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    Katie Skills Center

    4.0 (4 reviews)

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    Excellent! The school is very clean and staffs are very friendly. I love it. Thank you for being here

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    Bamboo Advance Beauty College

    Bamboo Advance Beauty College

    4.2
    (35 reviews)
    8.9 mi

    I would highly recommend this school if you're considering a career in the beauty industry. Flash…read moreback, the owner taught me nails when pursuing my nail license in 2014 at another school. She was great and knowledgeable. Forward to today, I was pleasantly surprised to run into her as the owner of Bamboo Advanced Beauty College. I am looking for an advanced nail course since I got my nail license and haven't used it. The owner offered me a 10 week course three days a week from 10 a.m. till 5:30 p.m. for $2700K which includes my kit. I believe this is a great deal! When you walk into the school you'll see rows of manicuring tables and on the sides cosmetology chairs. Towards the back is skincare which features several tables for facials. Located at the end of the strip center there seems to be plenty of parking on the side of the strip center. I look forward to my adventure with Bamboo and can't wait to get started!

    I've been attending this beauty school and overall it's been such a positive experience. Everyone…read moreis friendly, professional, and genuinely wants to see students succeed, which makes a big difference. I also want to give an honorable mention to Mr. P, he is incredibly helpful, knowledgeable, and always brings great energy into the classroom. He explains things in a way that's easy to understand and is always willing to take extra time to make sure you get it. You can tell he really cares about his students and their progress!

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    Sankofa Braiding Academy

    Sankofa Braiding Academy

    3.7
    (3 reviews)
    0.5 mi

    DO NOT GO HERE! Cynthia is not a kind person. She is vindictive and disrespectful. The first time I…read morewent to her, she braided my hair and it was alright but I wanted it the way I'd shown her in pictures next time. The style I wanted was a long, wavy tree braid. She said no problem. The next time I went back she wasn't even there and her assistant did it. My hair was done even less the way I wanted even after showing pictures again but I figured the assistant was just less experienced. I kept returning because it was so hard to find an affordable braider in the area. The third and final time I went back Cynthia and the assistant were both there. I went over the style in detail AGAIN because I had my college senior photoshoot coming up that week. Cynthia said OK, we will have you looking beautiful. She then turns to her assistant and starts speaking to her in an African dialect I did not speak or understand. Her assistant then cuts all the hair I bought in half and starts braiding. Again, I assumed they knew what they were doing and said nothing. When we finished, the style was barely to my ears and just hideous. I was 22 years old and just smiled it off. I had never been in such a situation and didn't believe that someone would be so mean. Especially a grown, older Black woman and someone who was providing a service. I gaslight myself into thinking I explained the style wrong and the pictures didn't make sense. Obviously I never went back. A couple months later, Cynthia hits me up begging me to come back and states "I'm sorry, I'll do your hair how you want now!". Again, I had suspected she did my hair ugly on purpose but had never said anything and even pretended I was ok with the style. But that message confirmed everything. DO NOT GO HERE. Cynthia is malicious and doesn't listen to her clients. She also did not pay or underpaid her workers. She's a bully and it's no wonder her business never took off.

    The class is very informative. The teacher is pleasant and very patient. She works with you and…read morecreates a friendly environment where there is no competition between students. Everyone is learning and she says even "she is learning from us" which i thought was quite awesome. Not only would I recommend this class to a friend but I would also retake the class to be a better, more neater braider.

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