Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics

This school is a hidden gem that completely changed my life and fostered beginning of a beautiful enchanting chapter of my life. If I am being honest I am extremely bougie and do not give unabashed praise easily. The teachers are beyond qualified and bring heart, soul and humor to their work. This attitude spills over to its students as Catherine Hinds trains it’s estheticians to work hard, as a team and do work with excellence. The magic, is that it happens seamlessly. As I am now in the work world the skills learned at Catherine Hinds are a part of me and set me apart from other co-​workers. This school is so much more then meets the eye and there, bc of various situations I learned what it means to have people have my back, how to be comfortable in my own skin and not care what people think and mostly I got my confidence back and learned to love myself. Highly recommend this school to YOU!

As numerous Unilocalers have commented this is a teaching environment and I found all the people I came into contact professional and helpful. The prices are as good as you will find anywhere and the quality of work was outstanding! Thanks girls!

I found Catherine Hinds on Unilocal and went for a facial yesterday. The prices are so good that I got a 90 minute facial done by a student.
Some of the students were in the room just standing around chatting and I thought I wouldn’t be able to relax. However, some of the students left the room and I believe a few worked on each other.
My facial was great and I was very happy. I’m definitely going back. you can’t beat it.

I love Catherine Hinds! I’ve gotten quite a few facials there & they always do a great job (for an unbeatable price)! I treated my Mom to a facial for Mother’s Day last year when she was up visiting from NJ. She came out glowing & raving about it & now wants to go back every time she visits me. All of the students, staff members & instructors are super friendly and accommodating too! If you haven’t been to Catherine Hinds yet, you definitely need to check it out :-)

The student clinic is a gem! I have been a client for years and would recommend that anyone check it out. During wedding season, I love to get my spray tans (the product line they use is organic and doesn’t stink!) there and the students do as good of a job as any salon. While you’re there, pick up a spray bottle of rosewater– feels so good, especially in the winter or while traveling when your skin needs a little pick me up. My fav!

I love love love love love love this place!
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I come once a month to visit the advanced clinic as of late. In total, I been coming here for at least 12 years for some sort of spa/​facial experience. I believe the prices are awesome too. I would like to begin with addressing the negative Nellys on here… As it has been mentioned, this is a STUDENT clinic, meaning STUDENTS are doing all of the procedures. IT IS ****NOT**** a true spa. That should be obvious however reading some of the reviews I think people got it wrong assuming it was. There is light talking, beds are close to each other, not much privacy but that is what it is. They make do what what they have and I feel it’s a great experience regardless. Again, these are STUDENTS working on you. They are not seasoned veterans in the business, yet. They are still LEARNING how to strengthen their hand at this craft. Please keep that in mind before you bash them on Unilocal.An instructor is always in the area to assist. Overall, I am glad to have found this place.

I went for a visit to the advanced clinic and was so surprised at how excellent my hydrafacial was. Of course you are not going to get your spa atmosphere here as it’s still a school and the purpose of a treatment is for education but I was so happy with my esthetician and the results of the treatment! Would absolutely recommend to someone looking for the service and open to the clinics atmosphere. I’ll be back!

I would say CH is a ‘hit or miss’.
I have had facial special last month and the student was perfectly professional and lovely, but I can’t say facial was that good. I had asked for white head extraction and she told me that it is included in the treatment but she was horrible at the extraction and almost extracted nothing. The only plus part was that I was relaxed since the treatment took an hour.
I also had a foot reflexology — total waste of my time.
Recently, I had their ‘summer slim down special for $ 75′ — it was interesting experience — Salt scrub with oil left my skin silky smooth. Do I look any thinner? Nope. I never had a treatment like this before, so I don’t have a way of comparing, but I felt like the lymphatic drainage massage needs to be deeper/​vigorous. The treatment ended with a relaxation massage and that was good. There were two students working — one about to move on to the next higher program and the other one a beginner. The beginner wasn’t good at all. The more experienced one was much better.
I have had better massge therapist/​estheticians at Elizabeth Grady school of Esthetics in Medford.
Bottom line — it’s a hit or miss. You need to decide if the money and time you are spending worth the worst case scenario. In the day and age of ‘Groupons’ there are a lot of cheaper options available all the time now.

