What does a Beauty Advisor do?
A Beauty Advisor is the primary Retail Sales Associate for cosmetic specialty stores and cosmetic counters within department stores. When they carry out the duties listed in the job description of a Beauty Advisor, they educate customers about products, helping them select the right product for their needs and ensuring they use it properly.
Successful Beauty Advisors can contribute to sales growth and strengthen customer satisfaction and retention rates.
Beauty Advisor skills and qualifications
Beauty Advisor candidates need certain skills and qualifications, such as:
- Strong understanding of skincare, makeup, haircare and fragrance products, including ingredients and uses
- Familiarity with skin types and proper skincare techniques
- Interpersonal and customer service skills to develop rapport with customers
- Verbal communication skills to provide clear advice and instructions to customers
- Problem-solving skills to overcome selling objections and handle customer complaints
- Comfort applying products on customers and demonstrating techniques (if store policy allows)
- Math skills to properly change and conduct inventory
- Computer skills to operate point of sale (POS) systems and email software
Beauty Advisor experience requirements
If your new hire joins an established team, previous retail experience and basic knowledge about beauty products may be sufficient. However, you may wish to require experience in beauty sales or cosmetology in your Beauty Advisor job description if your new hire is joining a less experienced team.
Beauty Advisor education and training requirements
Formal education isn’t required for Beauty Advisors. Instead, quality applicants may have cosmetology skills, including product and application knowledge, or customer service skills. Some employers may prioritize candidates with a certificate, diploma or associate’s degree in makeup artistry or cosmetology.
As you write your job description for Beauty Advisor positions, you may opt to include retail sales certifications as a preferred qualification to attract quality candidates. Examples of relevant credentials include the National Association of Sales Professionals’ (NASP’s) Certified Professional Sales Person (CPSP) certification and the National Retail Federation (NFR) Foundation’s Customer Service & Sales designation.
Beauty Advisor salary expectations
According to Indeed Salaries, the average salary for a Beauty Advisor is $33,412 per year. When determining how much to offer a candidate, consider their location, experience, training, skills and certification status..
Beauty Advisor salary expectations
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Common salary:
18.58 HOURLY -
Typical salaries range from
7.25 -37.90 HOURLY - Find more information on Indeed Salaries
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