Beauty Therapy

Skill Explained

A beauty therapist generally works in the commercial sector, offering specialist services, treatments and advice for the skin, body care, massage and make-up of individual clients. There is a direct relationship between the nature and quality of the service required, and the payment made by the client. Therefore the beauty therapist has a continuing responsibility to work professionally and interactively with the client in order to give satisfaction and thus maintain and grow the business. Beauty therapy is closely associated with other parts of the service sector, such as hairdressing, fashion, and media and with the many products and services that support it, normally for commercial purposes.

Beauty therapy also has an important therapeutic role in supporting individual’s self-esteem and confidence. It also helps to ameliorate the effects of illness, and can aid recovery.

The beauty therapist works in diverse environments, including large or small salons within leisure and health related organizations. The specialist services and treatments offered by the beauty therapist relate to the: face, body, feet, hands and nails. The beauty therapist may specialize, for example in manicure or pedicure. Irrespective of this, work organization and management, professional attitude, client care and relationships are the universal attributes of the outstanding beauty therapist.

The beauty therapist works in a 1:1 relationship with clients and can be part of a wider team. Whatever the structure of the work, the trained and experienced beauty therapist takes on a high level of personal responsibility and autonomy. From safeguarding the health and wellbeing of the client through scrupulous attention to safe working, to achieving exceptional make-up effects for special occasions, every treatment matters and mistakes are largely irreversible.

With the growing worldwide demand for beauty therapy services and associated products, and the international mobility of people, the beauty therapist faces rapidly expanding opportunities and challenges. For the talented beauty therapist there are many commercial and international opportunities; however, these carry with them the need to understand and work with diverse cultures and trends. The diversity of skills associated with beauty therapy is therefore likely to expand.

What the Competitors do at the Competition

Competitors are judged on:

Working Environment – Hygiene and Safety Requirements
Professional Attitude and Client Relationships
Knowledge and understanding of Client Relationships
Preparation of Client Service Areas
Spa Pedicure and Spa Manicure Treatments, application of French gel nail product with a liquid gel product and cured by the blue light overlay on a natural nail & glued temporary plastic nails with Nail Art
Advanced Facial Treatments with Electrical Instruments
Basic Facial Treatment
Full Spa Body Treatment and Body Massage
Bridal and Fantasy Makeup
Temporary Hair Removal on Lip and Eyebrow
Lash and Brow Tint