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Editors Letter
Linda Woodhead
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Clare Lamberth
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Nina Barbara
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Kellie Woodhead
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Jess Richmond
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Clare Lamberth Nancy Abdou Kai Atkinson Gay Wardle Robyn McAlpine Dr. Andrew Christie Nikki Wells Joy Crossingham Lauren Burton Charlotte Ravet Will Fennell Lisa Conway Julie Cross Paul Frasca Elle Wilson Rachel Medlock Sarah Garner Gry Tomte Tina Viney Jessica Kidner Rebecca Miller Karla McDiarmid Jay Chapman
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Editor’sEditor’s Note
As we go to print we are waist deep in preparations for our first ever Beauty Squad House! Woohooo!
Last year we crowned 4 very deserving rising stars of our industry, as our very first inaugural Beauty Squad. Beauty Squad is an initiative of Mocha Publishing, designed to nurture and grow young, rising new talent in our industry, and expose them to a once in a life time experience, the Beauty Squad House.
The Beauty Squad House is a 3-day premium, intensive mentorship program designed to rapidly accelerate the growth and direction of each Therapist’s body, mind, spirit and career. It’s a unique experience that is unlike anything currently in our industry.
Our four 2020 Beauty Squad winners are Whitney Gunn, Jess Galvin, Stace Dowden and Jodi Withers who have patiently waited, while the global pandemic turned both our industry and all our worlds upside down, to enjoy the most coveted part of their prize.
This year’s Beauty Squad House is very special. Not only is it the first Mocha Event for 2021, but also the first time we get to gather and hug each other person in over 12 months. Our Beauty Squad have also been awarded over $3000 in prizes from our very generous sponsors who will also mentor the Squad in the house.
Guests to the Beauty Squad House will include Maria Enna-Cocciolone from O Cosmedics and Inskin Cosmedics, Corri Matthew Director of Dermapenworld Australia, Lea Taylor from Naked Tan, Otto Mitter from Elleebana and Rob Tamburro from Palladio Beauty plus an all-star lineup of special guests who’ll mentor our Squad.
I’m looking forward to co-host our Squad and see what the next chapter of this talented therapists holds.
In this issue, our Beauty Squad team shares their plans for Mother’s Day and their secrets to making it a success in your clinic.
Dr Andrew Christie shares his experiences of lockdown & how he first got started in our industry. Our business experts have solutions to help your team grow your team, expand your mindset & lead into Mother’s Day with a bang!
In Dermal, Nancy Abdou gives us the 411 on all things Plasma treatments, Gay Wardle brushes up our cellular microbiology and Kai Atkinson shares his insights into Corneotherapy.
We also take a deep dive into private labelling with Private Label Dynamics and just how easy it can be.
We’d love to wish all the Mums, Grandmas and mummy’s-to-be, in our industry, a very happy Mother’s Day! We hope you can spend it surrounded by the ones you love most during this time.
P.S. 2021 ABIA entries are now open. Is it your year to step forward and shine?
Clare xo
10 MINUTES WITH Dr. Andrew Christie
Dr Andrew Christie, Clinical Director & Global Medical Educator of Dermapenworld, has fast become a go-to icon of our industry, especially in the Skin Needling & Medical Skin Revision space. Andrew takes time to shares his experience of lock down, life & how our industry is changing from his home in France.
What has the last year looked like for you?
I think as with everyone; it has been an unexpected and challenging time. My thoughts are with everyone and everything affected by all aspects of this phenomenon: the sick, healthcare workers, families, businesses, jobs, leaders, relationships and mental well-being. Everyone handles the process and associated uncertainties in their own valid way. We all have a universal hope to learn and to return to whatever our ‘new normal’ will be.
How has it changed the way we (as an industry), globally approach the skin?
We adapt as required. With a ‘new normal’ comes new skin challenges including acne mechanica (‘maskne’) and hypersensitivity from wearing masks, washing our hands, wearing gloves and applying antibacterial solution. As teachers and educators, we have moved from face-to-face communication to digital interaction via webinars, videos and social media. Videos, sound, animations, colour and textures all play vital roles to engage viewers on multiple levels. There needs to be a level of topic expertise plus ‘showmanship’ so participants “sing your tune” and remember your message well after the event. The downside of this of course is the unlimited plethora of instafamous, tiktokking influencers who have now reached self-appointed skin, beauty and hair specialist status. From Gorilla Glue as hairspray to at-home, self-administered fillers and the chemical peel challenge. Boredom and a desire for followers can breed stupidity, malpractice and bad advice.
With such a hectic work (& normally travel) schedule. How do you manage work/life balance?
