Posts tagged "cosmetology school"

cosmetology?????????

i wanna be a cosmetologist. i was wondering how many years of college this would take, and how much would i make per year? i aso wanna be a peircing person. also.. do you haveto goto cosmetology school to work at MAC or sephora? like if youre a cosmetologist what do you do? thanks :]

How to get a job as a makeup artist without cosmetology school?

For a long time I've been wanting to get a job as a makeup artist, primarily working for a cosmetic company (such as Smashbox, NARS, Too Faced, or other higher end cosmetics) because I'm passionate about makeup and I feel confident with applying it on others. But I have NO talent whatsoever with hair, I tried to go to cosmetology school for makeup skills but I couldn't handle doing hair.

So how far could I get in the makeup industry without a cosmetology license?

Should I get an esthetician licence on top of my cosmetology licence?

I'm in cosmetology school right now, and I was wondering if I should get my estetician licence too. I was wondering if it would make me more money and get me a better job opportunity?

Do you need a license to be a make up artist in California?

In many states you have to have a Cosmetology license or an Esthetician license to perform make up. This however doesn't really make sense to me. Cosmetology is hair, skin and nails. Esthetician is skin but it doesn't really cover make up. Why isn't there just a license to be a make up artist? However I recently read on some websites that California is the only state that doesn't require any type of license to be a make up artist. Everything is based on how well you can do it. I was wondering if this was true. I'm currently a Cosmetology student. I want to be a make up artist though. I feel that I'm wasting my time doing hair everyday when I want to do make up.
Cosmetology school is 9 months to complete. So far I've completed 2 and a half months. I hate it. We practice hair styles on mannequin heads everyday. Make up has never been brought up. That's why I don't want to complete this school if I can attend a 3 month program and move to California to pursue make up artistry.

will taking cosmetology classes help me when I want to work for a makeup company?

will it benefit me if i take cosmetology classes rather that going to an actual cosmetology school?
oh and the cosmetology class I was talking about, it is kind of like high school. there is first semester, second, then summer. then I am not sure if there is a second year.

Should I go to Cosmetology school or Esthetician school?

Hey everyone...So I have had some pretty bad luck finding any decent answers for my question so hopefully a new bunch of you are looking at this.

I am interested in Cosmetology and Esthiology. I have been interested in Cosmetology and more specifically doing hair cuts color style etc... since I was about 14 and back then didn't know that they even offered Esthetician school. I was young and naieve and thought as a skin care specialist you had to go to med school or something.

ANYWAY recently got into Esthetics and really interested in facials body treatments and waxing (not so much interested in makeup but can get through it for school) and I would then probably get licensed in massage therapy to offer that as a service as well...

So my question is which course should I take and why? I am hoping other cosmetologits/estheticians will answer this telling me either their own experience and if they love or hate their career etc...

Ok now lets get some things straight before you answer my question:
1. I am not going into the industry for the money and to be glitzy and glamorous, I understand it is hard work and I want to make people look and feel good.
2. Do NOT tell me to do Cosmetology because they "do it all" because they don't here. In my city Cosmetology school is 95% hair, 3% nails, and 2% basic facials, eyebrow and upper lip waxing, and depending on the school, maybe some basic makeup. That means I can not work as an Esthetician WITH a Cosmetology license so do not tell me I can when I know for a fact you can't. (Had an earlier answerer tell me this craziness trying to be-little me)
3. I don't want to do both so don't tell me to do both. I want to have my focus be on one main thing like hair, or the massage/facials/waxing etc... I don't want to be running back and froth from the floor to the spa to the floor again...I want one area of focus.

I am really interested in both and am already pretty good at hair...I have been doing mine my friends and family's hair for several years so I know I have a knack for it...I also love Esthetics and feel really...connected to the field and have a feeling like I would do really really well in it but I just don't know which course to take. Both are interesting and both are wonderful careers and need some advice.

Thanks so much in advance!

Should I take the Cosmetology program or the Esthetician program? Help!?

Hi, I am going to go to school for either cosmetology or esthiology.

I don't know which one to go to because both of them are appealing to me and I like how each course sounds.

I have always wanted to enter cosmetology school from a young age and have always had a natural ability to color, cut, and style hair. I have been coloring, cutting, and styling my family and friends hair as well as my own, for several years and have never had any complaints.

I just recently (about 3 months ago) became interested in becomming and Esthetician. I really love the concept of going into work and giving facials, body treatments, and performing waxing services. I would also take classes afterward to get licensed as a massage therapist so i could also offer more variety of massage as opposed to the simple swedish taught in esthetics school.

I've been reading on here a while at similar questions and wanted to clear something up. For those of you telling people to go to cosmetology because they "do it all" that just isn't true. It is true that in cosmetology school you learn the BASICS of nails, facials, and sometimes makeup, but it doesn't teach in depth study like the Esthetician course does and you cannot work as an Esthetician if you have a cosmetology license because it only teaches basic facials... In some smaller towns then perhaps thats the case where you really can do it all, but where I'm from, cosmetology is 95% study of learning cut color and styling techniques and focuses more on nails than on skin care and makeup when they get to those areas. Just wanted to clear it up for anyone still confused about the difference. (mind you some of these questions were from years ago so I guess it doesn't realy matter...just saying)

Anywho, I know that Esthetician services may be more viewed by the general public as "luxury items" and aren't as likely to spend money on that stuff than on a hair cut and color, but Esthetics treatments are really big in the New Age and Spiritualist Universalist community that I don't worry about income (since new age spiritualism is big here) and because I want to do what i love.

That's my main problem, I love it all but don't want to do it all, I want to have one major area of specialty like either hair or esthetic services.

How do I figure out which one is going to be better for me? I know it isn't such a huge deal because i can always go back for the other one, but I'd rather get it right the first time and not be wasting time and money on schooling I dont need.

So anyone who has suggestions? Cosmetologists or Estheticians who absolutely love their jobs or hate them with any adice? All comments that are not nasty and or hateful are welcome!

Thanks soooo much!

What is a good cosmetology in the Los Angeles Area?

I am currently attending Pasadena City College. I really don't like it there, it is hard to get classes and it takes forever to transfer. I have been really considering going to a cosmetology school to learn how to be a makeup artist. I want to know what school is good.
I have been considering Paul Mitchell or Marinello, are those good schools?

What are the best Cosmetology schools in the Kansas City area?

I'm thinking about going to cosmetology school and I was wondering what some good ones were in the Kansas City area.

Do you really learn how to cut hair in cosmetology school?

Well, so far I've learned how to do three basic haircuts: the 0, the 45, and the 90. There are so many ways to cut hair. Is it unrealistic to think we will be able to cut hair how ever we want after only a year in cosmetology school?