Fernanda's Beauty Institute
Beauty school salon in Silver Spring, MD
Fernanda's Beauty Institute is a bilingual school in Silver Spring focused on building the skills and knowledge students need for a career in beauty. Its training spans four areas: lash extensions, nails, permanent makeup and skin care.
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Fernanda's Beauty Institute is a bilingual school in Silver Spring focused on building the skills and knowledge students need for a career in beauty. Its training spans four areas: lash extensions, nails, permanent makeup and skin care.
Lash training runs as one-day classic sessions or two-day sessions covering classic, volume, hybrid and wispy styles, each 9:00am to 5:00pm. Group and personalized formats are priced differently. Classic group training is listed at $1,500 and personalized at $1,100, while classic, volume and hybrid group training is $1,000 with personalized at $1,500, and wispy group training is $1,000 with personalized at $1,500. The curriculum covers eye anatomy, lash mapping, isolation technique, safe adhesive use and sanitation, plus business training, marketing and client consultation. The skin care program also includes certification in classic lash extensions.
Nail training is a 250-hour program. The regular version runs 12 weeks with a daytime schedule from 8:00am to 4:00pm or an evening schedule from 6:00pm to 10:00pm. A Saturdays-only version runs 16 weeks from 8:00am to 4:00pm. Topics include manicures, pedicures, nail extensions, sculpturing, design, product chemistry and maintenance of artificial nails. Nail students receive a comprehensive kit of professional tools and technology.
Permanent makeup training includes in-person microblading, shading, nanoblading and combination courses. Microblading and shading is 16 hours over two days at $2,000 in group format or $2,300 personalized. Nanoblading is 20 hours over 2.5 days at $2,500 group or $2,800 personalized. Ombré, microblading and shading is 24 hours over three days at $3,000 group or $3,300 personalized. Nanoblading and nano combo is 24 hours over three days at $3,200 group or $3,500 personalized. In-person training includes practice on live models along with eyebrow shaping, color theory, skin anatomy, sanitation, allergies and incident management. Online courses in Spanish are Cejas Nano (28 weeks), Cejas Ombré (12 weeks), Cejas Nano Combo (12 weeks) and Lip Blush (28 weeks), each listed at $499.
The skin care program is 600 hours over 16 weeks with evening classes from 6:00pm to 10:00pm. It covers facials, microdermabrasion, chemical peels, HydraFacial, nano-needling, high frequency, radio frequency skin tightening and cavitation body contouring. It also includes wood therapy, laser lipolysis, waxing and makeup application. Skin care students receive a student kit of professional tools.
Training is built around practical skills and the knowledge needed for a career, delivered in English or Spanish. The institute states that its instructors are certified and offer hands-on experience.
The institute describes its lash studios as light-filled.
Services
Final prices may vary.
One-day classic and two-day volume, hybrid and wispy training, offered in group or personalized formats.
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Classic, Volume, Hybrid Training (16 hours, 2 days) $1,000
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Wispy Training (16 hours, 2 days) $1,000
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Classic Training (8 hours, 1 day) $1,100
A 250-hour nail program in weekday daytime or evening sessions, or on Saturdays only, covering manicures, pedicures, extensions and design.
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Nail Program Regular (250 hours, 12 weeks) Price at booking
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Nail Program Saturdays Only (250 hours, 16 weeks) Price at booking
In-person microblading, shading, nanoblading and combination courses, plus online Spanish-language brow and lip courses.
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Cejas Nano Combo Online (12 weeks) $499
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Cejas Nano Online (28 weeks) $499
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Cejas Ombré Online (12 weeks) $499
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Lip Blush Online (28 weeks) $499
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Microblading & Shading (16 hours, 2 days) $2,000
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Nanoblading (20 hours, 2.5 days) $2,500
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Ombré, Microblading & Shading (24 hours, 3 days) $3,000
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Nanoblading & Nano Combo (24 hours, 3 days) $3,200
A 600-hour evening program covering facial treatments, device-based skin care and body contouring techniques.
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Skincare Program (600 hours, 16 weeks) Price at booking
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- Highlights
- Courses offered in English or Spanish
- Online permanent makeup courses in Spanish, open to students outside the United States
- Permanent makeup training with practice on live models
- Lash program includes business and marketing training alongside technique
- Nail and skin care students receive professional tool kits
- Skin care program includes classic lash extension certification
- Good for
- Students starting a career in beauty
- Spanish-speaking students
- Students outside the United States taking online courses
- Students who want a daytime, evening or Saturday schedule
- Those interested in lash extensions, nails, permanent makeup or skin care training
- Techniques
- Lash mapping
- Isolation technique
- Microblading
- Shading
- Nanoblading
- Nano combo
- Ombré brows
- Nail sculpturing
- HydraFacial
- Microdermabrasion