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    Warm blonde help

    I do mostly ash/silver blondes and the thought of warm ones terrify me [emoji85] I’m so scared I’ll go to warm and it will look yellow!! What toners/techniques can you recommend? The client in question is having foils so I wAs thinking just add a warm low light?
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    Advice needed, unsure what to do

    I’d love to stay!! I’m employed currently, but I’ve looked at my figures for the year and I wouldn’t be better off self employed, however I believe that if my boss makes the improvements mentioned above we would be a lot busier, but I’m worried she won’t..
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    Advice needed, unsure what to do

    It’s a long one so bare with me. I’ve been in my current salon for about 4 years employed, I have a fairly steady client base, but there’s a lot of problems, the salon is cold, it needs redecorating badly, we have problems with the boss diverting the calls to her mobile and booking in clients...
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    Going self employed

    I’m going to be starting self employed in a months tome (I’ve been employed in a salon for about 4 years now) and I’m excited but also a bit terrified! Any tips/advice would be greatly appreciated!!
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    Mobile colour storage

    I need a way to store my colours and peroxide’s. I’m going to be working in two different salons so need a way to transport colour from one to the other. I’m struggling to find a trolley that works for colour as I need to either store it upwright (to see what the colours are). It needs to be...
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    Help with colour

    [ATaTACH=full]208436[/ATTACH]I have a client who wants this colour, I’m confident with the technique (but open to suggestions) but she really wants to see warmth and I’m so used to ashy colours. Any advice?
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    Creative ways to style hair after colours

    I feel like all my colours are styled the same. I’ll straighten, curl, curly blowdry, or brushed out curls. We don’t have tongs only hairdryers and standard GHD’s (I’m employed) is there any other way I can style my colours? Some pics for example
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    Bright copper orange base?

    I have a client wanting this colour, I’m used to Balayage and Pastel colours, for some reason vivids scare me [emoji24] I’d usually lift to a very light base but am I right to think I wouldn’t need to lift it as light as I’m after an orange tone anyway? Help pleAse!
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    Lash lifts turning out badly!

    Yes I do, I follow exactly the timings the instructions say. I just remove with a cotton bud and rose water. I always use medium rods never large
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    Lash lifts turning out badly!

    I follow the instruction sheet that comes with the pack exactly (I am trained but since being unhappy with results I follow the instructions) So prep and cleanse lashes, apply the roller and stick the lashes to it then apply step 1 for 15 mins, remove excess, apply step 2 for 15 mins, wash off...
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    Lash lifts turning out badly!

    Any tips for lash lifts every one I do I’m disappointed. I don’t get the ‘wow’ results I’m expecting
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    Clay based lightner

    About to try clay based lightner for the first time, do I need to do anything differently?
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    How much intensifier to use for pastels

    How much intensifier do you recommend using to create a pastel purple? I use tigi
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    Root stretch ideas

    I would apply my root colour, sections on a diagonal, then go in and comb all the colour down the sections. Once done get a fresh bowl of lightener (if you get lightener in the colour or vice versa you’ll get spots) then apply the lightener and feather it upwards into the root colour then use...
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    Very dark grey help

    I need help with this colour! Light greys are easy I just start with a clean base and add a blob of 1/0 to my toner, however this client wants such a dark grey, almost black and I’m worried. Help?!
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    Working for Rush?

    has anyone on here ever worked for Rush? The wages seem too good to be true. What are the like to work for
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    Perm not taking when dry

    Both! She said it was doing it when she dried it so we got her in and diffused it ourselves it did the same
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    Perm not taking when dry

    we have a client who’s perm looks great when wet but once dry it frizzed out and falls out. Any ideas?
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    Hosting balayage classes

    im based in the UK, I love my job but I’m fed up of minimum wage! I’m well known for my Balayage and I’m interested in hosting a Balayage class but honestly don’t even know where to start! Do I need a qualification? Do I need my employers permission?
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