Are you ready to begin your journey as an Esthetician? At Wrapture Beauty Academy, your Student Kit equips you with everything needed to develop professional skin care skills, while our structured 40-week program prepares you for success!
Here’s a look at everything you’ll learn, practice, and receive:
What’s in My Esthetics Student Kit?
Your Esthetics Student Kit is packed with high-quality, professional supplies to help you develop confidence and expertise in nail care, facial treatments, hair removal, and beauty services:
- Facial & Skincare Tools – Extractors, facial bowl and brush set for deep cleansing, exfoliation, and targeted skin treatments.
- Hair Removal Essentials – A complete waxing kit and wax warmer to master professional waxing techniques for brows, lips, underarms, and more.
- Advanced Exfoliation Kit – A Dermaplaning Kit by DermaplanePro to provide deep exfoliation and vellus hair removal.
- Lash & Brow Enhancement Kits – Lash extensions, tweezers, lash lift and tint kits to perform lash lifts, brow laminations, and tinting services.
- Makeup Kit – Professional-grade Makeup Foerever products for makeup application training.
- Back Bar Access to professional skincare & beauty products
- Nail Prep & Application Tools – Cuticle pushers, nippers, clippers, and buffers for precision grooming.
- Enhancement & Sculpting Tools – Acrylic brushes, gel brushes, and nail forms for perfect extensions.
- Electric & Manual Filing Tools – E-file with drill bits and hand files for shaping and refining.
- Sanitation & Safety Essentials – Disposable gloves, disinfectants, and wipes to maintain hygiene.
- Practice & Training Materials – Nail tips, display wheels, and practice fingers to hone your skills.
About Some of Our Professional Back Bar Products:
✔ Bernard Cassière Skincare – A luxury French skincare line designed for customized facials, professional-grade treatments, and targeted skin solutions using natural botanicals and advanced formulations.
✔ CND Shellac, OPI, China Glaze, and Bio Chic Gel are top choices in professional nail care. CND Shellac provides long-lasting, chip-resistant gel polish. OPI and China Glaze offer vibrant, highly pigmented colours with a smooth application. Bio Chic Gel delivers durable, flexible enhancements for a strong yet natural look. These trusted brands ensure a flawless, salon-quality finish.
✔ DermaplanePro – A leading brand in dermaplaning tools and skincare used by estheticians worldwide for safe and effective exfoliation treatments.
✔ Makeup Forever – A professional makeup brand known for high-performance, industry-quality products used by makeup artists and estheticians in editorial, bridal, and beauty applications.
Esthetics Program Overview
Becoming an Esthetician in Manitoba is a structured process designed to ensure you gain the skills, experience, and certification required to succeed.
Schedule:
During your program, you will learn theory and practice providing and receiving services with your classmates from Tuesday to Thursday. On Fridays—and one Saturday a month—you’ll put your skills to work by offering services to models, including friends, family, or members of the public.
Here’s a breakdown of your week:
Theory: Learning the Science of Beauty
Your week starts on Tuesdays and the day starts with theory—because before you can master hands-on skills, you need to understand the science behind them. You will learn about skin anatomy, nail structure, product ingredients, and safety protocols, setting a strong foundation for your career.
Hands-On Training
Once you have covered the basics in theory, it is time to put your knowledge into action. Afternoon hands-on training sessions typically begin soon in your program. First, you will practice on your classmates and experience both sides of the service—giving and receiving treatments. This helps you understand not just how to perform the service, but what the client feels.
If a treatment includes precision techniques that require more repetition to master—such as lash or nail extensions —you will also get access to additional practice on mannequins.
Program Overview
During your training, you’ll gain hands-on experience in:
✔ Skin Care & Facial Treatments – Skin analysis, basic facials, advanced facials, chemical peels, microdermabrasion, and dermaplaning.
✔ Body Treatments & Massage – Relaxation massage, body scrubs, cellulite treatments, back facials, mud or hydro wraps, and hot stone massage.
✔Manicures & Pedicures – Basic, spa, shellac, acrylic, hot oil, and paraffin treatments.
✔ Artificial Nail Enhancements – Gel, acrylic, sculpting, extensions, overlays, and fills.
✔ Nail Art & Customization – Nail design, artificial toenails, fabric wraps.
✔ Hair Removal – Waxing for the face and body.
✔ Lash & Brow Enhancements – Lash lift and tint, classic lash extensions, and lash/brow tinting.
✔ Makeup Artistry – Daytime, evening, bridal, fantasy, and mature makeup applications.
✔ Sanitation & Safety – Workplace hygiene, sterilization, and client safety.
✔ Business & Client Management – Retail sales, salon management, and client service.
Friday: Working with Live Models (+ 1 Saturday a month)
After mastering treatments on classmates, you will start working on models. These can be friends, family, or even members of the public looking for skin and beauty treatments at a fraction of spa prices.
Your first few models might be people you already know, which can help ease first-time nerves. “I find that when we reach this point, it makes it a bit easier the first time if it is a friend or family member,” educator Mel shares. “That being said, you do want to practice what real life will be like by offering services to strangers, too.”
Practicum Breakdown: Everything You'll Do!
