San Francisco Institute of Esthetics and Cosmetology

"I had such a great experience here. My hair stylist, Neda, was wonderful. She did my highlights and it turned out AMAZING!! The staff was very friendly and welcoming. Jacob, the instructor, was great. He was really good at helping and supervising his students. I highly recommend and will definitely come back!!"

"I graduated from this school a year and a half ago and wanted to share my experience. The school is very resourceful with a lot of opportunity for hands on learning and a lot of tools to get started on your journey. I was able to work with highly favored people within the makeup industry and appreciative of that. At the time that I attended the school there wasn’t a lot of attention to service of people with darker skin which was something that I brought to the owner’s attention to be addressed with a complete lack of empathy/sympathy for a school that a lot of Black and Latinos pay for and attend. I have also experienced an invasion of personal space by the owner (as many others in my class) with her undermining my crown, putting her hands in my loc’d hair and her walking in to “examine” while Brazilian waxes are getting done. Which was the only time she truly showed face during our class practices. Just wanted to give honest review to anyone considering this school."

"Graduated in 2010 licensed in 2011 did not work in the industry. I have virgin long blonde hair level ten. I am a white woman born in CA where I am known. I have a good eyes and a lot of good days ahead. Wow I really am white here too yes I am. I didn't opt for debit on other years attended my own classes as a student and used my own seat here till graduation ceremony. I also did have friends around the California state area. Thank you for meeting me in California where I am known. I'll be here."

"I was devastated when I found out that Marinello's on Market had closed: now where was I going to get my beauty school haircuts? A quick search on Google yielded a couple of options, but I decided to try SFIEC based on its reviews. The experience was fantastic! A friendly student treated my requests with respect, and her learning lead came by at the beginning and the end of the haircut to double-check everything. My nine-inch ponytail came off in one fell swoop for me to donate to Pantene Beautiful Lengths, and the resulting style makes me feel like a brand new person. It doesn't hurt that I've gotten numerous compliments on it. I'll be coming back here for my next haircut!"