New Faces and Spaces
Dermalogica® announces the appointment of its new CEO, Dan Ginsberg. Ginsberg brings a comprehensive background in branding strategy, marketing, and advertising, summoned to meet the expanding needs of Dermalogica as the company enters its 25th year of operation in 2011. Ginsberg is recognized as an innovator and creative strategist across the related disciplines of branding and marketing, best known as a pivotal executive behind the meteoric rise of the Red Bull brand in the U.S.
Circadia by Dr. Pugliese has moved their offices to a new location: 8371 Route 183; Bethel,
PA 19507.
Awards, Celebrations, and Aniversaries
Tweezerman commemorated its 30th Anniversary with an intimate luncheon at West Hollywood’s swank Sunset Tower Hotel on November 18th, 2010. Guests to the affair included editors, publishers, and sales representatives, all of whom walked away with the highly anticipated 2011 Tweezerman products.
In the News
Medical Aesthetics FACE® Facial Aesthetics Cosmetic Education© offers 1:1 clinical skin care education at Metroplex Women’s Center located in Killeen Texas. By offering this 1:1 education program in a hospital setting it allows the licensed aesthetician to get hands-on experience and knowledge needed to stay current in this education based profession. Another great benefit of a licensed aesthetician working side-by-side with a physician and nurse is that it ensures the most effective pre- and post-op after care available to patients today. For more information: 888-769-3223, www.mplex.org, or www.medicalaesthetics.com.
derma e® Natural Bodycare, a pioneer in formulating cutting-edge effective natural skin care products, continues to show their dedication to helping others by supporting Special Olympics Southern California, a nonprofit organization that helps empower individuals with intellectual disabilities. derma e® has donated to this passionate organization for over 15 years.
Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP) has released results of its biennial survey of massage school operations, providing benchmarking data massage therapy schools and programs can use to evaluate their operations. ABMP has conducted the research since 1998 as a service to the profession. In September 2010, ABMP e-mailed a confidential survey to 1,229 massage, bodywork, and somatic therapy schools in the U.S.
Bellus Academy has acquired the Midwest’s premiere beauty school to become its first location outside of Southern Calif. In January 2011, The American Academy of Cosmetology and Massage Therapy (AACMT) became The Bellus Academy – Manhattan Campus.
Empire Education Group, the largest provider of cosmetology education in North America, has acquired The
Westmore Academy, the first name in makeup education, from its founder and owner, Marvin G. Westmore. Empire will operate “The Westmore Academy at Empire” as an advanced makeup academy for salon, spa, television, motion picture, theatre, runway, and session makeup artists at its current location in Burbank, Calif. Empire will also rebrand its current advanced makeup academy in New York City under The Westmore Academy at Empire’s moniker while expanding the Westmore programs throughout the country.
Dermalogica hosted Step Up Women’s Network (SUWN), a national non-profit membership organization dedicated to connecting and advancing women and girls, second annual Careers & Connections event which drew nearly 100 attendees to Dermalogica headquarters in Carson, Calif. With entrepreneurism and “mentoring” as the key themes discussed, 37 pairs of mentors and mentees, along with SUWN Board members and volunteers, shared inspiring success stories. Raffle drawings took place at the event and each teen and adult were presented with a special gift bag to take home.
Announcements
Aiming to be the largest nationwide initiative devoted to helping people jumpstart healthier and happier lives, SpaFinder announces that its popular bi-annual Deal Days will return March 21st through 27th, 2011 as SpaFinder Wellness Week™.
Murad Inc.’s University for Inclusive Health® announces that it has entered into an ongoing partnership with FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising to develop a new Wellness and Spa course offered under their Beauty Industry Merchandising & Marketing major. This marks the first time the University for Inclusive Health has teamed with an outside organization for ongoing educational purposes as well as the first time FIDM has collaborated with a skin care company to create, develop, and educate students for class curriculum. The Wellness and Spa course was created to help students build a foundational understanding of the role that an inclusive approach to health can have in their future careers in the beauty, spa, and wellness industries. The quarterly class will debut in the winter of 2011 and will include special guest lecturers from Murad who will highlight the transformative potential of an inclusive approach to health. For more information visit www.fidm.edu or
www.muradinclusivehealth.com.
