Search results

SalonGeek

Help Support SalonGeek:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
  1. Martin Duffy

    Spa/salon range, any recommendations?

    When I looked at Elemis last year, their opening order was £4k of stock (plus VAT), plus committal to buying £10k (plus VAT) of stock per year, which seems quite an ask, and an agreement to take on their BIOTEC machine soon after taking on the opening order. Whilst I don't think the Elemis...
  2. Martin Duffy

    Skinbreeze machine

    I have a SkinBreeze machine, but I've had it about 10 years (off the top of my head!), so I think any price I know is way out of date! However, it was a great purchase, as I use it pretty much every day. My clients absolutely love it!
  3. Martin Duffy

    Starting brand for new esthetician

    I too was devastated, and it’s been quite stressful trying to find a suitable replacement! Glad you have also found a range you can fall in love with. I go for my training with Senteales on Monday, and I’m really looking forwards to getting going with it!
  4. Martin Duffy

    Starting brand for new esthetician

    I’ve been using Decleor since 1998, but with them ceasing trading at the end of this year, I have recently been exploring other ranges, and have found a fantastic new-ish range called Senteales. It’s a Parisian plant-based and aromatherapy brand and was founded by Carole Franck and her family...
  5. Martin Duffy

    Decleor/Elemis manuals

    I would be devastated - I have all my Decleor manuals going back to 1998! 😄 I don’t think Decleor do manuals anymore as it’s all online on their training portal. Certainly, when I did my bamboo massage training with them last year I was told manuals weren’t being printed anymore as it was all...
  6. Martin Duffy

    Caci Quantum

    I first started offering CACI facials in 2001 using a Quantum (we never had much call for the body treatments), and upgraded to an Ultra around 2009. A few years back I also got the SkinBreeze so I could offer orbital microdermabrasion etc alongside it. Before lockdown I was doing two to four...
  7. Martin Duffy

    Glycolic Peel

    If you send an email to Gerrard International through their website they will contact you with more information. When I was interested, the rep came out and demonstrated the products for me. They are very good products, and I've been getting great results (especially for acne and...
  8. Martin Duffy

    Clients who turn up really early!

    If someone comes when I'm having my lunch I smile and say something like, "you're keen! Do you want a cup of tea or something to read until your appointment time?" I do the same if they come before opening. Put them in a room away from the meeting with something to drink and read, and leave them...
  9. Martin Duffy

    Glycolic Peel

    I set mine account up through Gerrard International, but you could also try contacting BeautyLab through their online contact form: https://beautylabinternational.com/elements/pages/contact/
  10. Martin Duffy

    Busy beautician but still not covering her wage?

    Massage can be a great earner. I charge £1 a minute for massage on average, i.e. £30 for a 30 mins back massage, and £60 for an hours body massage. Indeed, massage and facials (which I charge at around the same rate), are the two treatments that have earnt me the most over the last 20 years I...
  11. Martin Duffy

    Comedones/milia

    Find someone who offers advanced electrolysis techniques and have them removed that way - it's quick easy, and won't leave you with micro-scars.
  12. Martin Duffy

    Glycolic Peel

    BeautyLab offer 10%, 20% and 30% glycolics in pump bottles, as well as a 10% glycolic wash and a salicylic acid product. It's distributed by Gerrard International, who distribute Jessica, Mii Cosmetics etc.
  13. Martin Duffy

    Card vs cash payment?

    Mine is probably about 80% card.
  14. Martin Duffy

    I want kids, but he's not sure

    I have to say, if that's all the effort he's willing to put in at the beginning of a relationship, it doesn't sound very promising for the long term.
  15. Martin Duffy

    Can I use a large washing up bowl as a pedi bowl?

    Personally I can't stand those vibrating foot bowl thingies, but neither would I be happy if someone produced a washing up bowl! You can buy some really nice resin, metal or wooden pedicure bowls that don't require disposable liners, and can simply be washed and disinfected. Wooden ones are a...
  16. Martin Duffy

    Elemis or Decleor

    I use Decleor in my salon and have never had any problems with them. My clients always comment on how good my skin looks, and I've had amazing results with my clients' skin. Moreover, when I first began using Decleor the amount of facials and return facial business massively increased, to the...
  17. Martin Duffy

    Jessica Geleration

    I've used it since inception and love it. The dog groomer next door to me has her nails done with me and says it's the only system that has never chipped on her, even though her hands are in and out of water all day. She gets two weeks wear easily, and sometimes a third week.
  18. Martin Duffy

    Changes in beauty education (over the last 20 years!)

    I qualified in 1998 with a HND in Beauty from Chichester College, which was two years five days a week, having previously been on the National Diploma (which was also five days a week). One of the big issues with the way beauty is taught now is the lack of overseen practice. When I was at...
  19. Martin Duffy

    Jessica Geleration

    Jessica is certainly a professional product, and I'm surprised you've never heard of it as it's used in a huge number of professional salons and spas throughout the UK and beyond. I've been using GELeration since launch and have never had any issues with it. Like several other gel products it...
  20. Martin Duffy

    How to decide on which brand to use - Gelish or Shellac?

    Jessica Geleration do have a lamp, but the only official distributor for their products in the UK is Gerrard International: [email protected] T: 0345 217 1360 F: 0345 217 1370
Back
Top