Christine Valmy International School

I just graduated from the Christine Valmy School in the Aesthetics program. I must say this has been the best 10 months of learning valuable knowledge about all kinds of facials and theory of skin. There are other schools out there in NY but Valmy has caring and attentive instructors. I want to extend my thanks for a wonderful educational experience and knowledge to Mr. Elias, Ms. Marilyn and Ms. Liz for their dedicated work in teaching. Marina Acquino takes care of all the students to prepare us for working in the industry and taking the state board license tests.

I strongly do not recommend a cosmetology mini course that was taught here. 1: The teachers were half asleep while teaching. 2. Important vital material that was necessary to practice in this field was deliberately skipped. 3. The front desk staff are incredibly rude. 4. And some of the classmates didn’t seem used to being in a classroom where regular society gathers. Translation: they may have been educated in prison due to violent tendencies when the «teachers» left the room. I found myself very afraid of being attacked. Apparently they’ll enroll anyone off the street. 5. Despite what they claimed about getting hired «right away» prospective employers seemed just interested in collecting resumes.
My recommendation is to stay away.

I went to school here for nails, great school and great teachers!

No, it’s not NYU. You won’t get the same facilities you find in a four year, or even two year, college. And these teachers aren’t paid the same as tenured professors. But they are caring, passionate about their work, and are patient with students who sometimes seem like they come to this school because they can’t get into college. And when I return for a visit to buy product and are always happy to see my old teachers, I know I had found the right school for my esthetics program. Christine Valmy has flexible hours so you can work full time, are good about transferring certain credits from other accredited schools and the new digs are light, airy and more spacious. If you want an excellent education, you get what you put into it but you are ahead of the game with many of the teachers here. Much thanks to Elias, Ms. Anna, Ms. Joon and Ms. Maria.

I trained at Christine Valmy about 2 years ago, and received my Esthetics license about 1 year ago — and I have to say, the 9 or so months I trained at Christine Valmy was one of the best 9 months, and one of the best things I ever decided to do. The school itself is absolutely beautiful — a wonderul location (near many trains and buses), extrememly clean with some of the best views of the city. My class was during the evening hours, so you can only imagine the lights of the city at night! The teachers are all very well trained, enviorment is warm and friendly, and the program is run as smoothly as possible. I made quite a few friendships during my training, and still feel nostolgic when talking about my time at school. While I had a wonderful career opportunity upon graduating, and am currently working at a spa in the Upper East Side, I still hold such fond memories of my time at Christine Valmy. I recommend this school to anyone wishing to obtain a career in skin care. I would even love to possibly be a teacher there one day!

went to Christine Valmy 3yrs ago, the education was excellent as well as the teachers and the instructors. Got to make a lot of new friends. Learned different types of facials, body wraps & makeup. Got to see all types of skin types. I am very happy i choose this school over other schools.

Love love love! Great education and amazing instructors! So glad I chose this school over the other ones I looked at. Definitely the leader in esthetics schools!

Went for a tour of the school, WORST EXPERIENCE EVER. They had me waiting for almost two hours. They bribed me with a sloppy facial as I waited for one of the admissions officers. My makeup wasn’t even completely removed. Even after the facial, the admissions officer was at lunch and I still had to wait. When they finally saw that I was getting impatient they sent me in to meet with Christine Fallon. The information/​papers she had given me could have be given to me by the receptionist at the time of my arrival. Why they had not done that, I do not know. Moreover I still was not given a tour of the facilities, which I’m sure could have be done by one of the instructors who where just standing around the reception area who just kept talking to the receptionist and students on break.

I happen to be on Unilocal to write a bad review about a restaurant and decided since I have forgotten all these years to write a review about Christine Valmy. I decided today. I was a former student in 2001 and graduated. However this Esthetician school is a joke… and the job is degrading. My parents laughed at me when I wanted to go here. After you graduated there are «No one will hire you anyway coming from the school. The only job you can get is at the local cosmetic counter which you don’t need a license for. If you are still perusing your career in this field I would consider something better. My mother in-​law owns a dog grooming place in Englewood NJ and my husband owns a huge facility in Ridgefield with boarding, grooming, and daycare. The groomers make about 42,0000 to 57,0000 and that is without out there tips but a whole lot more with tips. The dog world is 56 billion dollar industry which is still growing. Now that I over see everything there… I am so disgusted that I paid for this school. Ladies think twice and please go into the dog world… more jobs better time and great customers who love their pets. Or you should invent something new or become a entrepreneur… like I did when the Esthetician field was paying for anything. I came up with my own company called Green Girls Golf Caddies… It is a golf event company and caddy service and this turned out to be a success. Sometimes you have to turn your back and try something else that is… when it turns out better for you… but don’t go to this school and pursue this career path it will just slam you in a corner and you will be waxing and lasering people. «So degrading»

Let me start off by saying I am a student here in the Aesthetics program with 600 hours. Now from what I know it is a new location with new staff and pretty much new everything. I’m not too sure how the old location was but the new location is lovely. It’s peaceful here. The teachers are very insightful and care about their students and really go out of their way for us. I love Mickey, the makeup instructor. She knows her stuff and her personality is so great. I finished my makeup course and I am now onto my theory. There is the practical room where the students practice facials waxing etc. the theory room, the makeup room, the nail room, the bathroom and the lounge where we get to relax eat and chat on our breaks. I just finished my makeup coarse so i still have a long way to go but so far everything has been great. The staff is great and friendly always helpful. My co students are also great, everybody is friendly and awesome. I recommend this school to anybody who is interested in the cosmetology field.

There’s a new location with new management and it is absolutely lovely!

3.4.09
Apart from falling off a ski lift at age seven and getting hazed for two months so I could join ‘everlasting sisterhood’ aka a sorority*, this ranks among my top ten scariest life experiences.
I’ve gotten facials for $ 25 and facials for $ 250 and many many priced in between. but I may be too traumatized to ever bargain facial again.
The place was scary looking enough. I should have run then. First I was given a gown that ripped in half as I tried to put it on in the janitorial bathroom. Wearing my new stylish one shoulder paper bubble statement over my jeans, I trekked back to the facial room where there were approximately 15 beds.
I could sense immediately my Korean woman (Ms. Kim) was clearly impatient to leave. Nevertheless, without a word, she proceeded to slather on some gooey cream out of a paper cup with a wood stick. And by slather, I mean she slopped it on my eyes, lips and even up my nostrils. It began seeping through my eyelashes and lips so I scrunched up my face. More distressingly, she began ‘tapping’ it down with latex gloved fingers. No facial massaging, just tap tap tap tap. At this point, I could taste the stuff getting into my mouth, and I was scrunching my eyes just to try to keep it out. and I began to lose it. I kept willing myself to relax but each minute was more torturous than the last.
Even though I incessantly asked her to avoid my eyes and lips, after six applications of gooey crap slopped and tapped all over my face, then wiped away with one-​ply Kleenex, I couldn’t take it anymore. I sprung out of that place like a bat out of hell. I don’t know how many more applications of increasingly stinky goo there were to go but I definitely wasn’t sticking around to find out.
* If any sisters should happen to see this, I meant top ten BEST experiences, of course.