London School of Beauty & Makeup Reviews Summary

Teaching Quality

Pros:

• "Belgin was great throughout the whole course, she is highly knowledgeable and has a lot of experience in the beauty industry."
• "Belgin's way of teaching, her kindness and support helped me finish my course easily."
• "The method of teaching from my teacher Belgin was so wonderful and refreshing!"
• "The teacher Elitsa was amazing, incredibly knowledgeable and friendly, her personality was lively, she kept the class engaging."
• "Trisha is a passionate teacher with extensive knowledge and a fun and welcoming attitude."
• "To have such a passionate and patient teacher like Carol was a blessing."
• "Alison Haynes was my lecturer. She gave 100% to the class content and to the students."

Cons:

• "The first teacher we had was very bad & lazy. She left halfway through course & had nobody teaching us for weeks."
• "Hungover teachers, lack of communication, not worth the money spent."
• "Rachel was extremely incompetent and had no passion in her job."
• "The lecture was very rude and unprofessional, she never care about the students but herself."
• "They keep asking for the reviews from students in order to deceive others."
• "Made us work in the salon after only ONE WEEK of practise other weeks were theory!"
• "Don’t waste your money on this school specifically if your teacher is gonna be Rachel."

Course and Career Opportunities

Pros:

• "Right after I've completed my course, I've found a few makeup jobs in fashion shows."
• "I felt like I have learnt more than I thought I would in such a short amount of time."
• "Apart from having a great time, making some inspiring friends, this course does open a new door for me in the beauty industry."
• "If you chose to do Cidesco prepare yourself it is a lot of hard work but it is so worth it."
• "I would definitely recommend LSBM to any future potential therapists."
• "I’m a student of the masa advanced diploma. During this journey I’ve learned a lot of new tricks in makeup which I dont think so we can learn it from YouTube or instagram."
• "I have had the oppotunity to work with them at London fashion week also!"

Cons:

• "The only thing that lets the school down a bit is the lack of resources when doing beauty treatments, I expected there would be moreover a variety of products to choose from and more quantities of them."
• "Unfortunately salon on site is not up to scratch."
• "The only issue I had was that microdermabrasion isn’t part of their curriculum for the level 2 and 3 combined facial course and they have other treatments that aren’t as popular on the market in their curriculum."
• "The school ignored me and my cousin who was also on the course when we wanted to do our assessments for months."
• "A course that was meant to last 6 hours a day (weekly), yet only 4 hours total over 2 course days is what was given."
• "The spa is small and not all the saunas were working which was disappointing."
• "Avoid this school at all costs, unless you want to be scammed."

Support and Administration

Pros:

• "The booking process is friendly and helpful."
• "The communication from the beginning was great, the school and the structure of the course is very well organised."
• "Thanks to Sana for your availability, we much appreciated your support in dealing with inconvenience."
• "All the staff are very friendly and supportive."
• "The team at LSBM is really welcoming and helpful in terms of both personal and professional manor as I’m foreign student."
• "Admin staff have also been very helpful and has made the process very easy."
• "Excellent support from Jo as well, especially regarding CV and career advice."

Cons:

• "The lady in office are very angry and shouting and not understanding us."
• "There is a couple of occasions where they never answered to me or booked a slot which I hadn't agreed to and then called me to ask why I wasn't there!"
• "Ignored several emails, calls and written letters."
• "The only downside are their bathrooms which are heavily used, small and can be cleaned and improved."
• "The school building was filthy and disaster."
• "They are useless."
• "Do not study long term with them!"

Facilities and Resources

Pros:

• "I had one of the best Aromatherapy massages I've ever had."
• "I had a wonderful facial today with Anthea, she was warm funny and great to talk beauty with- after a heavenly hour long facial which included a dreamy massage I left with smooth brighter looking skin."
• "The facilities in school are great and there is a salon where you get to practice on fully paying clients."
• "The spa experience has been great, allowing students to complete treatments on paying clients."
• "The Scrub and Wrap treatment was very relaxing and the products smelt amazing."
• "The level of client care is outstanding from start to finish, you're made to feel like a VIP."
• "The laser machines that you use are commonly used in the industry and the tutor made sure we had a proper understanding of how laser technology works."

Cons:

• "Also there was not enough beauty products on the classes, or the ones that they have they were almost finish, so were difficult to practice on the lessons."
• "For the building I think that can be improved.. with such high quality of courses and teachers it’d be nice to be in a place as good as them."
• "The only downside are their bathrooms which are heavily used, small and can be cleaned and improved."
• "The school building was filthy and disaster."
• "The spa is small and not all the saunas were working which was disappointing."
• "A student was cut. No H&S. Discriminatory behaviour towards students."
• "Completely rubbish tutorials."