episode.

She believes school is just to get you licensed, while real education starts right after getting your license. One of the many tactics she’s got up her sleeves is personal and proper relationships with clients, especially with regards to their complaints and the best products to use for their skin.

About Diedre

She has her business within the Twin Scissors Salon in Poway, where she has been a manicure client since 1999. After a hiatus from the beauty business, she reignited her love of the industry. In 2009, she discovered a crazy new trend, eyelash extensions! She learned everything she could about this new service. However, she quickly realized that she missed doing facials as well and began reeducating herself with classes on anti-aging protocols, great new modalities & machines, as well as researching many skin care companies to determine which products and ingredients would work best for my clients.

Links

Website - faceitlashitwaxit.com

Instagram - @facelashlove

Christina Fernandez believes so much in empowering future estheticians with adequate information that they would need to thrive in the industry that she updates them with the latest styles of makeup artistry immediately after she learns them.

After getting fired from her old job while on maternity leave, Christina’s makeup side business, All in One Beauti, became her full-time business. She shares how she built her business from the ground up by dedicating herself to taking more training, adding more services to her business, and pushing forward. 

She also discusses her non-exclusive training program, where she teaches services and up-to-date techniques, including seven different techniques for microblading, personal business experiences, social media, and website management. Christina doesn’t like to keep secrets. Instead, she equips future aestheticians in the best possible way. Her teaching services have made her program number one in Brooklyn and one of the best in New York City.

About Christina

Christina Fernandez has been passionate about makeup since the age of 13 when she snuck makeup into school. She attended the Fashion Institute of Tech and Christine Valmy School of Artistry in New York. After a few career changes, Christina found her way back to makeup when she found her calling in the field of professional wedding and special events makeup artistry.

Her work has been featured in Kleinfeld Manhattan, The Knot, The Wedding Channel and Weddings New York Magazine, music videos, various short films, the BET | MTV network, and celebrity-hosted fashion events. 

In 2016, Christina took her passion project and turned it into a full-time business. Today, Christina runs a 5-star beauty and Training studio in Bushwick, Brooklyn, specializing in elevating the art of semi-permanent cosmetic tattooing.

Links

Instagram - www.instagram.com/allinonebeauti

All in One Beauti - www.allinonebeautitrainingstudio.com

When it comes to skincare, a one size fits all approach doesn’t apply to all skin types, and today, beauty industry legend, Pamela Springer, is on the show to shed more light on this. 

Pamela, founder of Global Skin Solutions for professionals and author of Don’t Be Left in the Dark, joins us today to discuss the importance of understanding the nuances of ethnic skin in the beauty industry.

She walks us through her early career, becoming the first plus-sized model for Essence Magazine, starting her own production company, which catered to plus-sized women, her TV show, and how she grew her school.

She shares her journey into the esthetics industry and how and why she built her courses and practice on ethnic skincare.

Additionally, she discusses how skincare has evolved for black skin, top anti-aging concerns for skin of color, and her recent book, which is packed with details on understanding skin of color and ingredients that are best for it, the different skin scales, and how products function on each layer of the skin.

Bio

Pamela Springer has been in the aesthetics industry for more than 20 years. She is a highly sought-after speaker for TV, medical conferences, aesthetic trade shows, and of course, Instagram Lives! She has appeared on Oprah, and a variety of local and national TV shows on networks such as: Fox, NBC and ABC.

As an expert in aesthetics, Ms. Springer addresses the beauty industry’s lack of specialized training when it comes to the skin differences between people of other races.

Her company, Global Skin Solutions, has become a national continuing education provider for the California Board of Registered Nursing. Being a Continuing Education provider allows Ms. Springer to train medical staff on the nuances of ethnic skin; how to lower risk factors and enhance results.

Her passion is educating other skin care professionals on the unique nuances of ethnic, pigmented skin. Before opening The Skin & Makeup Institute of Arizona in 2000, Pamela studied under a board-certified dermatologist and medical school professor specializing in Ethno-Dermatology.