ICMAD, the Independent Cosmetic Manufacturers and Distributors will host the sixth annual Cosmetic Technical/Regulatory Forum on Thursday, February 24th, 2011 at the Balboa Bay Club and Resort in Newport Beach, Calif.
Wildfire PR is pleased to announce the addition of the largest national day spa franchise in the country to our client roster. With 26 locations nationwide, and expansion into Mexico and India planned for 2011, The Woodhouse Day Spas offer a tranquil, transformational environment. All locations are designed to create an atmosphere of inspiration by incorporating the elements that awaken all five senses.
R.D. Management, Corp. announces that they have taken over U.S. distribution of Matis Paris Skincare. Matis, the ultra sophisticated French skin care line, is one of the most advanced in skin care research and formulation. Exclusive formulas, rigorous and systematic testing, results in the highest quality and safest path to beautiful and healthy skin. CEO, Thierry Kuntz states, “Matis is certain, the decision to partner with R.D. Management and its president, Dar Reiss-Depp, in the U.S., was spot on. A successful track record in beauty distribution, superior business knowledge, and a keen sense of the market is what Ms. Reiss-Depp’s company brings to Matis.”
Esthetic Education Resource is pleased to announce the availability of all four of the books published by the company in e-Book format. Books can be read by Nook, Kindle, or on your computer, thus making the valuable information easily portable between home and spa. The offerings include “The Skin Care Professional’s Chemistry & Ingredient Handbook,” “Techniques & Protocols for the Medical Skin Care Clinic,” “Ultrasound & Electrotherapy,” and the original publication for microdermabrasion, “The Complete Guide to Microdermabrasion” by Laura L. Root. The downloadable books are available at significant discounts by visiting: www.estheticeducationresource.com.
The Beauty Bus Foundation was named a December 2010 finalist in the Pepsi Refresh Project, a ground-breaking initiative designed to fund good ideas, big and small, that help refresh our world. With an opportunity to receive $50,000, Beauty Bus Foundation would utilize the grant to bring beauty into the lives of 400 more patients and caregivers. Through Pepsi individuals can apply for grants to benefit a variety of projects and site visitors can vote for the best ideas for funding. Pepsi accepts up to 1,000 new ideas each month and then allows individuals to vote for their organization of choice up to three times a day online, via text message, and on Facebook; the organizations with the most votes win.
The second staging of the Makeup Artist Design Show is scheduled for March 19th through 20th, 2011 at the fairgrounds in Düsseldorf, Germany. The makeup artist design show 2011 will be a combination of continuous education, practical experience, and trade fair. Visitors can look forward to presentations by famous stars of the sector at the lecture forum where they will show their works from film, TV, and theater in addition to providing valuable tips for everyday applications; new techniques will also be demonstrated in detail and in a hands-on manner. At the creative workshop, attendees will have the opportunity to get to know and try out materials and techniques and see an exhibition of masks. A joint stand of state schools will inform about stage makeup artist training. At the stands of renowned companies, visitors will learn all about the equipment needed for professional makeup, hairdos, special effects, 3D accessories for designing faces and bodies, as well as for making masks and hair-pieces. For further information on visiting or exhibiting at The Makeup Artist Design Show 2011, visit www.mdna.com.
Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP) has announced its 2011 schedule for the next Instructors on the Front Lines workshops, with sessions planned in 27 cities across the nation from January through November. The six-hour sessions, titled “From Handholding to Capacity Building,” are held on Fridays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., include a complimentary lunch, and qualify for six NCBTMB-approved continuing education credits. For a list of workshop dates and locations please visit www.abmp.com.
