Hi there. I'm looking some advice about beauty care. I'm just graduate from SPM.

1. What should I need to do 1st if I want to work as beauty care?
2. Study and get certification 1st or work as beauty trainee to gain experience only study to get a certification?
3. Which academy is the best and what course should I take?

I'm a lazy person who don't like to study. I'm planning to study Diploma in Business Administration but now I feel like wan to study about beauty care.

Am I decide the wrong way? Can anyone help me?

hi, i also just graduate from SPM. and my parents ask me to go tarc somemore

i got my spm results which is pretty good. but, for some reason i dun like studying. well, im those type of ppl that do last min work, i studied last min for my SPM

and now im taking classes for, u know nails? learn bout nails and all. im interested at make up and facial too.
and if u think u really wanna take the beauty care, den ur not wrong. well, thats my personal opinion la.

and now i take up classes at the nails academy. its at bukit bintang kl. and yesterday is my first class. its awesome! im so interested at it XD
so i think u should take classes for the beauty and slowly work for them, and gain experience. im not sure wat academy is the best tho. and wat do u mean by what course u should take? ur taking beauty right, u interested at make up facial more? my mum said once u take make up, u can slowly take facial too. either one of it start first.

good luck.

Moving this to Education section since this is about your education.

IMO its better to get certification first then you could work in an academy as a trainee to gain experience. i think there's also some courses which require you to do some practicals before awarding the cert. my mom opens a hair salon and build up her skills through experience. a cousin of mine is a beauty specialist and she's got a wall of certs. both both of them are doing well so in the end its down to having the better technique and the confidence of your customers. certification does help you to command a better salary/high payment if you're going to open your own salon. but first, it's important to know which aspects of beauty care you're more interested in eg facial, hair, cosmetics, nail, body slimming, massage etc etc...

u mean manicure n pedicure? yeah... I know that... which academy u studying now? how about the fees? how long for the course?

---

Added on May 8, 2008, 3:01 pmok... thanks..

---

Added on May 8, 2008, 3:04 pmoh.. ok.. thanks for ur advice..I'm interested in anything..but now i most wanted is facial

This post has been edited by kahmun66: May 8 2008, 03:04 PM

my friend just finish her beautician course... i think if you are serious in this line, don waste your time study others... u can enroll the course and study for about half year then you search for that kind of job for experience....

there's a lot of beauty care course to choose but think carefully which type of beauty care that u wanna learn... i myself is currently learning nail art and a friend of mine learn professional make up ... just figure out which one suitable for u

ok.. thx for ur advice.. i will think properly..

ya, if ur serious bout the beauty 1, only concentrate that, dun waste time and money.

btw, i take my course at jjnail at bukit bintang. u know the kimarie hair academy also there de? there lor.
basically got 2 type, 1 is basic, 1 is basic + advanced.

basic is rm3980, another 1 is about 6800, i take the basic 1.

because advanced 1 is for, u learn already can open shop become boss d.
and i take basic because i wanna learn basic, and after i know d, i work part time at the jj nail at pyramid, so i can gain experience, they only hire back own students de. i personally think the basic is better because i can gain more experience ma. how long ah? they write there teach u 120 hours for basic, but actually they teach u until u know de.

well, mine is ah, i take the course, and after that they feel i ok d, they give me test and got cert also de.

devilelle: hey! where u learn! i just started yesterday. and all i did is paint paint paint the nails. 4 hours just paint nails. i tot its bored at first but after yesterday i think its fun! and im getting more interested at it. heheh

as my little sister
she stop study after form 3,and help my mom's salon
7 yr (2 yr at subang,5 yr at my mom shop) working experience,just study 6 month or less when she 19 yr old

now my mom open a salon at subang ,let her be a supervisor,

my opinion : if u want to earn $ u sud have a own salon,since salon shop not really high capital business

thats because ur mum got saloon, tats why she can gain experience, its not nessesary to own a saloon. learn from other saloon shop also can get experience. well, if its for those that cant open saloon lar, cos its not easy to take care of it just by urself u know. thats my opinion

oh... actually i plan to work as trainee 1st then onli take course.. 1of my fren said got cert is no much useful..need experience much bcoz beauty is a skill.. also need to c our ownself de.. plus i no $$ to take course now... need to work 1st... paiseh

---

Added on May 11, 2008, 3:28 pmyeah.. i oso think like tat... but i oso plan to open a salon.. but open a salon need much $$... its not easy for me...


This post has been edited by kahmun66: May 11 2008, 03:28 PM

yup yup, can work also to gain experience. my aunt is a hairstylist, and my sister is beautician, and im learning nails now. so my dad planning to open shop for me and my sis. and for aunt too!! my aunt is already 30yrs old, she also dun dare open saloon, because she scare cant manage by herself.

im interested to learn beautician also, but my mum said once i take up nail art i cant take other already. aiks. next time u know how to do facial d, must tell me ya. i come 'bong chan' u, if near la of cos

anyway good luck to u!!

haha...okok.. where u live? now i thinking wan study at EWI or top to toe. bcoz study at EWI can go hong kong or singapore gain experience for 3 month.. but top to toe can learn business n many.. if u, u will choose which 1??

This post has been edited by kahmun66: May 12 2008, 05:54 PM

i live at shah alam, i study at bukit bintang de jj nails. ahaha.
ah, i also dunno wats ewi and top to toe

if me ar, top to toe learn wat business wor? as in wat? dun understand. if me, i'll choose ewi, to gain experience lor, but i dun understand top to toe can learn business? wat business. blur

oh...okok... i think business is for those who wan open own shop de.. then now u live at shah alam oso? u no move to kl here? i live near kl..

oh, no not moving to kl. haha, i study at kl only but not moving de. yea i guess if u take business its for those that open shop de haha xD

as i know ewi also teach some business study, and their more like international to me. i might be choosing there to study also but my main problem is the transport i living in USJ but for me public transport really a matter to me. can any1 give me some advice maybe any1 know USJ have any other recognise academy that provide cidesco?