Name | Shenaz Gain |
Role/Job | Senior Facialist at The Skin Culturist |
WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO ENTER THE HAIR/BEAUTY SECTOR? | I met a Beauty Therapist at a school youth club and this sowed the seed for me |
WHERE DID YOU INITIALLY TRAIN? | London College of Fashion |
WHICH QUALIFICATIONS DID YOU ACHIEVE INITIALLY? | BTEC National Beauty Therapy |
HAVE YOU STUDIED NEW SKILLS SINCE E.G. CPD COURSES? | · 7307 further & Adult Education Teacher’s Certificate · Crystal Clear Microdermabrasion and COMCIT · level 4 laser Hair Removal and Skin Rejuvenation · Nouveau Contour Lash Extensions · Essential Beauty Hollywood & Brazilian waxing · Dermalogica business courses · Germaine de Cappuccini Face Treatments · Environ DF and Cool Peel · Dermalux Triwave LED · Intraceuticals Oxygen · 3D HIFU · 3DDermaforce · 3DHydro 2 · Skinpen |
CAREER PROGRESSION…. THE RANGE OF JOBS/ROLES YOU HAVE HAD WORKING FOR DIFFERENT COMPANIES? | o Alan International – Beauty Therapist o Trio Hair & Beauty – Self-Employed Beauty Therapist o Hammersmith and West London college- Beauty lecturer o Green rooms at the Body Shop – Beauty Therapist o Nail & Body Company – Self-Employed Beauty Therapist o Shenaz Gain Health Beauty ltd – Director and Manager o Tranquility Health & Beauty – Manager o Cucumba – Beauty Therapist o Yvonne Martin Beauty Clinic- Facialist o The Skin Culturist – Senior Facialist and Aesthetic Practitioner |
| · My role involves doing traditional bespoke facials with an incredible lifting and sculpting massage that is a trademark of Yvonne Martin · Environ facials using their DF machine and cool peels. · Oxygen treatments · HIFU · Micro Needling · LED · Assisting in the office with the running of the business · Making sure all treatment rooms are sanitised between clients and kept to a meticulously high standard. · Treatment plans sent to all new clients within seven days of their first treatment |
WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR JOB? | I Love Reading and Learning about the Skin Which Is Our Biggest Organ. Teaching Clients to Take Proper Care of Their Skin by helping them understand how the Skin operates and what it likes. Watching Skin Improve and Become Bright and Healthy. Reading Regularly About the Gut, Cutting Edge Aesthetics Equipment, new products and formulations plus books Written by leading Dermatologists. Its Lifelong Learning for Me! |
WHY WOULD YOU ENCOURAGE YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS TO CONSIDER A CAREER IN THE HAIR AND BEAUTY SECTOR? | I think that the industry has shown great resilience even during Covid and that should be reassuring to anyone wanting to entering the sector. The industry is tough but incredibly rewarding and the appreciation you get from clients is incredibly rewarding on a personal level. The opportunities are endless, it depends on what you want to do and that could be starting in a Salon or working on a Cruise Ship. Then move onto getting more qualifications under your belt and teaching or alternatively going into Aesthetics. I, personally love Electro-Epilation and built up a strong clientele for this, especially as it is more of a specialised treatment and not a compulsory part of training any more . Earlier on in my career I worked alongside hairdressers which I loved it and it worked so perfectly with beauty services. Self-Employment opportunities are also endless. Laser clinics have opened everywhere and some people seem to be incredibly good at this. The Skin Laundry and skin are a good sound example of this. If you have an artistic flair then nails and make up are suitable and for those that like their anatomy and physiology then Skin Care and Aesthetics are an ideal match. |
WHAT’S THE BEST THINGS ABOUT WORKING IN THIS SECTOR? | Its fast paced and there are new machines, products and techniques entering the market all the time and this means you simply never get bored or stand still for too long! |
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? | My LinkedIn Featured has an appearance I did on a TV channel about Skincare Tips plus some zoom work with Working Knowledge and Harrow College |