Barbizon Modeling & Acting Centers

The cost was a little pricey for what we paid for. But the instructors were wonderful and on the roll. I love every one of them, especially Sienna, Janeisha, and Christian. They were the three best out of the whole bunch. They picked our girl up and made her feel special and helped her along the way. She still stays in touch with Si. She carries her along through her days and tells her how great she's doing. It's a big positive thing for her and her life having an adult and someone to kind of look up to in that sense of way.

There were a lot of kids that came and didn't even have lunch. A lot of them just get dropped off by their parents and they can't leave to go anywhere and that's foreseeable. But for those circumstances, Barbizon can have a basket of crackers or something that one of their head people could pull out and give to them. Also, Barbizon could have done a little bit more monitoring of the way some of the girls come in dressed. Every one of them said they were ready to model for Victoria's Secret. But as far as Barbizon handling the kids running out and vaping in their cars or in the bathroom, they were all on top of it. But they need a little bit more. They didn't have their supplies on time. They didn't have all their face creams or makeup palettes. So that was a big ordeal.

Barbizon’s reps are not fabulous at calling back though. It takes forever to get a callback. But once they do, they fix everything or do what you need. It wasn't that bad but it was a little off-putting because they should have people that answer the phone instead of making you leave a message all day, every day. Or even have a computer system where they can get in and fix things for you. It would be nice. Leaving a message and them saying they’ll call back in 24 hours is outdated. Also, Barbizon doesn’t have to be that expensive. But my son got good stuff out of it and we appreciate it. I’m very happy with Barbizon and I'd recommend it. My son’s self-confidence is so much higher and he does well with public speaking now. He actually gave me some wardrobe tips. He plays soccer too and he's gotten a little more graceful on the field.

Everyone has been really pleasant and professional. They quickly call back or email as well. They've reached out to help us on multiple occasions to get us prepared for the competition and classes. Every call I've ever made to them has been very helpful, even from finding the location where we were supposed to be that week for a class or just general questions.

Barbizon Modeling is great especially for young ladies who are getting into modeling and acting to get awareness not only for just how to walk a runway, but a lot of self-care as well as to meet others and gain exposure in the industry. Our whole experience has been good, and my daughter enjoyed it. Overall, it's definitely been very beneficial, and we're looking forward to possibly in the future retaking some classes when my daughter feels it's time.

The staff was understanding with everything. Even if we weren't able to make a class, they were very quick about setting up our makeup class. Everything went so smoothly. We've had a lot of questions and everybody was so nice about the way they answered it. I'm not so much the girly girl. I had to pick out shoes and clothes and things like this. It was really not my element. I'm the more of the jeans and T-shirt kind of girl. They were really great with just helping me help my daughter. That support has been a fresh breath of air. So, I've really appreciated them. My daughter had her breakdown moments as well, and they've all been there to help her and guide her as well. I really felt like we've taken on more of, not just a team, but a family with Barbizon. It’s been really good.

Then now they're calling saying someone wants to audition her for a commercial. It didn't turn out to be an audition for a commercial. It turned out to be something to try to get you interested in going to another competition to spend more money. I was like, “I already spent over $10,000, and it's time for some money to come back. I'm not rich. I work hard for my money, and don't really get a chance to really spend a lot of time with my children.” Now, they're teenagers. Every time, there was a competition, it was always a call about, “Ok. They want her to audition for a commercial,” but it never ended up being that. It always ended up, “Ok, she got an audition from whoever,” and they said, “Oh, somebody wants to audition her.” Then it turns out, “Oh, you wanna go to a competition?” I thought that was a little weird, but other than that, she enjoyed it.

I talked to one person last week and they were trying to get her to go to a competition. She said she wanted to go, but she works and she's in school. The person was like, “She said she wasn't interested.” First, she said she was, and I guess because she changed her mind, they couldn't get the payment out. So, the person called. It was a little hostile. It was like, “Well, she has a contract.” I was like, “Ok. Her contract was when she started Barbizon. it was almost two years ago. She don't have a contract. She didn't sign anything. And if she did, it doesn't mean anything because I'm supposed to sign it.” The person was like, “Oh, well, she got sent a written consent.” I said, “She doesn't have a contract, first of all.” She was like, “Ok, so why is she not interested?” “Because she goes to school and she's working. She's 19 years old. She has all the things that she wanna do. It wasn't something that she wanted to make a career.”

She does have other things she wanna do. She's in school. She's really a bookworm, and she's not really worried about how she's gonna pay her way through school because she works and she's really motivated. I work. She has both parents in her life. It's not like she's gonna be struggling. She's gonna be fine, but the person kept saying, “But I paid my way through school with Barbizon.” “Ok. Well, maybe the agent picked you up and you got a chance to make some money. But the people that are picking her up are dragging her on, and she's not feeling it.”

One of her ambassadors, Jasmine, reached out to her yesterday and asked her if she would like to intern this Saturday for a new class. And she was, "Wow, this is cool." So, she has participated in the Dallas and PPD competitions. Those were both incredibly well-run, professional, and polished. She did well in them and better than she expected to do, and is following up on some things. It has been a tremendous experience for her. Her personal growth has been dramatic. She has come into her own and has been good.