Category: Cosmetology

Many careers require training, education, and licensure, and cosmetology is one of them! The Idaho Board of Cosmetology regulates beauty professionals and schools to keep our community safe. They enforce educational requirements, sanitation, safety, and much more. It is legally required to obtain a license to practice cosmetology in most states, including Idaho. Here are…

Cosmetology school can be a great adventure! Learning, practicing, and mastering an art can be very rewarding. Going to cosmetology school may provide you with a job that is satisfying, and loving your job can make life so much better overall. If you’re thinking about going to cosmetology school, here are 10 things you need…

There may come a time in your beauty school journey that you find yourself in need of a change. Sometimes a change in schools can come from a move, a recent school closure, or even finding that your personal standards don’t fit with the culture of the school you are currently attending. No matter what…

At Aveda Institutes Boise and Twin Falls, we offer financial aid to students who qualify. Financial aid is, by far, one of the most common worries our potential students have. We’re here to make sure you get your questions answered to the best of our abilities. We don’t want anything to hold our students back…

The cold months are known for their drying qualities. Skin and hair both tend to become more brittle in a Winter climate. If your hair is begging for a new Winter routine, check out these 5 hacks for all hair types! 1. Moisturize Moisturizing isn’t just for your skin. When your hair dries out, it…

The struggle of keeping a fresh manicure, well, fresh is difficult. You’ve probably tried the cool setting on the hair dryer, waving your hands wildly about, and keeping the “finger splay” position for a few minutes (sometimes hours) until the polish isn’t so fragile. These methods of polish-drying have been tried and tested for years,…

Everyone loves a good hair transformation. Getting the perfect before and after pics for Instagram is essential. If you want to gain lots of followers and show up on the “discover” page of IG, you have to have the perfect profile aesthetic. Keeping with one color scheme, making sure you have before and after collages,…

Great fall wardrobe, check. Great hair color, check. Awesome summer, check. Back to school supplies, uh? What does a cosmetologist need to have to get off on the right foot in school? Don’t worry. Here are the top four things every new cosmetologist needs! 1. Apparel It might not look like it, but cosmetology can…

The words “esthetics” and “cosmetology” are often used in place of one another, but they are actually unique to one another. The term esthetician is defined by estheticianedu.org as, “beauty professionals who are trained and educated in the beautification of the skin. As such, their main objective is to improve the appearance of the skin through non-surgical…

Beauty school isn’t just makeup, big hair, and perfect manicures despite the common misconceptions out there. The truth is that cosmetology and esthetics education is rigorous, well-rounded, and designed to prepare professionals in every sense of the word. It’s not enough to only know how to hold a pair of shears or how to transform…