Sirens beauty training

Classic lash course

Don’t buy into cheap online courses! Lashes are difficult to learn and you need the best guidance possible.

I first learnt lashes around 10 years ago and I still take at least 2 courses a year, as well as attending all the conferences I can.
I’ve spent aloooot of money, regularly travel to America for conferences and I’m learning about lashes every single day.

If you do a cheap, ill equipped lash course you will be forever chasing your tail. I don’t believe any great trainers will sell their lash course cheap.

This course will set you up to succeed, learning from all the lessons I’ve made from the mistakes I made.

You will learn all the valuable basics to not only make you skilled at your job but also turn it in to a profitable profession.

Location - durham city centre uk
Price £500
Length 2 days plus home study and case studies
Kit included - no
Experience needed - no
Maximum of 5 students
Next course date 27th 28th of February

Have you stayed up to date with your lash training?
Have you trained in lashes but just don’t feel you quite get it?
Are you having issues with retention?

This course is designed to help fill in all those gaps you may have missed in your training and make you confident.

I attend regular training courses with the top lash specialists to be as skilled as possible.
I attend lash conferences around the world as well as online conferences
I hold over 15 lash placing, over 30 industry and business awards
BABTAC lash specialist of the year
Finalist for educator of the year with professional beauty
I’m a fully qualified teacher, who’s been teaching for over 15 years

I don’t believe in teaching classes from a manual, instead my classes are hands on and tailored to the group

If you would like more information or to book on the course please drop me an inbox.
Limited to 5 students per class

Location -durham city centre uk
Introduction cost half price £250 (this class only)
Date 22nd of February

Most be already trained in lashes, this is a workshop only

Scheduled course dates,
More details to follow for each

Trouble shooting lashes 1 day - 22nd February

Lash lift and brow lamination 20th February

Salon meet up - 21st February

Classic lashes 2 day course - 27th 28th February

Volume lashes 1 day - 1st march

Master lashes 2 day - 27th 28th march

Microneedling 1 day 17th April

Swedish body massage (5 days in house training and home study ) 3rd, 4, 5th may, to complete at a later date)

Why it’s important to choose the right place for your nails.

I’ve been dealing with a lot of nails that are recovering from non-standard (NSS) nail bars. So I wanted to explain this as an educator.

I had both of these sets of nails in the salon this week, so thought it was the perfect time to talk about it.

The set by us was removal of gel extensions after 4 weeks

The set not by us was nails applied and removed in a NSS

What do I mean by non-standard? ⚠️

🚩They don’t have you fill out a consultation or check if you have any medical conditions

🚩There is often a lot of people waiting and you can be passed around various nail techs

🚩 Cash only, cash only is not the issue but often these salons will only take cash ..

🚩Nails are often sore after and no care is shown to your nails

🚩They don’t have insurance

Why are these salons an issue?
When inspected some nail bars have found to be using none approved chemicals. All nail extensions end result is an acrylic (a plastic) it’s the chemicals that count.

There are two types of monomer liquid that are used in acrylic nail application- MMA (methyl Methacrylate) and EMA (Ethyl Methacrylate)

MMA is banned by the FDA
As it’s a lot cheaper and very strong it’s still a popular choice with some salons.

These particular acrylics are found in dental care and orthopaedics because of their strength and will literally rip your nail off if caught.

The nail beds are over drilled to create more of a rough surface for the acrylic to embed into, basically becoming part of the nail plate.

Yes your nails will be very strong, they may look great, cost you less and you dont need an appointment…. Win win!

But is it?
Believe it or not I’ve heard of many cases of serious infection, resulting in permanent damage and in some cases the loss of a finger. At the very least you will always have to fully grow your nail out after every set.

Still not convinced..
Have a quick google about these salons and you will often see an association with poorly treated staff, low wages, money laundering and human trafficking.

