What is Galvanic // Beauty Treatments

So this is another post to go along with the beauty therapy series i am currently doing. This series is all about beauty treatments you can have in a salon or a SPA, that either people don't know about or people don't know what it actually does or the benefits of it are.

So today's treatment i am going to talk about is Galvanic

The picture below shows you were you can have the treatment done, and what it looks likes when you have the treatment done on your face and body

All pictures are taken from Google.

Galvanic is a treatment which is used for breaking down and helping cellulite disappear, this is done by softening the area.

Cellulite is thought to be fat cells trapped in the matrix (structure that holds skin cells together, located in the bottom layer of skin). Cellulite is cool to the touch due to trapped toxins, fluid and poor circulation.

You can have galvanic on your Body and face

Body

Benefits
Improves lymphatic circulation
Improves blood circulation
Helps soften hard scar tissue (scars)
Aids dispersal of cellulite

A low direct current passes through to the skin tissues, the current goes through electrically conductive pads which are places into dampened sponges which are covered in anti cellulite gel, the current then pushes the gels into the skin which mobilises the fat cells and releases trapped fluids.

You have two pads, one on the problem area which is the active pad and one on the opposite side which is not active.

You can feel a tingling sensation a bit like pins and needles, this is the treatment doing its job.

Your therapist will cleanse and exfoliate the skin to bring blood to the surface and to make sure there is nothing on the top layer of skin.

Firming gel should be applied at home to help along with the treatment.

Face

You may be thinking 'but i don't get cellulite on my face' well you are right you don't but the facial galvanic is used to help reduce fine lines and wrinkles, scaring and removes impurities.

As you can see from the pictures above facial galvanic is very different to body as you don't use pads you use metal electrodes, which are rolled over the face, neck and decolletage. Electro lotion and galvanic gels (Different gels chosen depending on your skin type)are placed onto the skin instead of onto pads, The client holds an unactive electrode and then the therapist moves the active electrodes over the skin, you will taste a metal taste that is when you know the treatment is working.

The treatment is performed like a regular facial, so you will also have a cleanse, exfoliate, massage and mask depending on your skin type, if you have dry or sensitive skin then you can but if you have oily skin then you don't have the massage and mask as the treatment leaves a antibacterial layer on the skin which helps reduce spots and oiliness.



If you type into Google galvanic treatments then loads of pictures will come up with the results of the treatment and you will see how amazing this actually is once you have had a course of the treatment.

I think i have covered everything but if you do have any questions fell free to ask.

Other treatments i have done posts on:
Micro-dermabrasion
Faradic
Beauty therapy level 3

BeautyCallls

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Professional beauty London, Haul

Hello everyone, so on Monday i went to the professional beauty show at the London ExCel. I went with my college and it took us three and a half hours to get their and three hours to get back which felt like ages, but it was worth it as i got all this amazing stuff, i really liked the show and i got everything i wanted and more.

Options low melt paraffin wax around, £4 or £5
I have wanted some paraffin wax for ages as we use it at college, its such a lovely products and i got it for a bargain. If you don't know what paraffin wax is, it is a wax that you apply as a mask to the hands or feet, it makes your skin really soft and im very excited to use it, i brought the fragrance free one as then i would know that no one would have an allergic reaction to it.
Paraffin wax brush, £2 something 
I brought a brush to apply the paraffin wax as you need a special one as it drys very fast.
Options disposable mini waxing spatulas, 70p
I wanted some of these for when i wax the brows and top lip as at the moment im just using regular sized one and braking them in half, but for 70p i couldn't say no.
Solutions grape-seed massage oil, £3 something
I needed some massage oil as i don't have any, this was really cheap but the bottle is pretty small so i hope it doesn't run out to fast.

Small bowls £1.20
Medium bowl £2.30
I needed some of these bowls for when i do my treatment so i have some were to put the water and cotton pads.

Jessica mini nail polish set £5.95
I couldn't say no to this as it was so cheap, and i have never tried Jessica before so i am excited to try them.

Jessica Jessana crystal ionized nail soak £3.50
This is a product that you use to clean and nourish the nails, you put some tea spoons into a manicure bowl and then soak the nails in it, this had a really good discount so i had to get it.

Essie to dry for, polish drying top coat £5.50
Essie mint candy apple £4.50
I don't have any Essie nail polishes so when i found out they were like half price i had to pick a few up, i have wanted to try mint candy apple for a while so when i saw that i was very happy. I also picked up the top coat because i thought it looked good, i haven't tried it yet but i hope it good.

