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My colour was meant to be bright copper, on a base 6 unbleached but lifted with 30vol. Used 7.44 and 6.46 (the mistake), it’s come out way too red and barely can be classed as copper, it’s defo red with a copper hint. Any way I can bring it over to more orange than red, maybe putting on a yellow...

I’m branded the ‘messy’ stylist in my salon. Without sounding big-headed, I’m the most creative worker and mostly deal with big colour corrections and transformations, often on long hair involving multiple processes. I mix up a LOT of tint all day, don’t always have time to be ‘extra careful’ of...

Making a price list- is it old fashioned to have ‘ladies’ & ‘gents’ haircut prices? I can’t decide how to do it, opinions pls

Chair renters / salon owners- How does it normally work? Does the stylist only do their own clients that they bring to the salon, and pay a rent fee for the chair while using all their own products, or is it like a percentage of the takings thing? Do they ever do the salon clients that come in...

My self employed rent-a-chair business is failing (I’m the chair renter), my rent isn’t high and I love my workplace, but I just don’t have the bums on seats (the pandemic has a lot to answer for with this). They’re gradually disappearing on me despite me doing loads of training courses...

I took 4 months maternity leave (self employed salon hairdresser) and breastfed the whole time so far (currently on month 3), I didn’t expect to have this much success with it so I’m over the moon I’m able to, and want to carry on. The only thing getting in the way- back to work. I’ve started...

Does anyone else still feel like Covid has totally wrecked your business? I’m still feeling a real knock on effect of slow business, even though we’ve technically been open for nearly a full year since the last lockdown. Of course throughout 2021 we were dealing with restrictions at work, but...

I’ve always worked in the hair industry so I don’t know a lot about office hours or how those sort of jobs work, but lately I’m noticing that my clients who are London commuters and office workers are asking for later and later appointments in the evening, but also don’t want weekend...

I’m a self employed hairdresser and used to be mobile, then 2 years ago (right at the start of the pandemic) I joined a salon renting a chair, as I had really started to hate travelling around. I love working there, my rent is cheap and my collegues are lovely. I’m the only self employed...

I’m wondering if anyone else has this problem as it’s been an issue in EVERY salon I’ve ever worked in 😂 and now in my current one. I’ve worked in this salon for 2 years self employed and renting a chair, of course the majority of that time has been in the pandemic. We were not at work at all...

I work in a salon, my best friend is a home/mobile hairdresser. We trained together years ago and while I have kind of continued my training, she sees it as she has ‘done’ her training therefore doesn’t need more and certainly isn’t going to pay for courses etc. She hasn’t really progressed in...

This is a personal and possibly sensitive topic and not intended to offend anyone: I’m a pregnant self-employed salon hairdresser, intending on breastfeeding as long as I can (always have done, it will be a priority for me), eg. up to a year if possible. The issue is, I plan on going back to...

I started at a new salon recently and I love it, but they don’t sanitise their equipment. Should I say something? Don’t want to come across as the fussy new girl.

Does everyone think that free WiFi is a must for clients in a hair salon? I rent a chair and my salon currently does not allow clients to connect to the WiFi because it apparently isn’t very strong and it messes up the computer system when too many devices are connected to it. It does cause...

I’m currently renting a chair at a salon and I’m just interested to hear how it works for everyone else that’s doing this. I’m the only self employed one in my salon so the other 4 are on the salon booking system, I do my own with clients contacting me directly, the new ones usually find me via...

I’m currently renting a chair at a salon and I’m just interested to hear how it works for everyone else that’s doing this. I’m the only self employed one in my salon so the other 4 are on the salon booking system, I do my own with clients contacting me directly, the new ones usually find me via...

self employed hairdressers who rent a chair in a salon- do you pay per the day or week/month? I currently have a set up of 4 days a week paying a daily amount and I pay it at the end of each week. I’m considering dropping my hours to 3 days eventually, but do you think I’d have to carry on...

I love the salon I work in and have made some great friends there, I’m really lucky with the girls I work with. We are only a small group and that generally means a nice working atmosphere, all of us are self employed so we’re all on an equal level. Recently, a new girl started and she seems...

Are we supposed to be doing lateral flow tests? A couple of clients have asked me lately and I’ve lied and said yes, but I don’t really know anything about it. Our salon manager hasn’t mentioned anything, should I be doing them myself at home? Where do you get them from etc? I feel a bit guilty...

Is anyone else’s business really suffering at the moment since the initial post-lockdown rush is over? I had a really busy few weeks, not as mad as last July but fully booked. Then the last fortnight since about the middle of May my diary has been SO quiet. I’m self employed in a salon so I rent...