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    Priceless!! 3 year old's comment

    Was busy chatting with my 3 year old Granddaughter Lilly-Mae earlier - she asked if I'd been to work today and I said "Yes I've been busy painting ladies nails today" she thought for a second and said "You a naildresser Nana aren't you?" Love it!!! Just priceless!!! PS I now have my 2nd...
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    Eve Taylor Training - Bristol 5th/6th July

    Hiya I have booked on the above training and I'm really excited. I don't use Eve Taylor as yet but have been looking to do the training for over a year so I can introduce the products into my salon. Just wondered if there are any fellow geeks also attending the course. Claire...
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    Parental consent - how can we be certain?

    Not wishing to open up the whole debate of whether babies/children should have their ears pierced more 'food for thought'............. This weekend my step-son collected his daughter, Lilly-mae, for his regular weekly access (no longer in a relationship with the mother) and to his horror he...
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    Disposable Black Kimonos/Robes

    In a couple of weeks I am doing spray tans at a pamper evening at a local school. I am being provided with a room to spray in but assume its probably a classroom so could be quite large. As I will be spraying a large amount of clients I feel I need to provide kimonos/robes for clients...
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    Spary Tanning - not happy with depthness of colour

    Sorry but this is a long one....................... I use Sienna 8.5%, 10% and 12% - I trained in June 2009 and have carried out several tans since this time. My friend and I (who I did the training with) sprayed each other 3 times and I then moved onto tanning willing members of my family...
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    A4 tri-fold price list printing problems!!!

    Hope I'm posting list in the right forum!!!! I have been printing my own A3 tri-fold price lists for sometime but have never been entirley happy with the layout - once folded each page does not appear equal but only slightly (hope you know what I mean!):irked:. I used to print them at the...
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    Any advice pls - salon within residential type home

    I have been offered the 'beauty salon' within a newly built over 55's residential type home. (No not an old peoples or care home - although they do provide a 24 hour care service). The complex is within shouting distance of a recenlty developed marina and plently of new housing. There is also...
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    Lash Tinting Problems

    Can you help me please? What client position do you find best for lash tinting. I use an almost reclined position (bed on notch 3 - same as i use for facials and brow waxing) however with the majority of my clients I find that when they close their eyes their lashes disappear under the...
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    Yippeee!!!!

    I've just completed by first on-line self assessment and I'm getting a tax refund of £921.00!!!!! :lol: That makes me very happy - didn't earn much during my first trading year (well I made a loss of £4k but this refund makes it all better!!!! I will spend it wisely!!! Professional Beauty...
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    Inland Revenue Course - Becoming Self Employed

    Hiya all I'm going on the half day Inland Revenue 'Becoming Self Employed' course on Tuesday (have been waiting since last April when I actually became self-employed!!!) Just wondered if anyone had any questions for me to ask them....................you know what I mean, maybe someone...
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    Natural nail discoloured

    Hiya Nail Geeks Can you help me please.................... I have a client at the moment who's New Year's Resolution was to look after and grow her nails. I am currently carrying out a 'Healthy Nails' weekly treatment on her; nail shape, cuticle conditioner/remover, cuticle oil and OPI...
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    Lip Waxing Query

    Happy New Year fellow geeks!! I waxed my upper lip on Saturday and on Monday noticed that on both sides of my mouth I had a small area of flaky skin (it looked like I had eaten a flaky pasty LOL). What could have caused this problem? I wax my upper lip every 4 weeks and have never...
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    Help with 'Mantain Facial Skin Condition' Assignment please

    Can anyone please help me.....it's 9.45 on Sunday evening and I'm getting no-where. Have checked all my therapy books (and I have quite a few) and have been surfing like crazy but I'm still stuck on the following: Diseases and disorders of bones (head and neck only) Diseases and disorders...
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    Making and selling your own products

    I'm continually thinking of new ways to make more money!!!! (Who isn't? LOL:lol:) Does anyone make and sell their own products..........initially I was thinking of a few Christmas items; bath bombs, body scrubs, lip balms etc. I thought that I could attend a few Christmas Fairs to sell the...
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    One to One help need with applying nail polish/enamel

    Is there anyone in the Bristol/North Somerset Area that can help me please!! :cry:I am not at all happy with my application of nail polish/enamel. Although I passed my assessments at college I am not at all confident with my techniques. Is there anyone willing to give me some one-to-one...
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    Paraffin Wax - Is there a quicker way to heat the wax?

    Hello all, Can you please help? I want to include paraffin treatments in my manicures and pedicures but my paraffin wax heater takes hours to melt the wax! Is there a quicker way of doing it? I rent a room at a local hairdressers and considered melting the wax in a microwave but she...
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    Waxing Advice Please

    Hi - I'm a brand new member (however I have enjoyed looking at all the threads over the past few months). Can someone please give me some advice on waxing please.............I have just started to rent a beauty room at my local hairdressers and last weekend I had a client in for a half leg wax...
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