Your Professional Image

1. Your Professional Image Chapter 3 2012 Edition

3. How you look and present yourself has a bigger than usual impact on your success • Style –look stylish • Makeup – yours is current and beautifully applied • Nails –are well groomed http://www.nailtechniciancourses.org.uk/careers.html

4. How you look is the first and most important clue that leads potential clients to decide that you can make them look great • Present a great total package maneillusionssalonandspa.com/*site/scaled-ima...

5. General Health (not in chapter/need to know-Slides 5-10 • Nutrients supply the body with energy • Relaxation represents a change of pace from your daily routine • Adequate sleep is essential to function efficiently

6. Shoes-wear low, broad heels with cushioned insoles • A podiatrist is a foot doctor • If facial hair is worn, it needs to be neatly trimmed and groomed at all times http://www.askmen.com/fashion/fashiontip_300/367_fashion_advice.html

7. Surface image: • Graciousness of your speech • How pleasing your voice is • How you stand and carry yourself • Facial expressions you show www.steelehair.com/images/simon.jpg

8. Achieving balance in your life is the key to leading a happy and productive life • The word health comes from the old English word Hal, meaning whole • A cosmetologist is also a caregiver http://www.achieve-goal-setting-success.com/life-aspects.html

9. Good nutrition includes: ~ maintaining a healthy weight ~ nutrient-packed food ~ staying hydrated ~ eating a wide variety of food http://stockphotos.s-fun.com/stock-pictures/eat-food-fruits-pictures/new-food-pyramid-large-eat-healthy-food-691x759/

10. Stress is defined as the inability to cope with a threat, real or imagined, to our well being that results in a series of responses and adaptations by our minds and bodies • Stress can be any situation that causes tension www.wolfescape.com/.../Stress-ZebraStripes.gif

11. Personal Hygiene • Begins with looking and smelling fresh • Shower or bathe every day • Use deodorant or antiperspirant • ADD: brush your teeth • Be neat and clean • Is the daily maintenance of cleanliness by practicing good sanitary habits http://www.mylot.com/w/photokeywords/personal+hygiene.aspx

12. Hygiene Pack • Toothbrush and toothpaste • Mouthwash • Sanitizing wipes/liquid • Dental floss • Deodorant or antiperspirant

13. Guidelines • Wash your hands often • Use deodorant or antiperspirant • Brush and floss your teeth, use mouthwash or breath mints • Do self-checks periodically • Do not smoke at work (it stinks!) • Read Caution Box pg. 38

14. Looking Good • Put thought into your appearance daily • Keep your haircut and color fresh • Keep skin well groomed • Hands & arms • Feet & leg • Face & neck • Meticulously groomed nails (watch how long they are!) • Change your style frequently to keep up with trends http://www.mariellebastiaansen.nl/nieuws/582/lookinggood-stopt......html

16. Personal Grooming • Many salon owners and managers view appearance, personality and poise just as important as technical knowledge and skills • Careful maintenance of your wardrobe • Clean • STAIN FREE! • Avoid leaning on counters http://www.blackhairsalon.co.uk

17. Dress for Success • Express a professional image that is consistent with the image of the salon • Professional image is the image you project, your outward appearance, and the conduct you exhibit in the work place • Use common sense when choosing clothes • Your clothing should reflect the fashions of the season

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19. “tune-in” to the salon’s culture and clientele ***Be guided by the salon dress code • (second reason teenagers get fired from most jobs is clothing violations – first is not showing up for work or using cell phones on the clock.) http://www.google.com/imgres?q=salon+employees&um=1&hl=en&sa=G&biw=1024&bih=625&tbm=isch&tbnid=M7299moE5Q4AQM

20. Clothing • Clean • Fresh • In step with fashion • Functional as well as stylish • Accessorize • Jewelry does not clank and jingle ***Necklaces that are too long

22. Shoes • Comfortable • Low heel • Good arch support • Ill-fitting shoes or high heels not the best choice ***can lead to problems and fatigue

24. The Art of Makeup • Promote your professional image • Profitable sales • Accentuate your best features ***Mask your less flattering features • Always wear makeup at work • Salon’s image should be your in makeup application • Heavy makeup – left for after work

26. Behaving Professionally • Affected by your behavior, etiquette, and interactions with others • Keep a positive attitude • Politeness-hallmark of professionalism • On-the-job behavior is part of your professional image • Be polite to colleagues and clients

27. PosturePhysical Presentation • Involves your posture, and the way you walk and move • Conveys an image of confidence • Prevent fatigue and other problems • Sitting improperly can put stress on your • Neck • Shoulders • Back • legs http://www.ehow.com/facts_7151064_proper-posture-standing-sitting.html

28. Good posture can allow you to feel good and do your best work • Neck elongated and balanced directly above shoulders • Lift upper body • Chest our and up • Do not slouch • Hold shoulders level and relaxed – not scrunched up • Back straight • Abdomen in and flat

29. Add to side bar: • Standing: (need 3 for test) • Shoulders level and relaxed • Sitting: (need 3 for test) • Keep feet flat on floor • Do not cross feet or legs • Do not bend forward

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32. Ergonomics • Cosmetology professionals report musculoskeletal disorders (msd’s) • Expose their bodies to potential injury on a daily basis • Susceptible to problems of the • Hands and wrists • Shoulders, neck and back • Feet and legs • Not attended to problems can become career threatening

33. Ergonomics Add: Need to know-Study of human characteristics for the specific work environment • The study of how workplace can best be designed for • Comfort • Safety • Efficiency • Productivity • Attempts to fit the job to the person

34. Hydraulic chairs • Ergonomically designed scissors Add: • Blow dryers www.made-in-china.com/.../Hydraulic-Chairs.jpg wwbeautysupplystore.com/metro_dryer-main_03.jpg www.kaboodle.com/.../AAAAC_eQWLUAAAAAABr83g.jpg

35. Cosmetologists report carpal tunnel syndome and back injuries • Problems with hands, wrists, shoulders, neck, back, feet and legs • Prevention is the key to avoiding these problems • Repetitive motions have a cumulative effect on muscles and joints

36. Monitor YourselfAre you….? • Gripping or squeezing implements too tightly? • Bending your wrist up or down repeatedly? • Holding your arms away from your body? • Holding your elbows at more than 60° angle from your body? • Bending forward and /or twisting your body to get closer to your client?

37. Avoid Problems • Keep wrists in a straight or neutral position • Do not reach for your clients • Use ergonomically designed implements • Keep back and neck straight • Stand on an anti-fatigue mat • Standing: legs hip-width apart bend knees slightly align your truck with abdomen

40. If your work environment has physical discomfort built into it - • Counter the negative impact of repetitive the motions by stretching and walking • Always put your health first then the task at hand • Enjoy a long and healthy career • Do Activity

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