I had a fantastic experience getting my nails done by Elizabeth. My nails turned out perfect! I'll…read moredefinitely be coming back to her. Highly recommend!"

Great city college, highly recommend. Graduated in 2022, enjoyed my educational experience.read more

Sylvia - Thank you your class was not only amazing but very inspirational for me ! This definitely…read moresparked my interest in this field soo much more. I was very surprised about how much I learned in such a short period of time. You and your team are amazing. Class taken 10/20 -single day course - very flexible hours, great products, clean, provided drinks and snacks. Very thorough and she's super quick to respond when messaging her. Highly recommend!

Highly recommend her make up course. Silvia is a great instructor she breaks it down to such a…read moresimple way to understand makeup. My makeup now is flawless and I get compliments all the time. Eyeshadow was something I never thought I would be able to do and with her step by step lessons I feel so confident to do a full glam face now. If you're thinking of signing up, do it!

Oh if only I could give 100 stars !! I was taught by Miss Ruby years ago. I remember when I took my…read morestate board exam I was disappointed that my test wasn't much harder, hahaha. I was more than prepared, and with my license I hit the floor running. Like Lovella (who also made a review) I too, and several other former students, have gone on to open our own beauty salons & hire employees to continue our expansion. Our businesses are thriving, you can do the research. All of us that have gone on to be successful have nothing but extraordinary things to say about Miss Ruby bc she was the one who pushed & helped us to be as great as we can be. I personally have seen many students come & go while I was a student, whether bc they were graduating or bc they were dropping. Miss Ruby is very passionate about teaching skin care. This is her life and for students to come in & not take the course seriously is insulting & a waste of her time and other students time. There are many young immature girls that enroll & these are the ones who complain and create drama and bad reviews. She does not care about the money and honestly she doesn't care for peoples opinions who do not take this course seriously. UNDERSTAND, YOU ARE WORKING ON PEOPLES FACES!! The tiniest mistake, and you can burn people, scar people, seriously injure, or even kill someone bc you are not paying attention to things they are allergic to or the fact they have a heart condition. If you are not ready to take this class & career seriously, Please, look elsewhere. So please take this into consideration upon doing your research for schools & reading reviews. If you ARE ready to make your Esthetics dream a reality, then this is the perfect place for you! You will see how amazing you can be when you're pushed to your fullest potential! Highly recommended!!

Yes, great training academy! I learned to do classic lashes today. Our teacher was great!read more

Have been to Salon Success on Indiana in Riverside for 1.5 years. Had the opportunity to meet Lexi…read moretoday, when I saw her I knew she was a perfect match. Loved her style & artsy quality. My hair wascut in long layers, textured & framing, coloring. The entire process was excellent for her first day on the floor! Very impressive, I will request Lexi for future appts. All the students love Miss Liz, so do I. She exemplifies active listening, constructive feedback back & the students respect her. I give Lexi a 10 +. YOU'RE GONNA GO FAR. Thank you for excellent service Lexi

This is a good place to go if you're not in a hurry. Monica was very friendly and took great care…read morewhile cutting my hair. It took about two hours to get my layers done, but I understand it's a school and the students are learning. Overall, I'm happy with the results and appreciate the care that was taken. Note: Bring cash for tip.

I had the best experience at this school yesterday! After a really challenging day ...not being…read moreable to get into the regular student stylist I had for the past few months....at another school....this location was a dream! Amy for the WIN! Close to my work, super professional, clean environment....and best of all.... SUPER nice instructors! Excellent communication to both students and most of all clients! I could feel they really valued ME as a client....invited me back! Just what I needed. Very nice to feel valued and most of all spoken to in a RESPECTFUL manner. My new spot indeed for a blowout! #Winner

I had a terrible experience here . Nail teacher Cathy just sat there and let bullies disrespect and…read morebully me and does nothing, The cosmo teacher has anger management issues and sends people home unfairly even if you pay. Go anywhere else

Above The Rest Academy provided outstanding education and hands-on training. The instructors were…read moreprofessional, patient, and always willing to help. I gained valuable skills, confidence, and industry knowledge that will benefit me throughout my career. I highly recommend this academy to future beauty professionals.

Highly recommend school for barbering the teachers and staff are always welcoming and helpful. I've…read morecompleted my apprentice program and I feel confident on my journey forward to my next step of taking the state board exam. The classes were helpful in breaking down the study of barbering and going over everything we learned to ensure we understood what we've studied. Hands on activities were helpful in getting to understand first hand how to properly provide services for clients. Overall a great experience & welcoming environment.

Probably only good for a haircut and some enhancements. But if you're looking for a barber school…read morethat offers an apprenticeship then do yourself a favor and find a legit program that's in it for you and to help you not just take your money. These people lie about time they forge paperwork they will take your money a thousand times over without trying to help. They don't stay on top of their business and will retaliate against you if you decide to contact state board with concerns of your apprenticeship. They lie about a lot and once you call them out on it they will tell you that they're going to file a claim that you are harassing them when in fact all you want is to get your papers sent in to state board in a timely manner. Please do your research and don't go with the cheapest easiest looking school. They will jerk you around and lie about everything.

