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The Geeky Waxing Roadshow is coming to Wales!! :D Thanks to the kindness and generosity of fellow Geek Vanessa, we're running a free waxing workshop in Cardiff on Monday 16th June. WELSH GEEKY WAXING WORKSHOP Are you up-to-date with the latest products, techniques and developments in the...

Hi Geeks, Following on from recent threads and personal feedback on training, I thought it might be useful to share waxing paperwork. I have attached a basic consultation form and aftercare leaflet based on the ones I created for Perron Rigot at Professional Beauty. These are pretty much...

Hi Geeks, With all the brilliant work that Kim (The Brow Queen) has been doing on the airwaves, it seems that male waxing is this week's hottest news item (which is good for us as therapists, with huge thanks to Kim for all her work in raising the profile of this service). Radio 1 are looking...

Hi Wax Geeks :D I wanted to share some good news with you. I received notification this morning that the Geeky Waxing Workshops have been approved by The Guild of Professional Beauty Therapists for CPD points. Understandably I'm chuffed to bits with this, as it means anyone attending my Geeky...

Hi folks, Myself and Kim have been asked to host the Perron Rigot stand at Professional Beauty in March: Professional Beauty at ExCeL London: 2-4 March 2008 We've decided to go interactive this year and will have two treatment couches on the stand for demonstration purposes. So, we're...

The Geeky Waxing Roadshow is coming to Scotland!! :D Thanks to a very generous offer from Derek (the-male-geek) and Christine, plus the efforts of Isabel (izzidoll) and Angela (martigirl), we're looking at running a free waxing workshop in the Glasgow area on Monday 17th March. SCOTTISH GEEKY...

HARD WAX HINTS AND TIPS The following hints and techniques refer specifically to new generation hard waxes. Techniques should be fairly universal but each brand will have it’s own unique quirks and application methods; don’t be afraid to experiment to find out what works best with your...

Inspired by the brill ideas of Sam, Nigel, Gigi, Adele and all you other generous Geeks... I'm offering a full day's one-to-one waxing workshop for the highest Geeky bidder, with all proceeds going to Children In Need. Here are the details: One full day of personal one-to-one tuition with...

Hi Geeks, I'm looking for recommendations on a good place to start researching into the importation of beauty products (specifically depilatory waxing products, from the USA and EU) - info on regulations/legislation, things to be aware of with shipping, potential pitfalls, tax issues, general...

The Geeky Waxing Roadshow is coming to Yorkshire!! :D Thanks to a very kind offer from Louise (loubylou), we're looking at running a free waxing workshop in the Leeds area on Monday 12th November. **I've edited this thread to add the details below** YORKSHIRE GEEKY WAXING WORKSHOP Are you...

Okay folks, as promised here are details of the 2nd Geeky Waxing Workshop!! :D Are you up-to-date with the latest products, techniques and developments in the waxing world? The new generation of non-strip waxes by companies such as Perron Rigot, Lycon, Depileve, Hive and Reference are set to...

For those attending the Geeky Waxing Workshop on 9th July, it has been suggested by the lovely Amy that we have informal nibbles during the lunchbreak, so that folks from both morning and afternoon sessions have the opportunity to meet each other. This is a lovely idea and I'm more than happy...

Well after several weeks of complaining everytime I tried to do anything more demanding than play Minesweeper on it, my trusty old laptop has finally given up the ghost and is on the verge of disappearing to the great electonic scrapyard in the sky. I'm thinking of making the jump to Mac...

Dear Geeks, I've been asked to write an article for a local newspaper on men's waxing, and as part of the process I'd like to pick your brains with a lighthearted and informal survey. The results will be collated and used as part of the overall article, plus I'd like to include them on my...

Hi folks, I've had an email through my website from a potential female customer in the Reading area looking for a Brazilian wax. As my salon is men-only, I thought I'd do a quick shout out for any fellow Geeks offering this service in the area. If you are in or around Reading and offer...

GORILLA WARFARE - MALE WAXING UNCOVERED! Okay… so ripping hair out of fellas isn’t strictly related to nails, but waxing is one of the most common grooming services for men that fellow Geeks email me about, so I thought the following hints and tips might help those of you venturing into this...

Has anyone got a spare copy of the latest issue of Professional Nails magazine they'd be willing to flog me? I'm happy to pay for it! :D

Hello everyone, I'm hoping to pick your brains! Something I've been thinking of doing for a while is to offer training in male Brazilian waxing (back, sac and crack) to therapists who want to offer this service to their clients. I'm of the firm belief that this is a skill that needs to be...

Hi everyone, I've been an avid reader of The Nail Geek forum for the last six months or so and have finally plucked up the courage to register and post! I have a couple of questions which I'm hoping people might be able to help with, but please accept my apologues if they seem a bit daft :o...