Im 44 and actually qualified in Beauty way back in1988!! Since then life changes..kids..divorce..poor health,etc has set me back. For the last few years Ive been studying at night class and have passed my VTCT Cert & Dip in Aromatherapy, VTCT in Nail Treatments and Nail Art and am at present now doing the VTCT Nail extensions..with the full time Beauty Therapy day class who are all 16-17.! Its great..was awkward the first day as they all thought I was the teacher!..but now we all chat away and get on fine.Because of this and chatting with the tutors, I am considering going back to college full time in Sep and updating my City and Guilds Beauty for NVQ!! We all deserve a second chance..a fresh start..so go for it. I have LOTS of doubts and worries..mainly about my poor health..will I be able to cope? etc..but I wont know unless I try ! Good luck :-)

I am coming up to 47 and I only entered the beauty industry last year, having been in holistics for ten years. i have a small salon and only me working there. Many of my clients like being treated by an older therapist as it makes them feel more comfortable. Some clients have come to me from big swish spa like salons because they appreciate a more mature and friendly service rather than young girls (I'm sure that they aren't geekettes!!) who don't really care about the person. So go for it girl and enjoy your new career. It'll be worth it!!!

Hi hun.

Agree with everything else that's been said. I also wanna tell you, I'm very nearly 39 and when I was 33 I started in the industry, a lady in my class was 50. We were on a full time course with 16 & 17 year olds. They voted us as class rep and deputy, they all thought we knew what we were doing more than them! I really enjoyed it.

I've just put a deposit on an Urban Tan spray tan kit and training, I'll put in my blog how it went. As soon as I mentioned it at college, people were nearly jumping on my lap begging to be my models!

I've also sent you a private message re manicure training in your area.

Good luck hun, I also started my route into this world with make up artistry!

I was 50 when I trained, and I found that ladies loved to be treated by an older lady, after all, we see all these unobtainable photos in glossy mags of stick thin beautiful women, and often ladies with 'not so prefect' bodies feel inferior. If you are an older lady offering services, then they often feel very comfortable with you as you too may not have that 'perfect body'. I think that if I had to strip off in front of a total stranger, I would rather do it in front of an older lady with a few more curves and the odd wrinkle, instead of having to get my kit off in front of a lithe young slim gorgeous blonde. (appoligies to all you gorgeous young fit blondes out there). This is only my opinion, and also things I was told by some of my clients.

Hi i am 40 this year lol

I qualified last year and have just opened my own salon...

TOO OLD !!!!!!! lol lol

Of course you are not too old

After all age is just a number

So is your co worker saying that peeps over, what, say 30 don't wear makeup, get there nails done? wax?????? Give up having their hair cut???
If I am going to ask someone about makeup I am more likely to seek out someone in my own age group then someone younger, that's not a slight on any of our many 20 something geeks its just that I feel that someone in my age bracket is more likely to understand what I'm trying to achieve. My hair dresser is older because and I can have a good old chat with her and when I was still a practicing nail tech my older clients loved the fact that I was there for them, the fact that I was in their age bracket made them feel a lot more comfortable and a lot more confident that I would give them something they would like.
Don't let anyone hold you back hun, especially with comments like that
By the way, I'm 46 this year.

i'm not a professional, so i will speak from the client's point of view...

if i had the choice between a 19 year old or a 40 year old therapist, then i would choose the 40 year old every time.

i'm 35...what the hell could i chat about with a 19 year old?

seriously though, i think that every person should follow their dreams...and that colleague is just way jealous that you are doing something with your life.

good luck honey!

jue x

i think u r, if u think u r.....

take up scrabble and knitting ......

I became an Esthetician in my 40s! (53 now)

Actually our target market is our age group! We're the baby boomers, and who can understand their skin problems better than us?!

Not wanting to step on anyones toes now, (this is only my 2nd post here) but I believe that most clients with more mature skin prefer an older Esthetician with the same issues.

HI !

I've just gone back into beauty and I'm possitively ANCIENT compared to most therapists.

Just remember even young beauty therapists get old eventually !!!

Yo
Meridenxx

your neva to old to do anything i dont think go for it!! x

Hey, you're NEVER too old to follow your dreams!

Im 41 and started training 2 years ago and now work from home. I am loving it and I think my clients prefer a more mature person to treat them. I am loving every minute of it and my thirst for learning is insatiable, Im always adding new skills to my my menu. You go for it and if its really what you want to do, dont let anyone put you off. x

I started beauty at 51!!!!
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