Kavita Arora
Founder and Director18 years in bridal and editorial makeup. Started Kalons with one studio in Chandigarh.
Kalons International is a network of beauty academies teaching makeup, hair, skin and nails. Every centre follows one curriculum, one standard of assessment and one certificate.
Kalon is Greek for beauty that is more than skin deep: the beauty of something done well. That is what we teach.
Kalons started as a single training studio with one simple idea: students learn faster when they practise on real faces, with a trainer standing beside them. Graduates who trained this way got hired, and salons began asking us for more of them.
Today Kalons academies run in cities across North India and beyond, each owned by a local partner and trained by our head office. Students get the same course, the same assessment and the same certificate wherever they study.
Our certificates carry a unique ID that anyone can check on this website, so employers and clients can trust a Kalons qualification.
How we teach
Practice first
More time on models than on slides. Theory is taught at the chair.
Small batches
A maximum of 12 students per trainer so nobody gets missed.
Hygiene as standard
Sanitation is assessed in every practical, not taught once.
Business skills
Pricing, client handling and social media are part of every course.
Our journey so far
Ten years of training beauty professionals, one batch at a time.
- 2016
First Kalons studio opens in Chandigarh with a makeup artistry course.
- 2018
Hair and skin courses added. First placement partnerships with salons.
- 2021
Franchise programme launches with three partner academies.
- 2024
Online certificate verification introduced for every graduate.
- 2026
Academies in 12+ cities and growing.
The people behind Kalons
The trainers and leaders who shape every Kalons course.
Ritika Malhotra
Head of Makeup EducationCertified trainer who has taught more than 2,000 makeup students across North India.
Arjun Sethi
Head of Hair EducationFormer senior stylist for salon chains, specialist in cutting and colour.
Neha Kapoor
Franchise DevelopmentHelps partners plan, set up and launch new Kalons academies.