This is pretty hit or miss. Hit if you get someone who is almost ready to graduate. Miss if you get a newbie. So last time I took my mother. She had a great facial, mine was a joke. They called me in 15 minutes after her so i was afraid she would have to wait for me when finished. I had no hair covering till instructor reminded her, massage repetitive and boring, same 2 strokes. Lots of interruptions and gaps as if unclear what to do next.
This time took my daughter. Again she had a great experience, mine was not. Noise level and cackles sounded like Xmas party. My daughter was taken in soon after arriving. I was made to wait some time because they couldn’t find my card.
I agreed to have an add on which I normally don’t do and it was an exfolliant. I asked what it had in case of allergies. Could not tell me what was in it just that it smelled like oatmeal. After that was an oil application for massage !!! It felt sandy and gritty and oily all over my skin because there was still remnants of exfolliant left behind mixed with the oil. It felt like sand paper, well if the exfoliant didn’t do the trick this certainly was going to !!!
I could not wait to wipe it all off my face and shoulders. The massage was so lame it was more like stroking and you know how a bad massage is worse than NO massage. The linen cloths were dripping liquid down my neck and there were gaps because I could then feel the plastic face covering on skin under the heat mask. All I could think was «GET ME OUTTA HERE». I hope someone gets a lot of classes and more supervision before they go out into the real world. And for those of you who say «You get what you pay for» you do, but sometimes a little more sometimes a lot less !!!

I have been going to Catherine Hinds for a few years and I have consistently had a good experience. The facials are affordable and the staff/​students are always professional. I have gone to other spas, and have found the quality to be inconsistent. The receptionist are always very nice, overall great experience here!

I’ve been going here for years. It’s a really gem. The extra attention and time spent by the students combined with the very affordable variety of services makes me keep coming back.
To the comments about the student clinic atmosphere — I’ve enjoyed some very nice not to-​be-​named high end spas and have found that they can occasionally vary on the quality of service provided by the practioner but with the clinic the students are very motivated to provide good service and instructors are ready to assist.

I love Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics! I have been going there over 10 years. I have always received the best services. The students are knowledgeable and professional. The products are awesome. I always leave with my skin aglow! The receptionists are great (Lori is especially pleasant) and typically able to accommodate my last minute requests for service!

I have been going to C Hinds for many years now. A co worker of mine told me about all their great services. I usually get a leg and under arm wax. they do a great job and the price is right! I have also had a few facials and they were so relaxing! I wish I had time for more facials and pampering!

Went here the other night with my daughter for some much needed pampering. I have had several facials there before, but this was by far the best! I had the blanket collagen facial, Kelly was my technician. She was great! She was able to remove my whiteheads. The last time I was there I was told the one on my nose was a mole, and to see a dermatologist to have them take care of it. Well, Kelly was able to do this. The facial lasted for 1 ½ hours, which also consisted of a facial/​shoulder massage. I almost fell asleep, I was so relaxed. The best part was the collagen mask. It stayed on for 20 minutes, and molded to my face. When it was removed, it looked like I had a facelift! Really! My face was plump and fresh looking with great color. I looked years younger. My daughter enjoyed her treatment as well. We couldn’t get over the results. Will definitely go back.

I feel like I found a goldmine and I have been here for better soothing facials and upper shoulder and face massage then in some professional spas. The women are really nice and my skin always feels youthful and glows. Some of the girls here are pros and I have had one every time I went. This place is awesome especially when I want to pamper like a Princess but not pay like one. It’s a great school and I wish all the girls success and happiness.

This is literally the best deal in town. I’ve been here at least 3 times for facials and the students always do any incredible job — they have been in school for at least 3 months so they always know what their doing. Last night I had a 90 minute super relaxing facial with glycolic. This would (and has at other spas) cost me over $ 100, last night it was $ 35! Some people might be bothered by the fact that this is a student clinic but I just close my eyes and tune everyone out. Don’t forget to check out their products on the way out.

I go here at least once a month for some kind of facial treatment. The students do a great job, and the prices can’t be beat. I’m a big fan of the deep pore cleansing facial (i need extractions, like, daily!) and the Hydro-​Facial (even my boyfriend noticed my glowing, soft skin afterwards!).
If you’re not expecting a salon experience, but an affordable solution to advanced skin care, this is your place.

Very professional services here. The students are well prepared to work with clients. I am fortunate to live close by. I have never been disappointed with the services. I haven’t even used many of the services they offer. Waxing and facials are the norm for me.

Again– they are students so you do lose something by having a classroom atmosphere. That being said– good inexpensive services.
Ive had a facial there –girl was super nice but slow and my face ended up feeling burned but it was def from the item her teacher told her to put on my face (some ampoule) because it was great until then. But NOT her fault as she followed direction and it would have been super without it. was still ok with the total experience.
Also had some treatment at the spa– great steam room and then a massage like thingy– great — girl super sweet. Only downside was again that I was the last one in there and the student who had been next to her jumped up on the adjacent table to have her toenails painted and chat about her boyfriend troubles. Kinda loudly. If that hadnt happened I would have been happier but you cant control loudmouths… lol
will I go back? yes yes yes.

No offence but to the people who gave bad reviews because they thought it was too loud and not relaxing… just a reminder this is a school with students trying to learn so of course you are going to get what you pay for and a not so relaxing visit… if you go to any place like this with students it is going to be like this. So quit complaining and pay a few extra bucks and go somewhere else if you cant handle it. I personally have been here before a while ago and I loved it.