Search results

How many of you are investing in these expensive perspex screens for re opening? I am thinking to get one for the reception desk and one for the manicure table however they are above £80 each for a decent one! with the cost of face shields, masks, gloves, sanitiser units and towel dispensers my...

I am looking at taking an online deposit for all my treatments when we re open in July I am currently using ovatu booking software which I love but out of the options for online payments I only have a PayPal merchant account I left PayPal over a year ago because of the cut they were taking out...

How much extra time have you added on to your treatments and what are you using this time for? What was your post treatment buffer time beforehand in comparison to what it is now? Just need some help into working my new buffer times for in between treatments

Im finally opening my salon in september after working my socks off for 4 years from home, It will have 3 treatment rooms and i am focusing a lot on holistic treatments, facials, body treatments etc My brand is very much natural, organic, cruelty free products I am currently using eve taylor but...

hey everyone! I am wanting to invest in a course in nail extensions, I can’t decide which to go for either acrylic or hard gel. I prefer the odourless option of hard gel but I have heard it’s harder to master. I would prefer to use forms too rather then tips. Also would I NEED an e file for...

Does anyone else who has their own business spend spend spend? Every day I am purchasing something new for my business.. nail stamping plates, wax stock, new polishes etc. its becoming silly, its as if I never have enough and I'm trying to have as much variety as high street salons when I work...

Hey fellow beauty geeks I was wondering what your methods were to fixing a cracked gel nail extension. I am new to hard gel extensions and this is my first set I have done and one nail cracked after 1 week. Just along the tip line, it's not a bad crack. I sculpted the nails and used indigo...

Hi everyone, I never really have had problems with gel shrinking before, I use Gelish. Recently I purchased the hand and nail harmony All That Jazz cuticle remover cream and it works really well but then when I come to the point to do my gels the colour is sliding away from the walls around the...

I really want to start offering gel extensions, just short ones to help my customers grow their natural nails underneath in the mean time. Can structure gel be used to extend the nail? Thanks :-)

i was wondering how you all keep your own gels intact and nice when using acetone or removal products, I did myself a set of gels yesterday and I have removed three sets since and now my gels are starting to lift because of touching acetone If I wear vinyl gloves they dissolve when the acetone...

hi everyone, I have been doing gel manicures for over a year now and my sets last up to 2 weeks, I do thin coats and use gelish. However I have one customer who has complained a couple of times saying they chip after around 12 days and I have had to do her a discounted or complimentary set. She...

Hi For some bizarre reason my French Gels are not lasting any where near as long as my block colour gels. I do base coat then two coats of pink and then my white tips followed but the top coat. I always cap the edges and my prep is exactly the same as when I do block colours? I have had 3...

I need a new LED lamp, I use china glaze Gelaze Polish as far as I can see they don't have their own specific lamp with their system so I need to branch out and get one from a different brand. Is the OPI one good? Thanks

Hi Everyone, I am in the fifth month of my home beauty business, i converted one of the spare rooms into a lovely salon. For anyone else who has a home salon, how long did it take for you to be busy with bookings with good frequent advertisement? . have you found people have been put off by the...

Hi everyone, I use China glaze Gelaze polish which I'm happy with but when my customers come back to me and I have to soak off the old gels before doing new ones it takes me forever!! I use lint free pads soak them in the Gel remover and then use the covers which hold it on the nail. I leave...

I am using gelaze by China glaze, I love their colours and they are really glossy and pretty but they aren't lasting as long as I expect. I don't use a primer because it says you don't have to, I just buff and use scrub fresh and then apply. I am tempted to purchase a primer and see if it will...

my most popular treatment at the moment is pedicures, My routine is Soak feet in foot spa File foot and use corn cutter Exfoliate feet Clean feet with hot mitts to remove any left over exfoliant Cuticle work File Buff Dehydrate nail plate Paint nails Foot massage I was wondering other people's...

sorry to ask but what is the best position to get the client into when waxing right down below by the bum?

I have just left my 3 year job as a spa therapist, I am starting a beauty business from home. I am so excited but worried also.. I am looking at using Eve Taylor or Thea skincare for my facials as they cost effective for me and look like good products...but I am worried as they are both unknown...

Opinions on OPI gels, need a gel range and I have always loved their polishes so I'm leaning towards them? Anyone else use OPI? Thanks