Dawn Til Dusk Makeup School - Russ And Dawn Park Owners This school will double or triple charge for classes they never hold! ripoff Bloomfield New Jersey

9. Complaints received from students of Dawn Til Dusk, an unlicensed facility conducting 40 hours of make-up application, stating that the facility failed to conduct lessons and to refund money was presented to the Board for consideration.

The Office of Consumer Protection informed the Board that Dawn Til Dusk offered a 40 hour make-up course in Bloomfield, New Jersey and throughout cities in the United States. The cost of the make-up course was $1,600.00 dollars and $800.00 for the make-up kit.

About 20 registrants who registered online or by telephone and paid by credit card complained that when they called to confirm the class they were told that the class was postponed or cancelled.

Additionally, some of the students noted that additional money was taken from their credit card accounts without their authorization.



The classes were either scheduled at the New Jersey facility or at a hotel in the state where the course was being offered. The students stated that when they arrived at the hotel, the hotel had no knowledge or record of Dawn til Dusk having scheduled a make-up course at their hotel. No refund was given to the complainants.

It appears that Dawn Til Dusk did not meet any of the exceptions to offer courses in cosmetology and hairstyling without a school license in particular N.J.S.A. 45:5B-7, N.J.S.A. 45:5B-8 and N.J.S.A. 45:5B-10. The Board stated that the offering of a 40 hour make-up course without the benefit of a duly authorized school license violates N.J.S.A. 45:5B-12(g) in that the application of cosmetic preparation when done for payment either directly or indirectly or when done without payment for the general public falls within the definition of beauty culture N.J.S.A. 45:5B-3(d) and cosmetology and hairstyling N.J.S.A. 45:5B-3(j).

Upon motion made by Ms. Janice Alvarez and seconded by Ronald Brown, this matter is to be referred to The Office of Consumer Protection and Essex County Prosecutorfs Office for prosecution to enjoin Dawn Til Dusk from offering any make up courses and to obtain restitution for the affected students. The motion passed unanimously.