To successfully complete your practicum, you’ll need to perform:
✔ 12 Skin Analysis (included in facial time)
✔ 5 Facial Massages (included in facial time)
✔ 10 Facials
✔ 10 Advanced Facials
✔ 4 Custom Facials
✔ 2 Chemical Peels
✔ 2 Microdermabrasion Treatments
✔ 2 Dermaplaning Treatments
✔ 15 Basic Manicures
✔ 2 Spa Manicures
✔ 2 Hot Oil Manicures
✔ 2 Paraffin Treatments
✔ 2 Gel Polish/Shellac Manicures
✔ 10 Hand & Arm Massages (included in manicure time)
✔ 15 Basic Pedicures
✔ 10 Foot Massages (included in pedicure time)
✔ 2 Brow Waxes
✔ 2 Lip Waxes
✔ 2 Chin Waxes
✔ 2 Underarm Waxes
✔ 2 Bikini Waxes
✔ 2 Leg Waxes
✔ 10 Brow Tints
✔ 10 Lash Tints
✔ 4 Lash Lift & Tints
✔ 2 Classic Lash Extensions
✔ 5 Relaxation Massages
✔ 1 Aromatherapy Treatment
✔ 5 Body Treatments (scrub, cellulite treatment, back facial, mud/hydro wrap, hot stone massage)
✔ 4 Nail Tip Extension Applications
✔ 2 Gel Overlays
✔ 2 Acrylic Overlays
✔ 2 Fibreglass Overlays
✔ 2 Sculptured Gel Nails
✔ 1 Sculptured French Gel Nails
✔ 1 Sculptured French Acrylic Nails
✔ 1 Fabric Wrap Application
✔ 1 Artificial Toenail Application
✔ 1 Nail Art Design
How to Get Practicum Models and Future Clients
Practicum is the time to start building your personal brand. Posting model calls on your social media beauty student account helps fill your practice appointments and starts attracting potential clients.
Educator Mel encourages students to think ahead:
“When you work in a spa, you will experience more success if you have a personal esthetician brand. Even if your spa has a marketing strategy, clients also want to relate to a person, not just a business. Start now with a dedicated account by sharing your student journey and growing your audience.”
Plus, if you tag the school account as a student, we’ll repost your model calls, giving you access to an audience of thousands! This will make it much easier for you to acquire the models you need.
That’s not all: Students who create a dedicated beauty account while still in school find it easier to transition into their career. By the time you graduate, you often have already started to build a client base that follows you wherever you go to eventually apprentice if they know where to find you (aka: if they started following your account while you were in school).
Read More: 5 Reasons Why Personal Branding Matters for Estheticians
Your Pathway to Licensing
- 40-Week Skin Care Technician Diploma Program – Learn theory and hands-on skills in facials, waxing, beauty, body treatments, and salon management.
- Practical Diploma Exam – Complete your diploma and demonstrate your expertise.
- 3, 200 Hours of Apprenticeship – Work as a registered apprentice to gain real-world experience for about a year.
- Written Licensing Exam – Pass the provincial exam to earn your Esthetics License.
Once licensed, you can freelance or work for any beauty business, offering professional skin and beauty services in salons, spas, or even your own business!
Esthetics Practical Exam: What to Expect
For estheticians pursuing certification in both sub-trades, the exam combines all of the above skills from skin care exam and nail technician exam into a comprehensive evaluation, including:
- Nail Shaping and Cuticle Work: Pedicures and manicures.
- Callus Removal: Properly addressing foot care needs.
- Massage Techniques: Hand, arm, foot, and leg massage.
- French Polish Application: Mastering the classic look.
- Gel and Acrylic Nail Application: Sculptured nails with overlays.
- Red Polish Application: Precision and neatness.
- Hair Removal and Eyebrow Shaping: Using depilatory methods.
- Skin Cleansing and Extractions: Prepping the skin with care.
- Massage Techniques: Facial and body massage methods.
- Mask Application: Using visible mask product to show precision
- Lash Tinting: Safe and effective application techniques.
- Evening Makeup Application: Creating a polished final look.
Recap
An Esthetics Diploma provides a comprehensive education, covering multiple areas of beauty services. It is ideal for you if you want a broad skill set and the flexibility to offer a range of services.
What to Expect: Becoming an esthetician takes approximately 10 months of schooling. Once you graduate, expect about 2 years of apprenticeship (to be precise: 3,200 hours). In total, the journey takes just under 3 years.
Career Opportunities:
Graduates often work as full-service estheticians in spas and salons or open their own businesses offering multiple beauty treatments once they are licensed. With the diverse skill set of this diploma, your employability is strong, allowing you to explore various areas and later specialize in what you enjoy most.
Many go on to advance their education to work in medi spas or advanced beauty providers.
Expanding Your Career:
This is an exciting field with endless opportunities for growth, allowing you to expand your expertise with advanced certifications. Some examples are laser hair removal, microneedling, semi-permanent makeup, and laser skin resurfacing.
As you gain confidence and continue advancing your education through professional certificate training, you unlock the potential for higher earnings and the ability to offer sought-after, high-value treatments.
This information is accurate on the publication date of this article. Contact us for the most up-to-date information. No matter where you are in Canada, always check with your provincial authorities to ensure compliance with the regulations for offering beauty services professionally.