Cameo College Of Essential Beauty

Went here with my mom for pedicures. The pedicure room was nice and the girls mostly did a good job. They have to bring their own nail polish so selection was very small (maybe 5 colors, from forest green to purple) and they were all thick and dried out. My toenails do not look smooth. But it was relaxing so I’ll just bring my own nail polish next time.
Now for our hands. I got a regular manicure. It was short and I easily have done a better job myself at home. She didn’t cut the cuticles, there was nail polish all over my fingers. The coat is uneven. My mom had acrylics and they were very horribly done. We understand it’s a school, and that in itself is a risk. The nail tech assured us that she was graduating next week and they will look nice (my mom had to go out of town for business). They were very thick, cracking, and curved like talons.
My mom had to rush and pay someone to start completely over, as they were past the point of saving.

Over priced for a school and under trained! I went there for highlights and they totally botched up the job, ended up with brassy red highlights and paid over $ 100. When I complained I just got lip from one of the instructors watching over the student. I could have done a better job myself. I have been to other schools and have never been disappointed until now. Something else that bothered me was that everyone, from the students to the teachers, have an attitude. They act like you owe them something rather than the other way around. I must admit that the student working on my hair was really nice until I complained, then thing changed and everyone acted like they were so put out. I’m definitely never going back and absolutely will not recommend this place to anyone. If you think going to a school will get you a good deal then think again, this experience has cost me over $ 250. They should rename it Cameo college of ripping people off!

**Andria Chandler**
If you’re booking for any nail service/​facial this is your girl.
She’s a fun conversation and does great work! She will go above and beyond to give you the best experience.
So glad I found her! She definitely made me a client!

I am a hair stylist of 24 years. I know how the business works. I made an appointment for a facial two weeks in advance. Showed up 10 minutes early. After waiting 20 minutes past my 9:30 appointment time 30 minutes total my esthetician (Brooke) had still not come. They went to find another aesthetician. But it was too late because I have such a tight schedule and wouldn’t have had enough time to enjoy. Such a disappointment don’t know if I’ll be going back.

I had an appointment scheduled to get my hair done right before a film project. One of the stylists, Bobbi, cancelled on me the morning of «so she could look at houses,» and when I called the salon they were rude and told me they could not schedule me with another stylist. I had to book another appointment with a different salon at the last minute. Incredibly unprofessional. They will not be receiving my business anymore.

Morgan was very meticulous, friendly. Haircut was awesome. Good vibes. Comfortable setting. The décor was nice.

Came for pedicure party. Be aware that they are offering free product for Unilocal reviews, which may skew the reviews you see here. Pedicure was just ok, the student wasn’t prepared with her tools and didn’t trim the nails or clean up the cuticles.

I have been getting my hair done at Cameo for years. I honestly feel I get better service and precision here than I’ve ever received at your typical salon. You always get two people to look at your hair, which I love!
Flori is awesome!

I have been getting my hair done at beauty school’s for years. I understand that it takes an exceptional amount of extra time and energy. I thought I would try the nail services. I went in on a Saturday and spent 3 hours there. One of the nails was cracked when I got home (but had not been cracked when I left). It broke on Sunday. I went in Tuesday afternoon (they’re closed Sun & Mon) and asked if someone could do a quick fix. On 1 nail. Because I had not made an appointment they told me very firmly that no one was available and that I would have to rearrange my schedule to come back in 2 hours.
The instructor was very rude and told me it was inconceivable of me to expect to come in and get 1 nail fixed in 30 minutes. That was my opinion she said. She stated that it is not inconceivable to schedule an appointment for nails and for it to take 5 hours.
I understand it is a school, I understand that it takes longer. But you should not schedule appointments with students who need 5 hours to complete a set of acrylics. And keep in mind this does not include any of the frills like soaking your hands or a massage. It is the bare essentials and does not feel very special. The student I had was not yet comfortable using an electric sander and sanded all of my nails by hand.
The instructor told me that they are a school and not required to go out of their way to provide convenient service. Because it was a school I should have expected there to be a problem and set aside extra time to work around their schedules to come back and have it fixed. She talked to me like I should have known the students’ schedules and therefore known when it would be convenient for me to come back. I should have called ahead and scheduled an appoint to have 1 nail fixed.
I read another post that states that this is the worst experience she has had at a school. I agree.

I have been to plenty of colleges and this one is the worst. I enjoy being pampered, typically you can go to the spa area of a school. Normally you receive decent service and professional students. Last few visits have not been great. Won’t be coming back. NIMA is the best school in town.

I went in recently for a simple eyebrow wax that ended up being a big mistake!
I waited over 45 min, listening to the receptionists gossip about other customers and the students that went to their school.
When I finally got in, she waxed one brow, but I guess ran out of sticks and paper. She asked her instructor if they had more, but everyone seemed too troubled to get new supplies. So the instructor told her to just pluck the other eye instead. It wasn’t pretty.
The instructor couldn’t be bothered with me and my service, and the student clearly had no clue what was going wrong.
I don’t care how basic a service or how cheap their prices are, I won’t be going back.

I’ve been here two times for haircuts. Both times have gone amazing. I had the same instructor both times and two different student. The instructor was amazing at teaching and both times I came out with a great hair cut. I will be trying their other services soon.

