r/Esthetics

i’m located in california and i have failed three times so far. my last exam i got a 65% and i needed a 75% to pass. i have my retake tomorrow and im scared shitless.

i’ve been studying so hard. i downloaded the psi and paid for it. i downloaded the esthetican exam app. i watched that one lady glam and beyond on facebook. i’ve used quizlet yet i still failed

i feel so stupid and idk what to do. could someone please give me advice if you’ve taken for exam in california!!

I mostly do facials and brought on sugaring for sensitive skin. I’ve been thinking about switching from sugaring to hard wax because it’s killing my hands 💔 and it takes forever!

Any hard wax suggestions? I recently discovered fruit and chocolate wax, so any feedback from those is highly appreciated!

Genuinely curious how everyone is doing out there --

I'm a solo esthetician in Northern CA, I've been in business for 2 years and theres been highs and lows, parts of me loves being in esthetics and skincare, and the other half wishes I did something else. Social media has sucked the passion out of me, and don't get me wrong I love social media but the amount of ads/accounts I see saying post x amount of days, do this font/style, talk like this not like that, use this hook, etc... my mind is going to explode. I'm exhausted!

If anyone has a solo practice and wants to share how their feeling i'd love to hear, or anyone in the field. Has anyone opened a business and then closed it? If you could do it all over what would you do differently?

I've done two back waxes and one torso wax at work with Black Coral Plumeria. I have used about half of the 2.2 pound bag, emptying the wax pot each time. Is this normal? The temperature is where it's supposed to be I think. It's not too warm for my clients and it's still pliable. Could I be using too much per swipe? I had a meeting with my boss and she implied that I was using too much.

Between Waxing the City or European Wax center, which is better to work at? environment & pay wise?

hiii im a licensed Esthie and looking to see what’s the best stain for brows ? looking for something that can last my client up to a week or longer if possible ? I haven’t tried brow daddy but I’ve heard great things, what was your experience like using it? I’ve used only a bout 2 or 3 brands but haven’t had any luck really …

Hi, I’m a licensed cosmetologist in my state, which also covers esthetics. I haven’t done a facial since school 8 years ago, and my boss is letting me begin transitioning to adding facials/skin services at the salon.

I’m taking an intro class with Circadia this week. It’s been so long, I’ve forgotten the basic steps to a facial. I’m unsure if the class will cover this or brand basics, but I’m wanting more education.

As an esthetician, what is your most popular service? How long should we block out for a typical service? I’m interested in offering express options, budget friendly, as my boss began offering microneedling and dermaplaning months ago and there wasn’t really any interest. Are there favorite estheticians I should follow online? I’d love any advice you can throw my way!

hi cuties!! I tried searching the sub for this but got a lot of Hydrafacial hits. I’d love to know anyone’s thoughts on HydroPeptide products! I trialed their makeup melt cleanser and their intense 5X power peel and love both of them! I’m thinking of using it to supplement my PCA backbar. So would love to hear thoughts on the products brand, customer service etc. thanks a bunch xx

any other esties relate? im 4ft 8, my treatment bed doesnt go down any lower and standing all day makes my knees and my low back hurt.

I'm looking into getting a red light therapy device to add to my practice, but I want the most bang for my buck. I know cheapy one don’t use the correct type of lights but I can’t really tell what is legit or a fake tbh.

Hi, i am opening in 2027 I was wondering is it weird if i offer full body waxing…including facial waxing except brows😭 i just cant do EVERYONES brows. I feel like i get lost unless if it’s just a clean up. Give me a brow my hands are shaking, give me a brazil we are grooving through it.

i’m a licensed esthetician and lash tech and i’m sick of it. I want to put my tweezers down and honestly become a nurse or stay at home wife. Business is inconsistent some months , the always hustling, posting , marketing trying to fill in spots for the month is honestly stressing me out and so tiring. I’m emotionally and physically exhausted.
The cilents i get sometimes get on my fucking nerves . Being a service provider makes me realize how so many people don’t fucking read and or respect your time. Last minute rescheduling, no shows etc . OH AND PEOPLE POCKET WATCH ME. Asking how much i make in a or trying to calculate how much i make by the cilents i take and it just irritates me because i just want to fucking work
don’t ask me how much i make!!!!!!!!! just lay your ass down. shit is so weird to me i don’t even profit off all my money because i have to constantly market and buy supplies , taxes ETC they just think i pocket all the money . I like doing lashes. Don’t give me wrong but the people I get make me so fucking sick of it and just like the little things just like make me explode like people huffing and puffing when I’m doing lashes like people trying to last-minute reschedule or same-day reschedule people not respecting my policies which is too much and I don’t think I can do it anymore because I think one day I’m really going to like spaz out

Does school legit teach the bare minimum for facials? Every facial I’ve had from a new esthetician is so basic it’s awful. No massage, not even touching my décolleté, barely even removing the products from my face, and just sitting there while the mask sits.. What am I paying for then? The last 2 I went to didn’t even cleanse, exfoliate or put the mask on my upper lip area. I’m kinda baffled. Seasoned estys that I’ve been to understand the importance of massage, and making it an experience. I am one of those. But I have known the importance since the very beginning so is training just different now or have I just ended up with ones that are bad at facials?

I am an esthetician btw and have been for a long time, and I mainly do facials and get a lot of compliments on them, my massage in particular.

Being a new esthi these days sucks. I recently moved into an esthi postion at my clinic and I've barely made anything in the almost 2 months I've been in the back. Clients arent really rebooting with me. I'm struggling getting anyone to book with me and I'm barely making anything since a majority of my time is sitting around doing nothing. I do feel lucky I get a sit pay but its absolute garbage. $10 to sit for my first 60 or 90 days then down to $8 after that. I do make a commission on advanced services and sales but its basically nothing unless I'm selling like crazy which is extremely difficult these days.

Im seriously considering looking at another clinic since I feel like I'm being taken advantage of and barely being paid. The biggest issues everyone wants me to have 2 years experience to even consider me for the job and im still only a year out of school and have only been in the postion for 2 months.

I just dont really know what to do. Im not expecting to make a lot but at least more than I am and feel like im being underpaid and taken advantage of by my clinic.

I used to suffer from cystic acne on my back. For a period of about 4 years. It would come and go very randomly, and I noticed a few months after I estranged myself from my physically/emotionally abusive parents- it never came back as bad as it had been before.

Cut to February/March of 2020, I had a relatively minor outbreak on my back. Desperately tried to get a hold of an esthetician in my city to quickly schedule a back facial with extractions but the Covid shutdowns began that same week. I was out of luck.

My last ditch attempt to get rid of my blemish was to call up my ex boyfriend and hoped that he would be able to remove the clogged pore for me. Major, major mistake. He spent about 10 or 15 minutes trying to “extract” the pore but ended up pushing the blemish further into my skin. When he was done making it worse, I looked in the mirror and saw a small shallow piece of skin just hanging off my back and a big nail mark right over the clogged pore, not around it. I told him he wasn’t even supposed to use his nails, just pressure. He got angry with me and said “how the hell am I supposed to know how to pop it? I’ve never had one my entire life.” The next day, a huge red bump appeared on that same spot, and the blemish had to heal itself underneath my skin instead of getting it out of there, the way I wanted it to be. It took a week to go away.

I understand this was years ago, but it still bothers me that this happened to me. I don’t understand how somebody can lack the common sense to just pop a damn clogged pore out.