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Well, that says it all then, doesn't it? :eek: Would she be more disappointed if you'd gone into fully anaphylactic shock in front of her and had to be taken to the hospital by ambulance? Imagine her inconvenience if you'd actually gone and died on her? I'm glad you put your foot down, you...

If you get anaphylactic reactions, you need to get an Epipen. Your doctor will write you a prescription - it's not a big deal to get one, but it's a huge deal if you don't have one and you NEED one. I carry an epipen for nut and tree fruit allergies, and I used to carry a liquid antihistamine...

I've been using Shellac since it came out and never had to go through all that palaver to get a good result. A bit of a manual shake and off you go!

Is there anyway you can fit a comfortable chair in your room for your client, and you sit a bit lower on a bench? You might have better visuals that way. I used to do pedicures sitting crosslegged on the floor. This worked until I was about 7 months pregnant, then I had trouble getting up! I...

If you aren't getting it from the authorised "stockiest", it's not the real thing. This brings to mind a post from a few years ago that I ran across on a nail forum... a nail tech had made some t-shirts printed with her details, promoting Shellac treatments. People were asking if they could...

Hi Nikki! I feel your pain - I juggled part time mobile nails with two kids and it was hard work! What helped was getting a room inside my house - when my daughter was almost a year old, I did up the spare bedroom as my nail salon and it worked really well for the next few years. My kids were...

Lynne, thank you so much for this thread! I'm about to start a new beauty room in a new area, and your ideas have been an inspiration!

Yes - that can work, but sometimes they won't stick to the gel's sticky layer. It's trial and error, I'm afraid.

The ones I like from Poundland are in a pink packet - they were silver flowers. But I also bought some Christmas tree ones as well. Good luck with your stickers!

I've had varying luck with stickers. I've picked them up in all sorts of places - beauty shops, beauty shows, online nail shops, Ebay, pound shops... I've found it doesn't always matter how much you spend, but sometimes the stupid things just. won't. stick! Oddly enough, the ones that I've...

Nothing makes me groan more loudly (inwardly, of course!) than being at an event and having "games". A guessing game like what Amyjayne suggested is good, but I would avoid anything that smacks of "team building" or involves personal contact or putting anyone on the spot to speak publicly. I...

Thank you, Banner Penguin! Those are great ideas! The problem is that the public often doesn't understand what the services are... they try to compare like for like, but if they don't know the difference between Shellac and Bluesky, it's a problem. Gel can be high end, name brand gel like CND...

Thanks for asking, Banner Penguin - I should clarify this! My charge for Shellac is £23. My charge for extensions, in either gel or acrylic, is £30. The Shellac price doesn't include lengthening - it's just a regular Shellac application (although I usually include glitter/basic art for...

This is my dilemma. Whenever I take a nail art class or any other sort of professional education, we're always told to charge what we're worth. Increase prices each year, as every other industry does. I held back for years, not wanting to alienate my client base, but I've been in the industry...

That makes sense, seeing as that's where I always look for everything. Where would I contact to increase my Google profile? Is it like Yell, with a contract, or how does it work? (I realise there will be charges, but have no idea on this one)

County... not country (although I came here from Canada 15 years ago, so my accent sets me apart anyway!) I lived in Clackmannanshire, and now I'm in Fife. The salon is on the east coast, not far from Leven.

It's low end. Walk in's only. The two days I was there it wasn't busy at all, but I know the end of November can be pretty quiet because everyone waits til closer to Christmas. The salon will go through a name change when it moves in January so I was waiting for that, but I know I'll have...

Thank you everyone, for chiming in. I know I need to stay positive, but I'm second guessing myself a bit. I arranged to rent a large room in a salon in January. The current location is a small hairdressers, and they didn't have a beautician/nail tech in house yet so I thought I might rent...

I started in a salon yesterday - it's my first salon experience after 8 years of mobile/home salon work. I had one client.... okay, it was the first day. I'll be doing a big marketing push in the next week so I'm hoping I can put some names in my book. But last night I was updating my work...

I put a little acetone on a small bit of cotton and put it behind the nail, then wrap the nail as normal with a foil wrap. Works perfectly fine.