Manicure bowl £1.95
I wanted to pick up one of these so when i saw it that cheap i had to pick it up.
Peggy sage nail polish £2
I thought this colour looked really nice and it was only £2 so i deiced to pick it up.

Proto-col instant manicure hand scrub £10
I really wanted some hand scrub so when i saw a stand selling scrubs i had to go over, i asked if i could try this one on my hands and when i used it it felt amazing, its very gritty which is great and then when i washed it off and dried my hands they were so moisturised i just had to get it, it also smells like toothpaste which is great. I now that full price this is £19 so i got a great discount on this.

Nyx taupe blusher £4.50
I have heard great things about this and i now its a great contour colour for pale people.
Nyx peaches & cream butter gloss £4.00
Youtubers talk about these all the time so i had to pick one up, i also wanted eclair but they were sold out :(
Nyx sparkle nude jumbo eye pencil £4.00
I love these jumbo eye pencils so i decided to pick up a gold coloured one as i thought it would look nice under the eye.

Now on to the things i didn't get from then show.

Superdrug purifyng and hydrating face masks two for £3.50
I wanted some face masks for my facial kit, so i thought these were on a good offer so i decided to pick one up for oily skin and one for dry skin.

Polythene paraffin protectors, Sally's £2.13, on sale
When you put the paraffin wax on the hands or feet you have to put some kind of protector on to keep heat in and so the wax doesn't go everywhere, they did have these at the show but they were £5, i did almost buy them but i didn't as i thought they were to expensive so i was very happy when i saw them on sale in Sally's

Thai manicure hand mask, Sally's £2.34, on sale
One thing i really wanted to get from the show was a hand mask but i couldn't find one, so i actually went into Sally's looking for this one and it happened to be on sale which i was very happy about. We use this one at college so i know how lovely this mask is.

Thai manicure hand and arm massage cream, Sally's £2.34, on sale
As the mask was only cheap i decided to pick up the massage cream as well, i got it as i usually use the face and body massage cream a o the hands and arms and i thought this would be nicer, this will be much better as its in a squeezey bottle as my other one is in a pot. We also use this at college so i know it smells amazing and that it has glitter in it.

Pro hair and beauty magazine, Sally's £1.95
As you may know we don't really get beauty magazines in England, so i like to pick up an issue of this whenever i am in Sally's. I also got some free individual lash's with it.

Thank you so much for reading i hope you enjoyed

BeautyCallls

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What is Faradic (EMS) // Beauty Treatments

So as you know i am doing a blog series about beauty therapy, i started of by doing posts on the courses Beauty therapy level 2 and 3, and i will eventually do a post on levels 4 and 5. And now im going to start doing posts on the treatments you can have in a salon or a SPA, that either people don't know about or people don't know what it actually does or the benefits of it are.

So today's treatment i am going to talk about is faradic also known as EMS.

The picture below shows you were you can have the treatment and what it looks likes when the electrodes are strapped onto you.

Both picture are taken from Google.

Faradic is a electrical treatment were an electrical current pass' through your skin to your muscles. It is low frequency alternating current, which is an interrupted direct electrical current. It is used to stimulate and exercise the muscles to create a tightening and toning effect. It is a type of muscle exercise that doesn't involve going to the gym.A 20 minute stomach treatment  is the equivalent of doing 300 sit ups.

You can have this treatment on your face, thighs, bust, stomach and maybe others but im not sure were.

The treatment also helps to stimulate the blood supply in wasted limbs.

The current goes through electrically conductive pads that sit on skin were the muscle is. As the current passes through the pads it triggers the muscle and shows a visible contraction. As it is an alternating current the muscle contacts for 2 seconds and rests for 2.5 seconds (may vary depending on salon/SPA).

The pads have electro lotion on which needs to be there for the current to pass through.

On the face my salon doesn't use pads we use this handheld electrode which are little black rectangle boxes with small pads on the front.

The treatment feels quite strange as your muscles move, its like when your tense your muscles but tingles a bit.

The treatment induces inch loss due to firming of the muscle. Texture of the skin on the face can also be improves as the skin is tightened

I think i have enclued everything but if you have any questions feels free to ask.

Other posts i have done on beauty therapy.

Beauty Therapy level 2

Beauty Therapy level 3

Micro-dermabrasion

BeautyCallls

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What Is Micro-dermabrasion // Beauty Treatments

So you may know i am doing a blog series about beauty therapy, i started of by doing posts on the courses Beauty therapy level 2,3,4 and 5. And now im going to start doing posts on the treatments you can have in a salon or a SPA, that either people don't know about or people don't know what it actually does or the benefits of it are.

