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  1. happyfeet

    The passing of a fellow geek

    It's with great sadness that the moderation team have been informed that one of our fellow geeks, Balance Andover, has passed. Such very sad news. Thoughts go out to her family. Rest in peace lovely lady.
  2. happyfeet

    When he's more groomed than you

    I'm curious as we're all in an industry that promotes looking our best, do you like a man that visits the salon to look his best? I think it's great that these days men can take so much pride in their appearance- from facials, to manicures to spray tans to waxing. However personally, I'd have...
  3. happyfeet

    Trademark Solicitor Letter

    Hey all I've just received an email of all things, proposing to be from a solicitor informing me that I'm in breach of trademark for using the word Beautique. My business name is something something Beautique. Not putting full name in this forum. Anyway I've not had much of a chance to Google...
  4. happyfeet

    Share your transformation or wow treatments

    Evening Geeks I love giving someone a treatment that by the end of it all they can say is wow! I also love someone walking in to my home salon with eponychiums up to their arm pits and leaving with nails that look like they belong to someone elses hands. I thought it would be great to share...
  5. happyfeet

    What attracted or inspired you into becoming a nail geek

    As the title says what drew you in to becoming a nail tech/stylist? Did you love doing your own nails at home? Did you find the nail industry an exciting fashionable place to be? Did you love the way an enhanced nail looked or wondered how beautiful enhancements were created? Did a certain...
  6. happyfeet

    TPTW Do you have a closed or open mind?

    Hi Geekies So I've been thinking lately after reading a few threads on here and other fb groups, whether or not we all have an open or closed mind towards new products. Are you open to new products, colour collections, a twist on an existing product, new innovations and such like: 1 From your...
  7. happyfeet

    Glitter tattoos... Mundo hand & foot spray

    Hi geeks just a quick question... does anyone know if instead of surgical spirit could i use mundo hand and foot spray? Not knowing the properties of surgical spirit just yet i wondered if mundo would be any good? love n hugs
  8. happyfeet

    Jubilee work & leisure

    Evening Geekies What will you all be doing for the jubilee, whether it's work or leisure? I live on a beautiful Georgian square and the locals are all coming together to put on a fabulous afternoon of family fun for everyone. From a tombola, live music, food, stalls, 50's fancy dress...
  9. happyfeet

    Flowers and pedicures

    hey geeks looking forward to the pedi season, yay i love a good pedi, i would like to make my pedi's look more aesthetically pleasing. I have fabulous luxury spa products and also a more prescriptive pedi but I'd like to really make them feel indulgent. I'm going to invest in a more spa like...
  10. happyfeet

    Alternative Shellac rack :)

    hey geekies just wanted to share a purchase i made recently to hold the overspill of my Shellac as the normal black shellac rack only holds 12. Bargain at £9 including delivery, its says holds 30 polishes but with shellac it holds nine bottles across so in actual fact it holds 27 shellac...
  11. happyfeet

    Shellac and crushed shell chips

    hi all, I've done a little search already but to no avail. I just wondered if anyone had used crushed shell with shellac? I'm thinking more than likely it would be to large/course, but thought I'd ask on here first just in case. Many thanks x
  12. happyfeet

    Scratch article- cancer

    Morning geeks! After receiving my much anticipated scratch mag this month, i do as i usually do and skim over each page first then start back at the beginning to read specific articles that caught my eye. This month my most favourite article is titled caring for nails during cancer treatment...
  13. happyfeet

    New Year resolutions . . .

    So geekies its that time of year when we all make a list of things that we want to do/are going to/have no intention of seeing through ;) in the hope of a better, more productive year ahead! So what does a happyfeet want from 2012? I'll keep it brief as I'm not one that wishes to look back...
  14. happyfeet

    Nurses and Shellac

    hi geeks i have a client who's a nurse and she is wanting shellac. My concern is the amount of hand washing she will do in her work. She has said she can use the hand gel as opposed to hand washing. Just wondered anyones thoughts on this. Could this be a problem for the longevity of shellac...
  15. happyfeet

    Out of the mouths of babes

    After something my son said the other morning to me it's prompted me to start a thread on funny things children say. I'll start by telling you about my six year old son: yesterday morning my son and i were watching the news on daybreak. As we watched my son pointed out London was on the...
  16. happyfeet

    Your favourite colour combinations

    Having received some new nail wheels today i finally got round to layering on a wheel for my clients as opposed to tips for me to practice on. I have found my favourite colour combo for shellac is cream puff and iced coral. Its beautiful. So i know we have some fantastic colour wheels on...
  17. happyfeet

    Are We Client Snobs?

    Hi Geeks, Inspired by Izzidoll and her fabulous threads, I thought I would have a go at one of my own. So......... What sort of clients do you all attract? Do you have an age range in mind? Do you market to a particular category of folk? If so how do you do this? Or do you not mind, happy...
  18. happyfeet

    Hydrotherapy and infra red sauna and Shellac

    hi geeks sorry this may come out a little all over the place and apologies if it's a stupid question, but I'm not too well today and I'm getting myself in a pickle. Ok what precautions do i need to take, if any at all, if a client has shellac done then immediately goes into an infra red...
  19. happyfeet

    Bruised coccyx. Any advice please?

    hi geeks i spectacularly fell down my parents stairs on Saturday, both legs in the air and landed on a step straight on my bottom. I now have bad pain which I'm guessing is my coxics and in quite alot of pain. Any advice on relief as pain killers cocodamol are not touching the sides and tired...
  20. happyfeet

    How much is Shellac affected by non acetone?

    hi geeks i have had a call from a friend of mine who can't have colour for work but would love shellac. I am happy to offer her a clearly pink shellac but she was saying that a the beginning of December she has a few parties to go to and has a different colour outfit for each. After reading...
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