Hi all i have 12 weeks left of college till i am (hopefully) a qualified Beauty Therapist!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cant WAIT to get going.

BUT, i want some help.....

When i do facials at the moment (friends, family/odd customer at a bargain price to get my practise in) I use Clarins.

I Just got cleanser toner scrub mask and moisturiser from boots.

However i would like to stock a range and be able to prescribe ( ok suggest ) products for home use that i can retail.

I have spoken to a few suppliers and we are talking HEAFTY minimum orders.

Any knowledgeable geekios put me on the right path???

Thanks very much in advance

Amb xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Have you thought of Dermalogica? I must admit that I dont know too much about it, but in a salon where I worked, that's what they use for facials etc.

hi matey


dont fancy the £3000 minimum order !!! good brand though.

Btw just ordered bio 2027, 2016 , 2020, 11 and polishes to match so i'll let you know if they r nice!

Ambxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

£3000 minimum order for Dermalogica! Pick me up from off the floor!

I need to find a facial product range too. In my research I'll bear you in mind...! How about Deb379, think she does beauty too and might be able to help?!

Cool stuff about the bio gels.
xx

think i'll stick with my clarins - only thing is bummer no retail - i will keep looking into it and let you know if i find a 'deal' !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


AMb x

Hi Amb

Try having a look through Babtac's forum (http://www.babtac.com/public/index.asp) as there are often debates going on there as to which are the best facial ranges in terms of start-up costs/quality of range etc. You may pick up some ideas there which could help hopefully as there are loads of beauty therapists posting there?

It's a bit of a nightmare scrolling through their board as it isn't set up particularly well (no search facility it seems) but you get there eventually !!!

aww thanks chicken...........off to take a peek right now!!!!!!!!!!!


AMb xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Take a look at Nimue.

A most fantastic range.......

Refreshing in our eyes. We looked at Dermalogica and all the veteran brands and thought it was time for a new range. Nimue is just what we were looking for. Most Salons have Dermalogica, Clarins, Decleor... Let them fight over the prices. Offer something different, something that works as well as a 'fell good' factor.

You'll need an opening order with most (all I think) suppliers, but Nimue could be flexible if you asked them. Worst they could say is, No.....

What are Nimue prices like?
Tilly x

I use Environ on myself and it is great - very much along the same lines as Nimue I imagine. More towards the medical rather than the aromatherapy pampering side if that makes sense.

I am not a beauty therapist so could only get what was available to me through my local beauty salon and none of them use Nimue or I woud have jumped at the chance to try it.

Hi Amb,

I will also hopefully be qualifying in July and so I am looking for a skincare range too.

Have you looked at the Ellisons website? http://www.ellisons.co.uk/
Go to the beauty buyers guide, online catalogue.

They have their own skincare range, Precious Professional. There is no minimum order and you can also retail.

I have not tried it myself yet, although someone from college has and really likes the range.

My god, I thought I'd written this lol as I couldn't agree more!!

We did a lot of research too, Dermalogica got the heave ho straight away, why would I want to use a product that 50% of the salons use in my area - offer something different, get your marketing right and give people a reason why they should switch salons and come to you. Someone on this site recommended Nimue to me and I had an in-salon demo .. the packaging alone sold it to me (I love classy packaging), but the products sell themselves. Ive been using them for a week and someone said I looked so well and had I had a chemical peel because my skin looked so fresh and vibrant.

Downside is like all "professional " ranges they have a minimum order of about £1000 (or thereabouts) but this does include EVERYTHING you need, including a lot of retail products, free training, monthly salon visits, marketing advice, and more importantly a product that your clients will love and come back for more treatments. However I think they are trying to keep it exclusive to salons, so if you are mobile or home based they may not sell to you, but if you don't ask you don't get!

For a really good debate that's been going on for ages look at the Babtac forum http://www.babtac.com/public/index.asp title is "Decleor or any facial skincare range", it's at the top of the forum page at the moment. It's long winded but read it all as there is loads of info.

HTH

hi

i have 10 weeks left on my course and am also looking.

i have been in contact with a few and was advised about gerad from a girl that was there sales manager. they are italian and have a minimum order of 50 and are in the same league some say better than decleor. check them out. website is

www.gerardscosmetics.com

good luck with the end of your course

im just in the process of getting my price list together as im going to be working from home and mobile and its a nightmare. how are you finding structuring your prices

take care and speak soon

tracey