Beauty consultants give tailored advice to customers on beauty products, perfumes and treatments, and help them choose which ones to buy.
Average salary (a year)
£21000.0 to £25000.0 (starter to experienced)
Typical hours (a week)
37.0 to 40.0 a week
You could work
evenings / weekends on a rota
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.
Entry requirements for these courses vary.
You could apply to do a Beauty Therapist Level 2 Intermediate Apprenticeship.
This takes between 1 and 2 years to complete and is a mix of workplace training and off-the-job study.
You'll usually need:
some GCSEs, usually including English and maths, or equivalent, for an intermediate apprenticeship
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:
You can find out more about careers in beauty consultancy and therapy from the Hair and Beauty Industry Authority.
You'll need:
As a beauty consultant, you could:
You could work at a store, in a beauty clinic or at a client's home.
You may need to wear a uniform.
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.
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