She is also the author of, “Don’t Be Left in the Dark: Learn How to Master Chemical Peels and More.

Links

Global Skin Solutions - globalskin-solutions.com

Don’t Be Left in the Dark - amazon.com

Courses - teachable.com

Gabriela Hernandez, the author of Classic Beauty: The History of Makeup and the founder of Besame Cosmetics, is today’s guest. Her childhood fascination with beauty rituals at an early age and knowledge gained from studying vintage cosmetics led her into the makeup industry.

Gabriela discusses her book on today's show and highlights makeup use in different periods. She also talks about her company, products, her journey in the cosmetics industry, notable personalities she has worked with, and projects she has handled.

Besides, she reviews beauty items in the twenty-first century and their significance as a symbol of status. She also emphasizes the need to embrace environmentally-friendly makeup materials.

This episode discusses various skills makeup artists need to embrace, including dedication, practice, focus, and adaptability.

About Gabriela

When she was a little girl in Buenos Aires, the beauty rituals of Gabriela's older relatives fascinated her. The Burbank-based artist spent years studying vintage cosmetics and after graduating from Art Center College of Design, she began designing makeup packaging. Digging deeper into the history, she wrote the book Classic Beauty: The History of Makeup, and in 2004 she created her version of a 1920s lipstick and started her company, Bésame Cosmetics. 

Today the company manufactures mascara, lipstick, and powders; offers period beauty classes; and runs a boutique where patrons, including makeup designers on period films and TV shows, can immerse themselves in the charms of earlier generations. The ingredients, design, and packaging are drawn from a century of techniques and products.  Gabriela is also a make-up historian and a board member of the make-up museum in New York.

Links

Besame Cosmetics - besamecosmetics.com

Classic Beauty: The History of Makeup - amazon.com

Classic Beauty Podcast - spotify.com

The path to practicing your passion isn’t always straightforward or carefully planned out. Jenn Michelle, the notable celebrity and media hair and makeup artist with many laurels, is on the show today. She shares her reasons for choosing a career in makeup and how her self-confident answer to a stranger led her to become an assistant at New York Fashion week, resulting in her switch from nursing school to makeup, her first passion.

Jenn isn’t a stranger to setbacks, but her grit has propelled her to the current level of success. She shares exclusive details on how she had to close her first business within days of opening it and how she has managed to put setbacks behind her to attain success. We also discuss the importance of putting yourself out there, being ready for opportunities, and other personal characteristics that she has developed to make her a sought-after hair and makeup artist.

Additionally, she lets us in on how she was able to grow her makeup brand, consisting of multipurpose beauty products, her opinions on how to collaborate in the makeup space, and the reason behind her creation of the Women Warriors Collab.

About Jenn

Bio:JennMichelle is CEO of GlamLife Beauty Collection, a Celebrity Makeup Artist & Hairstylist, Beauty Educator & Hair Extension Specialist, GlamLife TV Producer & Creator, Women’s Empowerment Advocate, and Entrepreneur.

She is currently the Makeup Artist and Hairstylist for The Lifestyle Today Show on CBS, Cover and feature hairstylist for Bella Magazine. Founder of GlamLife Beauty Collection, a product line of makeup and accessories for beauty professional and makeup lovers worldwide. Glam Life Beauty Collection is a one stop shop for all your beauty needs. 

With a long list of achievements, she has also worked New York Fashion Week, Miami Swimsuit Fashion Week, various movie and television sets including The Food Network, The Today Show, Chopped, Long Shot Production Company, Cool Magazine, Bridal Magazine, US Female Hockey Team, L’Oréal Events, QVC, For Women First Magazine, and more. She has also participated in photo shoots, off Broadway productions, and assisted with creating media content.

Links

Website - www.jennmichellecapella.com

Instagram - www.instagram.com/jennmichelle_glamlife

www.instagram.com/glamlifebeautycollection