Setting Your Start in the Beauty Industry

Getting started in the beauty industry is easier than getting started in other fields. Still, not everyone is going to go about it the same way.

With multiple locations to work and several specialties within the field, each person looking to make a career for themselves in the world of beauty needs to make some important decisions. You need to set your own start to make the job the best for you.

Choose Your Type of Work

One of the first things to think about is the line of work you want to do. Will you offer hair and makeup services, or will massages and pedicures be available as well?

Depending on which services you want to provide, you’ll need to be sure you have the right equipment. If you give massages, for example, you’ll need a portable massage chair that you can bring to and from home appointments if necessary.

Items like salon chairs, hair dryers, shampoo bowls, and more will also be on the list of equipment and supplies you'll need to purchase. Think carefully about the type of work you want to do so you only have to provide the services you want.

Consider Your Place of Work

Aside from just what type of work you want to do, you always need to think about the place you where you want to work. Would you offer beauty services right from your own home or perhaps at the clients’ homes?

Do you want to work at a well-known salon? Perhaps a spa would be better suited to your style. There are plenty of options to choose from, but you need to settle on which would be the best working environment for you and your desired clientele.

Think About Your Professional Aspirations

While you may feel fine with starting out as an assistant at a salon, that job most likely isn’t going to be your endgame. If you’d rather work as a beauty salon manager, you need to set your focus on achieving that goal.

Other professions include a spa director, fitness instructor, or even a cosmetic sales director. Not all of these will have you actually applying makeup or styling hair. Starting a career in the beauty industry begins with knowing which skill set you to focus on in the long run.

Beauty school teaches everything from application to management--even sales and advertising, so you have a wide variety of career choices to consider.

Earn Your Certifications

Even if you have aspirations to work in the beauty industry, you can’t get started until you have the proper certifications to do so. You have to prove that you know what you’re doing before anyone will give you the opportunity to show your work.

This means hours upon hours of schooling and tests that prove you have what it takes. Even the most notable women in the industry had to start out with school and internships before they got any big breaks.

There are different certificates and licenses available depending if you want to be a cosmetologist, spa therapist, massage therapist, nail technician, salon or spa manager, or another profession.

Getting started in the beauty industry can be easy as long as men and women know what they want. It’s not just about starting; it’s about making a plan for a career that you’ll actually enjoy.

The type of professional you want to be, services you want to offer, and place you want to work all play a part in helping you determine how you’ll get your start in the world of beauty.

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(Contributed by Becky)

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