This school is really good has a good environment and atmosphere the teachers and assistants are…read morevery helpful highly recommend

Best salon experience ever! The students/staff are extremely welcoming and professional. Makaila…read morewas everything you could ask for in a hairdresser. She listened to my request and delivered a great haircut. Everything from the wash to the blowout was executed better than what I have encountered at a much higher price point. I tried this option out of desperation when my regular stylist cancelled at the last minute, but I will definitely be a return customer. It is not very often that you find a spot that meets your expectations, today, Makaila, and the front desk guy, exceeded mine! Thank you.

PLEASE READ!! I graduated a few months back and I have had some time to reflect on my experience…read morehere. I want to go ahead and say Ms. Shaunda, Ms. Cindy, and Ms. Blackshear absolutely made my entire experience here worth it. Their professionalism and wisdom helped me through so much and I want to think they are the reason I stayed at this school. The other staff members at this school were at times unprofessional, childish, rude, unreasonable, and disrespectful. They proved time and time again that they were inexperienced and truly didn't understand cosmetology. On multiple occasions they were completely unhelpful on client services as well as teaching services on our mannequin heads. At one point in my time here our instructor Ms. Megan was teaching us Men's haircuts (and I use the word "teaching" loosely) and as we did each assessment and got our results back each time it would say "good but needs more blending" but never explained what blending was or how to achieve the look she was talking about. On a separate occasion Ms. Megan brought gifts and cupcakes for a group of students who stayed the day before because a group of us left early. She told a student that stayed that they better show up the next day because she was going to bring gifts in order to humiliate those of us that left that day. That next morning they had a whole assembly with the entire school where they presented these gifts and cupcakes in an attempt to embarrass and humiliate those of us that left. Ms. Megan also discriminated against my gay friend Ishmael. She refused to say that he did drag when having us do an ice breaker activity where we all made up 2 truths and 1 lie. When she got to Ish's she read it out loud and instead of reading "I do drag" she read "I do dress up" as if she was disgusted by the idea. If that wasn't enough she wrote him up multiple times for reasons she couldn't explain saying that he was making comments that was "making others uncomfortable" . How is it acceptable to be this disrespectful, inappropriate, and unprofessional? Ms. Megan had no passion for teaching she was only there for the pay check. Ms. Neyda was our instructor for our Hairstyling Module. She had no idea what she was doing. She didn't teach us at all, she read the book to us and added no information or commentary that made the lecture more interesting. As someone who is 24 years old, I know how to read so it was very unnecessary. She also couldn't teach us most of the concepts in this module such as braiding, updos, pin curls, and finger waves. Instead of teaching us she showed us YouTube videos or had other teachers show us. If she didn't know how to teach the module then why did she. When we needed help she was no where to be found and when we tried to help each other she told us that wasn't allowed. So how was I expected to learn the concept if no one would help me. As well as not knowing how to teach us she also made it her mission to make every student's life miserable while they were here. She was completely unreasonable for certain rules that made no sense. At one point a student checked the time on their phone for literally one second so they could sign out and she told them to go home. The rule was we weren't allowed to be on our phones but it seems pretty unreasonable that we couldn't even check the time. The school also requires us to carry our entire kit in small shoebox sized plastic containers up 2 flights of stairs every morning due to the fact that there are not enough lockers in the school. As a result many of us were late multiple days due to having to carry multiple boxes up the stairs and only being given 5 min to do so. Overall, my experience at this school was horrific. Ms. Megan and Ms. Neyda are completely unprofessional and disrespectful to students and clients. I would like to reiterate that i had a wonderful experience with Ms. Shaunda, Ms. Cindy, and Ms. Blackshear but unfortunately that was completely overshadowed by Ms. Megan and Ms. Neyda. I would not recommend coming to this school it is not worth the energy. In the amount of money you save by going here you lose sanity from dealing with unreasonable instructors.

So to start off the staff is kind, but I was not happy with my eyebrow tint experience…read more I wasn't given a patch test nor a consent to explain the potential risks of eyebrow tinting. I had a super bad allergic reaction which left my eyebrows now scarred & I have lost hair and chunks of my skin. I have had my eyebrows tinted twice before and this never happened either.

I wanted to follow up on my post and change the review. After the below review I left, the Owner…read morereached out directly to me to give her sincere apology for my experience and to remedy the situation. She not only refunded me, but in addition tinted my eyebrows to make them look a bit thicker. More than that, she gave me her information and committed to helping me going forwars until I felt confident about my eyebrows and trusted her business again. This is the definition of caring about your customers!!! . Thank you! (Left for context) If I could give half a star or less I would! This was the MOST terrible experience! I went in with a full set of eyebrows and came out with this!!! I told the lady I wanted Natural just clean up, and she took it upon herself to just destroy my eyebrows! And when I shared my dissatisfaction all i got was a "oh" and then she still charged me! Because I was well taught I layed and even left an indeserved tip! But I am frightened to stepmoutside because i look like a complete idiot! I look stupid and I dont like to draw my eyebrow but I wont have a choice.