So today im going to start of with micro-dermabrasion.
The picture below shows you what the machine and the micro-derm head looks like.

Image taken from Google

Micro-dermabrasion is a deep exfoliating treatment which removes the top layer of dead skin cells and revels new cells making your skin look healthy with a refreshed glow. The top layer of skin gets rejuvenated, which means collagen production is stimulated leaving feeling plumed and helps reduce fine lines and wrinkles.
The treatment also helps to reduce scars, pigmentation, rosacea and redness.

The tool that is used has either a diamond or crystal head, crystal heads are a lot more harsh and can hurt a tiny bit unlike diamond head.

You can have the treatment on your face, decolletage and back.

The head of the machine spins round, the faster it goes the less harsh it is and the slower it goes the more harsh it is, your therapist will change this depending on your skin type. Half of your face and decolletage are done at one time and then the therapist will move on to the other side. As the head spins the therapist will also move their hand around in circles whilst holding the machine and will also taught the clients skin so the skin doesn't get pulled by the crystals or diamond head.

The treatment is included into a regular facial and is done instead of using an exfoliater. The machine is used on dry skin, with no product underneath. A collagen ampule is used after to add moisture back into the skin.

I hoped this helped and if you have any questions feels free to ask.

Post on beauty therapy level 2
post on beauty therapy level 3

BeautyCallls

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Beauty Therapy Level 3

So you may know i am doing a blog series about beauty therapy, im going to start of by doing post on the courses Beauty therapy level 2,3,4 and 5. And then im also going to be doing posts on the treatments you can have in a salon or a SPA, that either people don't know about or people don't know what it actually does or the benefits of it are.
Before you read this please read my post on beauty therapy level 2 Click Here.
Btw this is going to be a very writing heavy post.
So today im going to do a post on beauty therapy level 3, im going to tell you what that course entails and my experience so far.
If you didn't know i am a qualified level 2 therapist and currently doing my level 3.
I would just like to say that this is how my college does things other colleges may differ.

So you may think that doing a beauty course will be really easy , and all you do on the course is learn treatments but that is not true. The course involves a lot of theory work, assignments and some of the treatments can be tricky to do.

Treatments
Swedish body massage
Aroma-therapy body massage
Manual tanning
Spray tanning
Facial and body electricals - Micro-dermabrasion, micro-current, Galvanic, faradic, vacuum suction, direct and indirect high frequency.
As you can see this is a lot less treatments than level 2, but they are a lot harder.
I am going to do post dedicated to all of these treatments so look out for them.

Again like level 2 you have to do assignments on all of the treatments you learn, but they are a lot less in depth. Also for level 3 you only have to do three assignment were as you have to do at least 7 for level 2.

You have theory lessons were you get input and the chance to do your assignments. PSD sessions which stands for personal social development, for me in level 3 this is a lot more in depth than it was for level 2. Practical sessions which is were you are in the salon learning the treatments. Retail lessons, retail is an extra qualification that my college does, we learn all about how to sell products and just generally working in retail and sales.

Again like level 2 you learn all about the contra-indications to treatments and if you don't know what that is, a contra-indication is a kind of infection you may have on your skin, or if you take a certain medication and things like cancer, diabetes, pregnancy, epilepsy and other things like that. A contra-indication is something that might restrict or prevent a treatment.

You learn all about the bones and muscles all over the body, which you do have to learn of my heart which is very hard.
You learn about the Cardiovascular system, Lymphatic system, nervous system, urinary system, digestive system and the endocrine system. This is very hard as you learn how they work, what they do and every-think about them, im more than half way through my course and i still don't now about these 100%.

You really need a C grade in both maths and English to do this course, but if you don't most colleges offer functional skills, this is were you can get your C grade in both maths and English which i think is a really good thing to offer.

Read about beauty therapy level 2 here

Thank you so much for reading i hoped you found it help full my next post should be on beauty therapy level 4 and 5, but im not sure if im going to do it yet and i haven't started the course yet.

BeautyCallls

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Beauty Therapy Level 2

So im going to start a blog series about beauty therapy, im going to start of by doing post on the courses Beauty therapy level 2,3,4 and 5. And then im also going to be doing posts on the treatments you can have in a salon or a SPA, that either people don't know about or people don't know what it actually does or the benefits of it are.
Btw this is going to be a very writing heavy post.
So today im going to do a post on beauty therapy level 2, im going to tell you what that course entails and my experience.
If you didn't know i am a qualified level 2 therapist and currently doing my level 3.
I would just like to say that this is how my college did things other colleges may do things differently.

