Month: March 2010

Recession Has Little Effect on Beauty Demand

This story is no longer valid.

When the economic crisis (as they are calling it now) struck last year, many people were worried about how this would affect their lives, their jobs, their industry. I was saying to a student last week that I’m of the “old school”, starting my tenure at the National School of Aesthetics in the mind-set that, “beauty therapy treatments are probably one of the first things people cut back on in times like this.”

I was very wrong.

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Web Site Updates and the New Prospectus

This story is no longer valid. In light of our 25th anniversary, as stated before, we’re making a few changes, and some of these changes are to make the information we give prospective students and their loved ones as concise but informative as possible. In the last few days, I’ve been updating our Web site …

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Patch Tests

This story is no longer valid. When someone books in for a tinting procedure in our clinic or during school hours, the patch test plays an important role.  While we understand this can be an inconvenience to some clients, overall, we are attempting to ensure their health and safety are looked after. Just today, Stuff.co.nz …

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A New Year: Our 25th Year

This story is no longer valid. I’d like to apologise to all our readers for the delay in a new blog from the National School of Aesthetics.  Unfortunately, from the time when qualifying examinations swing around (usually late November) until our new classes are well settled-in (usually beginning of March) is an extremely busy time, …

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