Shelley Birnbaum's Page

"I am amazed at the nasty opinionated young estheticians here...how dare you call anyone you don't know lazy or unprofessional. It is also astonishing to me that so many of you base how wonderful your facials are on the fact that you do…"

"I guess each to her own...I was a client many years before I was an esthetician too.  I love the tiime along and I paid good money.  As mentioned in my previous posts I had surveyed my clients and most of them liked a few minutes alone to…"

"I am curious what part of the country most of you are from and how long you have been practicing.  Not meant as a criticism just truly curious.  I have been practicing 21 years in the Baltimore/DC Area.  I have worked in several spas…"

"Jodi,  I think you can provide both. Plenty of relaxation and giving amazing results.  Your comment "Would they like all the relaxation I provide, or do they just like the products put on, taken off and nothing more?" tell me…"

"Unlike everyone here, I surveyed my clients and the majority said they like to be left alone while masking.  Most of my clients are very busy professionals and they like the time to meditate or nap.  I never leave them for more than 10…"

"Tell your client to cut back on dairy products.  I always know when my clients are drinking/eating to much dairy they have more milia. "

"I forgot to mention that with my Mediterranean Anti-oxidant Facial, I place Green Tea bags on the eyes while the client masks and that is when I do the arm and hand massage with the anti-oxidant body butter.  I also do a neck shoulder and…"

"My Mediterranean Anti-oxidant Facial would be my signature treatment.  I designed this to be rich in anti-oxidants from beginning to end.  I make my own products so I made all the products I use during this facial with a variety of…"

"First of all it DOES depend on the state laws.  If your state does not allow you could lose your license.  You may also want to make sure your insurance will cover you or you could lose a lot more than your license.  Lancing in not…"

"Oh and BTW I am a one person by appointment studio, I don't stock a huge amount of retail at at time,  I keep a small amount of each base there with shelves of my essential oils etc.  The rest I keep at home and bring to the studio…"

"Welcome Shelley! Good info to be found!!"

"I print out information sheets for each skin condition and hand it to each client before they leave.  It defines their condition along with tips both internal and external to help improve their skin.  At the bottom I make suggestions for…"