January 14, 2020, Secaucus, NJ — Repêchage® CEO and Founder, and international skin care expert Lydia Sarfati held a special Master Class in collaboration with Repêchage® Canada distributor Beauty Depot for esthetic students and alumni of The Esthetic Institute Training Center in Calgary, Canada.
Sarfati, who serves as Chairman of CIDESCO Section U.S.A, is dedicated to elevating the field of esthetics by inspiring and meeting with professionals around the globe.
“I want to congratulate the Esthetic Institute Training Center, including owners Silvia D’Costa and Vanessa de Mello, for doing a wonderful job with their CIDESCO Diploma Program as well all of their esthetics programs,” said Sarfati. “I also want to thank the Institute and Beauty Depot for this invitation. It was an honor to meet with such a wonderful group of future professionals and seasoned estheticians.”
“We will never forget your visit to the Beauty Depot and the Esthetic Institute Training Center, Lydia,” said Vanessa de Mello, Owner of The Esthetic Institute Training Center and Beauty Depot. “You touched all of our hearts, inspired us, and increased our passion for skincare and for Repêchage®. Your insight, advice, expertise and knowledge are profound. We thank you so very much!”
Sarfati had the opportunity to share her story with the group, including how she transitioned from an esthetician to an international business owner, and how education played a major role in her career development. In addition, Sarfati offered business and marketing tips for the group to help advance their professional career, gave them a glimpse into the history of Repêchage®, and performed a live demonstration of the company’s award-winning and iconic professional treatment based on sustainably-harvested seaweed—the Repêchage® Four-Layer Facial®.
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About Lydia Sarfati: Ms. Sarfati has contributed to the elevation of the esthetics field in the US and abroad serving as the Chairman of CIDESCO Section U.S.A, the world’s major international beauty therapy association. In 2019, Sarfati was honored with the prestigious CIDESCO Medaille du Merite, and was presented with the “Polish and American Woman of the Year 2019” Award by the Polish & American Women Entrepreneurs (WE). She appears nationally and internationally at esthetic trade shows, and attends and conducts overseas conferences in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Central America, and South Africa. Sarfati is the author of Success at Your Fingertips: How to Succeed in the Skin Care Business, has produced 18 step-by-step instructional videos, including a comprehensive facial massage video, and has published The Repêchage® Book of Skincare Science & Protocols, a review of skin conditions, skincare, body treatments, and esthetics. Sarfati is also a contributing author to the Milady Standard Esthetics: Fundamentals, Twelfth Edition, (Cengage Learning, 2019).
About Repêchage®: Since 1980, Repêchage® has created a full range of seaweed-based skincare products featured at top spas and salons globally. Forerunners in sea plant technologies and pioneers in seaweed treatments and cosmetics in the US, Repêchage® researchers seek out specific seaweeds beneficial for a range of skin care concerns. Repêchage® seaweed is sustainably harvested from the coast of Maine, USA and France, and then processed with a proprietary extraction method at the ISO 9001:2015 certified Repêchage® manufacturing facility, located at the Repêchage® Headquarters in Secaucus, NJ, USA. Through this proprietary extraction process, Repêchage® seaweeds retain 12 vitamins, 18 amino acids, 42 trace elements and minerals, and phlorotannins – the only elements your skin needs for deep surface hydration and balance.
