“Beyond the Pedicure”

Sunday at 11:30am – Room #106
Monday at 11:30am – Room #106 

An excellent choice for students or recent graduates of esthetics: Back in part by popular demand is a more condensed course all about the feet. Douglas will take you on a journey regarding some of the actions of reflexology and advanced pedicure procedures. He will share his design about how you can improve your own pedicures. This is an excellent seminar for students, because it will open your eyes to other possibilities in and around this modality of care and ways to find other forms of advanced training.

“The Bacial (Back Facial)”

Sunday at 1:30pm – Room #102
Monday at 2:30pm – Room #106 

This is a must-see seminar for those who are attracting and servicing the male client. Doug will take you through some real case studies and demonstrate how you can transform the health of a man’s back and restore his skin. Furthermore, he will go deeper into the different signs and problems that affect men, and how we can turn the issue around quickly, offering simple tips and problem-solving solutions.

Biography

Douglas has worn many hats over the years, including his role as an insurance executive and president of a brokerage for over 16 years. His fascination with the spa industry began with reflexology, where he graduated with honours under the office of the Reflexology Association of Canada in 2001. This course opened his eyes to the world of care, and the modalities that spas offer people. He was the first male to graduate from the Ottawa Academy of Aesthetics and Hair, and as a mature student witnessed immediately a gap in the industry when it came to men and spas. Douglas studied therapeutic foot care in Toronto in his early years, and then went on to Montréal where he studied skin care in a greater way under the wing of his mentor and teacher Carole-Anne O’Toole of Laboratoire Dr. Renaud.

After the co-creation of The Little House Spa in rural Ontario, he ventured into the opening and operation and co-ownership of Canada’s largest men’s spa, Bodé Spa of Ottawa, Ontario. Doors opened for Douglas to work and study with Epillyss Wax Company in Montréal, Québec, in 2010 and he sold his shares in the Bodé project. In March of 2011, Doug proudly opened his new studio in Toronto, M.E. MaleEsthetics.ca, which acts as his base for offering continuing education classes in male esthetics, consulting, writing and spa services in downtown Toronto and beyond. Douglas is a master waxing instructor, public speaker, educator, and even has a small acting career, so you might see him outside the spa. Currently he is working towards his Bachelor of Science degree in the field of podology, which he hopes to complete in 2012, to better educate others in the modality of foot care.

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