A new series of classes are being offered by Sephora. The Walnut Creek, CA store held their first class for the local transgender community on Sunday, July 22, 2018.
The "Bold Beauty for the Transgender Community" is a complimentary 90 minute class offered for transgender and non-binary persons. It covers topics of particular interest for those in transition, including the use of color correcting techniques to compensate for skin tones from facial hair.
The interactive workshops are meant to help people find their personal style, gain confidence, and discover products that work for their desired self-expression. Sephora's beauty advisors guide the students through techniques including skincare routines, makeup application, shade matching, and color correcting.
The class was held early Sunday morning, at 9:00 AM, well before the stores in this mall opened. This made arriving much less stressful for some folks. Note that folks need not be presenting as their identified gender, but may come 'in drab' as their assigned sex at birth. The staff seems to be very welcoming no matter one's appearance.
Guests signed up in advance on the Sephora website. On arrival, each guest is checked in, and one of the coaches does the color measurements of skin tone which will be used in selecting products to be used in the class.
Jessica and Elizabeth facilitated and coached this initial class at Walnut Creek, demonstrating the techniques on a model and then guiding the students through a practical exercise. Sephora provided all materials and tools for the class. The class spent a good bit of time on proper skin care, cleaning, and damage prevention, before proceeding to basics of color correction, foundation and concealers.
This is a worthwhile program for transitioning MtF And genderqueer people and allies to attend.
