Leading Beauty Education Nationwide

With more than 24 years of excellence, Dallas Skin Institute has grown into one of the top beauty schools in the U.S., with campuses in Dallas, Austin, Amarillo, and Santa Monica, California. Known also as an LA Beauty Academy destination, DSI combines hands-on training, medical oversight, and business mentorship to prepare students for success.

Patsy Charles launched the Dallas Skin Institute in 2002. Her mother significantly influenced her, steering Patsy to assist in her Dallas, Texas owned and operated hair salon starting at age 8. From there, she mastered the many different layers that go into running select hair salons, including structure, scale, and education. This set her on the path of improving the way students learned and the way teachers taught hair and skin. Miss Charles is at the prime of her career, opening multiple beauty academies that go beyond the stodgy traditions of typical beauty schools.

Patsy is an innovator in the training of students in the hair and skincare industry, and in developing trademarked product lines: Ooh-la-lash, Studio Kat, and DSI Cosmetics. These lines are tailored to the needs of professionals in the industry, refined over years of experience.

Miss Charles received her cosmetology license in 1999, her permanent make-up certification in 2001, advanced make-up artistry in 2002, and became an instructor in 2004. Patsy is a mother to her nineteen-year-old daughter, Alexandria. She considers her daughter her favorite Starlet, and admires her relentless energy and enthusiasm for life. Patsy grabbed single motherhood by the reins and dreams of passing the baton down to Alexandria like her mother, Katherine, passed it to her.

Many of our instructors are successful DSI graduates who now run their own businesses, bringing real-world experience back into the classroom. Guest speakers include brand educators, skincare leaders, and even a board-certified plastic surgeon who serves as our Medical Director.

Our instructors are passionate, imaginative, and drawn from some of the most influential artists, business professionals, and DSI alumni in the industry. Educated to the highest standards, they love what they do and are eager to share their specialized knowledge with engaged students. Their goal is to inspire and guide each student’s development, helping them grow into confident, skilled professionals.

• BPPE Approved in California (Santa Monica campus)
• TDLR Approved in Texas (Dallas, Austin, Amarillo)
• SEVP Certification (in progress) to welcome international students
• Hybrid learning model blending online coursework with hands-on training
• Medical Director oversight on cosmetic procedures

As Dallas Skin Institute celebrates its 22nd year in training, we invite you to become part of our family. Our focus is on providing a solid foundation that will prepare you for success. We care about your training, and offer intimate class sizes. Currently, our Dallas campus offers innovative training in Esthetician and Cosmetology training, with both our Austin and Amarillo campus offering Esthiology training. Our students leave prepared to provide services to new and existing clients after receiving their state license. Contact us today to learn more about the new student enrollment process.

Dear God,

Please bring us to a big life and big love, deep life, and deep beauty. Deliver us to our passion. Deliver us to our beauty. Deliver us to our brilliance. Deliver us to You.

The opening of the heart is an incredibly personal experience providing us with an internal strength more significant than any worldly power. As we receive God’s love and impart it to others, we are given the ability to repair the world through our strength.

I love you. Thank you for choosing the Dallas Skin Institute as your Beauty University. Please stay connected as we grow Bible + Beauty. We want you here!

The Birds & The Bees, an organization dedicated to empowering women, was founded in November 2010. This organization provides services to single mothers and women fighting cancer. it also serves women who have been incarcerated who are seeking education toward a career in Estheology. Training is provided at a lower cost to women and those directly affected by these hardships who could not otherwise afford these courses. For every student who receives a certification from Dallas Skin Institute, the same class is available at a discounted rate to a woman who has won the fight against cancer, exiting out of prison or is facing the day-to-day challenges of being a single mother.

Our aim is to give back.

There is no better time than now to reach out and help us contribute to these extraordinary women + men. If you are interested in being part of this vision, please contact us!

We strive to offer a portion in tuition scholarships to students with demonstrated need, including single mothers, cancer survivors and others with demonstrable need.

Please contact the Dallas Skin Institute for available scholarships and financial aid information. Through the Birds and Bees Foundation, a grant may be awarded to qualifying students.