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I have platinum blonde hair. I have using bleach directly on my scalp for 15 years. For the last few years I have been getting terrible headaches when the bleach is applied. Over the years the process has gotten more and more painful, but I just delt with it because I love the blonde. The last...

Hi guys! I asked a similar question a while back and didnt get much of a response so giving this another shot! I've been learning how to do 3D nail art (ie: large pearls, bows, skulls, gems, etc) and am having trouble getting then to stay on my clients artificial nails. I tried curing them into...

Hey guys! I have one client that loves the 3D look of having tons of LARGE gems, pearls, bows, etc on her nails. I've never had issues getting smaller gems to stay on my clients but am having trouble with the larger ones. I have tried two methods: 1: I put the gems into the gel top coat...

Hi! I love having my nails done but cannot wear soak off gels as I am constantly handling acetone (as I do soak off nails on my clients). So I've been experimenting with gel lately. I build structured gel nails, then paint them with regular nail polish (OPI), then apply a gel sealer over the...

Hello!! Up till now I have currently been working with the Thuya eyelash perming kits at work, and do not like them at all! I find that the rods are not sticky enough and I must always use a bit of glue to adhere them to the lid (even though there is already a line of adhesive on them...)...

I am using the OPI AXXIUM UV curing lamp in my salon with their gel and soak-off gel systems and am having A LOT of trouble with it. If you are not familiar with the lamp itself, I have posted a link so you can see the design...

Although there are many ways to do a French, I'm wondering which method gets the best result? FIRST METHOD: 1) Base coat 2) Paint two coat of white along free edge (free hand) 3) Natural shade 4) Top coat SECOND METHOD: 1) Paint two coats of white along free edge, then clean up...

A new owner has just bought this business as of July 1st. Lot's of changes (renovations) happening, and it will be a beautiful high end spa when completed. Is located in a VERY busy strip mall on 2rd & Blundell, with lots of traffic. We have a strong client base, and will grow immensely after...

Me and my boss are adding laser/microdermabrasion to our services next month (as we are both laser technicians already), and turning the spa into more of a med-spa. We thought it would be best to also add a medical product line for retail (we are odering Cellex-C I believe). I am a little...

Ok, so not as dramatic as the title sounds... but I need some advice! My little brother asked me to wax his chest for the summer (he is 17). I performed the wax at home, but exactly how I do in my salon (which I always get great results). I used honey wax with strips, and baby powder...

What are the best salon-grade shampoo's/conditioners/treatments for over-processed, damaged, split, bleached hair? How to repair hair in between salon visits?

I have just taken a Bio Nails course and have been experimenting on friends and clients. I love the ideal behind bio nails, but I have some problems with them... Overlays are very successful, but whenever I do enhancements with Tips they seem to break off at the tip. I have also tried with...

What is the best way to do a full arm wax? How do you make it the most comfortable for both you and your client? I've tried having the client sitting up on the bed, twisting their arm around... Or laying down and rotating it around... But no matter what I do it seems forced and uncomfortable...

The facials we currently do at my spa are VERY bland... Like the basic European facials you learn in school. They are SO boring! I was wondering if anyone has any interesting things they do to spice up their facials?

Another esthetician I ran into told me that she applied her cuticle oil after polishing the nails. She would wait a few minutes for the polish to dry a bit, then apply a drop to each cuticle and gently rub it in. She said that it makes more sense to apply it afterwards, since you want a clean...

I only did either very short, or simple massages in school and am now being booked with clients for 30min and 60min massages!! EEK! We have no intructions at work and my coworker just tells me to "wing it" I elaborate on the 10-20min massages I learned in school and clients are happy, but I...

I am both an esthetician and a medical esthetician and was thinking about openning up a business one day. I was just wondering what your opinions were on the idea of a medspa and dayspa combined. Think it will work? I was thinking that it might get a little wierd trying to do waxing and...

Hi all! I am fairly new to esthetics and need some tips at waxing longer hair. I've never had any problems waxing longer hair on the legs, but I did a bikini this morning and just could not get the hair out for the life of me! First I figured that there might not be enough baby powder, so I...

Hi, im an esthetician and I need help putting my vision into words for my stylist. I'm in the beauty industry, therefore as you might guess I'm a very dynamic person. I like my hair to reflect my personality and to turn some heads. Everytime I go to a stylist and try and explain to them...