Taylor Taurua-Aramoana – Indulge Beauty
Level 5 Diploma in Professional Face, Body & Spa Therapies
After attending a career expo during her final year of high
school, Taylor decided to move to Auckland from Whakatane to pursue a Level
5 Diploma in Professional Face, Body & Spa Therapies at Elite School of
Beauty and Spa.
Since graduating in 2015, Taylor has broadened her horizons
and secured valuable work experience across Auckland. Over a decade later, her
career journey has looped back to her hometown of Whakatane where she is a senior
beauty therapist at Indulge Beauty.
With Indulge Beauty, she is driven to create an inclusive
environment for Māori by incorporating Te Ao Māori into the workplace.
Career
During her time in Auckland, Taylor developed her work-ready
skills with multi-national brand ‘Benefit Cosmetics’ as a brow artist – eventually working her way up to a manager role at Benefit’s flagship
studio in the CBD.
This gave her the opportunity to represent New Zealand
in San Francisco at Benefit Cosmetic’s Glambassador awards.
“I got to see the city and work with celebrity makeup
artists. I had barely left Whakatane, so to head over to the United States for
this opportunity was a huge achievement for me,” shared Taylor.
“I also had the opportunity to help wahine who were losing
their hair because of medical treatment. By offering my services to style their
eyebrows, I was able to greatly build their confidence.”
“After going through alopecia for two years, I was able to truly empathise with their experiences.”
Te Ao Māori journey
Alongside her mahi, Taylor will be doing a full-immersion Māori
course through Te Wananga o Aotearoa.
“I’ve always been passionate about my heritage and culture
as a proud Māori.”
Taylor aims to bring elements of Te
Ao Māori into the workspace, particularly through the language, and is eager to see more Māori entering the beauty therapy industry.
“We need more Māori people to diversify the industry; we
have our own way that we look at beauty and that outlook is so needed in beauty
therapy.”
Read more in The
Beacon.
