Nevada lash and brow rules
Do you need a license to do lashes in Nevada?
Yes. Lash extensions are named in the esthetician and cosmetologist definitions, so a Nevada cosmetologist or esthetician license covers them. Below: lash lifts, tinting and brow lamination (license needed), waxing (license needed) and eyebrow threading (license needed), each answered from Nevada's own statutes, rules or board pages, read on October 23, 2026, with the state's own words.
- Lash extensions
- License needed
- Lifts and tints
- License needed
- Waxing
- License needed
- Threading
- License needed
Licensed by the Nevada State Board of Cosmetology.The board's site Hours and fees for each licenseThe state's own words
Lash extensions
Do you need a license to do lash extensions in Nevada?
Yes. Lash extensions are named in the esthetician and cosmetologist definitions, so a Nevada cosmetologist or esthetician license covers them.
- License needed
- License needed
- Licenses that allow it
- Cosmetologist, Esthetician
- License for this work alone
- None
Lash lifts, tinting and brow lamination
Do you need a license to do lash lifts, tinting or brow lamination in Nevada?
Yes. Tinting eyelashes and eyebrows and eyelash perming are named in the esthetics definition, so they need an esthetician license.
- License needed
- License needed
- Licenses that allow it
- Esthetician
- License for this work alone
- None
Waxing
Do you need a license to do waxing in Nevada?
Yes. Waxing is named in both the cosmetologist and esthetics definitions, so a cosmetologist or esthetician license covers it.
- License needed
- License needed
- Licenses that allow it
- Cosmetologist, Esthetician
- License for this work alone
- None
Eyebrow threading
Do you need a license to do eyebrow threading in Nevada?
Yes. Threading requires a registration certificate from the Board (not a license); licensed cosmetologists and estheticians do not need it. A licensed cosmetologist or esthetician does not need the threading registration.
- License needed
- License needed
- Licenses that allow it
- Cosmetologist, Esthetician
- License for this work alone
- Threading certificate of registration, $25
- Exemption
- A licensed cosmetologist or esthetician does not need the threading registration.
Nevada is one of 5 states with a license for eyebrow threading alone.
Good to know
What else Nevada asks of lash and brow artists
- Wax pots must be kept covered and the exterior cleaned daily.
- A threading registration certificate is valid for 1 year after it is issued.
- Practicing cosmetology or any branch of it without a license or registration is unlawful.
Sources
What Nevada's official pages say
Each answer above, in the words of Nevada's own statutes, rules or board pages, read on October 23, 2026. Rules change: confirm with the Nevada State Board of Cosmetology before you start offering a service.
- Lash extensions
“Applying cosmetics, eyelash extensions or eyelashes to any person, tinting eyelashes and eyebrows, eyelash perming and lightening hair on the body;”
leg.state.nv.us “it is unlawful for any person to engage in, or attempt to engage in, the practice of cosmetology or any branch thereof, whether for compensation or otherwise, unless the person is licensed or registered in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.”
leg.state.nv.us “(g) Giving facials or skin care or applying cosmetics or eyelashes to any person.”
leg.state.nv.us - Lash lifts, tinting and brow lamination
“Applying cosmetics, eyelash extensions or eyelashes to any person, tinting eyelashes and eyebrows, eyelash perming and lightening hair on the body;”
leg.state.nv.us “it is unlawful for any person to engage in, or attempt to engage in, the practice of cosmetology or any branch thereof, whether for compensation or otherwise, unless the person is licensed or registered in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.”
leg.state.nv.us - Waxing
“Removing superfluous hair from the surface of the body of any person by the use of depilatories, waxing, tweezers or sugaring, except for the removal of hair with lasers or the permanent removal of hair with needles.”
leg.state.nv.us “Removing superfluous hair from the body of any person by the use of depilatories, waxing, tweezers or sugaring; and”
leg.state.nv.us - Eyebrow threading
“Each natural person who engages in the practice of threading and each owner or operator of a kiosk or other stand-alone facility in which a natural person engages in the practice of threading shall register with the Board on a form prescribed by the Board.”
leg.state.nv.us “A licensed cosmetologist or esthetician is not required to register with the Board pursuant to subsection 1 to engage in the practice of threading.”
leg.state.nv.us “a natural person who engages in the practice of threading or the owner or operator of a kiosk or other stand-alone facility in which a natural person engages in the practice of threading is, for a period of 1 year beginning on the date of issuance, $25.”
leg.state.nv.us - Also good to know
“Wax pots must be kept covered and the exterior cleaned daily.”
leg.state.nv.us - Also good to know
“A certificate of registration to engage in the practice of threading is valid for 1 year after the date on which it is issued.”
leg.state.nv.us - Also good to know
“it is unlawful for any person to engage in, or attempt to engage in, the practice of cosmetology or any branch thereof, whether for compensation or otherwise, unless the person is licensed or registered in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.”
leg.state.nv.us
Questions
Nevada lash and brow licenses, answered
Do you need a license to do lash extensions in Nevada?
Do you need a license to do lash lifts, tinting or brow lamination in Nevada?
Do you need a license to do waxing in Nevada?
Do you need a license to do eyebrow threading in Nevada?
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