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About Michelle D'Allaird

Michelle began her career as an educator and trainer for an East Coast skin care franchise where she hired and trained estheticians in over 12 locations. Michelle is a licensed esthetician cosmetologist and CIDESCO Diplomat. Her passion and desire for superior education motivated her to open her own esthetics school in 2003 the Aesthetic Science Institute a New York state esthetics school in Latham NY. With over 20 years of experience in the skin care and beauty industry Michelle''s expertise spans teaching; curriculum development for esthetics nails medical aesthetics and laser; speaking; test development; and authoring. She is the coauthor of Salon Fundamentals: Esthetics Textbook (2007) a regular contributing author to les nouvelles esthetique & spa and Dermascope magazines as well as a host and guest speaker at esthetics conferences across the United States. Since 2006 Michelle has acted as a consultant for an international cosmetic company providing education and training in over 18 countries around the world. She is the Director of Education for Aesthetics International Association and a member of AIA AACS and BSA. Michelle was voted Woman of the Year 2011 in the skin care profession by the National Association of Professional Women. Her passion for the skin care industry and raising the bar for education has been a driving force behind her success and continued satisfaction in providing others with the tools to grow change and emerge into a new level of professionalism.