My 600-hour adventure in esthetics school. Read about the project, or catch up with weeks 1-8.
Business is not so great at Beauty U right now.
We had a bit of a pre-Christmas rush, with clients coming in for …

My 600-hour adventure in esthetics school. Read about the project or catch up with Weeks 1-6.
We get down to business with the European Facial tonight, with everyone paired up on the spa beds while Miss Jenny perches in …
The Beauty U student population remains mixed on whether we want to sign up for Scott’s Beauty Business Sense, even after Mr. G’s infomercial and Simon Scott’s six-figure promises. Of course, I’m curious about what we’ll …
My 600-hour adventure in esthetics school. Click here to read about the project, or catch up with Weeks 1-5.
Tonight we’re summoned over to the cosmetology classroom to find out exactly what Simon Scott was up to the other night…
My 600-hour adventure in esthetics school. Click here to read about the project, or catch up with Weeks 1-5.
We’re continuing to practice our cleansing and toning, so tonight I work on Meg, who is wrestling with two milia that …
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I soap my hands up with cleanser and hover over Stephanie’s face. “Go on, get in there!” says Miss Jenny. “You won’t hurt her.” We’re spending a lot more time talking about how to touch your client now that we’re …
My 600-hour adventure in esthetics school.
Learn more about the project, or catch up with weeks 1, 2 and 3.
Sometimes, practicing makeup feels like a middle school sleepover. But when we take our Makeup Practical (that’s …
I had my first Beauty U facial last night — whenever we don’t have any regular customers in the spa, the senior students borrow one of us freshman girls to practice on — and it reminded me to tell you …
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