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    Room to rent price too high?

    Hi guys., I know that rooms to rent and the prices per week/month must differ from region to region. Maybe I have been abit naïve., I've been offered to rent a room above a tanning salon in Greater Manchester area., it is a busy town centre (not Manchester however)., and they have regular...
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    Does anyone rent a room for beauty anywhere unusual ?

    Hi everyone :biggrin: Just wondering if anyone rents a room anywhere other than the usual nail shop, hairdressers, gym, sunbed shop ? I'm trying to think of places to approach to rent a room maybe 2 days a week to start with to do beauty/holistic treatments, but was thinking of somewhere...
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    Removing acrylic from natural nails

    Hi guys, Can acrylic be removed in the same way Shellac is ? With Acetone or Nourishing Remover, with cotton wool&foil on each finger nail ? It's been along time since I removed acrylic and have a lady coming in the morning to have some removed. Also how long would it be left on the nail...
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    Special offers - too many ?

    Hi Guys, I've recently done a special offer on shellac hands and toes with a saving obviously..., plus I'm doing a loyalty offer 5th treatment 1/2 price., and was thinking of doing a special offer for new clients eg: £5 off their 1st treatment, and a refer a friend offer £5.00 off their next...
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    VAT when renting a room from a VAT reg'd company

    Hi everyone, I'm speaking to a very old friend at the moment who has a free beauty room in her hair salon waiting to be rented, she said the last beautician did it on a percentage of all her treatments (60% to her & 40% to hairdressers) using her own products (the beauty therapist's that is)...
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    Price list template

    Hi fellow geeks, I really hope you don't think I am cheeky (well I suppose I am :o) but I am really struggling finding a free template to download to finally get some price lists done that I can start handing out with some flyers etc...., Does anyone have a price list that they could email me...
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    Shellac touch up

    Hi guys, I have a client coming tonight who has 2/3 free edge's that have chipped/beginning to peel she is ok about it and said would have left them till she gets her reshellac done but is going out at weekend - so would you soak off and do each nail again or would you touch up the white if poss...
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    Shellac repair on peeling

    Hi guys, I've been doing Shellac on this client for a while now, think this may be her 6th re shellac. She has a French manicure everytime, the last time I did her she came to me with 2/3 fingers that had started to chip/peel on the whites - she openly admitted she hadn't been looking after them...
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    Pedicures - difference in express/spa?

    Hi guys, This is just a quickie.., I'm doing Shellac Toe Nails tonight with a pedicure and i'm only charging £25.00 so I'm just going to do an express pedicure., what do you leave out of your express pedi's that you would do in a Spa Pedicure...., I was thinking of leaving out the Exfoliation...
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    Shellac - crisp white smile lines?

    Hi guys., Now i've only done 1 set of french with shellac on myself and I know it's not that easy to do smile lines., yet alone on yourself. However, I have a model coming on Thursday to have a french done in Shellac, and she already has a french shellac on from a lady at a local salon., and...
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    Work from home geeks please!

    Hi fellow geeks ;) Between now and the end of March I am going to set up a mobile/at home business offering Shellac manicure and pedicures...., and other beauty and massage treatments that I am qualified in., but concentrating on the Shellac services mainly. My question is to those of you...
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    Work from home geeks please!

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    Shellac problem when removing with D-Sperse

    Hi guys :lol: Well it's been a while but after quite a while of deliberating, I have just purchased my 1st shellac kit for Sweetquared. I have a spa manicure and pedicure certificate with CND albeit was a few years ago when I trained with them. I've just done my NVQ level 2 beauty and...
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    Receipts and tax implications

    This is for all you self employed geeks out there :-) I am finally going to bite the bullet and set myself up doing nails & beauty part time, alongside my other part time job (office work).. However, before I buy alot of stock etc...., if I buy it now and keep the receipts, will I be able to...
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    Receipts and Tax implications

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    Rent a room opportunity!

    Hi guys :D I've been to see a lady this morning who runs a hairdressers., and on the top floor (it is 3 floors, 1st floor hairdressers, 2nd sunbeds, top floor beauty room) is a beauty treatment room., which is quite big and has been empty since April., the last beauty therapist left in April...
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    Dilemma with price lists - help please!

    Hi everyone., Well i've finally qualified on my level 2 beauty and need to now get up and running with trying to get some clients..., I have been toying with the idea of renting a room somewhere or going mobile., to be honest I've never really wanted to do mobile, although I know there is a...
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    Finally going self employed...., what next ?

    Hi guys., As usual I have come to my favourite place for advise :D I am taking voluntary redundancy from my office job at the end of July., and will be Level 2 qualified by the end of June. So I am biting the bullet and going to set myself up as a beauty therapist., I am going to also do the...
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    Renting a room - being pro-active!

    Hi guys., Just a quickie..., if you were to approach some local businesses to see if they have any spare rooms that you could rent/set up in., how would you approach them ? Would you write a letter ? Ring ? Or just knock on and see if you can speak to the owner and have a chat ? Would you...
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    Renting a room - being proactive!

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