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No, that’s not quite true but some Trans lobby groups are trying to convince everyone that sex and gender are the same thing. They’re not. Sex is the protected characteristic as it is defined by your chromosomes at birth. There are two sexes, male and female. Gender is a social construct and...

There seems to be a recent influx of very poorly trained/untrained posters who are not interested in learning anything or helping others and only want a specific formula for their own hair. I‘ve had enough of these ungrateful bratty posters and will ask the site owners to remove my 10,000 plus...

Then you’re not using the bleach correctly.

The person you quoted hasn’t been on the forum for several years so I‘m wondering why you felt the need to bump the thread to ‘advise’ them after 6 years?

Yes, we’ve all had clients who say one thing, then the opposite and then want something else entirely. When I was training, I had a client point to all the blonde highlift tints in the swatch book then whilst the foil highlights were processing, told the tutor she couldn’t wait to see her new...

With hair colouring, it’s not like painting over a brown wall with several coats of white paint until it looks almost white. You can’t apply a lighter colour to the hair without removing the darker colour first. There are different methods to removing old colour depending on the type of tint...

You could also suggest he tries a Trichologist as they specialise in treating hair and scalp issues. That might be a quicker option too.

And still nothing constructive…

If you’ve not got much recent experience, you might want to read up on colour removing techniques and have a little play around. Using a colour reducer in one longer initial appointment instead of booking several appointments for bleach highlights is a real game changer. You need to charge...

I never ask what a previous colourist has used as you’re never going to know for certain if it’s correct plus it’s likely to have faded by the time you come to re-do the colour. Also, you generally need a different formula for roots as for the previously tinted hair, plus a toner if you’ve used...

Touché. So you’re happy to register and post a single rude comment telling me not to bother posting, but what have you brought to the table? Are either of you going to offer any constructive advice or are you just here to make snide comments?

A qualified professional SHOULD KNOW that bleach and low vol developer is better for hair than a highlift tint plus 40vol. That’s one of the most basic rules of colouring and if you don’t understand why, you shouldn’t be offering colour services. I’m fed up with having to re-educate clients...

Lol, at ‘harsh bleach’ but perfectly happy to use 40vol. 🤦‍♀️

Posting pics on Instagram, Facebook etc. is never going to be enough for a business start up. Even if you had a salon on a high street, just displaying an ‘OPEN’ sign on the door isn’t enough to bring you lots of new business. You will always need to prioritise your marketing strategy as an...

Just coming on to add that Olaplex itself isn’t a conditioner but a bond builder so it repairs the broken bonds within the hair but it won’t affect the feel of the cuticle layer so you’d still need to add moisture and protein. You can buy a conditioner that contains Olaplex but your...

I haven’t used them for years as I live in Ireland now, but all the prices charged by the local suppliers near me have gone up considerably since the start of the pandemic, so I don’t think they’re unusual in that respect. Maybe work through your list against a couple of the large online...

Sorry to hear you need an operation and 8 weeks recovery time. I hope it all goes well. Regarding your chair rent payments. It’s very important that you carefully check the terms of the contract you signed because unless there’s a specific clause that allows you to reduce your rent for...

Customs and postage costs are a pain in the bum unless you’re buying from NI. Most U.K. retailers don’t want the hassle of taking off U.K. VAT so you’re likely to end up paying VAT twice if you’re not careful. I do hair not nails but I now buy supplies from either Ireland or other EU countries...

The most important consideration is to ensure that the system you are buying into, requires a specific lamp to cure it fully. If they’re saying any 45watt lamp will cure it, it means the product is a generic rebranded mass produced gel that will feel hard to the touch after ‘curing’ but you’ll...

All systems may cause allergies in some clients due to their base ingredients. However, in most (all?) cases, it will be user error caused by either not curing adequately and/or getting uncured product onto the surrounding skin. I don’t think the companies selling the products can be held...