My friend and I had a very poor experience at this beauty school on Saturday. The school is very…read morerun down, only two wash basins-sinks are working and had hot water, the pedicure chair coverings are in tatters, many of the student stations don't have a mirror so that you can see what they're doing, there was no sanitizer being used in between using clips and hair implements on different clients. I had a manicure and deep conditioning treatment and my friend had a pedicure and a deep conditioning treatment. Our appointment was at 11:30. There were only three students who could do nails. My friend was not started on until noon. The two instructors didn't remember what services we were having, first a barber student washed our hair and put the conditioner in and a different student blow dried it out. The instructor advised the student doing my blowout to use a hot iron on my bangs, I have fine hair -all he needed to do was use a round brush while blow drying to turn them under -my forehead got burned from the steam. The student who did my friends blowout sprayed so much product in her hair it appeared greasy when it was finished. The same student did her pedicure, he was nervous, (her toenails needed to be cut, his hands were shaking) so she did not ask him to cut her toenails, he only filed them. Complete waste of our money and three and a half hours. I don't think the students who go here are getting a good education.

The name of this place is actually D'Lacreme School of…read moreCosmetology and Barbering Beauty School. I went here for the first time today. The inside looks a little bit old and out of date but don't let it fool you. I got a cut for my 10 yr old and myself. Mine cost $10 and my sons was $8. The people are very friendly, wait time less than 5 minutes and we had no appts. One of the instructors cut mine because I wanted my hair cut choppy, short complex cut with a razor. She was awesome and I could tell she was a good teacher to the students there as well. I had showed a picture to her of what I wanted and it turned out identical to the picture. My son also liked his cut and again turned out identical to the picture he was shown. His was done by a student. I WILL BE RETURNING AND MAY TRY A NEW COLOR!! HIGHLY RECOMMEND.

Sophia gave me the best facial ! Never had one before, but will be back. Reasonably priced. Also…read morewaxed my eyebrows perfectly. I am thoroughly pleased with my visit.

I had such an incredible experience getting my perm done here! RJ Gomez was professional, patient,…read moredetail-oriented, and clearly passionate about what he does. He took the time to carefully consult with me beforehand, explained the entire process, and made sure he understood exactly the look I was going for. Throughout the appointment, he was gentle, thorough, and very attentive to detail. You could tell he truly cared about doing his best work. The final result is BEAUTIFUL. My curls came out perfectly shaped, soft, and exactly what I wanted. I've already received so many compliments! It honestly looks like it was done by a seasoned professional, not a student. The instructors were also very supportive and involved, which made me feel confident I was in great hands the entire time. I would absolutely recommend coming here if you're considering a service. If this is the level of talent coming out of this school, the future of hair styling is in great shape!

I have been coming to this spot for over a year and I have loved every experience I have had! The…read morestudents are all amazing and the front desk is so welcoming and kind. I want to give a special shout out to Angie who is one of the owners. I have incredibly thick and curly hair and twice she has noticed that my hair wasn't cut correctly (NEITHER cut was done at the school) and took the time to show the students how it is done. She is doing an excellent job showing leadership and attention to detail. Not only that, but I also observed other instructors out on the floor giving hands on instruction. THANK YOU to everyone who plays a role in making this a fantastic spot!

Shoutout to Kendra for doing an incredible job with my gel manicure. Enjoyed the experience and the…read morewhole salon is beautiful. Everyone was professional and kind. I am already planning to return for other services.

I attended Divina cosmetology and it was a really amazing course ! I would really recommend it !…read moreThe owner Claudia is very helpful and she takes good care of her students . I loved going to school here if you are thinking about it I would do it !

This is the most unorganized school. It is not what a cosmo…read moreschool should be. I am not happy with how they treat their students.

My girlfriend and I went here last weekend for hair cuts, manicure and pedicure. The prices are…read moredefinitely right for the hair cuts (currently $10) and the mani/pedi is currently only $30. We were both satisfied with the services we received. I only got a hair cut and appreciated how much time my stylist spent with me. My girlfriend got an amazing pedicure - always pretty in pink. I'd definitely give them a try - remembering they are students and may take a little longer than you're used to at other salons.

I am very disappointed with my experience at Paris Beauty College. This was my first time visiting,…read moreand I was really looking forward to getting baby highlights done all over my hair. I have had baby highlights done before, and I have never had such an awful experience in my life. Unfortunately, the results looked almost exactly the same as my original color and even appeared darker in some areas. What made the experience more frustrating was that the instructor did not agree or acknowledge that the result was not what I had requested. As a customer, it's disappointing when your concerns are not taken seriously. I paid $120, and like everyone else, I work hard for my money. Now I have to go somewhere else and spend more to get this fixed. I truly had hoped to become a regular client here, but after this experience, I would not recommend this place to others.

