Meet the Beauty Squad 22' Natalie Herschell

Natalie Herschell is a senior beauty therapist/skin coach and manager and the Kin Coaches in the outback Queensland town of Mount Isa.

She believed that her care and passion for constant growth and knowledge, coupled with the positive impact that she is having on the lives of her guests, team and peers are skills and attributes that made her worthy of being a member of the 2022 Beauty Squad… and yes, she was absolutely correct!

Beauty Biz Editor Louise May chats with 2022 Beauty Squad winner Natalie...

What made you want to be a Beauty Therapist?

It’s actually really bizarre, I was at Tafe studying event management and I used to walking pass the beauty therapy girls and to sit behind them on the train every morning and listening to them talking about all the cool things they were learning and looked into it more, and took the leap and haven’t looked back once.

My mum would get regular massages, waxing and facials done and would always say how good she felt afterwards and as a young girl would get my brows and underarms waxed, and let me use all her facial products ( she tried very hard to get me to get my legs waxed). I have always loved helping people and making them feel amazing. To this day I still remember my mum saying I always knew you would be a beauty therapist.

Beauty Squad Day with Gay Wardle

What kind of treatment is your favourite and why?

Anything to do with Pigmentation or any Facial treatment. I just love seeing the changes you can make in some ones skin, themselves, and their confidence. I find skin so interesting with how you can make those changes in the skin by doing 1 thing and that leads to the next, then the next. Do love a good Before and After and showing a client who’s been on a skin journey showing them the end result.

How to you manage life and work balance?

This is something I’ve never been good at because I absolutely love what I do but definitely getting better at. Super lucky I have an amazing boss, who is all about the work life balance and is teaching me how to say No!

Who inspires you inn the beauty industry and why?

Oh gosh, how do you just choose one?

Reegyn McElligott, Gay Wardle, Debbie Dickson, Marie EnnaCocciolone, Nancy Abdou, My Brand Rep trainers (Donna and Lauren). These beautiful women are all powerhouses in their own way. I have never meet a strong, supportive, likeminded, and inspiring bunch of ladies in their own way. T

hrough these ladies I have learnt so much and continue to learn in the daily and continue to have so much passion on the daily, for my clients, our industry, and the work that I get to with changing peoples lives. Some of these ladies push me and encourage me on the daily and continue to be my biggest supporters and cheerleaders!

If you could spend a day with anyone from the business or lifestyle mentorship perspective, who would it be and why?

Gay Wardle!! What’s not to love about her! I could listen to this amazing lady speak all day/every day. I honestly don’t think there is anything she cannot do and is a true inspiration and well respected!

Board-Breaking with Linda Woodhead

How important is training and education for you?

It goes with the saying “if you aren’t growing, you’re dying”. Education is extremely important and should be non-negotiable. The industry is forever changing in every aspect and its so important that we as therapists are keeping up with the latest and greatest things that are involving in our industry.

Can you tell us a little about what you were most looking forward to with being a member of the beauty squad team?

I was just super excited to spend 4 days with likeminded ladies, who share the same passion but also to grow friendships and connections. I was also excited for all the mentoring and personal development and to meet some of our industry greats.

Beauty Squad gifts from Timely

Where do you see yourself in 10 years’ time?

Still working in our amazing industry but teaching our future therapist, being able to be hands on whilst managing clinics.

Now for a couple of quick light-hearted questions!

Worst fashion moment:

My 21st. The theme was what you wouldn’t catch me dead wearing! To this day still have never worn any of this!

Worst hair day:

Grade 3 or 4 school photo. My mum offered to do my hair this morning and I declined and decided to do it myself at school or having a crazy hair day at work and everyone telling me they loved how I did my hair that day.

Fave destination:

Fiji

Fave drink:

I love a good Strawberry Caipiroska

If you weren’t a beauty therapist, what would you be?

Occupational Therapist- comes back to making that change with nurturing and helping people, be themselves!

Natalie and her dad

dmk awards dress up

Luke and Natalie

Natalies love for wigs as a little girl.