This is not all of these salons but it’s far to many

This happened last week 😊 and I realised I don’t use this page enough.
In the new year I will be reducing my hours in the salon and concentrating mostly on education and how I can help within the industry.

I’m so proud to be a finalist for this award and it’s a wake up that I need to throw myself back in to doing what I love and that’s helping other people in the industry.

I’m currently working on my diary, new courses, workshops and some exciting other projects.
I’m not going to be offering what everyone else is, I’m going to be doing what I think the courses should be like and supporting people through their careers and making the centre your go to.

Lots more information to come but I will wait until the new year when everyone isn’t crazy busy!

What a weekend!
We headed to Windsor on Sunday morning, enjoyed a few cheeky cocktails and then headed to the BABTAC awards. Such a beautiful event and we are very lucky to have been invited.

And I came a way with lash expert of the year 😊😊😊😊

Hello and welcome to Sirens beauty training page.

Who are we?
We are a private training centre in Durham city centre. Offering short courses accredited by professional beauty and full qualifications approved by
VTCT.

If you are looking for the cheapest course and a fast certificate we are not for you.
If you are looking to be the best version of you, receive in-depth, educational training with high quality products than we are for you 🙌🏻

We source the best products we can, attend regular training events and conferences to stay up to date and ensure the education we are giving you is the most up to date.
Our classes are small, fun but are all about making you confident in what you do! All of our courses require you to complete case studies to pass and you will have the option to upgrade to a full VTCT qualification.

We also offer a range of workshops to update your skills or help with confidence.

Our head trainer has 25 years experience and 15 of those in teaching, is a judge and industry speaker and is campaigning for changes in the industry.

We have over 30 awards and 15 lashes placing, as well as currently been finalists in the BABTAC and professional beauty awards.

Some of our awards
🏆 British Hair and beauty awards 2020- Winner Overall lash tech of the year
🏆 British Hair and beauty awards 2020 – Area winner Skin Specialist of the year
🏆 England’s Business Awards 2019 – Best Beauty Salon Durham Winner
🏆 Lash Festival 2019 – Master on Trend Lashes Winner
🏆 7 placings in the skin games

You can book a free consultation to speak to me about any questions you have, following this link

https://sirenshairandbeauty.book.app/book-now?services=W3sicyI6OTQ3MTY2LCJlIjoyNTU5OX1d

Most of your enquiries can be found on the website

https://bestbeautycourses.com

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Are you really qualified?

Ask pretty much anyone in the beauty industry and they will tell you they are qualified in whatever treatment they offer, but are you?

In many cases no, that’s because a lot of people are choosing to do accredited courses now rather than the standard college route. If you have this means you are not qualified.. don’t panic! In many cases people who do this route are equally trained and experienced, but it can create problems. You are only qualified if the course was via a ofqual training provider and you have the ofqual stamp on your certificate, otherwise you are simply accredited.

The issue with this is, it’s down to the training provider to set the training outcomes and in some cases the national occupation standards are not met. This is becoming worse and worse as training is watered down.
With an ofqual qualification your training provider is accountable to an awarding body and has to prove the learning outcomes have been met in accordance with national occupational standards.

When do you need a qualification?
If you plan on teaching qualifications, you will need a qualification in the subject you are teaching.
If you want to work abroad a qualification has more standing, then a certificate of accreditation.
Having a qualification limits the issues you may have with insurance and ensures you can get insurance with more trustworthy insurance companies.
Another consideration is many employers will only employ those that have qualifications, due to the above reasons.

In a nutshell from a professional and logistical point of view a qualification is best to have.

But that means going back to college? Actually, no it doesn’t, you can have your prior experience taken into account and simply have to be assessed and do the required assessments by a qualified (ofqual) assessor.

I became a registered VTCT centre for this reason so I could help people turn this around without spending thousands and having to go back into education to achieve it.
My first aim is to tackle this with the lash industry as this has been heavily overlooked from a qualification perspective. I will also be offering this with many of the individual units with vtct.