So you may think that doing a beauty course will be really easy but its not, and you may also think that all you do on the course is learn treatments but that is not true. The course involves a lot of theory work and assignments, but i will get more into that later on.

Treatments 
So these are the treatments that you learn on beauty therapy level 2.
Manicure
Pedicure
Eyebrow shape (with tweezers)
Eyebrow tint
Eyelash tint
Individual lash application
Strip lash application
Waxing - Full leg, bikini, under arm, upper lip and brows.
Facial
Makeup
Create an image based on a theme.
Bare in mind these treatments may vary in different colleges.

Assignments are a big thing in beauty therapy level 2, you do a lot of them, you do assignments on all of the treatments you learn, so you have to write about the health and safety, positioning of the client and therapists, contra-indications to each treatment and the importance of using the correct products tools and equipment.
You also have to do assignments on health and safely by itself, working in beauty related industries, promote products and services to clients in a salon and salon reception duties.
You have theory lessons were you get input and the chance to do your assignments (my assignments had to be done on word, not hand written). PSD sessions which stands for personal social development, this seems a bit pointless but we had to do it anyway. Practical sessions which is were you are in the salon learning the treatments.
You learn all about the contra-indications to treatments and if you don't know what that is, a contra-indication is a kind of infection you may have on your skin, or if you take a certain medication and things like cancer, diabetes and other things like that. A contra-indication is something that might restrict or prevent a treatment.
You also learn all about the bones and muscles in the arm and leg.
You learn about the layers of the skin, the hair regrowth cycle.
You learn all about the nails, so about what everything is called and how it works.

You really need a C grade in both maths and English to do this course, but if you don't, don't panic as i would of thought that every college offers functional skills, this is were you can get your C grade in both maths and English which i think is a really good thing to offer.

For this course you have to buy a uniform to wear in the salon, its a tunic and a pair of smart black "work" trousers (depending on the colour of your uniform) My college is strict with uniform, you are not allowed to wear tight fitting trousers, you can only wear black dolly shoes, but i can get away with black vans and if you wear dolly shoes you have to wear socks

When you join the course you will asked to purchase a manicure/pedicure kit and a makeup kit to use in the lessons. The makeup kit i got was c**p so i wouldn't get to excited if you are mad on makeup like me. but the manicure kit is really good. I have actually done a post on my kits and uniform Click here to see.

As you are working in a salon there are some rules which most girls aren't normally happy about, you have to wear your hair up in the salon, you are not allowed to wear nail polish and you are not allowed your phones in the salon.

Along with the course you also get the  chance to do work experience which is great.

This is a full time course but i was only in for two days a week Tuesday 10.00-8.30 and Thursday 10.00-4.30. You will always have to do one late night, they do this so you get used to being on your feet all day like you would be in a real salon.

And the last thing, you get a certificate at the end which is lovely, to show all your hard work.

Your grades are marked pass, merit and distinction.

Thank you so much for reading and i hoped you found it helpful,read my post on beauty therapy level 3 Click Here

BeautyCallls

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How i Take Care of my Nails at Home

Today im going to show you how i take care of my nails at home. Some of you may now that i have done a beauty therapy level 2 course at college, so i now how to and the importance of taking care of your nails. When i was at college i was having manicures and pedicures every week for more or less a whole year, so i would say my hands and feet are in very good condition. But we all have cuticles and we all want to get rid of them so every week i give my self a mini manicure to take care of those nasty cuticles.
First of all i make sure all my nail polish is off and my nails are nice and clean, then i take some nail clippers and cut my nails down to the length i want and also to get rid of any broken of brittle nail. Then i use the Models own Shapeit Buffit nail file/buffer and shape and buff my nails to make them look nice, shiny and healthy. Next i take my Marks and Spencer nail treatment oil, i put some of this all over my nails and then rub it in to make sure my nails are nice and hydrated, i also use it to stop any braking, splitting or brittle nails. Then i take some more of the oil and concentrate it on my cuticles and let it sink in for a few minutes, then i take my hoof stick (the white plastic stick in picture) and use that to push my cuticles back to get them out of the way when it comes to painting my nails. I do have a tool called cuticle nippers but i don't really use them as they are quite hard to use on myself, all they do is a the name describes nips away and cuticle. After i use the hoof stick i make sure there is no oil on my nails and take it off my washing my nails. Then i use the Rimmel London 5 in 1 nail treat and just use this as a clear coat on my nails. After i have done that i usually lave my nails for a few day before i paint them with a colour. I use the cuticle stick/ orange wood stick through the week just to clean the underneath of my nails (lovely)

BeautyCallls

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How to tint your eye brows at home.

