Barbizon Reviews

It took her a while to get all the classes done because of that. The classes are just getting filled so quickly. But other than that, I really liked the experience and their feedback, especially when I feel a little lost, as a parent, because I don't know anything about this modeling world at all, so I don't know what to do at times. I love their staff. They're awesome. If they can't answer my question, they always let me know where I can go to find the answer. I've never really had an issue with that.

Since attending classes at Barbizon, she's done her own thing. She's become really independent. I was worried about it because when she was younger, she was clingy to me. But she has become a little bit more like, "No, mom. I got this," kind of thing. It's been good.

My nine-year-old seems to be more confident in her delivery when it comes to performing in front of crowds. Prior to going into Barbizon, she was already in the orchestra and still had to do things in front of a crowd. But now, she has that autonomy to take over the room, in a sense. She's not as shy as she used to be, and she’s very articulate. My older daughter, who's a part of Barbizon, has a higher level of self-esteem. She's doing more of that pretty-type, girly-type stuff that she didn't really do before. She was selected for the Passport to Discovery competition, but we had to push it to next year due to some things that came up beyond my control. She’s delighted to do that next year.

The staff has always been professional, very customer service-friendly and oriented. If I have a question or there’s something I don’t quite understand, they're usually knowledgeable. Or if they don't know, they're more than willing to point me in the direction of someone who can get me the answer. So, I like that about the staff. They're very friendly. I always look into things before I obligate myself and I did some research on Barbizon, and saw both positive and negative reviews online. But based on my own experience, I haven’t had anything negative and haven’t found any issues personally.

My child has not completed her monologue class. I keep on telling her I can't be there because I'm busy. I just came from work. I have to prepare for her something to eat. The moment I leave her, sometimes she will tell me something happened to the computer. She's out. We try to log in. Nobody will let us in. It has been a month trying to complete that class, and she has not completed it. My child would say, “Mom, I can’t go in. Even if you try, they can't let me in.” Yes, at the beginning of the class, she was there. Then something happened. She was out. She couldn’t go back in. When you are fewer, you are able to see. They could put somebody there to be watch what is going on, or somebody to be watch somebody who wants to get in the class. Other than that, I like Barbizon. It's encouraging for kids who wanna do modeling.

Everybody we talked to on the virtual classes and Zooms was very encouraging. My daughter just finished her main classes around April, and she needs to complete a few more self-modules before placement. She was invited to a competition, but we didn’t accept because it was so expensive. Overall, it’s been a great experience, and others should go for it.

They're very hospitable. I had no problem with them. The first daymy grandson was supposed to have gotten a workbook. I didn't know that he was supposed to have a workbook, and he ended up leaving the tote bag he had. So, when we went back the next time, the tote bag he had didn't have anything in it. He never got the workbook to complete that. Other than that, everything went well. My grandson has progressed a lot. He has his modeling walk down to a tee. When he went there at Barbizon, he was six. He's nine now. We had a nice time with it.

We need to get him out there so he can get the breaks that he's trying to get into. He always wants to be in a Spider-Man movie or any kind of movie that he can get into. We're trying to get him out so we can get into a competition. I put his profile on there, and different people will email me back, or let me know that they're interested in him to doing maybe a commercial or a photo shoot. I haven't seen anything behind that.

Barbizon doesn't help after the coaching and classes. I thought they would be able to pull us in the right direction to get him to an agency or a manager. We need to be pointed to someone they can get us in touch with them. That's the biggest thing, because we put all this money and effort into it. Our classes were in Cleveland, and we're in Columbus, so that was a two-hour drive for us. There were people there from Virginia, Pittsburgh, three-hour drive. Since we've put this money into it and everything, more than just a school, they should point us to agents. But my grandson is a lifetime member. He can always go back to Barbizon anytime.

Some classes were trying to teach how to improve my son's image on the runway and others were helping him improve on his interviewing skills for whenever he had to audition. But he decided not to continue getting additional teachings from them. Instead, he wants to broaden his options. Now that he knows some of the fundamentals, he wants to see if he can find another agency that matches what he's looking for a little bit better.

The experience was good overall, and I learned skills that stick with you. The staff in person were professional and not rude. After I was done with all of my classes and I told them I was placement ready, I didn't get bookings or the email that they were supposed to send me to go on their website and book for jobs. So, after that, I just left it alone. They can improve their communication. I didn’t get any of the emails and there was also confusion about costs. During a Zoom call, it was explained that expenses for the Passport to Discovery would be covered. But then, when they sent the email over with the booklet, we almost had to pay $8,000 just for my parents and me after they said they were going to cover all of our expenses. Not to be rude, but we weren't gonna pay for that.

I learned at Barbizon a bunch of stuff that I didn't know about, such as makeup and acting, and I felt good about it. I've started taking more care of myself. I have a skincare routine now and I do my hair a certain way because we had a hair care class. So, I've taken some advice that they've given. It was a great experience with Barbizon and I'm very glad I got to participate in it.