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    Salon exclusive straighteners?

    Thank you for that, & yes i know GHD sold through their website & Sallys but John Lewis and apparently Argos! Been hearing good things about Cloud 9 so will maybe contact them again x
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    Appointment computer system for salon?

    Ovatu! Spent a lot of time doing research and this was by far the best value and the customer service is great. My advice is do your homework, a lot of companies charge for updates etc
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    Salon exclusive straighteners?

    Slight rant alert! My salon has been open nearly 3 years and we do hair and beauty. We are not the biggest but it is growing well. We stocked GHD from the start but have recently found we are not allowed the newest releases unless we buy 12 standard units! The last time i saw my rep (nearly a...
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    Booking/accounting system

    After months of research i am going with Ovatu for my booking and marketing and already use Quickbooks which links to HMRC and you can also run payroll through it. Very happy with both but do your research and make sure you are not paying for things you dont need or for things such as updates to...
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    Massage | Lava Shells Making Warm Waves In Industry

    Yep thats what i thought! Thinking about phasing them out of my salon, they may have had their day x
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    Caci turmoil, don't know where to turn

    Well i hope someone from CACI is reading this thread and holding their head in shame! I was seriously thinking of going with CACI but not now so i think thats 3 clients they have lost from this thread alone. I have to say though that i had a few doubts and a lady in our nearest town has a big...
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    Lomi Lomi Massage and Lava Shells any feedback?

    I offer the Hot Lava Shells Relax and their Glacial Detox treatments and i think in being open for nearly 2 years i have done 3 Relax and no Glacial treatments. They are really nice treatments but are relatively expensive to do so its not really worth tagging them on to another treatment and i...
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    Serving alcohol in salon

    Check with your local council licensing department if in doubt but the information i was given was taken from the course you have to attend to become a Personal Licence Holder along with experience of contacting councils around the country and remember if you get it wrong the maximum penalty is...
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    Serving alcohol in salon

    Even if you dont charge for the drinks but only give them to clients who are paying for a service you still need a licence x
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    Serving alcohol in salon

    Yep but lets hope hes not on a bike or he could have a bit of a wobble lol :) x
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    Serving alcohol in salon

    The law may be slightly different in Scotland but in England it works like this (i co own a mobile bar company so have spent a lot of time working with licencing!) A premises can be licenced to sell alcohol (Premises Licence) and a Personal Licence Holder has to authorise sales by being the...
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    The unconscious incompetent

    I agree with everything that has been said previously and i realise its a sensitive situation but it does sound to me that she i calling the shots somewhat. I think she sounds arrogant and if her skills are that bad then if she worked for herself she would be going hungry/bankrupt but because...
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    Microdermabrasion, do you still find it popular?

    I have a machine that does Oxygen facials and Microderm and when i was going through things last week i realised i havent used it at all this year! I do offer a peel and other facials as part of my main skincare range so maybe that is why but i think in reality this machine will be up for sale...
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    Who else has this problem!

    I have had no dealings with Bare Minerals so cannot comment on that but it doesnt give me the impression that they are keen to attract you as a customer and if that is how they deal with new business i would be worried about their clients AFTER they have got the order. There is plenty of...
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    Make up brands

    Jane Iredale Mineral Make Up x
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    Urgent help needed re Carlton Lift Professional

    I agree with the previous comment, maybe a little white lie will pay off in the long run? I have a Carlton machine and went down there and did the training which was very good but there have been times for me when there has been a gap between training and actually doing the treatment and then if...
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    Help self employed or not

    My hairdresser and nail tech are both self employed and it works well for us. You do have to be careful about what is classed as self employed but if you go to the HMRC website they have a very good section to guide you x
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    Rent a chair help please

    Hello Bexter i cant really advise on rent a chair as i dont do that but just an alternative for you to think about, i have a hairdresser and a nail tech that work with me and they are both self employed on a 50/50 split. I provide all equipment and stock except hairdressers scissors and brushes...
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    Towels for massage

    I got the Egyptian cotton ones from Beauty Express and quality etc. very good but i also have some that i use at home that i bought from Next about 13 years ago, they were also the Egyptian cotton and the quality of these is still excellent x
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    Best anti aging creams?

    Environ :biggrin: No contest.
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