Aviva Sunless Tanning Academy:
Established in 2009, the Aviva Sunless Tanning Academy in Woburn, MA near Boston (just about an hour’s drive from you!) is perfect for Rhode Island-based beauty professionals who are looking to start a successful spray tanning business, improve the profitability of their current spray tanning business, or add sunless tanning certification to their beauty career portfolio. Classes are available onsite in Woburn and in NYC, online and in satellite facilities through our distribution network.
Our Mission and Dedication:
Sunless spray tanning is one of the fastest growing services in the beauty industry and has grown by almost 500% in 5 years! The mission of Aviva Sunless Tanning Academy is to educate and train individuals in the art of sunless spray tanning as well as other health & wellness services in the professional beauty industry. The Academy is dedicated to assisting those individuals who desire to improve themselves and and who wish to broaden their career opportunities in the fields of Sunless Tanning and Esthetics. Whether you are brand new to the industry or have spray tanned in the past and want to touch up on your knowledge & technique, we’ll give you the practical tips you need to get started or to improve your skills.
Our Experienced and Qualified Instructors:
Instructors at the Aviva Sunless Tanning Academy have a wealth of knowledge, advanced degrees and certification that continues even after they begin teaching so that they can deliver the latest, most advanced education available anywhere. They are advisors, coaches, volunteers and role models, and are bright, creative individuals who know their subjects intimately, care deeply about their students and are very passionate about what they do.
Sunless Spray Tanning Certification Programs:
Our one-day spray training programs are ideal for salon professionals, estheticians, mobile spray tanning business owners, spray tanning consultants, cosmetologists, hair stylists, makeup artists and anyone else that wants to be a professional spray tanning consultant. For students who can't make it to our training facility, we have developed a unique and interactive online learning environment which provides a digital web-based extension of our courses, available when you want it: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- The Sunless 101 Course - a 1-day on-site Basic to Intermediate level program:
A comprehensive course appropriate for basic beginners up to intermediate level spray tanning professionals that takes place monthly at Aviva Academy in Woburn, MA (includes complimentary breakfast and lunch). It is great preparation for those who wish, for example, to work in spas, makeup studios, hair salons, spray tanning salons and mobile spray tanning businesses as a sunless tanning consultant.
- The Sunless 101 Online Course - allows you to study at your own pace. This 3 hour class in total is appropriate for beginners up to intermediate level spray tanning professionals.
Aviva Labs Sunless Tanning Certification will be awarded to you at the completion of the Sunless 101 Course (either on-site or online).
- The Sunless Master Course - a 1-day on-site Advanced level program:
An advanced one day class onsite at Aviva Academy in Woburn, MA (includes complimentary breakfast and lunch). You must have completed Sunless 101 or been spraying for 2 years or more before you are ready for this level of artistry.
- The Sunless Master Online Course allows you to study at your own pace (the course is 3 hours long). You must have completed Sunless 101 or been spraying for 2 years or more before you are ready for this level of artistry.
Testimonials:
"The hands-on demonstration was helpful. I’m definitely a visual learner and benefited from having the one-on-one training to show me how to do the spray tan."
- Stephanie Kilcoin, Spray Tan Consultant, Nature’s Spa, Plainville, CT
"I enjoy the classes that I have been to, Sunless 101 and the Masters Course. They are informative and hands on…As for helping me grow in my business it has helped tremendously. Thank you very much!!"
- Jessica Shaw, Salon Owner, Sebago, ME
"Before I took your online training course I was guessing the best ways to airbrush my clients and I never knew how the clients were going to look. After watching the videos I learned the best ways for the clients to "pose" to make their tans the most natural looking and beautiful. I learned the right things to say to up sell retail products and how to pre-book my clients to keep them coming back!"
- Paris Cimini, Spray Tan Consultant, Elements of Style Salon and Spa, Sykesville, MD
"Everything was explained perfectly (at Sunless 101). I learned so much by doing the hands-on demonstration."
- Courtney Burridge, Spray Tan Consultant, Tre Soleil Day Spa, Mashpee, MA
"It’s refreshing to learn an easy and proper way to spray tan clients. I learned how far to stand from the client, body positioning...I loved the course. Thank you for helping me make more money at the salon!"
- Jodi Heffler, Owner, The Claw Shop Day Spa, Leominster, MA
"I had taken several online courses and what set Aviva's apart for me was the in-depth demonstration of spraying technique. It completely changed my game up 100%. That has helped me perform the best for my customers."
- Sophia Rocha, Owner, Golden Glow Studio Mobile Spray Tanning Services, Long Beach, CA
Getting to Aviva Sunless Tanning Academy from RI:
BY CAR:
From Route 95 North: Take exit 36. Coming off the exit ramp, turn right onto Washington St headed South. You’ll drive 0.3mi to the 2nd stoplight, at Cedar St, and take a left onto Cedar St (the street for BJ’s Wholesale Club). We are in the blue building (the parking lot entry is practically across the street from the BJ’s parking lot entrance). Drive around to the back side of the building and you’ll find us at number 106 (the front door sign reads “Aviva Labs”).
BY TRAIN:
Atlantic Ave & Commerce Way Woburn, MA 01801. Anderson Regional Transportation Center (RTC) is a train and bus station located at 100 Atlantic Ave., off Commerce Way in Woburn, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. It can be accessed from Exit 37C off Interstate 93 or the Washington Street exit off Interstate 95/Route 128.
Accommodation:
The Hilton Boston/Woburn Hotel: If you’re coming in from out of town, Aviva Labs recommends the Hilton Boston/Woburn hotel. It is located minutes from Boston. Also, the hotel provides complimentary transportation from 7am-10pm to nearby restaurants, malls and Anderson/Woburn Station. It is pet friendly. From Anderson/Woburn Station, you may take the Logan Express shuttle service to Logan International Airport, or the Commuter Rail which will take you into Boston.
