I love my time at the school! Miss Lopez Esthetician teacher is the absolute most caring, loving…read moreand smartest person when it comes to skin care! She's full of so much wisdom and has enormous amount of knowledge in her craft! I learned so much from her and she continues to motivate and mentor me even after school. I'm really thankful I came here..

I had one of the most unprofessional experiences of my life at this school -- specifically due to…read moreNancy Lopez. I scheduled an appointment to get my hair braided. I arranged childcare and missed work for this appointment. When I arrived, the front desk staff (not the person who booked me) realized there had been no communication about needing to wash and blow-dry my hair before braiding. I explained that Nancy had never informed me of this, and thankfully the front desk kindly honored the original quoted price. After my hair was washed and blow-dried by Christina, we were about to start braiding when Nancy stormed in and abruptly demanded that the service stop until I paid extra for the wash and blow dry. She was loud, rude, and dismissive -- even putting her hand in my face when I tried to explain the miscommunication. She told me not to speak because she was "talking to her student, not me." She then touched my hair and began making discriminatory comments about its length and thickness, saying that it would "cost more" but refusing to give me an exact price. Instead of resolving the issue, she escalated it, argued, and ultimately instructed the student to stop the service entirely. When I asked for her supervisor, she claimed she was the boss and the supervisor, blocking any accountability -- until I insisted and was finally able to speak to the actual administrator, who was kind and understanding. This unnecessary conflict wasted 25 minutes of my appointment, leaving the students pressed for time and forcing my service to be cut down to 2 braids instead of the 4 I had booked. I want to be clear: the students and instructors were professional, kind, and compassionate throughout this. The only problem was Nancy Lopez. Her behavior was unprofessional, hostile, and completely unacceptable in an educational or customer-facing environment. I will be reporting her to the board for her conduct. If you book services here, please know the students are talented and respectful, but the administration -- at least under Nancy Lopez -- is another story.

One of my nail techs teaches here. Her name is BeBe, and she is great nail tech & teacher. I ended…read moreup being a student named Jasmine's first gel pedicure. She did a great job. I mean looks the same as the $160 pedicure I get somewhere else. Go Jasmine. I also got to see and cheer for 3 students graduating while I was there. They get to walk and ring a bell, and all of their family and friends were there with balloons and flowers. Really exciting. Back to the pedicure, Jasmine was extremely detailed oriented and kept checking to see how the water temperature and how I was doing overall. Bebe would consistently come over to check on the process of give any necessary tips. You can tell Jasmine felt really comfortable with BeBe because if she has a question she'd ask. She really only had one question, and it was during the gel removal process from my previous gel pedicure. Overall, I got a gel pedicure with gel removal, callus remover, and paraffin wax for like $28. Don't not come here, if you are going to have an attitude or be rude/impatient. The services may take longer because they are students that are learning. Be kind, encouraging, and relax. :). There is no option to tip as the front desk (you pay before services); so, I would highly encourage you to bring cash and tip. Unfortunately, I did not know this detail and was not able to tip Jasmine for her great service.

I am a regular at this establishment because I live nearby. This beauty academy has many different…read moreprograms for cosmetology and they keep adding more. They even help students get financing in terms of providing resources for them. The services are provided by students who are supervised by teachers. They have a day program and an evening one. For today's service I requested a regular pedicure and the student did a good job. Last time I was here, it was rough as the students did not want to interrupt their teacher so the colors on my mani & pedi were weird one's they pulled out of their bags. Additionally the teacher was in class and not supervising their work. I was not happy when I left. But today I was

I'm currently enrolled in the Esthetician Program and couldn't be happier with my experience!…read more Ms. Arlene has been an amazing instructor! She's incredibly knowledgeable, informative, and always takes the time to make sure her students truly understand what they're learning. She creates such a welcoming, supportive, and encouraging environment for everyone, which makes the learning experience even more enjoyable. I'm so grateful to be learning and growing in such a positive environment!

I'm currently in the esthetician program at ICBAS and have had a great experience so far. Everyone…read moreat the school is kind, friendly, and supportive, and everyone in our class helps each other learn. Our instructor Arlin is very patient, encouraging, and helpful. I'm really happy I chose ICBAS!

Im very grateful for CJ teaching me microblading and machine shading class.His is super nice and…read morepatient with everyon. His a amazing nephew very talente.I really enjof the class.I wish the course was just a bit longer maybe an extra week. Thank you very much CJ Sincerely, Odeta Isayan

I found Lash lift and Eyebrow lamination class/Certification at Hollywood Makeup Studio. I read…read morethe reviews and the cost of class was very affordable. CJ is a great person and instructor. He is very knowledgable and I could tell he loves what he does. He makes everyone feel comfortable and if you are doing a continuation class; I love that he has you demo to prove you paid attention and are learning. The class size was small. You receive your certificate at the end of the training. Plus I can't remember his dog's name, but he was definitely a sweet heart!

