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Arizona's most advanced esthetics program for women who are serious about building a Profitable career, not just passing a test.

A New Standard for Aesthetics Education in Arizona

Luxury aesthetics school in Gilbert and now Scottsdale, built for women who want more than a license. Small classes. Real mentorship.

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588 Five-Star Reviews · 100% State Board Pass Rate

A New Standard for Aesthetics Education in Arizona

Luxury aesthetics school in Gilbert and now Scottsdale, built for women who want more than a license. Small classes. Real mentorship.

Book a Private Tour

Discover The Program

588 Five-Star Reviews · 100% State Board Pass Rate

Arizona's Premier Luxury Aesthetics Academy

Project Esty was built on one belief: Esthetics education in Arizona deserved better.

Bigger classes were producing graduates who could pass a test but not run a treatment room. Corporate schools were teaching to state minimums and calling it enough. We knew the women entering this industry deserved more, so we built the school we wished existed when we started.

Today, Project Esty is Arizona's premier luxury aesthetics academy, training the next generation of skilled, confident, business-ready professionals at two campuses: Gilbert, inside SanTan Village, and Scottsdale, just steps from Fashion Square.

Project Esty instructor mentoring student during esthetics training in Gilbert Arizona

Personalized Education
Small Classes

Our class sizes are intentionally small. That is not a marketing line. It is a deliberate choice that shapes everything we do. Every instructor knows your name, your goals, and exactly what you need to grow. You will never be a number here.

Project Esty student training on Zemits device during advanced aesthetics curriculum in Gilbert Arizona

Modern Curriculum

Beyond The Basics

We go far beyond Arizona's state minimum requirements. Our students train on top-of-the-line professional equipment, including Zemits devices found in only one school in the United States. From results-driven skincare to peptides and regenerative wellness, our curriculum reflects where the industry is headed, not where it has been.

Project Esty Academy graduate Jocelyn Buelna in her own aesthetics business in Arizona

Career / Business Builder

Built-in

A license alone does not build a career. That is why business entrepreneurship and social media training are part of our core curriculum at no extra cost. Our graduates leave ready to work for top employers or open their own successful aesthetics businesses, and most do.

The numbers behind the standard

100% Pass Rate

AZ State Board Exam

Your career should not wait. Every student who completes this program passes the Arizona State Board exam. No exceptions to our school's high standards.

100% Completion Rate

Aesthetics Program

Every student who starts the program finishes it. Small classes, real accountability, and the support you need to see it through.

85% Job Placement

or Business Launch

From landing roles at premier med-spas to building a paying clientele, 85% of graduates are working within 3 to 6 months of graduation.

588+ Five-Star Reviews

On Google

Our verified five-star reviews are from real clinic clients. Proof that what we teach inside this academy works in the treatment room.

Every number on this page is earned, every cohort, by the women who choose Project Esty.

The women behind Project Esty

Project Esty is a small, tight-knit team that knows every student by name.

Behind every class is a team that chose to be here. A founder who built this school from nothing, and educators who have done the work you are training for. We are invested in one outcome: you, succeeding.

Mariah

Founder + Owner, Licensed Esthetician, Educator

Mariah built Project Esty Academy after 13+ years as a working esthetician, solo business owner, and one of the only Zemits-certified educators in the US. She is the visionary raising the standard of aesthetics education in Arizona.

Karley

Lead Educator, Licensed Esthetician, Laser Tech

Karley brings unmatched expertise to every classroom and clinic session. From advanced skincare to laser, she leads the technical and clinical training that prepares every Project Esty graduate for a real career.

Elizabeth

Manager, Licensed Esthetician

As the lead of the student clinic, Elizabeth guides students through every phase of their hands-on training. A highly regarded mentor, she provides the structure and compassionate support needed to ensure each cohort consistently thrives.

Mackie

Marketing Manager, Licensed Esthetician, Spray Tan Instructor

Mackie leads social media, hosts campus tours, supports the clinic, and teaches spray tan certification. She is your first point of contact and the storyteller behind everything you see from Project Esty online.

Laura

Educator, Licensed Esthetician

Laura mentors students through clinical training with patience, kindness, and a commitment to their growth. Her calm presence and supportive teaching style help students build the confidence they need to perform.

Clarissa

Operations Coordinator, Licensed Esthetician

Clarissa runs the operational backbone of Project Esty. From scheduling to compliance to the small details that hold everything together, she makes sure every student, instructor, and clinic client experiences a school that runs flawlessly.

The story behind Project Esty

Why Mariah Sanchez built the school she wished existed.

Mariah Sanchez mentoring esthetics students at Project Esty Academy

Mariah did not start out planning to build a school. She started as an esthetician, hands in the work, building a solo business in Washington state. Over more than a decade, she trained, mentored, and grew a community of more than 75,000 women who followed her for one reason: she was the real deal in an industry full of shortcuts.

When Mariah moved her family to Arizona, she expected to find an aesthetics education community that matched the standard she had built her career on. Instead, she saw what most graduates of Arizona schools were stepping into: large, impersonal classrooms. Curriculum that stopped at the state minimum. Instructors who had not touched a treatment table in years. Women paying tens of thousands of dollars to come out underprepared for the realities of the industry.

She decided to build what she could not find. A school where class sizes were intentionally small. Where the curriculum reflected where the industry was going, not where it had been. Where every student trained on top-of-the-line equipment and learned the business side of beauty alongside the science of the skin. A school where instructors were not lecturing from outdated textbooks but actively working in the field they were teaching.

"I built the school I wished existed when I started my own career. Project Esty is for the women who want more than a license. They want a career, a business, and a future they are proud of."

— Mariah Sanchez, Founder

So she built the school she wished she had.

Here, you are never just a number. You are known by name, pushed to grow, and prepared for more than a license. Graduation is not the finish line. It is the moment your career, your business, and your future truly begin.