Description
Make recommendations to customers about suitable hair styles, based on their preferences and your own professional judgment.
Alternative labels
make recommendations on hair style
advise on styles of hair
offer suggestions on hair style
advise on hair styles
advising on hair style
Skill type
skill/competence
Skill reusability level
sector-specific
Relationships with occupations
Essential skill
Advise on hair style is an essential skill of the following occupations:
Hairdresser: Hairdressers offer beauty services such as cutting, colouring, bleaching, permanent waving and styling clients’ hair. They ask their clients about their hairstyle preferences in order to provide customised services. Hairdressers use clippers, scissors and razors. They provide hair and scalp treatments and shampoo, condition and rinse hair.
Barber: Barbers cut, trim, taper and style men’s hair. They also remove facial hair by shaving the specific area. Barbers use tools such as scissors, clippers, razors and combs. They may offer additional services like shampooing, styling, coloring and performing scalp massages.
Personal stylist: Personal stylists assist their clients in making fashion choices. They advise on the latest fashion trends in clothing, jewellery and accessories and help their clients choose the right outfit, depending on the type of social event, their tastes and body types. Personal stylists teach their clients how to make decisions regarding their overall appearance and image.
Optional skill
Advise on hair style is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this skill may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.
Hairdresser assistant: Hairdresser assistants clean the hair of clients, apply hair conditioner and dying treatment in a beauty salon. They apply shampoo, rub scalp and rinse the hair. They may also do scalp treatment, bleaching, tinting, and massaging for their clients. Shampooers use specialized lotions, shampoos, conditioners, and other hair care equipment, according to their client’s needs and preferences.
Personal shopper: Personal shoppers assist their individual clients in selecting and buying clothing items and other goods such as gifts, according to their personal tastes, desires and style.
References
- Advise on hair style – ESCO
