George Brown College - Yorkville School of Makeup and Esthetics - Part 1 - Facials

View of the boutique area and reception at the
George Brown College Yorkville School of Makeup and Esthetics

Recently the Spa Travellers visited the George Brown College Yorkville School of Makeup and Esthetics for student facials and what an educational and fun evening we had!

The school is a bright and modern state of the art facility, offering courses in esthetics, makeup and nails. They are located in the heart of Yorkville, in Toronto, and operate a charming boutique at street level with the classrooms and treatment rooms located on the lower level.   Depending on what module the students are studying in a particular session, treatments are available to the public, at a very reasonable cost. The treatments are given by the senior level students under the supervision of their instructor. 

Our adventure started when we phoned the school to inquire what was currently being offered;we were told facials, body treatments and pedicures.  So of course we wasted no time booking appointments for all three.

The tone of the school is very upbeat and friendly.  We filled out forms, listing any particular concerns and problems, then we were greeted by our students and their instructor, changed into a terry towel top and were ushered into the treatment room.  The room was very spacious and inviting with lovely soothing music playing in the background.  The instructor went over with us any medical concerns in a very thorough fashion to ensure that the products and treatment we would receive would not interfere with any medical protocols or potential allergies.

The treatment began with a pre-cleanse and then a cleanse done with a very gentle massage of the face and neck area.  Then came steaming, an ozone treatment, a made in heaven massage of the shoulders, neck and face that was one the best I have every had, following was a mask, then application of treatment products to various parts of the face.

The School uses the Dermalogica line of products, which is a very advanced line of products available globally at finer spas. Dermalogica has developed Face Mapping® skin analysis. Face Mapping® analysis is the process of analyzing the skin, zone-by-zone, to diagnose skin condition and prescribe subsequent products for optimum results. This can only be done by estheticians trained in this technique.

Dermalogica product display at the school

Our student estheticians were the very lovely Melissa and Theresa, who were friendly, gracious and extremely professional.  We learned after the treatment that this session was their debut!  We certainly would never have guessed from the confident and professional treatment that we had.

The boutique is stocked with a wide selection of products, Dermalogica as pictured above, Sothys Paris, Paul and Joe, LALicious and Barefoot Venus, plus Essie and Creative nail polish.  As an added bonus, when receiving a beauty treatment, you receive 20% off all product purchases.

Barefoot Venus Lip Fables

We picked up this body butter from LaLicious (review to follow).  The Island Guava scent is the most incredible scent. You want to spoon it up right from the jar. It actually says "Do Not Eat" on the label!

More body products from LaLicious.

Another made in heaven product the Vanilla Brown Sugar Scrub.

The school is located very close to Pusateri's, so there was nothing for it but to stop in for tea and cake to end our evening.

We had a great time at the School. The facial treatments were first class as were the products used.  To our readers, we would really recommend having a student treatment from a beauty school in your area. If you are on a budget, and who isn't these days, you can still treat yourself to a little luxury and well-deserved down time.