r/Cosmetology

I've been reaching out and engaging in chats with some people here and for the most part gotten some great feedback on the world cosmetology creators and how some have gotten smart about leveraging places like tiktok, IG, and even yt to help your business grow or even earn some side income with deals as affiliates.

I'd like to know this though, have any of you thought about how much your knowledge is worth?? especially if you are specialized in any way?

even better, say you did all the work of going to school, busting your ass, graduating and getting licensed, then busting your ass even more to find someone to work for whose not a pain to work for, and pays enough so you can eat while you learn. then after all this, you managed to open your own place, maybe took some loans to get decked out, and now you are sitting with your own brand and doing pretty damn good.. Imagine for a second how much valuable knowledge you got by being one of the few who made it.

For a stylist-made course, a realistic starting range is usually around these numbers

low-ticket PDF / mini course: around $19 to $99,

standard self-paced course: around $100 to $500,

premium niche training or certification-style offer: $500 to $1,500+.

If you already have audiences on social media then the hardest part about something like this is already done. every person who watches your tutorials or how tos, every person whose asking questions every other post is someone who wants help.

I read and heard a lot of people here say they've done well for themselves, but ive seen more say they wish they could scale to even bigger heights.

would this not be something that could work towards that goal?

1 of the 1st objections ive heard is people say "well people go to school for it bc of the in person training".. and yet there are a few, very very few, in this space whose already gone the route of courses they created and sell themselves, and they have done pretty damn good.

Just a thought.

i’m soooo nervous but excited. is there anything i need in addition to the kit im going to get the first day? i’m a super anxious person hence me posting on here. basically if anyone has advice or the best products i can buy on amazon like brushes and tools and scrubs and idk anything!!!
i see a lot of negative reviews about PM schools but this girl i know personally recommended it so im hoping for a good time…

Hello all.

I've just started a nail tech side gig and I want to do it right and make my clients comfortable, happy and to look forward to their next visit.

I'm completely new to this (coming from software development), I've never been to a nail salon and I'm not familiar with all the intricacies of visiting a nail salon.

What are some dos and don'ts that I should pay attention to? What can I do to stand out (other than already standing out for being a man) and bring the experience to a higher level?

Hi, I am looking for shampoo and conditioner (and ideally other hair products) that are free of any tree nuts, coconut derivatives, pitted fruits such as apricot, and essential oils. It’s for a potential client. I am struggling to find any professional brand that meets this criteria. If anyone has a suggestion, I appreciate it.

Hello! Current student but haven’t gotten to do any curly cuts. I’m going to do a 180° cut on curly hair outside of school so I won’t have an instructor present. Would I just brush it and cut it dry? Do I need to straighten it first? Do I cut dry and wet it down after to even it out? This person basically exclusively wears their hair in the natural curls. Everything I looked up abt the 180° cut on curly hair the hair was wet so I wanted to check here!

well kinda, i still have to do all the paperwork but omg! i passed both my tests!! the only thing left now is to get my paperwork notarized and find a salon!!

I’m so done with this school I’m at 600 hours and I’ve learned nothing other than what core taught me. When you ask a teacher to teach you how to do something (their entire job and what they are being paid for) they tell you to look at your apps which basically have video tutorials which is not what I’m paying this school for. It’s overpriced, the administration, OOOOOOOh the administration there. I had one teacher threaten to take my hours away from me despite me being there and the administration did nothing about it. They went along with it instead. The administration is always defending their staff and does not look out for the wellbeing of the students. Multiple other people have complained at my school about one teacher and nothing is being done. Even in core I had problems with this school, and their unprofessionalism. They would make my class sit there for 8 hours doing nothing but being on our phones, because of the fact that they introduced another class into our class in the middle of us doing stuff and so they focused on catching them up instead of us. When I complained they told me that I should be watching my videos on my apps and studying for 8 hours. When I told them nobody else does that they said “you don’t always do what everybody else does, their wrongdoings don’t make it right” I’ve had such a frustrating experience from day one with this school and so desperately wish I picked a different school. The biggest thing is I’ve learned next to nothing while at this school, I’m CONFIDENT I’ll fail my state boards, and I have spent SO much money. Another thing is, speaking from personal experience, their products do not work that well. And we aren’t allowed to use our own products thus limiting us to only learning how to use theirs. Anyways rant over but seriously consider if this is the school for you if you’re considering going here. Don’t know if it’s like this at all the locations but at least at mine it is. I’m about to drop out and I don’t know what to do.

