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| - I am writing this review for any prospective students that are looking around at different esthetics schools. I was in school with G Skin from Apr 3rd, 2012 to December 18th, 2012.
Let me tell you how the process and everything was for me. Signing up was definitely an easy process with Karen. I made the mistake of picking a different school that I attended for a mere 4 hours. That school was so terrible that I came back the next day to withdraw and then signed up with G Skin the same day. Then I went to my first class that night. I will tell you now that my instructors Mr. Paul and Ms. Saundra knew what they were talking about when it came to skincare. What made this school stand out was that they teach you microdermabrasion and you learn with the machine hands on.
The schedule is VERY flexible making it great for people who are working or are mothers. They offer morning schedules as well as night schedules, which was a huge + for me when I was looking around for schools because I work the day shift. You need to be there for a minimum of 12 hours a week. Making up hours is easy, just ask your instructor which classes/days you may come make up hours on and they will let you know. There is a finger print scanner for you to punch in with and they use Millenium as their software of choice.
Honestly, learning IS your responsibility because the materials are there. If you are proactiv in class and want to be hands on, then be it. They will not chase you around and babysit you to make sure that you are constantly doing your work or working on clients because we're adults. The girls who came just to clock in and sit there to get hours got back exactly what they put in.. NOTHING. At the exact mark of 150 hours, you can work on clients and that is exactly what I did until the end of the year.
The schooling is by syncs, for example: Sync 1 can be basic facials, basic massage, organic products, etc... So when you enroll in the middle of a sync, or miss one then it sucks because it won't come around for awhile. However, ask any of the instructors how to do something and I promise, they WILL show you or make a demo out of it.. just be persistent lol. The freshman side is where you will be doing the majority of your book work and learning for the written exam so pay attention! The senior side is for practice practice practice. Might as well make all of your mistakes in school because after school, it's the real world and YOUR license is on the line. If you aren't too sure of yourself about something, practice it over and over again.
Cons:
- We were constantly low on supplies. This might also be due to the fact that some students had sticky fingers lol. But still! The amount of money we pay for school, we should have some supplies. There are certain protocols for facials and when you don't have the appropriate cleanser or serum then it defeats the purpose.
- Students. It is FRUSTRATING when only a certain small number of people are always putting in work. On the senior side, clients are given out by rotation so sometimes the girl before you will be MIA when it is her turn or she will just flat-out refuse to do it. That means you will constantly be working on clients, which isn't necessarily a bad thing but when you have to turn in projects or want to study for the next exam, it's terrible.
- I'm not going to lie, they need to be stricter on making sure that EVERYONE does their part. Whether it be in sanitation, group projects, client rotation, etc.. We can't be responsible for calling each other out on it.
-Constantly changing rules about anything and everything.
Tip #1: Befriend some cosmo girls so that you guys could exchange services :)
Tip #2: Bring your friends or family in here to receive services from you! They will be able to get a discount even though prices are already pretty low since you're a student.
Overall, I am VERY HAPPY that I chose this school. Mr. Paul & Ms. Saundra are wonderful instructors. Plus, the way that they teach you how to pack your kit for stateboard (which is basically the purpose for going to school) trumps everyone else's kits. I recently took my stateboard practical examination and there were girls there struggling or not being able to set up within the time limit because their kits were so unorganized. All of the girls from G Skin's kits were basically flawless.
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