Hello everyone

On twitter i asked you guys if you wanted to see a how to tint your brows post and a lot of you said yes so here it is.

Some of you may know that i do beauty therapy at college and this is how i learnt how to do it.

I would also like to say im sorry for the bad pictures, the place were i toke the pics was a really awkward and the lighting was bad, but i hope you can get it any way.

What you will need

flannel/tissue ( to protect your surface )

eyebrow tinting set in brown should include: tint, tint developer, brush and jar(boots,superdrug,sallys)

Vaseline/petroleum jelly 

Damp cotten pads

Cotten bud

eye makeup remover

First start of by cleaning your eyebrows with eye makeup remover to get rid of any dirt or oils that may be in your brows.

Next take your cotten bud and put some petroleum jelly on it and put it on the skin around your brows so you don't stain your skin with the tint.

Next mix your tint and tint developer together (measurements should be on bottle or packaging) you don't need to much.

Then apply to your brows with a brush, start by only putting a bit on, its best to build up colour than putting to much on, because if they go to dark you cant go back ounce its done its done.

As soon as you have put the tint on both of your brows take the tint of the first eyebrow you did then the second, the tint doesn't take long to develop on your hairs so don't leave it on for to long.

Remove the tint with your damp cotten pads, make sure every last drop it removed be ruff with it so every think comes of and do it till no more colour is coming of onto the pad.

I find that the tint lasts about a week on my eye brows.

Ounce you are done i recommend that you don't put any makeup on your eye brows for 12 hours and try not to touch your brows.

Be very careful with the tint don't get it in your eyes or mouth. If you get the tint on your skin it will stain so be very careful.

So i think that is every think the only thing is that i cant stress enough how much you need to be careful with the tint and don't apply to much, remember to build it up instead of pieling loads on. 

Thank you so much for reading and if you have any questions on tinting fell free to ask me :)

Louise

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About my college course, beauty thearpy level 2.

Hello everyone.

So today my post is about my college course, if you don't know what course I'm taking its beauty therapy.

In this post i will be showing you pictures of my kits and uniform, and telling you some things about the course all together.

So the first kit is the nail tools kit, the things in here are really nice sturdy and haven't seem to have broken.

Eye lash and brow tinting set.

This set includes brown,black and black/blue tints, a brush, mixing pot, tint developer and under eye tabs (don't know what there called).

This set is really nice and the colour's look really natural on the brows and lashes.

Makeup pallet.

Face fix eyelashes

Nail scissors

Toe nail clippers

Cuticle nippers.

You use this to nip away any of the cuticle that you have lifted

 Tweezers

Nail pliers

Cuticle knife

You use this to go along the bottom of the nail to loosen any cuticle ready to be nipped away

Hoof stick

You use this on the cuticle to push it down.

Nail buffer

Mask brush

You use this to apply masks to the hand and face

Nail file

Pedicure rasp

I haven't used this yet but i think you use this to get rid of any dry skin on the heel.

 

This second kit is the makeup kit.

I must say that the quality of the makeup is not very good and I'm not impressed at all.

Makeup palette

This palette includes powder, cream foundation, powder blush, cream blush, eye shadow quad, one cream eye shadow  13 powder eye shadows, highlighter and shader, bronzer, 4 lipsticks, 2 lip glosses.

I really like the powder blush and highlighter and shader.

All the cream products are terrible they have no pigmentation what so ever.

3 foundations

Very sheer and very drying not good for my dry skin.

2 eyeliners

Not very good at all you have to press down really hard for good colour to come out.

2 lip liners

These are even worse than the eyeliners they are sooo bad its unbelievable. 

Concealer wheel

These are also terrible very drying no pigmentation, not creamy enough to get ant coverage.

Mineral powder

haven't really used this but for a powder it looks very shimmery

Black and brown mascara

Black eyeliner

Glitter eyeliner

Brush roll

These brushes are okay not as good as others i have used but i think these are pretty good, i really like the foundation brush.

This is my tunic that i wear in the salon its very comfy and i like it, with this i wear smart black trousers and  black vans.

So far i have learnt manicure, eyelash and eyebrow tinting and facials, i enjoy tinting the most, all of the things are pretty simple, but not the massarge it has loads of steps and it will take me a while to get it in my head and learn all the different bones in the neck, shoulders and face.

Altogether the kit and uniform came to about £120 which is a lot and not impressed at all in the makeup kit.

Thank you for reading and please follow.
Louise
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