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Simply Divine Academy
Simply Divine Academy

Simply Divine Academy

Hair salon in Monrovia, CA

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Simply Divine Academy has operated since 2013 and was founded by Keshia Darden, whose Simply Divine brand began with a hair salon in 1992. Over roughly three decades, her businesses have included a salon, a barbershop, several beauty supply stores, an academy, and an apprenticeship program.

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About

Simply Divine Academy has operated since 2013 and was founded by Keshia Darden, whose Simply Divine brand began with a hair salon in 1992. Over roughly three decades, her businesses have included a salon, a barbershop, several beauty supply stores, an academy, and an apprenticeship program.

The barbering track is a Master Barber course of 1,000 clock hours that combines technique with barber law and business management. The esthetician program runs 600 hours and prepares students for the State Board exam, and it covers facials, makeup, eyebrow shaping, sanitation, and disinfection. The manicuring program is 400 hours and includes nail sculpting, manicures, polishing and buffing, and nail application. The cosmetology program covers sanitation, human physiology and anatomy, hair coloring and perming, and precision cutting.

Training is split between classroom instruction, taught by experienced educators, and hands-on practice on the student clinic floor. Clinic services are performed by students under the direct supervision of licensed instructors. Clinic hours vary by day, with evening sessions on Mondays and longer daytime hours later in the week, so it is worth checking the current schedule before booking.

Before enrolling, prospective students are asked to tour the campus and speak with an advisor, who talks through goals and finances and helps identify grants and low-interest federal loans. The school states that scholarships, payment plans, and financing are available for its programs. Program costs are published on the site, including tuition, registration, and kit fees, and the site describes its services as high quality at accessible prices.

The academy aims to build real-world skills in a supportive setting, pairing classroom instruction with supervised hands-on practice, and it works to get to know each prospective student before classes begin.

A student clinic floor where trainees carry out services under the watch of instructors.

Services

Final prices may vary.

Color, retouches, highlights, toners, chemical straightening, and chemical waves for hair and beard.

  • Beard Color $10
  • Men's Color $16
  • Toner $20
  • 7 Foil Highlight $30
  • Chemical Straightening $30
  • Color Retouch $30
  • Bleach Retouch $35
  • Full Color $35
  • Chemical Wave (Perm) $40
  • Partial Highlight $40
  • Full Highlight $90

Scalp treatments and conditioning treatments, alone or combined.

  • Scalp Treatment $8
  • Conditioning Treatment $15
  • Scalp & Conditioning Treatment $20

Men's, women's, children's, and senior cuts, along with razor lines, neck shaves, and hot towel shaves.

  • Razor Line $4
  • Neck Shave $5
  • Children's Cut (5-8) $8
  • Hot Towel Shave $8
  • Senior 70+ Men's Cut $8
  • Men's Cut $10
  • Women's Cut $15

Blow-dry, thermal, and press and marcel styles, shampoo and conditioning services, and box braids and corn rolls with or without hair.

  • Braids w/o Hair $5
  • Corn Rolls w/o Hair $5
  • Corn Rolls w/ Hair $6
  • Shampoo & Condition $6
  • Shampoo & Deep Condition $8
  • Blow-Dry Style $18
  • Thermal Style $20
  • Blow Dry & Thermal Style $25
  • Press & Marcel Curl $30
  • Half Head Box Braids $45
  • Full Head Large Box Braids $75

Manicures, pedicures, polish changes, French tips, gel removal, and gel and acrylic applications.

  • French Tip Polish $5
  • Gel Removal $5
  • Polish Change $6
  • Manicure $10
  • Pedicure $13
  • Acrylic Overlay $15
  • Gel Mani $15
  • Gel Pedi $18
  • Acrylic Full Set $20

Facials, including one with extraction, along with waxing for face and body areas and eyelash services.

  • Chin Wax $7
  • Lip Wax $7
  • Eyelash Strips $8
  • Eyebrow Wax $10
  • Eyelash Flare $10
  • Cheeks Wax $12
  • Basic Facial $20
  • Full Face Wax $22
  • Facial w/ Extraction $30

Photos

  • Busy salon floor with students cutting clients' hair under a price list
  • Wig display wall with mannequin heads and a shopper
  • Student setting perm rods on a mannequin head
  • Group photo of staff and students posing together
  • Esthetician treatment room with beds and equipment
  • Barber clipper fading a young client's haircut
  • Four smiling people in black uniforms posing together at an event
  • Barber trimming a boy's hair in a busy salon
  • Barber brushing and cutting a client's hair
  • Esthetician treatment room with white facial chairs and equipment
  • Training room with white treatment beds, facial charts and a projector screen
  • Student giving a manicure to a client at a nail table

Meet the team

Their website doesn't list the team, so we don't either.

Highlights
  • Master Barber training combining barbering technique with barber law and business management
  • Apprenticeship option where students earn income in a professional salon while studying
  • Student clinic services performed under direct supervision of licensed instructors
  • Advisor meetings covering goals and finances, with help identifying grants and federal loans
  • Scholarships, payment plans, and financing listed for its programs
  • Campuses in Monrovia, Altadena, and Yuba City
Good for
  • Students planning a career in barbering
  • Students planning a career in cosmetology
  • Students interested in esthetics
  • Students interested in manicuring and nail technology
  • Clients seeking lower-cost services from trainees
  • Families booking children's cuts
  • Clients looking for hair color, highlights, or chemical services
  • Prospective students seeking an apprenticeship
Treats
  • Haircuts and shaves
  • Hair color and highlights
  • Chemical straightening and waves
  • Scalp and conditioning
  • Braids and corn rolls
  • Blow-dry and press styling
  • Manicures, pedicures, and gel or acrylic nails
  • Facials and extractions
  • Waxing
  • Eyelash services
Techniques
  • Master Barber training
  • Fades and razor lines
  • Hot towel shaves
  • Full and partial foil highlights
  • Chemical waves (perms)
  • Chemical straightening
  • Box braids and corn rolls
  • Press and marcel curl
  • Thermal styling
  • Gel and acrylic nail application

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