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Hi all, I have unfortunatly closed both my salons since last being on the forum, due to a split with my ex. Anyway, I am now a personal trainer and know a lot of bodybuilders, many of which would be interested in spray tans for events shows etc. In the salon I had no official training but did...

Hi people, Just want to find out your experiances and ideas on general lighting We have GU10 50w spots in the ceiling We need more general lighting for the hair side of the salon, but I'm reluctant to throw up more 50w halogens as they are a very direct light and we need general... I could...

Trying to find out the going rates for renting a chair, could you please post how much you pay, or how much people pay in your area? thx

Hi, If anyone would oblige (please), could you post up some piccies of your salon? I need ideas of what sort of styling stations go with what sort of walls etc thx

hi, can anyone recommend any specific makes and models and places to purchase the following: - stylist chair x2 - back wash unit x1 - styling position x3 - hood dryer x1 (can you get mobile versions?) - colour processor x1 (can you get mobile versions?) thanks :-)

Hair dresser x3 required. Level 2 or more. Experianced preffered but may not be necessary. We are looking for a young and enthusiasic person to join us. We are a new salon and would like someone who wants to develop with us. The salon will be at times very busy and very quiet but over all its a...

OK, some of you guys might remember my last thread http://www.salongeek.com/chit-chat/65856-new-salon-layout.html However I had problems with the landlord and I can not have the upstairs now. This is a cloud with a silver lining as he will let me have the downstairs of the unit next door -...

What would you say is the best course of action if a new salon opened up round the corner from you? We all know that people will be curious and might be tempted to go in and have a look, that happened when we opened anyway. Would you put on any specific special offers? Flyer drops? (how many...

Can anyone share experiances with these 2 comapnies? I have Sunquest beds ATM. The beds themselves are great but there customers service is terrible only to be topped by bad breakdown support. Aparently last year they suffered lots of redundacies and we have been told they might have even gone...

Hi, I run a beauty salon and looking at opening another, in the new one there is room for hair. What are the different ways you guys work, anything like mine below? If so can you help me with the figures? or tell me your own scenario? - Employed? What is a normal basic wage? - Self...

I read the post in the right section sticky so sorry mods, could be in the wrong section this but didn't fit into any of the others... eg: it's not just nails, it's not just skin, it's not just hair, it's not just business, it is all of those without being off topic!!! LOL. Feel free to move it...

Hi, 1st of all I hope everyone had a good xmas and new year. :D One of our UV lamps has given up on us (well it was just a break in a wire before I took the back off it and some connectors came off and I put them on in the wrong places and blew it up!!!! LOL):o We didn't get on with the...

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how do you all work you commission schemes?

Hi, This post probably should be seperated out into the differant forums but wasn't sure which it would fall into as it's sort of 1 question. I have a potential situation not sure of what exact quals they have right now as my GF has gone to bed: 2 girls. Girl a) nvq qualified in...

Nail Tech / beauty Therapsit required. NVQ 3 or equivilent. Experience not necessary so don't worry if you have just finished college. We are looking for a young and enthusiasic person to join us. We are a small new salon and would like someone who wants to develop with us. The salon can be...

Hi, what do you normally pay for hair salon services? Mens normal short back and sides = £7 Mens shaven = £5 Ladies Wet Cut = ? Cut & tint = ? Top up tints = ? Full head tint = ? 2 colour tint = ? Perm = ? etc etc/? thanks

It's only our 5th week of trading and I have this is the 2nd time our window has been smashed. We can not afford shutters yet so we just pull the blinds down. This time the sign as well which is gonna be expensive. Somebody thinks they saw what happened but didn't bothe phoning the police...

Apart from NSI where can I get differant "fin" (with a lip on the smile line) tips? EG. NSI French Fin. - I want to see differant shape smile lines, if poss in a V or deep like EZflow perfection type smile line... but they have to have a fin. - I also would like to see and clear tips with a...