Beauty Therapist
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- What's it like to be a Beauty Therapist?
- How to become a Beauty Therapist
- Latest Beauty Therapist jobs
- Top skills and experience for Beauty Therapists
- Beauty Therapist role reviews
What's it like to be a Beauty Therapist?
Beauty Therapists (Kaihaumanu Kanohi) provide facials, manicures/pedicures, hair removal treatments, make-up application, massages, and similar skin and beauty-related treatments. They work one-on-one with clients to help them achieve their desired look or to improve the texture and appearance of their skin. Beauty Therapists might specialise in one or more treatments or work as an all-rounder. Many Beauty Therapists work within spas or salons, while others provide at-home services or run businesses from their own homes. Business owners will need business management skills as well as a solid Beauty Therapy foundation, and they must also be comfortable recommending and selling products and services to meet clients’ individual needs.
Tasks and duties
- Conducting skin analysis, manicures and pedicures.
- Performing facial or body massage and treatments.
- Removing facial or body hair through waxing or electrolysis.
- Applying make-up and advising clients on make-up application techniques.
- Making appointments, maintaining client records and handling financial transactions.
How to become a Beauty Therapist
You can become a Beauty Therapist by completing on-the-job training through an apprenticeship or formal qualifications.
Consider completing a certificate or diploma in beauty therapy to gain the skills you’ll need. These are operated by some polytechnics as well as specialist Beauty Therapy institutes.
Alternatively, do an apprenticeship in beauty therapy. You’ll learn from an experienced professional while gaining a qualification.
Once qualified, you might want to apply for membership with the New Zealand Association of Registered Beauty Professionals.
Consider specialisation. While many Beauty Therapists start by providing many different services, others like to specialise after a few years on the job. Specialisations include nail art, massage therapy, tanning and eyelash extensions. Look for further industry training and certification if you’d like to focus on one particular area of beauty therapy.