Hey everyone, I live in NYC and like the title says I’m trying to put out feelers to see if anyone is aware of salons/hair stylists that possibly do internship programs?

I’m transitioning out of corporate banking and would love to get into hair but don’t have the funds to shell out for school. I’ve heard about salons doing this before but I’m not sure if this is something that is common or not in nyc.

Thanks in advance!

i’m currently in my first term of cosmetology school, and i’m not enjoying it. my instructor is truly terrible, and makes every day of school feel like a humiliation ritual. even more importantly, i don’t really care about hair, but 90% of my school’s cos curriculum is hair-related. i don’t have a solid plan laid out for myself once i get my license, but i do have a passion for esthetics, nails, and sales/customer service. i’m trying to figure out if it’s worth it to grind out the year of school and be unhappy or if i could enter the beauty industry another way and still be successful? i’m really confused and stressed, so any and all advice is welcome. TIA!!!!!

Hi all! I am starting cosmetology school in September. I just got off the phone with the financial advisor. The cost of the entire program is roughly 22k. I got 9.5k in aid and now have to figure out what I will be doing to pay the rest of it. I got offered 2.6k in unsubsidized loans and then 4.8k in subsidized loans. Would it just be more beneficial to take out my own loan or should I just accept their offer. I am just concerned about having to pay back a crazy amount every month while also going to school Monday-Friday. I am sorry if this isn't the right place to ask!! TYIA!!

hey 23F here and i’ve been wanting to paint and cut wigs for years now. Some important context here:
I’ve never really been into beauty like that though, i’ve always been a computer girl and i work in remote customer success right now.
But i’ve always been an Artist. And now i wanna make wigs that are Wearable Art

My hesitations: I’m not good at cutting, curling or bleaching sigh. I’m not working on humans but the technique is just the Same.
From what i’ve read i see that cosmetology school is a waste of time and money for many people and i don’t want to waste any of my time or money right now. Ive been attempting to learn through youtube and im gonna be honest- im wasting so much money or resources to practice. Scissors, mannequins, synethic wigs human wigs- a good cosmetology school would save me so much of my person time and money but they all trash 😭😭😭

How can i learn the necessary skills without being enrolled in cos school? Is that even an option? i’m not going to even be installing these wigs onto people just customizing and selling

Anyone have insight how saturated this industry and the demanding for these skills and products are??

i’ll pay for in person lectures atp lol, anything helps !

For Clarification: my goal is to work on all wigs from high quality human hair wigs to synthetic cosplay or theatre. Like from Rich Balayage all the way to pink afro bob. And that takes technique and skills

i am curious, what kind of jobs can you do in a salon without a license? I don’t want to cut or color hair or anything obviously. but I would like to be in a salon just getting to know things. I plan to start school later this year but I would love to have a job in that field even just a salon assistant job or something. I have searched and searched to see if there is anything out there that wouldn’t require a license but I have come up short in my search. Does anyone have any ideas?

I’m currently enrolled in cosmetology school in Michigan. The thing we use to account for our hours is an app called Zenoti, which requires us to manually clock in and out when we are at school. 

I have only forgotten to clock in/out a few times throughout my entire time at school and I very, VERY, rarely ask them for corrections. While I do understand that it’s my own fault for forgetting to clock back in from lunch, I had a guest at 1:00, which was when I was supposed to clock back in. That is indisputable proof that I was present and actively working towards getting my hours, but the school is refusing to acknowledge it or give me credit for the time. 

Is there anything I can do? I’ve asked multiple different instructors multiple different times to fix it and give me credit for that time. I know for a fact I am not the only person who has not gotten their time corrected. The school is refusing to correct anyone’s time, stating that “an employer wouldn’t do it”, which isn’t even true because an employer would legally be required to compensate employees for time, regardless of failure to clock in or not. 

Please help :/

I currently have a desk job and am feeling extremely burnt out with the treatment I'm receiving. I've considered doing Cosmo school at nights but the only programs around me run at the same time as my job. The idea of being able to make other gals feel cute and talk about cute stuff sounds like heaven. Realistically speaking though, I worry that that Cosmo positions are even more unstable (with hours ext) and also are more drama filled...what do you guys think?

I already know what blowdrier im getting but i am unsure what flat iron to get still..