Category: Competition

Most hairstylists have to graduate cosmetology school before they become a Very Big Deal in the beauty world—but not Jesse Ervin! While attending the Aveda Institute Toronto in 2016, Jesse made a splash in the industry as one of the winners of the Professional Beauty Association’s North American Hairstyling Awards (NAHA). The category: Student Hairstylist of the Year….

THE BEACON EXPERIENCE By: Becca Thompson, Cosmetology Student a Aveda Institute Chapel Hill As an Aveda Institute student, there are many opportunities to explore with your cosmetology or esthetics education. One of my favorite experiences is the Professional Beauty Association’s (PBA) Beacon, an elite program that provides “top beauty industry students with a unique opportunity…

Every year, students from Douglas J Aveda Institute have the honor of attending the Beacon Awards Program. Find out more about their experience this year and what they plan to do in the future!

Alanah Bowers is a recent cosmetology graduate from the Douglas J Aveda Institute in East Lansing, and she is also a 2018 Beacon Winner! Congrats, Alanah! What is Beacon? Why is this such a super cool accomplishment for Alanah? Want to see her gorgeous work that helped her win? We’ve got it all! Check it…