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Hi I have recently taken over a salon and the previous owner told me that the PRS music license is all paid up for this year. This week I received a phone call from a company call PPL and today a letter in the post with an invoice for £135 saying I need to pay this as I play music in the...

Hi All, I have to wear glasses for reading, tv etc so wear them for lashing too. Recently I started to use the mag lamp as well so that I could get really close up, the problem I had with this is that the lamp is awkward to work under. So I bought a magnifying headset, now I find that after...

Hi, I wonder if anyone can help me answer this question: What is the difference between an NVQ & a VRQ? The college I teach at is switching this year from NVQ Beauty to VRQ. I have searched the internet and read all the relevant paperwork for this qualification and as far as I can make out...

Hi, I feel that the time has come for me to do a refresher on Brazilian/Hollywood waxing, I origionally trained with Salon Systems about 6 years ago. I plan to do Kim Lawless's course, but won't be able to go until after Xmas. I have been looking through a few threads on here and this dvd's...

Hi there, I wonder if anyone can shed any light on this little problem...... I am a lash technician so am aware of the problems surrounding lashes not staying on etc, and all the clients I have done have had their lashes last for weeks (a friend of mine still has them on after 7/8 weeks, only a...

Hi there, I am still on the hunt for good quality lashes at reasonable prices....... I have looked on a number of websites and have found eyelash emporium and lashbase seem to be the best prices. My question is does it really matter if you mix brands/companies when doing extensions. I am...

Hi there, I did my minx training through Ellisons last year, but have only been doing it on myself, just using a normal high wattage desk lamp for the heat...... I have now added this service to my price list and have had a few queries so I need to invest in a proper heat lamp. Having searched...

Hi there, I'm not sure if this is the right place, but it is nail related..... I have a client who is going to Spain (torrevieja) on Monday for about 5 weeks. I did her nails for her yesterday and she is booked for when she comes back, although I'm not sure whether she'll have many left by...

Hi there, I have a client that has quite bad claw nails. When we do a new set they are fine and as they grow longer the 'hook' becomes quite apparent, once the extension grows into a nno she doesn't like it so we soak them off and start again. I was wondering if there is anything I can do to...

Hi there, one of my clients came in the other day with 2 cracked nails, both little finger and cracked right across the stress area, she had also cracked her natural nail underneath. I tried soaking them off with a view to redoing them, but the acetone was stinging as her natural nail had...

Hi there, I have a client who comes to me for manicures. She started having problems with her thumbnails back in September (this is when she started coming to me), she has longtitudal ridges on her nails, quite deep and the nails split length ways everytime she gets a bit of growth on her free...

Hello, I'm after some advice from you all..... Heres the thing: I've been working in a salon since June, on a rental basis. The owner hasn't been happy for a while and came to me on Sat and said she was selling up and moving away. As she knows I would love to have my own business she has...

Hi there, I currently work self employed (60/40 split) in a salon and for this time of year it is incredibly quite. Probably 2 clients booked in a day... maybe 3/4 on a Sat. I do this 3 days a week, then teach one day and go to college doing my teacher training another day. I also have 3...

I have never been that confident at rebalances, but obviously have to tackle the issue as that is what most of my business is....... The way I have done it before is to file all the product away to virtually nothing and then re-apply as if I were starting all over again. Obviously this is...

Hi there, Until Sweet Squared is up and running, I was wondering if anyone knows where I can get velocity tips from? I've seen some on ebay but never to sure about ordering professional stuff from there........ Also has anyone tried the new performance tips (natural). thanks Linds xx

Hi there, I know there have been threads before on this but when I searched they all related to 'proper' portable nail tables............. What I'm after is just a cheapo folding table (£20/30) that I can use for nails at home. I don't do that many clients at home as most of them come to the...

Hello, having tried to rescue my brush I have now resigned myself that it is going to have to go to the great brush box in the sky!!!:cry: So today I have ordered a new one, now I want to avoid the same thing happening, obviously! And have been trying to think how my old one became poorly. I...

Hi guys & gals, I posted a few weeks ago about a couple of my clients nails yellowing and not being able to work out what is was...... well I think I may have found the problem.... CONTAMINATION!!:cry: But I'm not sure, I've always been VERY careful with it, clean it monomer and store it away in...