One of the best parts of my experience at Cosmotek College was having Cynthia and Natalie there…read morethroughout the program. They created such a positive and comfortable environment and always treated students with kindness and patience. No matter how many questions I had or how overwhelmed I felt, they were always willing to help and made sure I never felt alone during the process. Their support and encouragement truly made my experience so much more enjoyable, and I'm very thankful for everything they did for me during my esthetics journey.

I drove from San Carlos to Heated Cosmotek for a lash lift, but unfortunately my experience this…read moretime was disappointing. When I arrived, I was told I had to sign in and pay for the service before it was even done. I asked why, since the last time I came I was able to pay after the service was completed. The staff member said it was "the rules," so I mentioned that she was actually the one who helped me during my previous visit and allowed me to pay afterward. She laughed and said she couldn't do that this time because the manager would get mad at her. Because of that, I decided to decline the service and leave. It felt strange and inconvenient to be required to pay upfront, especially when that wasn't the case during my previous visit. On top of that, during my last appointment the results weren't great--my left eyelash ended up very curly while the right side was still mostly straight. There are plenty of other places to go for a lash lift and similar services, so unfortunately I wouldn't recommend this place based on my experiences.

This review should be a zero for the proctor. The Fairfield testing location is nice and overall,…read morethe exams were very organized and what you might expect based on the NIC packet. The written exam proctors were polite and professional. Very helpful and eased some nervousness after five hours of a practical. In school we were skillfully trained with professional conduct. Our teachers never trained us for the practical exam by yelling during the entire test and throwing combs, foils in our faces, and slamming supplies on the tables. Perhaps if they had, we'd all be ready for the completely unacceptable environment here. I'm wondering if other professional license exams overseen by department of consumer affairs like dentists, medical etc are treated this way? The practical exam proctors. Wow! Luckily they read the verbal instructions twice, and you have a binder to follow along which is great because they read so fast. The one blue haired proctor. Well, she is a piece of work as you can see in all of her raving reviews here. I almost feel sorry for her, but it is fairly evident going back k several years, that the state and governing agencies have enabled her to continue her tirade for years. As soon as she walked in the room you could cut tension with a knife. She didn't introduce herself like the other proctors. Ok no biggee. But it's not hard to find out her name. Mimi Chaves. I am a military veteran that has deployed and I understand how important the training and exam are, but it's not like we are training to do haircuts in Afghanistan. She makes the room hostile. She reads the verbal instructions very loud, not out loud, like she's talking to dumb people who can't hear, and mumbles so you can't understand her. She is extremely unprofessional and her conduct is appalling as part of a state licensing professional exam center. You can tell she hates her job and is not supportive of the licensing for our industry. Sure she's been in the business for 28 years. Maybe 23 years too long. She's very jaded and I am just so glad that I know the truth because I left feeling very badly until I saw all these reviews. Based on the NIC, the only talking should be the proctor reading instructions. But we were so lucky to get yelled at for a variety of things constantly. And things that would literally have no relevance to working with a real client. Like the tripod. It's a tripod. They don't work perfect. People hit them with their feet, they are annoying and move inches yet we all got yelled at for it being out of our space constantly while trying to focus on the head of hair. And heaven forbid if you have to move it, of course sanitize your hands. But geez. In a real client situation, you would sanitize hands if you left client and then came back. Not when you turn their chair an inch. Also, trash falls on ground. Why yell it out? Are they trying to help others in room cheat? Because every time they yelled about trash, lids, tripods, tables, etc, we all stopped what we were doing to look and see if it was ours. That is so unprofessional. It humiliated the test takers and makes the others nervous. Who cares if station 4's lid is off their color. Mark them down for it. That's the job. Not belittle them and degrade them in the room in middle of exam. Mark down mistakes and move on. I could go on and on, but I just cannot believe that I was so excited to finally get my test date, but left emotionally drained and just disgusted after I read so many reviews on here about the same person over and over. I had no idea what I was walking into and I am hesitant to retake it. I will own my mistakes because we all make them, but the exam environment is so toxic that it leaves you absolutely grateful when you pass that you never have to go through it again. And I know this because I spoke to a couple who passed and they said she was horrid and during their exam she was dropping F bombs. WTF.

First want to say the written test proctor are kind, encouraging, approachable, and made the room…read morefeel calm. I was surprised to get there early and be allowed to start my exam! That was awesome! One thing that wasn't clear was where the written test was- "suite D" , which is down a few doors from The main entrance. That wasn't made clear. Heard a few girls saying they had a 5:30am test and were confused & lost, standing at the door in the pouring rain, not knowing they were at the wrong door to begin with. Now on to the practical, proctor, and office ladies. What a hostile bunch. Not welcoming what so ever. God forbid you have a question. I understand they probably answer the same questions way to many times but it is your job to aid students who are trying to advance their careers. A little less attitude and eyes rolling would be nice. I think a problem is everyone is so nervous and there is just so much information to take in, that we need just a tad more validation/confirmation. I got the got blue hair proctor that a-lot of the reviews are about on here. She is very clear to understand. I don't think it is here job to make small talk, and I didn't feel like it was her private agenda was to fail everyone. I just think it happens that ppl right now aren't switching over to the new test format and that is why they are failing, not because she is on a witch hunt. Show up 30 mins early to your practical. Bring your letter, POT, kit, and ID. Test results available at 1:45pm.

