ASPIRING beauty therapists have been receiving tips from a pedicure expert.

Ten students on the NVQ level two beauty course at Darlington College of Technology were given a pedicure masterclass in Sixtus training by Jica Beauty Products expert Joanna Wardill.

She said: "Sixtus is something all the leading beauty parlours use in the treatment and prevention of athlete's foot and fungal infections, and it is something the girls will definitely need when they leave to work in the industry."

College beauty tutor Janet Elsdon said: "The more product knowledge the students have when they leave here, the more help it will be. The industry is changing all the time and they need to keep up with the latest trends."

The students were awarded certificates of proficiency in the technique after the masterclass.