Begin your journey

 

Professional Esthetician

600 hours of virtual theory education as well as hands on services with real clients. You will learn how to create a perfect brow, basic skincare and skin function for optimal preventative aging and skin condition correction, makeup, body treatments and more. This is the first course and must be completed before moving on to the Master course.

You will be prepared to pass your Virginia State Board tests in as little as 6 months as well as learn the skills you’ll need to get hired and efficiently work in any of the many facets requiring an esthetic professional license.

Master Esthetician

600 Hours of virtual theory education and hands on advanced services with clients. This includes dremaplaning, chemical peels, Intense Pulse Light (IPL) therapies and more.

You will be prepared to pass your Virginia State Board tests as quickly as 6 months as well as many other skills needed to be an effective employee in any spa environment or to run your own esthetic business..

*These are hybrid courses of virtual theory hours and hands-on training so that both programs can be done on a more flexible schedule and completed in as little as 1 year. We understand and encourage anyone who needs to work while in school. A full time class schedule includes 2 days a week of in person training for each program. 24 weeks per program is full time enrollment.

 What you will master…

GENERAL SCIENCES

Infection Control
Advanced Histology of the Cell and the Skin, by Peter T. Pugliese, M.D.
Hormones
Anatomy and Physiology: Muscles and Nerves
Anatomy and Physiology: The Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Laser, Light Energy, and Radio Frequency Therapy

SKIN SCIENCES

Wellness Management
Advanced Skin Disorders: Skin In Distress
Skin Typing and Aging Analysis
Skin Care Products: Chemistry, Ingredients and Selection
Botanicals and Aromatherapy
Ingredients and Products for Skin Issues
Pharmacology for Estheticians

ADVANCED ESTHETICS

Advanced Facial Techniques
Advanced Skin Care Massage
Advanced Facial Devices
Advanced Hair Removal
Advanced Makeup

SPA AND ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES

Spa Treatments
Complementary Wellness Therapies
Ayurveda Theory and Treatments

MEDICAL SCIENCES

Working in a Medical Setting
Medical Terminology
Medical Intervention
Plastic Surgery Procedures
The Esthetician's Role in Pre and Post Medical Treatments

BUSINESS SKILLS

Financial Business Skills
Marketing

A little history about me, your educator…

I have been an Esthetician for over 20 years.

I started in Colorado in a resort spa at The Ritz-Carlton Bachelor’s Gulch. That experience was everything. It made me want to continue to grow in this career field and I do my best to incorporate their credo into my own businesses. Taking care of people, building their trust through compassion and educating them on their best skin investments. I like for people to feel welcome and at home in my space and trust that I’m sharing my best recommendations to meet their particular beauty and skin health goals.

Since moving to Virginia I have worked for doctors and day spas and began operating my own business so I could incorporate what I love most from all of those facets. At Illuminate Beauty Institute my goal is to pass on my knowledge and grow the industry that I love so much by building an community of Estheticians who have a passion for taking care of others.

Let’s Illuminate Beauty through education, kindness and of course, lipstick;)

-Nicole Stone Morgan