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Beauty consultants give tailored advice to customers on beauty products, perfumes and treatments, and help them choose which ones to buy.
You could work: evenings / weekends; on a rota
As a beauty consultant, you could:
You may need to wear a uniform.
You could work at a store, in a beauty clinic or at a client's home.
You can get into this job through:
You could take a course at college to learn some of the skills you need for this job. Courses include:
You could also take a more general course in retail, sales or customer service, which may help you to get a trainee job.
You could apply to do a Beauty Make-Up Consultant Level 2 Intermediate Apprenticeship, or Beauty Therapist Level 2 Intermediate Apprenticeship.
These take between 1 and 2 years to complete and are a mix of workplace training and off-the-job study.
You'll usually need:
You could work in retail sales in a department store, then apply for a consultant's position with a beauty concession counter that operates in the store.
You may be able to apply directly for jobs if you have experience in retail sales, make-up or beauty therapy.
Employers will look for people with a keen interest in make-up and skin care products.
To expand your knowledge, you could:follow trends and cosmetics 'influencers' on social media; trial new products and write online reviews; do your own social media, make-up or skin-care tutorials
You can find out more about careers in beauty consultancy and therapy from the Hairdressing and Beauty Industry Authority.
With experience and further training, you could supervise other beauty consultants or move into retail management.
You could work as a beauty brand sales representative or start your own beauty business.