The salt scrub might be the one spa treatment that isn’t about perfecting you or fixing you in some major way. Sure, we’re getting off the dead skin so you feel soft and smooth, but that’s all, folks. We’re not making you skinnier or changing the shape of your eyebrows or using this as an opportunity to sell you wrinkle cream or tell you how clogged your pores are.
Entries Tagged as ‘In Class’
March 15, 2010
Trade schools scam students and taxpayers like you.
The New York Times says for-profit trade schools are raking in beaucoup tuition bucks, taking advantage of desperate-for-work students and federal financial aid programs alike. I weigh in from ground zero: Beauty U.
March 11, 2010
[Tip Jar] Client #3 likes me; she really likes me.
I’ve decided to start a new blog category called “Tip Jar,” where we’ll track how much I make in tips working on clients at Beauty U. And because tips make up such a huge portion of the average salon worker’s income and because they are so entirely subjective and at the whim of the client, we’ll also spend some time exploring what went into each tip — or lack of tip, if/when that happens.
March 9, 2010
Miss Jenny Quits Part 2: The Crackdown Begins.
With Miss Jenny gone, the remaining teachers decide that its time for us to hear about everything we’ve been doing wrong under her tutelage.
March 4, 2010
Miss Jenny quits.
Our beloved Miss Jenny — the Brazilian Queen, with her straight talk on body parts and refreshingly honest sales tactics — has clocked her last Beauty U. hour.
March 2, 2010
Getting hands on with body treatments.
It seems to me that the customer is really paying for us to touch them and act like we’re okay about it — even if they are far from okay with their bodies themselves.
February 25, 2010
Rock stars and role models. [Career Opportunities]
Facialist-to-the-stars is a nice fantasy, but a ticket out of the lower middle class is more of what we’re aspiring to these days.
February 23, 2010
Would you like your breasts included in this service?
I think we finally have a totally body positive message being imparted by the beauty industry! Your breasts and butt are part of your body. Be proud of what you’ve got. (And um, treat them to a nice $75 salt scrub… okay, but A for effort.)
February 22, 2010
My first real client.
A 20 percent tip and Jody’s face didn’t fall off or turn red. I’m calling this one a win.
February 18, 2010
Selling on up. And making it up as you go.
Here’s the secret to have a successful salon or spa in one word:
Upselling.
Our goal, as soon as you walk in the door, is to convince you that hey, actually, a more expensive facial would be more beneficial for your skin than the bog-standard European facial you signed up for, or that in fact, you’ll extend [...]
