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Hi I teach hairdressing and one of my learners has been trying to use Deep Purple in the ion colour flash range but it isn't grabbing on blonde hair at all. Has anyone else used this who can give us some tips? It's not a colour I am overly familiar with but the lady who sold it to her in Salon...

Hi What make of cut throat razor would you recommend? Thanks

Babasu nut sorry.

Aveda is 100% paraben free right across their hair makeup and skin ranges. They use a foaming agent derived from the Babasu but found in Brazil and some use meadow foam. Both natural foaming agents. They were launched in 1978 and have always been paraben and sls free.

Hi wantingtolearn. You will find that most salons now are wanting hair stylists to have a level 3 NVQ, although technically it isn't essential. I did my level 3 a few years ago and loved every second of it. You do things like colour correction, more advanced cutting techniques, I did hair...

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Clients who don't listen to your advice: I had a wedding trial this week and despite my original booking form advising client to not wash their hair night before trial, mother of the bride had. And, the bridesmaid had had these god awful extension.s put in. Massive glue bonds and they were...

I am using the GelFX in my salon and do really love it, however, I find it unsuitable to wear as a nail tech because any contact with acetone and I find it lifts up at the sides. My clients LOVE it though and the support I have received from Grafton International has been second to none! Sent...

Hi I am after a junior in my salon in Penistone. We are a hair and nail salon and specialise in Bridal/wedding work. There is just me in the salon at the moment, so a meet is essential. Duties would include basic reception duties, shampooing, making client refreshments, blow drying and...

Thank-you for that. I saw the blue and pink tubs in the warehouse today but didn't realise that was what you mixed with the platinium in the squidgy tube. The blue and pink tubs aren't very big though are they? Do you just need small amounts of that? I found it hard because the writing on the...

Hi guys I wonder if you can help me. I am still doing my NVQ level 2 and we have been doing work on colouring and bleaching. I used to have my naturally dark brown hair lifted with foils to a really nice ash blonde all of the time at a salon and they used to use L'oreal Platinium. I am just...

Thanks for that. I asked my tutor last night and she said that it is even but it tends to be in the middle of the hair if anywhere. xxx

I am just doing my level 2 and I bought the hairdressing college kit from Sally's. I got the more expensive one of the 2, but I really dropped on with it, I have a trade card with them anyway because I am a nail technician, then I just waited til they had a VAT day. It was £179.99 and it has...

Hi Geeks I am doing my NVQ in hairdressing and I am writing up my step by step uniform layers cut. I have to write where the weight distribution is and I have no idea. Any help would be much appreciated. My initial thoughts is that the weight would be in the middle of the hair rather than at...

I use NSI and IBD. I love NSI for overlays for people who want to keep the nails on, but use IBD for their soak off colours. So far so good with IBD. I still use my NSI lamp with IBD and it works fine (I checked with my Grafton rep before doing that). I sometimes find that the IBD colours are...

I sell Nailtiques in my salon and it is my best seller. For instance, today one of my clients spent £80 in my salon, only £30 was on tratment, rest was on Nailtiques. xxx

At the risk of getting shouted at..... I get mine from ebay. I did have a nail art board, but I now use a wheel that has clear tips on. I got about 5 cos I display my coloured gels on them too. They were dirt cheap as I had em shipped in from China. My friend though got a really nice wooden...

I know it's a pain up the bum, but I would get her to visit her doctor if you are unsure. Thing is, you don't want to say it is one thing only to find out it isn't that at all. Bear in mind that lots of things can affect her nails, is she on any medication? Does she smoke? Does she do a lot of...

Hiya I use sun labs too. When I did my training with them, they told us to recommend that people who are going on holiday should have their tan done a few days before so this doesn't happen. They have DHA in their solution so I think that's why it's fine in pools. Best thing to do though is...

I trained with magnetic in 2006. The tutor was brilliant, I trained in Pontefract. Unfortunatky I wasn't keen on the acrylic. I was using prestige and I found that it yellowed really bad. I loved the manicure and pedicure products though. At the time when I was using the products though, it...