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Was chatting with an old nail buddy of mine who recently had some refresher training with a former nsi educator. Now I was always taught to wipe my brush before dipping back into my monomer, I don't often wipe my brush fusing application as intend to get ratio right I just wipe any slight...

I own a salon. We mainly offer nails, hand and foot treatments but a little bit of beauty. The 2nd room was one large room which had a small kitchen area and access to the toilet. I built a wall to divide it up but the wall doesn't go floor to ceiling. My thing is I am always being asked to...

Question is in the title really. Do you other shop owners prefer to employ staff or get self employed staff in? If self employed do you prefer them to rent a space and use their own products and book own clients in or commission basis here they use your products and take a cut of what they do??

I am opening a nail salon next week and I have a reasonable sized second room. I am planning on learning semi permanent eyelashes so will do them in there. But I was thinking of renting it out to people who are hand and foot related like a reflexologist or chiropodist? I can't do hair or Beauty...

Ok so this might sound like a silly question but... I haven't done a paraffin wax treatment since college 7 years ago, I am opening up a salon and have decided to offer this as a treatment. I know how to apply but my mind has gone blank on how to remove!! So how would you suggest?

I'm just about to open my shop. It's mainly a nail salon. I want to make sure I'm offering all that I can in hand and foot treatments. My mani and pedi treatments so far consist of a basic Mani or pedi to a luxury (mask and booties or mitts). I want to know whether a paraffin wax Mani or...

Ok also need your help on this one too guys, I'm really stuck on what to do. I rent a space in a salon 4 days a week to do nails in, I pay £25 a day to the owner, I brought my own client base (which is pretty good) and I have space for new ones too. Some days I'm very busy and making pretty...

Need some help from the geeks on here with a more business head than me... If you work self employed on a commission basis can the (employer) owner of the salon take the VAT of your % For example say you get 40% commission on every treatment you do, is it right that the owner deducts VAT off...

Hi guys need some advice from fellow geeks!! I was offered a space in a salon a month ago I pay a daily rate and keep the rest. I offer a wide range Of nail treatments including gelish. I have a good clientele already that I built up working from home. Things were going well in the salon. I...

Hey guys One of my regulars is having an operation next week and needs to have her acrylic nails removed for it. Last time she had them removed with acetone she had a bad allergic reaction ( I didn't remove the other salon she used to use did) So I am going to have to file it off I don't...

Ok need your opinion on this guys as having a debate with my mum. She thinks i should wear a mask when i am filing down acrylics, I told Her it isn't compulsory to do so here in the uk, anyway she brought me a life time supplies worth!! I do see her point. I do alot of design work with...

Hi guys after some advice. I have dealt with ski jump nails I have always put a tip on and kept them quite short, however I have this client that no matter what I do they won't stay on!!! She does have quite severe ski jump nails and types on a keyboard alot for work but we have tried...

I did a set of gelish on a client today her 2nd set, she is loving it! Last time I did them we did art with it and she got lots of comments on it. She also told me that one of the lady's at her work really admired the Colour asked what it was and my client told her it was a gel polish called...

Ok so did my first crystal pedicure ever on myself, it looked beautiful when i had finished but after 15 mins I was loosing some!!! This is what i did I used gelish did a coat of foundation,cure, dry wipe, layer of Vegas nights, cure then applied Vegas nights again and applied the crystals to...

Ok so just heard that gelish will be available in sally's in the few weeks!! But problem is it is not just going to be available to professionals but anybody can purchase it and a slightly higher price!! Want to know what everyone else thinks of this? Nail harmony yet to confirm bit sally's have. X

Ok so I had a client at 9pm Thursday and I accidentally drop my lid full of water based acrylic paint ( type from hobby craft) and it splashed on her jeans. I apologised and said I am usually covered in paint from my clients having lots of weird and wonderful patterns and it comes out of my...

Just made a website for my mobile business. It isn't finished yet but would love you guys to take a look and see what you think. www.treatmentsbytina.co.uk x

Hey guys, I had a client book in for next week wanting a certain minx design i didnt have, I wouldn't mind if i needed to make an order but don't and will only be ordering to get that design in, after paying VAT and postage i will be making hardly anything out of the treatment. What do you...

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Ok so I need your help. I have been reading previous threads but not finding exactually what I need. I'm doing my friends nails end of September for her wedding and she just told me her nail has come off! I have read threads on here about building up a missing toe nail but what about a missing...