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With increasing awareness of beauty and fitness, many women are opting for beauty as a career option. Those looking for a full-fledge and rewarding career in cosmetology, can take up beauty courses. This field is effectively equipped with both institutes imparting training in beauty therapy and beauty parlors, and also run training programmes for the aspiring candidates.

Now let us look into what is required to get into the beauty business

Eligibility and Personal Qualities

Academic qualification is not a must for the beautician course, but there are institutes, which offer admission with preference for 10th, 10+2, graduation etc, depending on the institute. The course depends on institutions. There are one-year courses as well as 2, 4, 6 months course. You also get a degree certificate. Some institutions also offer placement jobs after passing out from there.

A beautician's career requires a lot of creativity and beauty sense. It also demands professional expertise, interaction with people of all ages, attractive and confident personality, patience to deal with people, good health, cleanliness and hygiene and a cool temperament.

Curriculum

In this syllabus a candidate is taught to groom and take care of different body parts like face, hands, legs, skin, nails, body care, make-up, facials, massage and diet. Hairdressing includes treatment of the hair, as well as styling and cuttings. The candidate develops the skill to advise clients about the right hairstyle and maintenance of hair. The whole course trains the candidate to efficiently manage and satisfy any person approaching the beautician for beauty consultancy.

Educational Institutions

There are many private institutes that impart training in beauty therapy. Some of India's leading beauticians, skin care and health experts like Shahnaz Hussain, Habib, Blossom Kochhar etc have been running their own parlours at various places in Delhi, Bombay and other metro cities where training in beauty therapy is given and job opportunities are also provided. There are also other institutes such as:

1.Akbar Peerbhoy Girl's Polytechnic, 92, D.N. Road, Fort, Mumbai-400 001.
2. Government Polytechnic for Women, Adyar Chennai.
3. Habib's Hair Academy, M-3, South Extension-II Ring Road, New Delhi-110 049.
4. International Polytechnic for Women, 1860, Sector 34-D, Chandigarh.
5. Polytechnic for Women, A-3, South Extension-1, Ring Road, New Delhi-110 049.
6. Schnell Hans Beauty School, 111, Mistry Chambers, Colaba, Mumbai-400 005.
7. Shahnaz Hussain's Women's World International, B-40, Greater Karilash-1, New Delhi-110 048.
8. Shahnaz Hussain's Women's World International, Sea Bird Building, Bandra, Mumbai-400 005.
9. South Delhi Polytechnic for Women, Lajpat Nagar, IV, New Delhi-110 024.
10. Women's Technical Training Institute, YWCA, Asoka Road, New Delhi.Polytechnic for women, A-3, South extension-1 , Ring Road, New delhi-110 049.

www.womenpolytecnic.com

YWCA of Delhi, Women's training Institute, Bangla Sahib Lane,New delhi- 11 0001
VLCC Institute of Beauty Health & Management, 64, Defence colony,New delhi- 110024.
www.vlccnet.com

Shehnaz Herbal Women's world International, Sea Bird Building, Bandra, Mumbai -400 050Polytechnic for women, A-3, South extension-1 , Ring Road, New delhi-110 049.

Job Opportunities

You can either work in beauty salons or parlors or start your own parlor with proper finance after some good exposure and experience. Working at a health club or fitness center as an instructor can also be a good opportunity. The other options are places like hotels, slimming clinics and personal beauticians and hairdressers of film and TV stars etc.

Beauty business is big business. If you believe in fulfilling the wish list of the urban woman then this career is for you.