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  1. Holly1991

    Help! Ideas going forward with this colour?

    Thanks for the reply ronray this was my initial thought I use zalon remover had thought about going on on the dark band I can see in the mids from the pic neway! I think I was just looking for abit of handholding can’t say I’ve done much colour correction in the last year 🤣🤦🏻‍♀️
  2. Holly1991

    Help! Ideas going forward with this colour?

    Heyy Fellow salon geeks. I have a client who has previous salon colour plus box dye over the top 🤦🏻‍♀️ she has had a previous balayage done in salon which has obviously now been coloured over and was wanting to go lighter again (see attached pics 1st is her hair currently next two are what she’s...
  3. Holly1991

    Hair loss after Covid?

    Another vote for Nioxin! It’s fab I’ve had ongoing problems with alopecia for 15 years and it’s all I’ve ever found to actually work not just ‘make the hair feel thicker’ also I have a client who swears by CEL quite expensive but I definitely saw a difference in her hair after she had been using...
  4. Holly1991

    Dodgy enquiries for massage

    The hair beauty industry does not support discrimination!! Everybody has the right to feel safe in their own career/job or just in general for that fact! I’m in the hairdressing side and yes I am a unisex salon but if I even get a whiff of a male client or female client for that matter being...
  5. Holly1991

    How do you pay yourself as a salon owner?

    As a sole trader all profits made are technically yours And taxable after you reach the personal tax allowance, it really depends on how well you budget for things you may have to pay in the future, I’m a sole trader and personally I try to pay myself a set amount a week Just incase I have to...
  6. Holly1991

    Drinks for clients, what do you do?

    Before Covid all clients that came into my salon were offered a drink (hot or cold) after the first lockdown , no drinks have been offered in salon since, at first I was very reluctant to letting clients bring there own due to them having to take their masks off. As time went on I allowed...
  7. Holly1991

    Business Interruption Insurance

    Tried today got rejected 😩 will be checking whether it’s something I’m paying extra for if it is it’s being cancelled!
  8. Holly1991

    Split ender pro?

    I did have a rep come into the salon a few years ago and demonstrated on a rather battered dolls head and it did do the job, although yeah as a hairdresser I just feel it was a lazy way of doing clients I feel the same about using hot brushes on clients 🤣
  9. Holly1991

    Balayage help

    £700? In the midlands? I’d either expect my hair to be at the desired colour or my stylist to be telling my it’s not achievable, as a stylist myself there’s nothing worse than someone undervaluing you’re work but at that price I’d expect the stylist to know how long you are looking at an end...
  10. Holly1991

    Help with feet

    Hey I hope everyone is doing ok through these still absolutely awful times, looking for some advice on corns, reoccurring on both feet and quite large. I’m guessing the best thing would be to see a specialist but with everything that’s going on at the minute I’d rather see if there’s anything I...
  11. Holly1991

    Best shoes for hairdressers?

    Oooo they do look comfy and definitely would keep my feet warmer... I could do with the insoles too 😂 being hospital grade insole I bet they are soooooo comfortable
  12. Holly1991

    Best shoes for hairdressers?

    pavers really?!? I only say that because my salon is within a outlet building that has a pavers and I’ve asked the manager a few times if there’s anything she would recommend and she said no 😂 maybe she thought I wouldn’t like the design... that’s really not even a factor when your constantly...
  13. Holly1991

    Queens Gambit

    I agree with u AcidPerm although I use it as the perfect excuse to watch as much tv as poss 🤣 when my other half asks if we realllly need to watch something I say “yes! It’s for work” (the queens gambit Is in my Netflix watchlist for after I finish the crown) As i realised after last lockdown my...
  14. Holly1991

    Cleaning wax pots

    We have this problem all the time even more so now with the amount of times the chairs are sprayed and wiped a day mixed with hairspray, shine spray etc, pink stuff does work well for it but I find elbow grease works a treat spray on leave a min then wipe with a. Hot wet cloth , my salon chairs...
  15. Holly1991

    Red hair wants purple

    I find adding a bit of A mix to my V shades in GOLDWELL keeps the purple shades cooler as they do seem to throw quite a lot of red after a few weeks
  16. Holly1991

    How much do you charge for an elderly lady’s perm?

    I do a lot of perming In my salon, we actually offer oap discount everyday £55 normal price £49.50 discounted this is for short hair, and £60+ for long hair as these are not normally standard mature lady perms and take more time, I use GOLDWELL top form for the majority of perms in the salon or...
  17. Holly1991

    Struggling with foil

    So glad I’ve come across this the nail tech at work has had this same problem today
  18. Holly1991

    Direct colour brand recommendations?

    I would say guy tangs mydentity too the mixing combos are endless 😁
  19. Holly1991

    Track & Trace advice

    As far as I am aware it is only salons that are required to do so, freelancers and mobile don’t have to do it as it’s on the venue not the person (I think)
  20. Holly1991

    QR test and trace code

    Haha no worries 😊
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