Cosmetology
Hair, skin, and nail care, with safety at the center of your study.
1,048original questions
10exam topics
120exam minutes
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Your California beauty exam. A clearer way to prepare.
Try 25 free practice questions for each California beauty license. Our four dedicated study apps have more than 1,000 original questions per license, organized around the Board’s written exam outlines, with explanations in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
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The Esthetician, Nail Technician (Manicurist), and Barber apps are now on Google Play in the United States. The Cosmetology app and the App Store versions are still on the way; each exam guide will link to them once they are public.
1,000+original questions / app
4,073original questions across four apps
4dedicated licensing apps
3study languages
25free questions per trade online
Four licenses. Four focused apps.
Made for the exam you’re taking.
Cosmetology, esthetics, nails, or barbering: choose your license for free questions, exam timing, and a study guide based on the California Board’s outline.
Esthetician
Skin analysis, treatments, hair removal, makeup, and safe practice.
1,018original questions
6exam topics
90exam minutes
Nail Technician
Nail care, consultation, enhancements, and infection control.
1,005original questions
4exam topics
90exam minutes
Barber
Cutting, styling, shaving, color, and safe service decisions.
1,002original questions
8exam topics
120exam minutes
Inside the apps
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Short practice when you have ten minutes. Full-length timed mocks when you’re ready for an exam-length session.
Practice with purpose
Quick 10, topic practice, and paid 25-question sets help you choose what to work on next.
Understand every choice
Read why the correct answer works and why each alternative does not. Revisit missed questions and bookmark items to review.
Rehearse the timing
Paid full-length mocks use your trade’s published question count and time limit. Topic results help you plan the next session.
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Switch between English, Spanish, and Vietnamese for the same questions and explanations. Study history stays on your device.
Original questions are organized by the published outline. Separate AI reviews checked technical content, Spanish, Vietnamese, and final wording; they do not replace review by a licensed or fluent human expert.
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Quick 10, five-question topic samples, and a short sample mock are free in the apps. Paid access adds 25-question topic sets and full-length timed mocks.
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This site describes written exam preparation. Requirements can change. The California Board is the source for scheduling, eligibility, languages, and the current exam outline.
FAQ
Before you start
Where can I get an app?
The Esthetician, Nail Technician (Manicurist), and Barber apps are available on Google Play in the United States, and each one’s exam guide links to its listing. The Cosmetology app and the App Store versions are still on the way; we will add their links once they are public. You can use 25 free questions per license on this website now.
What is free, and what does full access include?
The app includes Quick 10, five-question topic sets, and a short sample mock at no charge. Paid access unlocks 25-question topic sets and full-length timed mocks for that app. Quick 10 can draw from the whole question bank. Purchases do not unlock the other three apps.
Are you the California Board or PSI?
No. Beauty Exam Ready is independent. The Board and PSI do not endorse it, and our practice questions are not official exam questions.
STUDY LIBRARY
Make a plan for the license you want.
Four focused study plans connect the California exam outline to a practical next step.
Cosmetology
Plan California cosmetology exam study across safety, consultation, hair, skin and nails with a flexible 14-day calendar, review log and timed practice.
Read study plan ↗Esthetician
Organize California esthetician exam prep with a flexible 14-day plan for safety, skin analysis, facials, hair removal, lashes, brows and makeup.
Read study plan ↗Nail Technician
Prepare for California’s Manicurist written exam with a 14-day plan for infection control, workstation safety, nail analysis, skin care and services.
Read study plan ↗Barber
Build a California barber exam study plan covering safety, consultation, shaving concepts, cutting, styling, color, texture and skin care.
Read study plan ↗Start with 25 questions. Find your next study topic.
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