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Esthetics
After a work experience placement through the Global Esthetics Program's Career Department at Vancouver’s Project Skin, Gwen de la Costa was hired as a full-time Medical Esthetician. As her technical and interpersonal skills continued to develop, so did her confidence that she could one day go into business for herself. One fully customized Mercedes-Benz Sprinter later, GWEN Skin Lab was born; a luxurious Medi-Spa on wheels!
Jill Bryan wasn’t sure exactly where she wanted to take her career when she graduated from Blanche Macdonald. After weighing her many options she started working as a Makeup Artist at the Absolute Spa in Downtown Vancouver’s Century Plaza Hotel. Now, Jill takes on the lofty position of Vice President!
Brows, Manis, and More! 2x Graduate Danica Di Giovanni lives and breathes beauty at her very own salon, Beauty by Dani!
An international career can be more creative than you've ever imagined! Read all about our globe-trotting grads and their creative endeavours as they take their talents to New York, Dubai and beyond!
Graduate-Turned-Director of Esthetics Simona Gozner is a radiant force of wisdom and our nurturer of industry brilliance! Follow Simona's journey as she looks back on 11 years of inspiring generations of spa superstars at Blanche Macdonald, the same school where she was once a student!
Esthetics program grad Christina Makrodimitras may love her role as an Advanced Skin Specialist and Laser Technician at Yaletown’s popular SKN Clinic, but if you ask her for her absolute favourite part of her job don’t expect a straightforward answer.
Esthetics program grad and Holistic Medical Esthetician Eula Salvador combines skin technology with holistic wellness in her Vancouver spa, Skin Goddess Wellness!
To honour International Women's Day 2021 we're taking a look at just a few of the inspiring women who started their journey at Blanche Macdonald.
Enrolling in Blanche Macdonald's Esthetics Program straight out of high school set the foundation for Mimi's journey into the world of Medical Esthetics. Now, Mimi is the Clinical Director for Kerrisdale's full service medical clinic, Arbutus Laser Centre!
In honour of International Women's Day we're taking a look at a few of the many incredible women that started their journeys at Blanche Macdonald. From freelancers to salon and brand owners, the Blanche community has no shortage of brilliant and inspiring women.
Mimi Le: Clinic Director at Arbutus Laser Centre
Celebrating Inspiring Women: International Women's Day 2020
Jas Sahota: Senior Technician at Beautiful Canadian Laser & Skincare
Tomoko Tajima: Owner of Japan's Trinity Facial Spa
Esthetics Graduate Michelle St Denis and her Incredible Expanding Medi Spa
Michelle Dubois: Medical Esthetician at Vancouver's Pacific Derm
Meet Mika: Owner and Director of Beauty for Prép Beauty Parlour—One of Vancouver's Chicest Beauty Studios
Serenity in Switzerland: Jojo Esthetics takes up residence in Basel
Catherine Nordman Brings Her Extensive Experience to the World of Medical Esthetics.
Spa owner Doug Janczyn, the man behind Western Canada’s only male-oriented spa.
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