The World Skills Competition

The World Skills is a competiton that is held all over the UK covering a number of different courses/areas - there are two entries into the competiton, Level 2 and Level 3, and two people from each level from each different course is nominated and entered into the competition... I was nominated for this by my two lecturers along with another girl from my class for the Northern Ireland Level 2 Beauty Therapy heats which was being held in the Beauty Salon of Belfast Met at the Titanic Quarter in Belfast. 

Altogether including myself there were five girls, which I was a bit shocked at as I thought there would have been more competing, but sure, that made it worse as it meant they had more time to watch and scrutinise.

We had to complete a Half Leg Wax in 30 minutes, an Evening Make-up Application (with false eyelashes) in 60 minutes and a Mini Manicure in 30 minutes. I was most worried about the manicure, as it is very precice in the way that they don't want you to flood the cuticle but they want you leave the tiniest gap imaginable around it to make it look professional, plus I have shaky hands so I was just buggered lol.

I think it's fair to say that I was pretty much the most terrified, nervous and grateful person there. I personally, don't do well being put under pressure, yes it makes me work faster but I'm then more prone to mistake and as I said before, I have shaky hands so being under that much scutiny  while trying my best to stop my hands from shaking was pretty difficult. Though I will say that I am grateful for my leacurers in entering me into the competition, it was a great experience and if I can work under that kind of pressure I can work anywhere haha.  

I am proud to announce though that I came in Third Place or the Northern Ireland Heats - which I was so not expecting, but I am grateful for the experience :)

 

College

As use all know, or for those of you who don’t know, I was in college doing an NVQ Level 2 Beauty Therapy course, and I’m so happy to announce (even though I said it before) that I passed with flying colours and I have also been accepted into the NVQ Level 3 Beauty Therapy course, yay!

I will say though that beauty therapy is not what I expected, most people, especially those in university always judge those who do beauty, and class them as drop outs, lazy or just not smart, but let me tell you, the amount of biology and detail that is involved in beauty is really quite shocking, it is very intense, not because it’s hard, but because of the sheer amount that you have to know which is why it’s essential to revise in order to know it because there is no way you could learn it all just off the bat.

I did love it though, as a lover of biology I will say that I was a lot more excited about the biology aspect of the course rather than the actual practical, and I found it a lot more interesting than the others in my class (they thought I was nuts, lol.) But it has been one of my best life choice I could've possibly made, I can't wait to get stuck into Level 3 and who knows what may come after?

It's pretty exciting :)

Kit Number 2 :D

Yesterday when I came home from college, there was ANOTHER package waiting there. I was so excited because I knew it was going to be my Eve Taylor Skincare Kit 

I personally, have never heard of Eve Taylor products before - but from looking at the products and testing them out in college - I'm now a huge fan. They each have different ingredients which each add something different to your skin and each have different properties and effects. 

The kit was £47.99 - which for a professional, high end brand and for 6 things, I though was pretty good.

The kit came with (from left to right)

- A soothing Cleanser with Cucumber and Lettuce 

- Soothing Toner with Lavender and Chamomile

- Soothing Masque with Aloe Vera and Camellia 

- Soothing Moisture Lotion with Comfrey and Lavender

- Facial Cleansing Brush

- An Eve Taylor bag to hold the products