Transcending cultures, nationalities and even economic downturns, the beauty industry is one of those rare sectors primed to enjoy continued global growth now and far into the foreseeable future.

It’s a dynamic, exciting industry offering international career options, self-employment opportunity, the chance to specialise and rise to the pinnacle of various creative fields as well as the opportunity to do meaningful work and bring joy to the lives of those you touch.

If you’ve ever wondered where a career in beauty could take you, here’s a glimpse into just some of the places you could go and the stamps you could add to your passport.

Travel the globe

Fancy the jet setting lifestyle as a beauty therapist to the stars? Long for the opportunity to travel the globe pampering cruise clients on the high seas? Or does the chance to unleash your creative make-up talents on Broadway or Hollywood offer allure?

These are just some of the doors that open courtesy of a career in beauty and wellness. Whether you specialise in makeup or beauty therapy, this is an industry that knows no borders.

Our Beauties are working onboard luxury cruise liners, they’re waxing celebrities in London, and pampering famous faces in Sydney. Their beauty qualification has been their key to a life of work, travel and personal reward.

Beauty entrepreneur

Was hashtag #GIRLBOSS made for you?

There are few greater pleasures than taking the reins of your future, calling the shots and opening opportunity to others through your own business.

For those who long to be their own boss and conduct business on their own terms, a limitless array of beauty business opportunities beckon, and the sky’s the limit when it comes to how far you could go.

Our graduates have forged their own futures in product development, as upscale salon owners, and wedding makeup artists.

Some are enjoying the work-life balance of running their business from home, others are taking their vision to the world with their own brands of therapy and products, and others still are bringing their expertise and business insight to some of the best-known franchises in the nation.

As Forbes notes:  “It’s never been a better me to be a beauty entrepreneur”, with the “$445 billion industry one of the most prevalent places for women to self-start their way to big-time success”.

Whether it’s in Australia, or overseas, this potential is yours for the taking, and at the French Beauty Academy, we’re here to get you started in the best possible way as you embrace a career at the helm of your own business and the world becomes your stage.

Beauty and business are our passion. This speciality sees us offer SHB50115 Diploma of Beauty Therapy & CUA51015 Diploma of Screen Media with a focus on both the practical skills required to work within this industry and the business nous needed to establish yourself as a beauty entrepreneur. From business planning to occupational health and safety, recruitment, and marketing, our Beauty Diploma is designed to give you the ultimate toolkit to carve out the business future of your dreams.

Fashion industry

From the catwalks of Milan and Paris, to the runways of Sydney, London and beyond, makeup, hair styling and beauty go hand in hand with fashion.

With a multitude of makeup artists and hair stylists required for every event, this is the ideal setting to cut your teeth or find your niche within the ever-popular fashion industry.

(Read our interview with leading editorial, fashion, and bridal makeup extraordinaire Casey Gore.)

Blogging and social media

Fancy yourself as a makeover maverick, a photoshoot miracle-maker or the go-to guru for all things beauty? Then the online publishing industry may await.

Whether your niche is beauty blogging, your forte is photography styling, or your passion is product selection, beauty media continues to grow online and in the real world fuelled by the trends of Instagram.

We recognise this broadening future and the exciting role out graduates can play, which is why our dual qualification features a focus on social media and marketing.

Entertainment industry

Every soap opera needs a stylist, every movie a makeup artist, and whether its Bollywood, Disneyland or Cirque de Soleil almost every country has an entertainment industry in need of the beauty touch.

Meanwhile, those morning newsreaders need a hair and makeup miracle maker and those Movie World characters all require expert assistance.

The journey is yours to embrace

Learn the finer points of makeup, styling, brow shaping and tanning and just see where the world takes you because the journey is yours to embrace. From the West End to the wonders of wedding makeup, from the sanctuary of spas to the high-end salons of France, beauty opportunity beckons, so where oh where will you choose to go?

You can learn more about the careers our Beauties enjoy here.