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l warranwo ctr-(mica - my. September 15. 2010 - I7 Creati VB class ’ O O ’ O O O s School 5 m at Gina s College ofAdvanced Aesthencs and Hair Deszgn BYCHAniorre Phonic PANEL ‘Our main focus is to teach and train pro- Chronicle Staff fessionals. These students. in order to prac- tice their skills. need people to work on," n Gina De Cbco went to the Water- ; Cristina said. W12; city hall 40 years ago for a licence j And that‘s perfect for women who want to to practice aesthetics. they had never -‘ have nice hair. but may not be able to afford heard of it it. she said. But within months her little shop in the l .3 “The services are much cheaper than at a basement of the Waterloo Hotel had a dedi- 5. regular spa. it may take longer and it doesn‘t cated following. ‘ i have the ambiance that a spa would have." “People were lined up out the door,” said .. But the work is still high quality, she said, her daughter. Cristina De Cicco Ramirez 7' a and supervised by instructors‘ Today. that little shop has transformed “if .4 .3. Head instructor Laura DiGennaro said the into a mum-level spa. a private career college . _ g. .1“ students will also learn the most important with three locations. and a new hairstyling ,3 I? a ‘ ' thingin anysalon. school â€" the only one in the city of Waterloo _ fig; .' “They’ ll learn how to conduct themselves, After graduating from high school, Cristi- _, ‘ and how to communicate with clients. it is a na went to ltaly. where her parents are from, l3; L2,." “' ' service industry," she said for her training Then she joined her mom in ' ' “We also want to prepare the students for the family business g " competition work. fashion work and photo in 1976, the family bought a little house ’ shoots. Competitions build up creativity and 3,. on Regina ‘ confidence.” Street and . ‘ Cristina said Gina‘s will always offer aes- renovated it, a V .. he» thetics. because that's where theycame from. t h e n We always stay - ' j 3‘ 3.: - .3 -‘ From their beginnings doing lacials, mani- expanded it. on top ofwhat's r; ‘ 13 V cures and pedicures. they've branched into “in order a? lI providing and teaching medical aesthetic to grow, we new, but we also if: * ,3 services such as laser hair removal. photo neededmore know whatis a f r" :- rejuveriariompeelsandacnenutments. people. and . n 3 Gina has now retired, but still goes to there was passmgfad. Our 5" " _ ‘ ‘3 1 6;; Gina's on Regina Street â€"as a client. nowhere to clients trust US We . if. a ”fig “We're still yowhg. We love what we do. get them,” ' ' -‘ l. 5 Wenamrallyevolvedthrougl’thardwork and Cristina said. filter the nonsense , ' 7 ~:. passion and innovation." Cristina said. “So. we fOI' them " "‘ i . “We always stay on top of what's new. but opened our ' we also know what is a passing fad. Our own school.” -Chr1:timDeClccoR-mira ”*3 clients trust us. We filter the nonsense for When it Cindi: Culley Advanced , . 'l' them.‘ opened in Aestherla’andHairDeu'gn ,'- ‘ :3" the to floor 3) . or a... .. Gina’s College uptown location in 1979, it was the only aes- » _ a} thetics training school in the province out- "; ,. ' iii,“ Advanced Aesthetics side of Toronto. ‘ ., ‘ ‘ 31' and Hah- Design .- “But there was a moment when there just 3'33; , r} .9 ,‘2 .. . wasn’t enough room, and we needed to sepa- ' a": 385 Weber St. N.,Waterloo rate.” she said. Christina De Cicco Ramirez and Laura DiGennaro have just welcomed their first class of stu- Classes in aesthetics 51,3" every ”"99 In 2000. they opened the flagship location dents to Gina's College new hair design program. months; classes I" ha” d93l8“ 513" of Gina's College on Weber Street North. "‘mmmm‘mmm evftgrytwo rlnonths . h f , l where they have trained thousands of aes- With large. bright classrooms, a private ed in early September. They'll be practicing 0 errng c rentds'emces such asdaCIa's. theticians over the years. Gina's College now student’s lounge and individual styling sta- on mannequin heads. and each other. for the manicure: pe icurfis. was an sty e, has schools in Mississauga and Ottawa as tions. the new space has plenty ofamenities first couple ofmonths co ouran “.30! touc “a: inf . well. This year. they renovated the building “I wanted to create a place where students But they'll be ready to create up-dos. and For an fipomtrcraifint. or or orrnatton and doubled the space. adding a second could be creative. and enjoy coming to do blowouts. for real clients in time for the on enro ent. 519-886â€"2998mgo to storey to accommodate their new hair design school." Cristina said. busy holiday season. in January. they'll start www.ginascollege.com program. 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