Qualified applicants may earn certification in one or more of five individual fields of practice in cosmetology: barbering, esthetics, hair design, nail technology and natural hair care. As defined in ORS 690-005(4): "Cosmetology" means the art or science of beautifying and improving the skin, nails and hair. Similar Keywords: beauticians, barbers, hairdressers, manicurists, manicures, pedicurists, pedicures, hairstylists, cosmetologists, haircuts, haircutters, haircutting, beauty, operators, cosmotology, esthetician