Beauty NZ Magazine Summer 2023.LR

Association NEWS
Spotlight
ON
AREA
REPRESENTATIVES
AMANDA SEMENOFF
Northland
021 455 019
amanda@masteracademy.co.nz
LARISSA WHITMAN
Christchurch
027 692 3456
larissa.whitman@ara.ac.nz
MICHELE GRAY
Taranaki
027 282 9668
accounts@urbanbeautyspa.co.nz
MICHAELLA MESSENGER
Northland
021 437 558
michaella@masteracademy.co.nz
SHELLY HOWAT
Otago
020 4122 4525
shellzbellz13@yahoo.co.nz
KELLY GOSLING
Nelson/Marlborough
021 181 9023
kellyrosegosling@hotmail.com
SARAH FLETCHER
Waikato
021 817 990
skincraftbeautytherapy@gmail.com
TONI DAVIS
Southland
027 362 3244
tonimooloo@gmail.com
Larissa Whitman is a long-time
member of NZARBP and is an area
representative, as well as holding the
role of Area Representative Manager on
the Executive Committee.
One of the things Larissa enjoys most
about the role is the people she gets to
meet and work with everyday.
“It’s always about the people – in
particular reconnecting and confirming
long lasting relationships between
colleagues and clients. I enjoy meeting
new people, building and installing
confidence and watching people soar to
new heights with a new look or skill.”
Q. Why you think being a NZARBP
member is important?
A. Belonging to an Association
that represents best practice
in industry is important, as it
confirms that you are operating
within health and safety hygiene
guidelines required from a
trained beauty professional.
With the industry currently not
formally regulated, educating all
therapists to understand scope
of practice ensures that clients
are in safe hands. Receiving
treatments from professionals
with recognised qualifications
is of the utmost importance.
Being a member of the NZARBP
helps the general public make
an informed choice, as well as
helping support members with
any issues that may arise.
Q. Some information around your
journey in the industry?
Larissa Whitman
A. I’ve been in the beauty industry
in one form or another since
working part-time at a pharmacy
while still at school. I gained
administration skills working in
a family earthmoving business
before a small stint at an
Advertising Agency. I missed the
connection with customers and
much to everyone’s surprise, I
committed to training as a Beauty
Therapist at the International
College of Camille in 1996. Today
I am a Beauty Therapy Tutor
inspiring the next generation of
therapists.
Q.What is your area of specialty in
this industry and why you love
this focus?
A. I have always enjoyed electrology
permanent hair removal and
continue to train and educate
others in this field. I love seeing
progressive results and the
confidence clients gain in
their appearance. My specialty
would be in lymphatic drainage
massage. I trained in the Vodda
method in Melbourne after being
introduced to lymphatic drainage
during post grad skin care
training. I love stimulating the
circulation and have had some
amazing opportunities to work
not only with skin response but
also pre and post-surgery with
clients.
Q.What’s the best piece of skincare
advice you’ve learned?
A. Spend as much on your skin a
season as you would on a pair
of shoes (or two), or your skin
could well end up looking like
leather. Less is more except
when it comes to SPF. Drink
enough water and get adequate
restorative sleep and nutrition.
Use the correct skin care for the
climate or environment you are
going to be in.
Q. What is your favorite way to treat
yourself?
A. To indulge in an Epsom salt
flotation at Cloud 9 Float Club - to
relax my mind and body.
Q. What’s one of your guilty
pleasures?
A. Anything chocolate!
Q. What’s something people may be
surprised to learn about you?
A. After relocating from Auckland
to Darfield I opened a Beauty
Therapy business and built a
client base in the small rural
town which was very different
to city life where the clients
commitments revolved around
the farming calendar of lambing,
shearing or harvest time on the
farm. I can often be found in a
paddock with full hair and make
up before work feeding out hay or
moving a fence. You will always
find a pair of gumboots in the
boot of my car!
Q. What’s the most important life or
business lesson you’ve learned
this year?
A. The importance of patience.
When you apply patience to
your daily life personally and
professionally you instantly
become less irritated and
frustrated and less defensive -
allowing yourself to be calmer,
more focused and open minded.
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