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NIC esthetics

State board ready. 2,450+ questions across 27 categories, from skin analysis and facial treatments to safety, sanitation, and the science behind it all. Our first app and the one that started the whole operation.

50 free questions · No account required

Inside the app

The pages from our App Store listing. Every screen is captured from the app itself.

GlowStudy Esthetics App Store screenshot, "Pass your boards. Guaranteed.": the home screen with the exam readiness score.
Home
GlowStudy Esthetics App Store screenshot, "The Real Exam. Simulated.": the exam simulator's difficulty levels.
Exam Simulator
GlowStudy Esthetics App Store screenshot, "Hard Topics. Illustrated.": an illustrated visual reference sheet.
Visual References
GlowStudy Esthetics App Store screenshot, "7 Ways To Study.": the study modes.
Study Modes
GlowStudy Esthetics App Store screenshot, "Every Answer. Explained.": a reviewed question that explains why the right answer is right and why the others are wrong.
Explanations
GlowStudy Esthetics App Store screenshot, "More Than Practice Questions": a reference table from the study materials.
Study Materials
GlowStudy Esthetics App Store screenshot, "Find Your Blind Spots": the confidence score, every answer scored against how sure you were.
Confidence Calibration
GlowStudy Esthetics App Store screenshot, "Know When You're Ready": the exam readiness score.
Exam Readiness
GlowStudy Esthetics App Store screenshot, "Zero Distractions. By Design.": the distraction-free study screen.
Distraction-Free
GlowStudy Esthetics App Store screenshot, "Earn Your Certificate": the Exam Ready Certificate.
Certificate

What the NIC Esthetics theory exam looks like

110 multiple-choice questions, 90 minutes. You need 75% correct to pass.

110 Questions
90 min Time Limit
75% Passing Score

Two NIC domains

Scientific Concepts carries the majority at 55%. It covers anatomy, chemistry, electricity, and infection control. Skin Care Services makes up the remaining 45%.

Scientific Concepts 55%
Skin Care Services 45%

More than a question bank

Six learning algorithms that track your knowledge across every category. Built on 33 peer-reviewed sources in cognitive science.

1,450+ Multiple Choice
1,000+ Rapid Fire
2,450+ Total Questions

Confidence Calibration

Rate how sure you are. The engine catches the gap between what you know and what you think you know.

Spaced Repetition

Six mastery levels. Questions return on a schedule built around how memory actually works.

Misconception Detection

Confident-wrong answers get flagged and pushed to the front of your review queue.

Timed Practice Tests

Simulate state board conditions with domain-weighted question sets and a running clock.

Rapid Fire Mode

1,000+ true/false questions for fast knowledge checks between clients or during a break.

Exam Readiness Score

Four factors tell you when your mastery, confidence, consistency, and trajectory say you are ready to sit.

We stake our revenue on the science

Earn your Exam Ready certificate, take the NIC Esthetics Theory exam within 14 days, and if you do not pass, we refund your most recent subscription payment.

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Don't pass? We refund your most recent payment. That's the Pass Guarantee.