Great learning center! They offer very affordable classes to help further your education. Check out…read morethere website for many class offerings for skin care, waxing, etc.

Nice Place,Nice students,Very Pleasant, Highly recommend,…read moreInstructors front desk Humble and sweet ,Give them some Love, you don't know what your missing. Barber stood the test of time my -age- Hairline,,; Loved it felt right Thanks kindly ., Its a place you can get use to like the old days just with more options and solutions absolutely Lucky I stopped in for a flyer followed by appointment,,. Cheer's Mr JP.

Today my husband had brought my little one to go get his cut at Hinton barber college since we had…read morea good experience the first time with our oldest son, but as you can see my poor baby came home with cuts all on the back of his neck. I understand these are students& learning but this is unacceptable. Please be careful when bringing your little ones there.

There is more than one person who has "went the extra mile" for me and I cannot just pick one,…read moreHence this paper that is attached to the survey. 1. Justin: If it were not for Justin being at Heald College when it closed I would have never heard of this school. He also gave me information about the school that had me really excited to come and be a student here. 2. Tina: Tina has been amazing and helped make sure that I had everything that I needed and stayed on top of everything. Especially on reminding me about my make-up hours. 3. Melissa: I have not really spent as much time with Melissa as I have Tina but every time I have asked her for help she was always there. Especially when I had assignments were due and the printer in the lab was not working, she would come in and fix it like it's nothing. Such a life-saver and a grade saver! 4. Nicole: Even though she is not at this location anymore she still had did a lot for me especially making sure that my paperwork for my stuff was done. She is one of the few people that have called me to give me reminders about things that needed to be done or that were going to be due. 5. Carrie: Is another person that is not here anymore but she helped keep me on my game and Took care of anything for me that I needed help with. It sucks that she's not here to hear this but she is truly amazing. 6. Carla: I have not really done too many things with Karla but she was still very nice and had answers to questions that others did not or at least were not sure of. And she would always say hi to me when she seen me. 7. Mrs. Heather: Awesomely amazing teacher!!!! Made class very enjoyable and fun to learn. There are a lot of good memories that I will never forget. She was like one of us just not as a student haha. She also never gave up on any of us and would do anything she could to help us and make sure that we all passed the class. 8. Mrs. Raynor: Another awesomely amazing teacher who loved her students and loved teaching us all. I will say her class felt a little harder but it was still very enjoyable and fun. Just like Mrs. Heather she never gave up on her students and would do anything that she could to make sure that we all pass her class. Overall everyone here at this school is amazing. Thank you for making education fun and exciting. I really enjoyed my time here, and who knows maybe I'll come back and do another program! I love you all.

Don't waste your time or money. I went into this school with high hope's and every excited to start…read moretraining for HVAC. Not even a month into it and I was regretting and dragging my feet to in everyday. My 1st instructor taught use more about his personal life then the actual subject. Didnt follow the way he was supposed to teach us whiched caused a big issue for those who were going to go into the next class. He passed everyone regardless. Had a motor project and passed us all even though none of us got the motor to work. He didnt really even try to get it running. You don't learn in the traditional way. You don't learn from A-Z. They will throw you in wherever the class is currently at. So you maybe learning the very end of the book before you even learn the beginning of the book which is bad if you are completely new to the subject and don't have any knowledge or experience. You don't jump into HVAC right away which is normal. You'll be doing electrical theory but my instructor didn't even go over HVAC electrical. I was learning more how to be an electrician then HVAC technician. Once I got into HVAC I was told in was going to take my certification test at the end of that month. Which is beyond stupid. They gave me a study packet to help prepare me for the test. By the time I had to take the test I failed of course but wasnt worried. Was told i had 3 attempts to take the test. The very next day after I took the 1st test i was told to take it again, and again I failed. The day after the 2nd test I was told to take it again and use the study packet because the head of the campus wants us to pass. Probably to give him a bonus or something like that. Well I'm not going to pay them to cheat on my future. I tried to talk them but the head of the campus "wasn't in today". I tired to call and kept going in to talk to him about why they wanted me to cheat. But kept getting the same response. I called them and told them I was dropping out because the cheating was the last straw. Then it seemed like they actually cared about my problem. I finally got calls back from the school and told them why I was leaving but the lady seemed not to really be paying attention and wanted me to go in and sit down with the head of the campus. I wasn't going to waste my time with them anymore. Said in was going to go in but didn't. I told them about it and they didn't seem to care until I left.