I have always been terribly bad with this. My intentions are good, but the reality does not always support this. Whenever I travel to a city for the first time, no matter how tired, jet-lagged or fuzzy I feel, I always make the effort to go and see the beauty of its people, food, culture and buildings. Breathing its energy recharges my batteries, inspires and motivates me. I may have been half asleep at the time, but at least I saw some of it and made mental and photographic memories. Facetime and WhatsApp video calls are my connection to family and friends to keep me grounded and sane when I am travelling or under the pump. Ever since my first professional trip (which incidentally was to Canberra) some 22 years ago, my parents have always requested that I message them as soon as I have landed or arrived at my destination. No matter what the time it is in Australia (usually 1:005:00am), my parents always text me back. My mother has recently discovered emojis for SMS enhancement. I am assuming her sequence of love heart, star, eggplant, smiley face messages are not on purpose.
Did you always want to be working in the field you are now, growing up?
It was my original hope growing up to work in music theatre or the opera. I had studied music since I was 6. I developed stage IV acne when I was 12, it lasted well into my early 20s. In my early teens, I recall watching an ad on television where a Dalmatian lost all of their spots. It was symbolic for a skin care line which offered acne solutions. It took me a year of saving my pocket money to finally buy
just one of the products and after a few weeks… absolutely nothing happened. I felt lied to and ripped-off. My acne reached such a stage that people I knew no longer greeted me with a hello or enquired how I was, they simply stared at my face and would state either “your skin looks worse today” or “your skin looks a little better today”. They would then proceed to share their opinion for a solution. I wasn’t defined by who I was or by my personality, I was defined by my acne. This still haunts me to this day. It took nearly 20 years, 4 full courses of oral isotretinoin, countless courses of antibiotics, every cream known to mankind and every herb, tincture and vitamin for this to come to an end. During this time, I had a team of 2 dermatologists, my general practitioner, a dietician, 2 beauty therapists, a psychologist, an herbalist and my parents. I suffered severe complications with each round of isotretinoin. My fingers and toes became severely infected and I had to dip them daily into silver nitrate solution. My hands and feet were stained blue-black for months at a time. My toenails became so ingrown I underwent two operations. My scarring was so bad I was under the care of a surgeon. My attitude was “why get angry?” when I could get even. It was my acne experience and my desire for a solution that led me to working in aesthetics.
How did you first get started in your career in the skin and aesthetics industry? How did you get to where you are today?
My very first job was working as a fragrance spray boy at department store counters across Sydney. I was working for a promotion agency run by one of the most dynamic people I have ever met. I juggled full-time study and almost fulltime hours as a casual employee. I would skip uni lectures and then get the tape recording and play it in the car whilst heading to work. I’d also be frequently up until 5:00am completing my assignments ensuring they were delivered in my tutor’s office letterbox by the 7:00am deadline. By the time I finished university, I had worked with over 100 mass market, prestige and professional cosmetic, make up and perfume brands. I knew this was my calling for the long term and where I wanted to be. So, from a necessity to fund my ‘champagnebudget’ student lifestyle, my humble entry into skin and aesthetics turned into a full career. I took courses in beauty therapy, SFX make-up artistry and paramedical skin treatments along the way whilst working as a sales rep, sales manager, trainer, training manager then international training manager for major professional beauty brands. After venturing into my own businesses where I went back to the science lab working with formulators, I became reinspired and returned to study where I eventually completed my PhD. I am now attending French history and language classes every weekend.
What are your favourite ways to manage stress and disconnect?
Truthfully? I love to clean. Perhaps it is a culmination of burning nervous energy and a symbolic ritual of renewal. I love the visual satisfaction of the process, the re-connection to items, memories, people and places. I feel an escape. I have been known to clean hotel rooms when feeling stressed and am proud that my Airbnb hosts have all noted their property was cleaner when I left than when I arrived. This makes it sound as if I live and stay in dirty places. Not at all, it’s just that my standard is completely unrealistic. I have never forgotten my childhood dream to be on stage. I have been fortunate enough to continue this dream as an observer. The theatre, ballet and opera are my escape.
DR. ANDREW CHRISTIE
What emerging trends or technology do you see globally coming for our industry?
Regenerative medicine has been a huge growth area for some years now. This term refers to treatments where the body’s own healing mechanisms are activated to promote repair and rejuvenation. Whilst Dermapen and treatments like P.R.P. and L.E.D. can all be considered ‘regenerative’, so too can procedures which feed and nourish the skin. Mesotherapy is a big example of this and whilst it is still in its infancy for Australia, it is the most commonly performed aesthetic procedure performed in France and Italy. Hair growth treatments, non-surgical weight reduction and sculpting procedures are also the latest trends. In the past, beauty has been very face-focussed, but the future is definitely a whole-body approach. I think staring at ourselves for long periods of time on video calls and webinars has made us more critical of how we view ourselves on screen and how that coverts to our views of our face and body in real life. New trends practiced in the international market see beauty therapists massaging CBD oil (500-1000mg) onto the skin before needling treatments. With the TGA recently downscheduling CBD from prescription only, low-dose products are slowly being introduced, opening up opportunity for higher concentrations and innovative uses for the professional beauty and medical aesthetic markets.
Any exciting work-related trips planned for this year yet?
The world is my oyster for virtual travelling but for now, until the world stabilises and heals, my physical engagements have reduced significantly. Once travel is possible again, I am excited to visit some new destinations I have not been to before.
