Apart from a good knowledge of beauty care products and skin types of your clients, you will also need a good understanding of the requirements by your clients. You need to have friendly demeanours, tactfulness and diplomacy. Good communication skills are essential – you need to listen to the requirements your clients have and should be able to explain to them the procedures, their effects and possible side effects. You need to have a good business sense. You also need creativity, as you will be working with colour tones of skin, nail and hair.