I went to Universal School of Beauty had a facial, the esthetician was excellent very informative…read moreand very professional this young lady had my skin glowing I also had my hair trim the barber was very good and professional . Please support this school the students are wonderful and will have you looking great

Thank you UCB and thank you Taylor for an amazing facial…read more The facial is always relaxing, see you in two weeks.

I attended Ms. Rhonda's intro to Hollywood course. She covered everything one would need to know…read moreregarding working in the TV/ Film industry. The course was very informative and insightful. Months after attending the course I was given the opportunity to work on set with a production company. When I say her teaching was vital, it was vital. I was able to understand and interpret a call sheet, prep my kit in advance, ask the write questions during production meetings and provide professional service for both the client and the talent. I have been booked and re booked since taking her class, So beneficial!

I attended a workshop here and it was top notch! Not only did I learn alot but it was so well…read moreorganized. It is a beautiful facility. I'm looking forward to taking more classes here

I went there yesterday for haircut and color. I have never satisfied my hair color from any of…read moresalons. This was the only place I satisfied 100%. Love the hairdresser Duna who made my day brighter than any other days. Thank you so much. I'll definitely come back !

I came in for a keratin treatment and ended up meeting the director, Mr. J -- he's amazing! He…read morereally makes sure his students do a great job and runs this place so well. He's knowledgeable, professional, and takes the time to explain everything clearly. I can't wait to come back for a balayage treatment!

I was reminiscing today about my prior time in LA and remembered needing to review this place…read morebecause it's actually GREAT. This little beauty academy located in little Tokyo is where I used to go to get my Japanese straightening treatments done! I had waist length 3c curly hair so the first time they did the Japanese straightening it took 4 hours and two hair stylists - one of whom was Yasuko. I'm sure she's long gone having graduated but she was fabulous and so sweet! She and her co-stylist took really good care of me that day. And because it's a styling school the prices are lower: my Japanese treatment had only cost $100. I attached a pic of the result -- QUITE successful! I went back 2-3 more times after to get my roots done as they grew out curly of course, but after about 2 years of rocking pin straight hair I decided to stop treatments. I now have super short curly hair because the Japanese straightening treatments are permanent of course - the only way to get back to curly is to cut it off once the treatment has been done~ but that is what I wanted at the time! The one thing I do want to comment on is accessibility of this place: it's about as far east in LA as you can get. I lived near UCLA on the west side and didn't have a car, so I used to take the bus to get here and the ride was almost an hour, and lands you in a not-so-nice spot in East LA which is a short walk from the beauty school. Just be mindful of that if you're in a similar situation... I used to always plan the hair treatments early on Saturdays so it was light out both coming and going from the salon. While the outside area isn't very nice though, inside the salon is quite modern! It did strike me as a school though, there were lots of hair tools/products all over. But nevertheless, everything was clean. Overall absolutely recommend getting your hair done here, the staff/students do a really good job and you can get treatments cheaper than at an established salon!

Today's makeup bootcamp was alot of fun! Cheryl was a great…read moreinstructor. We went over techniques that I always wanted to go over. We got time to work in teams and do make up demonstrations in class and have instructors critique our work. I would highly recommend anyone to take this class.

The company is a rip off never sent my certificate after attending a class, Called and emailed…read morefollowing up never returned my calls or emails. Dont waste your time. Just go to a rebuttable school.

So happy to treat my self with keratin treatment,the girl was so patient in doing my hair,I feel…read moregreat I don't mind spending my three hrs.it was a job well done,I will try to go to this salon once a month,it's worth it good j

I was tired of paying half of my kidney for the haircuts, and someone suggested to try school…read moresalons. So I made an appointment for phase 2 students since I saw some interesting reviews on Yelp about the phase 1's services. The problem started when I arrived there was no available phase 2 student though I made the appointment prior. I was asked to get phase 1 student instead and now I know I should've declined but I wasn't thinking much and just giving a try though it was bit menacing. Now my hair looks like a sad gloster canary(the bird with a bang). And the worst thing is since it's too short there's no way to fix this for few weeks till my hair gets long enough to do something while I'm teaching kids. I'm gonna be extra roasted like an espresso blend I wouldn't have minded lack of skillsets if least the direction was ok but my new 'hairstyle' isn't matching my reference at all except being short overall. (btw it was photos of myself with former haircuts that I liked and I told them I want that hairstyles) I understand they're still learning and not familiar with asian hairstyles but I hope if there's someone supervising before thing gets pretty weird - I knew I'd get what I paid for but now I'm looking for wigs and hats so be aware of the lowest point you could possibly get. The place itself was nice and clean street parking was fairly fine since it was weekday morning. People were really nice too. Just my hair got chopped making me looking like some supreme leader but yeah.