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Online Beauty School

Creative Age Publications is introducing live-streaming educational classes for spa and salon professionals. Pioneers in the hair, beauty, makeup, spa and retail industries will teach courses via live-streaming video, which you can view in the comfort of your own business or home.

Registration is now open for the following:

January 12, 2010: The Marriage of Cut & Color

• Consultation skills
• Making color choices
• Color placement options to complement haircuts
• Ideas for encouraging clients to return to the salon
• Plus: tips on add-on services and maintaining great-looking color

Instructors: Christopher and Sonya Dove, known in the industry as The Doves, creative directors for Wella, North America, and owners of The Doves Studio in Santa Monica, California.

They were honored with the Master Stylist Award by the North American Hairstyling Awards (NAHA) in 2001, as well as the Haircolor Award in 1999, 2000 and 2002. HairColor USA named them Most Inspiring Haircolorists in 2003.

On Demand:
Haircolor Tips, Tricks & Applications

• Simple techniques for spectacular results
• A realistic, salon-friendly approach to haircolor excellence
• Staying green
• Color challenges, quick-blonde techniques, brilliant transparent reds, avoiding "brown-outs" and more

Instructor: Gina Khan, owner of Gina Khan Salons in San Francisco and Walnut Creek, California, and creative director of the Hair Color Council of Intercoiffure America/Canada. She is an award-winning colorist, named Colorist of the Year by L'Oreal Logics.

On Demand: Special Occasion Hair

• 10-minute upstyles
• Fabulous finishes for short and medium hair
• Tips and tricks for fantastic hair design
• Pinning, spraying and teasing
• Adding unique details to upstyles

Instructor: Martin Parsons, regarded as one of the top long-hair stylists in the world. He received the prestigious NAHA Lifetime Achievement honor for his more than 30 years as an artist, educator and presenter. His educational DVDs, books and other products are available at martinparsons.com.

Classes are $47.50 each or $120 for all three. Each video will be available on demand for 90 days after its original broadcast.

For more information, visit
www.beautylaunchpad.com/onlinesalonseries.

Calling All Nominees

The Professional Beauty Association (PBA) is calling all prospective nominees for the North American Hairstyling Awards (NAHA) and BEACON 2010.

NAHA will be held on July 18 at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas during PBA Beauty Week. This year, the awards will include a new category—Salon Master of Business Award. It's open to strategic, business-savvy salon owners generating at least $300,000. The entry deadline is Feb. 8.

For applications and additional information, visit www.probeauty.org/naha.

The Beacon training program offers cosmetology students access to education and networking opportunities during PBA Beauty Week as Cosmoprof North America. Admission is open to 100. The deadline is March 1.

All applications must be submitted online via www.probeauty.org/beacon.

Charitable Fun

Skin Again and The Burn Institute teamed up to throw a party for a cause last October. Dancing for Camp Beyond the Scars—which featured live music, dancing, food, drinks, blackjack and craps, a magic show and raffle prizes—raised $6,000 for the Burn Institute's camp program. It helps children recover physically and emotionally from severe skin injuries.

"Every five minutes a child is severely burned, and it will likely end up being the most painful and devastating injury of her life," says Katy Jakus, spokesperson for SkinAgain. "Camp Beyond the Scars is a vital and successful support program for her."

The event was held at the home of SkinAgain founder Eric Pellaton in Carlsbad, California. For more information, visit the company's website.

Dermalogica educator Rachel Short evaluates a client's skin.

Skin Care To Go

Dermalogica, took its signature Face Mapping services on the road last fall. In September, the company's Mobile Marketing Tour stopped in Chicago, where nearly 900 residents visited the customized Dermalogica Airstream trailer and Skin Bar to receive a free skin analysis and product samples.

"Chicago has been voted the most stressful city in the United States, according to Forbes.com,” says Dermalogica educator Rachel Short. “We encountered lots of skin conditions associated with stress, poor diet and lack of sleep, such as dehydration and adult acne.”

The Mobile Marketing Tour also visited Minneapolis in August and St. Louis in October. For more information, visit the company's website.

Industry Milestones

Tara Spa Therapy, one of the leaders in Ayurvedic skin care, is celebrating its 20th year in business.

Founder and CEO, Tara Grodjesk, studied under Vasant Lad, M.D., one of the first Ayurvedic physicians to come to the United States from India, at the Ayurvedic Institute. Inspired by these teachings, Grodjesk incorporated the healing techniques into her work as a nutritionist, massage therapist and skincare professional. She then partnered up with Pratima Raichur, M.D., a biochemist and naturopath. Together they created the herbal recipes that are the base of all Tara products.

Today, Tara Spa Therapy products are available in day and resort spas around the world.

Armed with just 12 cosmetic brushes, Barbra Panagos founded Brush Up with Barbara in 1988. She began in the industry as a retail beauty buyer. When she saw a niche that needed attention, she took a leap of faith. "At the time, there was a need for private-label brushes," says creative director Kimberley Frey. "Most prestigious lines of makeup didn’t offer brushes, and she filled that void."

The company has grown from two employees to 24 and now includes a full palette of private-label cosmetic brushes, makeup accessories and disposable and esthetic supplies. In 2000, Panagos and Frey launched Mineral Mine, a private-label mineral makeup brand that has grown to more than 100 shades of pressed and loose foundations, blush and eye shadows. The company now boasts more than 1,000 products.

"We develop products to fit the needs of our customers, to keep ahead of the market, and to provide the best USA-made mineral makeup available," Frey says. Recent additions include the introduction of an eco-friendly line (packaged in biodegradable paper) and paraben-free lipstick.

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