Beauty consultant
Beauty consultants give tailored advice to customers on beauty products, perfumes and treatments, and help them choose which ones to buy.
Typical Salary
£21,000 – £25,000
per year
Working Hours
37–40
hours per week
Day-to-day tasks
As a beauty consultant, you could:
- talk to customers about what they want
- demonstrate products and make recommendations to customers
- give advice on how to use and apply beauty products
- keep work areas and equipment clean
- monitor stock levels and re-order supplies
- stay up to date with new product ranges and trends
- sell products to customers and meet sales targets
- handle cash and card payments
Skills needed
- customer service skills
- excellent verbal communication skills
- to be thorough and pay attention to detail
- the ability to work well with others
- persuading and negotiating skills
- active listening skills
- the ability to sell products and services
- the ability to use your initiative
- to be able to carry out basic tasks on a computer or hand-held device
How to get into this role
You can get into this job through:
- a college course
- an apprenticeship
- working towards this role
- applying directly
Career progression
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.