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| Career Option: Careers in Cosmetology | Qualified cosmetologists provide a variety of personal services that help clients to look and feel their best. These services include the care and treatment of hair, nails, and skin. Also, they can involve consultations on health and wellness. 
License as well as a cosmetology degree is necessary for pursuing a career as a hair stylist/designer/barber, nail technician, esthetician or makeup artist. Licensing requirements can differ from state to state for each area of expertise.
Services Performed
The main goal of a successful licensed cosmetologist is creating an experience for the client that he or she will enjoy and want to repeat. Cosmetologists keep the fashion world’s rules and stand ready to meet the constantly changing career skills vital to success.
Hair Stylist/Designer/Barber
Since hair comes in many different lengths and textures (kinky, curly, wavy or straight) a licensed cosmetologist must be able to “prescribe” the appropriate style and treatment for each individual client. Most typically these services performed by hair stylists/designers/barbers include, but are not limited to, shampoo, hair treatment (condition/color/perm), haircut or trim, hairstyle, and finish. Successful hair stylists/designers/barbers must also be able to communicate well in order to establish, build, and maintain a trusting relationship with each client.
Nail Technician
Treatments for hands include natural nail and nail enhancement manicures and typically involve treatment of the cuticles. Nail technicians are required to be skilled at using a wide variety of products (nail enamel, polish remover, cuticle remover/cream, aromatherapy), and tools (manual or electric files, buffers, cuticle pushers and nippers).
Esthetician
Estheticians contain one of today’s fastest-growing segments of the salon and spa industry. They make facials, hair removal, and other body treatments such as massage. Estheticians have to recognize abnormalities in the skin and recommend effective treatments to correct those abnormalities.
Makeup Artist
Makeup artists make artistic services in a variety of settings such as, but not limited to, salon/spa client makeup application and model makeup application for photo shoots and platform presentations.
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