If you would like more information, please drop me a message  I’m looking at travelling to a few locations if there are group bookings

Are you really qualified?
Ask pretty much anyone in the beauty industry and they will tell you they are qualified in whatever treatment they offer, but are you?
In many cases no, that’s because a lot of people are choosing to do accredited courses now rather than the standard college route. If you have this means you are not qualified.. don’t panic! In many cases people who do this route are equally trained and experienced, but it can create problems. You are only qualified if the course was via a ofqual training provider and you have the ofqual stamp on your certificate, otherwise you are simply accredited.
The issue with this is, it’s down to the training provider to set the training outcomes and in some cases the national occupation standards are not met. This is becoming worse and worse as training is watered down.
With an ofqual qualification your training provider is accountable to an awarding body and has to prove the learning outcomes have been met in accordance with national occupational standards.
When do you need a qualification?
If you plan on teaching qualifications, you will need a qualification in the subject you are teaching.
If you want to work abroad a qualification has more standing, then a certificate of accreditation.
Having a qualification limits the issues you may have with insurance and ensures you can get insurance with more trustworthy insurance companies.
Another consideration is many employers will only employ those that have qualifications, due to the above reasons.
In a nutshell from a professional and logistical point of view a qualification is best to have.
But that means going back to college? Actually, no it doesn’t, you can have your prior experience taken into account and simply have to be assessed and do the required assessments by a qualified (ofqual) assessor.
I became a registered VTCT centre for this reason so I could help people turn this around without spending thousands and having to go back into education to achieve it.
My first aim is to tackle this with the lash industry as this has been heavily overlooked from a qualification perspective. I will also be offering this with many of the individual units with vtct.
If you would like more information, please drop me a message  I’m looking at travelling to a few locations if there are group bookings

Well this is a good day (despite covid and the world going crazy)

Im excited to be a finalist in the BABTAC awards and heading to London in may for the awards night 💃🏻
And to top it off voted number 4 lash speaker (really didn’t expect this as I didn’t ask anyone to vote)

We are back!!

Planned courses for April

After a very long break and a bit of a hectic few months classes are retuning in April!

I’m not doing a full schedule yet as I am juggling between the salon and the school, so if your wanting to do a class please let me know and as long there is more then 2 people I will put a date on asap.

For those that don’t know I have been in the industry for 25 years and teaching for 15. I’m a fully qualified, experienced teaching, both in private and colleges.
I campaign for raising standards and hold over 30 awards and 15 lash placings
We are fully accredited by professional beauty and VTCT is our awarding body

We do not offer cheap training, we offer high quality, that’s going to equip you to do your job. I offer fast track qualifications for those who have gained their certificates via accreditation and want to upgrade.

I also offer free consultations for general help getting in to the industry or needing advice on qualifications.

Please see separate posts for the schools credentials, proof of accreditation and teaching qualifications

Aprils dates
Classic lashes 2 day course 12th April
Lash work shop 19th April
Skincare workshop and peels 20th

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Finally starting to recover 😳

Thank you for everyone’s patience over the last week, it was so crazy I’ve had little free time to deal with anything else. It feels like we crammed a month into a week 😴

Although it may look like we were on our jollies 🍹 we were there to work 💪🏻

We were attending the skin games in Florida, with both myself and lexi competing in lashes, lexi in waxing and I was kindly asked to judge the make up.

Lashes were pre entered and we both placed 🙌🏻 with me loosing a bulk of points before even looking at the lashes 😩🙄 (you live and learn😬)

Waxing was live, with lots of people competing. Lexi held her own in what is a tough environment and stepping very much out of her comfort zone.

Judging was so much fun but way harder work then I expected 😂

But what we were mostly there for was to promote my new business, which will be going live in the next few weeks. I will be sharing lots of info on this soon 😊 https://www.facebook.com/TheHairandbeautydirectory/

We didn’t sleep very much, made the most of every second of our days off in Orlando and made some amazing friends ❤️