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Hi, advice needed please. Im having a bit of a mare employing at the moment. Ive just had to let a staff member go as even 6 months in she wasnt making a profit and her work wasnt up to standard. I did all i could to help her but she was regularly late and didnt seem to have much drive or...

Hi guys. Glad for any advice. I’ve had my beauty salon for 5 years. I’ve always been a one man band and business has gone from strength to strength. I seriously considered taking on a member of staff for a while as I was turning so much work away but finally took the plunge when I needed to take...

Hi Ladies/gents, Haven't posted in a little while. I know nobody can make my decision for me but after a bit of advice... Ive had my own small ground floor beauty salon for 3 years. My contract is due to expire very shortly but there's a great deal of chance that I could remain at this premises...

Hi guys. I've been doing makeup as well as other treatments for over 10 years now and I'm happy with the makeup range I use. A lot of my clients are happy with the makeup I provide and with weddings, proms etc I encourage the client to book a trial to experiment with ideas first. I always book...

Hiya, I'm looking at renting a new premises for my beauty salon. I've found one that ticks all the boxes (size, location etc) but the only problem is the toilet is outside in a little brick building at the top of the garden area. The landlord has said he is considering building a new brick...

Hi I have a long term client who is moving to Bodmin in Cornwall. Are there any beauty therapists/nail techs in this area that would be interested in her custom. She mainly gets Shellac but some waxing treatments now and again too. Sent from my GT-I9100 using SalonGeek mobile app

Hi, I've been approached by a company to build me an app for my clients to download. I already have most of the features it offers my business in some way or another. The only bit that interests me is a feature that I can use to update clients immediately of special offers, last minute...

Hi. Just looking for advice and other geeks experience. I'm looking to take on a microdermabraision machine for my salon. I've found a machine i would like and it's around £7000 which I can pay in monthly installments. I started renting a room last April, it's upstairs in a sports facility...

I have just completed my Faith Lift conversion course today and I am now completely smitten with heated mitts for my facials. I haven't really got the space for a hot towel cabi and as the title says would a food steamer (as used to steam vegetables) be suitable? Seems like a cheaper option and...

Hi I have a client that has had shellac with me for a while without any problems. Now that the winter is drawing in her eczema is flaring up and she is using an emollient cream. Her shellac is now only lasting a week and I'd place my bets that the emollient is the cause. It may be that she just...

Hiya, I have used my microplane file a few times now and both plates are cracking on the plastic surrounds. Has anyone else had this problem? The plastic is starting to break away in places. I always rinse them under the tap and spray them with steriliser but i never put them in very hot water...

Hi, can't quite find the answer im looking for in previous threads. I have a client on monday thats wants bows sculpted onto her shellac. Im worried they wont bond properly if sculpted directly on top of the shellac. I would prefer to sculpt on directly if possible because i prefer the look and...

Hi, i've popped over from the beauty forum in the hope of getting some much needed advice. I have been trying to grow my hair for 6 years. As the title states, i have curly hair that seems to snap at the ends and just doesnt grow. When i started growing it 6 years ago it was just off shoulder...

Hi, a friend of a friend has closed a salon in my area recently and is selling off her cnd lamp and shellac products. I am tempted to buy the kit as it will be at least six months until i can afford to buy a kit at full price. If i buy this kit i can shellac this summer and use the profit to...

Hi, i am a mobile beauty therapist. I have a problem with my couch slipping on wood floor in client's homes. It happens as they get off the couch. I usually hold the couch steady for them to get off but if someone catches me by surprise and gets off before i expect them to the couch flips onto...

Hi (sorry if this post has already been covered, couldn't find it after a search). I recently did a set of acrylics and the client had no problems at all with them until she went swimming 5 days later. After swimming they started to lift at the cuticle. Has anyone experienced this before? Is...

It's that horrible time of year when the 8 legged critters come in to play! I'm absolutely petrified of them and iv been thinking of trying hypnotherapy techniques to help with this. Have any of u fellow geeks had or practiced in hypnotherapy before? X Sent from my HTC Wildfire using SalonGeek

Hi, im just starting up my mobile business. im not sure which manicure/ pedicure kit to go for. im torn between salon system thai range and creative nail design (citrus/marine, almond/earth). I like the idea of the thai range as i was thinking of gettin the thai facial range although cnd seems a...

Hi, i completed my nvq 2 and 3 between 2002-2004. The owner of the salon i worked for requested my certificates be on display in the salon. When i came to leave a few years later there was a dispute as to the whereabouts of my original certificates (she was certain i had them back and i am...

Hey, anyone used zahra nail polish by salon serve? Im just setting up my mobile business and would like a range that has a good range of colours, is good quality and has good staying power. Unfortunately price is an issue. any help greatly appreciated :)