If you’re currently breathing, you’ve probably been asked if you’d like an “opportunity to give your family a better life and still get to work from home!” or “afford to take the family to Disney this year, working in your spare time!” These offers sound fabulous, right? Ahhh, the good ol’ pyramid scheme. The new, less scary name for this type of company is multi-level…

Everything about shopping for beauty products is appealing – bright colors, a myriad of scents, helpful sales associates, sampling stations that make it easy to feel, smell, and experience any product you can purchase. In a nutshell, it’s fun! Before you were an aesthetician, odds are you were obsessed with finding and trying every single new skin care item that came onto the market. I…

What is it about lying in a coffin shaped box while 24 bulbs emit light strong enough to penetrate the subcutaneous layer that is such a hard habit for clients to break? I can sort of understand the beach and pool tanners. At least there you’ll get a bit of scenery and maybe chug a margarita to cool down as you rotate from front to…

At this point, you can probably spot a first-time Brazilian client the moment you head to the waiting area to greet them. She’s going to have at least one person with her for support, she’s laughing nervously and glancing around trying to figure out what everyone else is getting, and, as you walk her back (without her friend), she’s already asking questions. “How many of…