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  1. forever21

    Hairdryer

    We use GHD (both kinds) and I love my Diva Atmos Dry super light weight and you can change the colour! We have also used Parlux which are great.
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    Water meter

    Hi Eldaril, could you tell me what water company you're with? As am looking to change ours ours keeps going up we are not on meter.
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    Flip flops in the salon?

    I soke to my insurance company about this and they said they would not cover if an accident happened but it could be down to the stylist to choose as long as we add it to our hand book i.e. we do not recommend them (any open top shoes etc.) and if a stylist chooses to wear them it is at their...
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    Just want to cry! Underpaid

    Go on the government website under types of employment as it sounds your would not be classed as self employed but more like a 'worker' and then you would have more rights. You could use this as a tool to get her to listen to you. I would write to her firstly asking for what you require to...
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    Olaplex (and other products) potentially banned under new EU laws - hoax?

    Hello I have spoke to our supplier and the EU ban does not apply the UK and it will continue at the moment to be sold. but all product are being reformulated to remove this ingredient. The ingredient I believe is a masking fragrance added to products to make them smell better. Hope this helps.
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    Exemption from face masks?

    I know I was just giving the information I was given as an employer and possibly they may want to contact their own insurers, just in case of possible problems and to do their own risk assessment etc
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    Exemption from face masks?

    I spoke to our legal department at our insures regarding this and they say that is a member of staff was unable to wear a mask then they would not be able to conduct close contact services. They could do back office etc. and if this was not possible to furlough or go further etc.
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    Cancellation & no-show statistics, options/methods to fill last minute openings?

    The problem we have is we have a very diverse age group, we get young forgetting their appointment (even though we send out text reminders, etc.) and seniors feeling ill on the day, etc. We ask for deposits from then on if they have canceled/moved a few appointments, say 2 appointments in the...
  9. forever21

    Patch tests UK

    This is a very big question in the industry with hair colours. I have seen all suppliers in the last 5 years change to EVERY time and yet a lot of the hairdressing industry still say every (1 year or 6 months or 3 months etc). Our insurance says as long as we follow the recommended product /...
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    Lash and brow tint

    This is a very big question in the industry with hair colours / eyelash and brow tints. I have seen all suppliers in the last 5 years change to EVERY time and yet a lot of the hairdressing and beauty industry still say every (1 year or 6 months or 3 months etc). Our insurance says as long as...
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    Extra dye aplication

    That is a very good question AcidPerm
  12. forever21

    Which hair straightener and hairdryer?

    There are 3 types the Platinum+ is the best one, the Gold is a great one too (2nd best), then you have the Classic (or old name mark 4 (IV)) this is the oldest one about 20 years old tech and the 3rd best. The Platinum+ has ultra plate heat sensors tracking the temperature (so great for all...
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    Beard colour dye brands recommendations

    Hi we have been looking at offering this service at the salon I'm a manager of, but can't find much info. about it and obviously, we want to be fully insured and do the whole thing right. Our insurance company says we are covered as long as the product says it is suitable for beards but all the...
  14. forever21

    Which hair straightener and hairdryer?

    Sorry for the really late reply I'm from UK.
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    Hair bleach/tint advice

    I can only repeat what others have said but it is generally either the stylist overlapping bleach too much or, and this is the one that it normally is, it's home damage due to straightening/curling too much i.e. washing too often (blowdrying on high heat) and the over-styling or too many passes...
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    Which hair straightener and hairdryer?

    I agree that you need to invest in higher end tools that are good brands & high quality, but I would say to concentrate on professional ones (Dyson really is for the home user - yes there is a pro dryer at £500-ish but airwrap is easier for the home user to use and drops out so easily). The pro...
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    Olaplex

    I would say the best place to get it is Salon Success and they generally have reps in your area and can mostly offer training. Cost are not cheap and mostly fixed generally you have to buy the salon kit or stylist kit (1x No.1 and 2x No.2's).
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    GHD or Cloud 9 for long thick hair?

    I would go against the wind of option here as say GHD Platinum +. I have used cloud 9 but don't like that you have to change the temp as I feel most keep it too high and therefore damage hair I would not say cloud 9 are bad they are very good but I personally as a hairdresser using them every...
  19. forever21

    Looking to up date/change our retail and maybe our colour range

    Thank you very helpful ;-)
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    PPE charge

    Hi we are a hair and beauty salon in England and we decided to charge £2 per client we call it PPE charge and it is to help pay for obviously the PPE and the extra time for cleaning. Clients mostly have been positive.
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