If you want to be pretty, you better know how to tolerant the pain!
I got eyelash extension here before. $ 25 by using their $ 50 coupon and paid it with their 50% off gift card. How did I got the coupon and the gift card? From their special event on May 8^th.
I loved my eyelash extension because I don’t have to wear makeup anymore. Some people are sure about the eyelash size. Well, Mine is size 8. I got 9 and 12 first time. 12 is way tooo long! I got size 10 during my refill which was perfect. However I got it to removed because my eyes are sensitive to the glue so it burns every time I take a shower.
My boyfriend got his haircut here once. Apparently Wednesday is half off for men’s haircut. He got a lady doesn’t speak English so the haircut took almost 2 hours. lol However, the instructor was very sweet and finished the haircut.
Service here is always excellent. Don’t forgot to tip the students. They do not get paid for the service because they are still learning.

For a school, not bad at all. Huge fan of the spa services, great facials. Spa is downstairs so its away from hair salon so its nice and quiet which i love. I have never had my hair done here. I did shelac on my nails and it was ok, my poor moms girl couldnt get it right so it took forever. They do some medical spa stuff too like botox but i dont dare try it.

I’ve had hit and miss at this school. There are times that I have an awesome job done and other times I’ve had terrible work done.

You get what you pay for when it comes to student services. Cameo does slightly better than most, with their effort to have some soothing décor and a spa vibe, but it’s still intertwined with that student vibe in a big way. I wasn’t expecting lavender-​scented fancypantsness when I came here for a manicure, but it does feel a little disrupting to the spa-​vibe effort when they have an big ol’ intercom to call students to their waiting clients.
The original student who was assigned to me didn’t show up for some reason, so they intercom’ed another on down. She didn’t show up either. So they had to call a THIRD girl over the speakers to come complete the manicure 30 minutes later. Hell, I thought, I could’ve done this at home in that amount of time… but it’s a school, so whatev.
The girl who helped me was very kind and friendly (I’m sorry to say I forgot her name). I guess the school requires the students to supply their own set of nail polishes, so my new manicurist friend here only had five, which was kind of a bummer as far as selection. I know some schools supply a full range of colors for everyone to use, which would be a nice addition here.
The manicure was awkwardly simple… I kinda felt embarrassed for paying someone else to do it. It was a simple clip, file, and paint, with a paraffin dip thrown in there (which made my hands way nice and soft, I’ll admit). But what does one expect for a student natural manicure? Eh, oh well.
I’m sure Cameo has some lovely trainees (such as my sweet-​natured manicure person), and some not-​so-​lovely ones, just like its environment. I can’t say I’m dying to go back, but hey, again… you get what you pay for.

I really like the service I’ve received at Cameo College. The instructors do a terrific job educating future stylists… and those future stylists do a pretty awesome job cutting, styling, perming, and coloring. I’ve had some pretty odd perm ideas and one of the instructors is always game and she encourages whichever student I’m seeing and the results have always been fantastic. I love having the second pair of eyes and how careful the student stylists are. I think they’re better than a lot of the more seasoned stylists at expensive salons and that second pair of eyes is part of the reason why they’re better. The prices are fantastic as well.

My first impression of Cameo was «Wowza!» Upon walking in, I first noticed the cleanliness and upscale spa vibe. Nicely decorated, huge, spacious and inviting. The walls were clearly marked with directions so it was easy to figure out where you were headed.
My friend and I had come to Cameo to get facials. Reading over the spa menu, which is available to peruse on Cameo’s website, I was impressed with the number of options and varieties of facials available. We decided on getting the four layer facial, which was billed as ‘the Cadillac’ of facials, and supposed to last two hours. Getting an appointment was really easy, and we were able to get in right when we wanted. When we showed up for our appointments, there were quite a few people there for appointments, but we were able to get in on time.
I enjoyed my facial a lot, and felt like the student who did it was professional and did a good job. This was my first facial, so I really don’t have anything to compare it with, but it was an enjoyable experience. My only complaint was that the facial only lasted an hour and a half, not for two hours like it had been described. For this reason I give three instead of four stars. I’ll go again.

If you are looking for a top notch esthetic education, you need not continue your search. Whether it is being trained by top of the line instructors or learning from the amazing Dr Fryer to training on the top skincare lines in the industry this is where you should be!

Tough Lesson Learned!
I have to admit, I have never sought services from a beauty school before, but I’m new to the area, and the economy having hit my family as it has many others, I decided to give it a try.
Let me start by saying, I have (well, had) really easy hair that’s hard to mess up. My hair was long (about 3 inches past my bra strap) and naturally curly. I had not colored my hair all summer and so I had several months of «virgin» untreated hair to work with. My hair was always my signature feature. I could have a bad-​skin day, a feeling-​heavy day, but I could always count on my hair. That was until I took a chance on Cameo College of Essential Beauty Services.
What I asked for was my standard — subtle highlights/​lowlights, cut about 3 inches from the length to eliminate any damage, and add long layers to soften. Seems easy, right? Wrong!
What I got was over-​bleached, over-​processed, almost gray looking highlights. My «virgin» untreated hair now feels like straw. And instead of cutting only 3 – 4 inches, my stylist — for reasons unknown to me — cut about 8 – 10 inches. As for the layers, they turned out choppy and frazzled.
To Cameo’s credit, they did try to make amends and fixed the gray highlight effect. But the damage is done on the over-​processing and the cut is horrific.
So, my lesson learned. Pay the money and go to a professional salon! Don’t trust your hair to rookies. The students have less than 1 year experience and the instructors, not much more. The professionals I usually go to have over 20 years experience, rookie mistakes are avoided, and the extra money spent is so worth the peace of mind!