Career Pathways #1: Educator at Demi International

Belinda Spiteri has been an educator at Demi International since January 2013.  Over her career Belinda has immersed herself in the industry with experience as a Beauty Therapist, Spa Therapist, College Educator, Spa Manager, Salon Owner and Skin Care Promoter. Straight out of school she studied a Diploma of Beauty Therapy and over the years

Update: Term 2 Week 7

It’s been a while since we did an update on the goings on of the Diploma of Beauty Therapy. Recently the class has moved onto advanced facials. Advanced facials use machinery to help push products deeper into the client’s skin, to get better, deeper and longer lasting results after a facial. The Beauty students were

My deep dark secret…

I lead a fairly normal healthy life – I don’t smoke, don’t do drugs, eat well (mostly), exercise regularly, and drink occasionally (that’s what I tell my doctor anyway). However, it’s around this time annually for approximately a week or two I lose control – you see I have an addiction that I cannot deny.  It has always been

Visit from ASAP Skin Products – the science of beautiful skin

Have you ever wondered about what products our students are training, and what products are being used on Salon Days, and why these products above all others were chosen? A couple of weeks back we had a visit from our friends at ASAP who brought their product along to discuss with our Diploma of Beauty Therapy students.  A bit

Back Wax of a 120kg Gorilla (his words!!)…ahem, Client

There are few treatments that we struggle to get a model for and male waxing is one of them.  This week our trainer managed to persuade one of the male staff members to a Nose, Ear, and Back wax.  The model was in his late 30’s and it was quite apparent that he had not had a back wax

Tips for a successful year of study at Demi International

1. Have Fun! You’ve made the decision to study and whether you have a real passion for the industry, you want some sort of recognition (like a diploma), or your just ‘dipping your toe in the water’ because you really don’t know what you want to do, make sure you have fun doing it – every day is

Diary of a Beauty Therapy Student – Term 4 Week 10

Week 40 of 40 AND the last week of my Diploma of Beauty Therapy…YAY!! So excited to be finishing but will be sad to not go to school and hang out with the fantastic friends that I’ve made this year at Demi International. Most of us graduated on Saturday night at a 1930’s themed Christmas

Diary of a Make Up Student – Term 4 Week 10

We are done…that’s right a Diploma of Specialised Make-Up in hand, no more study and a job placement – not bad for 6 months’ worth of study and work experience!! We had a great graduation and Christmas party on Saturday night, it was 1930’s themed so a great opportunity to show off a bit of

Diary of a Beauty Therapy Student – Term 4 Week 9

This is the last official week of class and we are very excited, and maybe a bit stressed! Term 4 is really about nailing what we’ve learnt and applying it to real situations which requires a lot of focus and commitment on our part. No new module this week however we did have to complete

Diary of a Make Up Artist Student – Term 4 Week 9

Our last week before we graduate….and what a week it’s been!!  This is the week where we close off all of our outstanding assessment items and anything that might not have been covered off during the semester. We started Monday morning with an exam on Theatre Make up which thankfully wasn’t too hard.  Quickly moving