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    Hair colour?

    Hi am I allowed to ask about hair colours? It's for myself I'm not trained in hair, just nails/ beauty but unsure if/ where I can post as I've seen a thread about people asking questions from other areas?? Thanks
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    New salon advice please

    Hi everyone I currently rent a small room 4 days a week within a beauty salon but an opportunity has come up for me to have my own salon. I'm not the only therapist where I am now so I only really get new clients when my existing ones pass my number on. In this potential salon there's 2...
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    Moyou London clear stamper

    Hey everyone, so I received my first moyou London stamping plates & stamper today, I have the crystal clear jelly stamper. I tried it a couple of times & worked perfectly only cleaned it with a lint roller & now it won't pick up the image?? Has anyone experienced this? Thanks
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    New to stamping!

    Hi everyone, I'm going to take the plunge & get some stamping plates etc but I'm confused about the actual stammers? Clear/ marshmallow/ sticky/ non sticky? Could anyone recommend a type & brand for a newbie stamper? I have been looking at moyou London. Thank you x
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    Advice re greys

    Hi geeks, iv just popped over from nails and beauty. I'm just looking for some advice, I have dark brown hair & I've started to get a few greys popping up mostly on the sides near front, I wondered if i would be able to just have foils on the grey bits rather than all over or wouldn't this be...
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    Candy coat gel

    Hello geeks, has anybody heard of this new gel polish 'candy coat'? It keeps popping up on my Instagram & the colours are lovely X
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    Lash Perfect patch test

    Good evening geeks I do apologise as I know there are loads of threads on patch testing for semi permanent lashes, I trained with lash perfect last January & did a handful of sets after I had qualified. I've not really promoted them much since but am going to as recently had people enquire so...
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    IBD just gel topcoat

    Hello geeks I've been using ibd just gel for a couple of years now & not really had any issues at all, but I did my friends nails last night & she's messaged today saying the topcoat on one of her thumbs has started to peel?! Has anybody else experienced this as I'm really confused! Thank you
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    Feel awful!

    Hi geeks I had a lady in today for a brow wax & cutting a long story short I've ended up taking more from one of her brows on the bulb than the other, I feel awful & I'm not even sure what I did! I've been waxing for about 4 years & am always very careful with eyebrows, I use an orange wood...
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    Charity ladies night treatments

    Hey everyone, has anybody done a stall at a ladies night before? I've been asked to do one & thought it would be a good opportunity but trying to think what kinds of things I could do? I thought maybe hand & arm massages/ file & polish or maybe mini facials?? Would love to hear what other...
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    IBD flex acrylic powder

    Hi geeks, I did a set of l & p sculpts on a client last tues & she messaged today saying they've all 'fell off' I'm confused! I did all my prep, cuticle work, filing free edge, took shine off the nail & removed dust before wiping with acetone & applying ibd dehydrate & primer. I've done l & p...
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    IBX & insurance

    Hi geeks I've been looking in to ordering some IBX as I have a few clients who will definitely benefit from it, from my research & asking on here I've gathered there's no specific training course but I'm just wondering how that works with regards insurance? Thank you x
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    Tinting patch test

    Hi everyone I did a patch test on a client the other day for eyebrow tinting on the inside of her arm, she text me when she got in about 10 mins later saying she wiped it off because she was getting ready for work, will this still be ok or would you re patch test her as she booked in this week...
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    Feeling confused!

    Hello geeks I'm just wanting people's opinions...I have a client for gel nails who comes around every 2 weeks, we get on well & always have a good chat, last time she was in (few weeks ago) she said she would text me for her appointment as she didn't have her diary on her, she also didn't have...
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    Rebookings & quiet spells

    Hello everybody, does anyone else have clients who can't commit to rebooking when they're at their appointments? I have quite a few....also is anybody else really quiet at the minute?? I'm trying to stay positive & thought it would pick up after jan but not just yet 😥 sooo frustrating...
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    Clients

    Hello everybody I currently rent a room within a beauty salon & am self employed but I've had the go ahead to do some treatments from home how does it work with clients? For instance if the client started coming to me through word of the salon am I 'allowed' to take a client elsewhere if they...
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    IBX training?

    Hi ladies Are you required to do specific training before carrying out this treatment on a client? Also anybody who uses it, I have a lady with a deep ridge in her nail, would this help? Tried to do a search but returned no results, TIA Xx
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    Babies

    Hi ladies, I'm fast approaching 30 & always thought by that age I'd have at least one child but I don't have any. Most of my friends have or are having babies, me & my husband want children but so far we've been preoccupied with other things & just said oh it's not the right time, but I guess...
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    Does this sound right?

    Hi everyone I have been in the process of trying to set up a home salon. It has taken ages for the council to actually respond but somebody from environmental health has been round & he seemed happy just advised me to check with the planning department about amount of clients per week...
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    Home salon- Stoke-on-Trent

    Hi ladies Apologies, as I am aware this kind of question has been asked many times before but I can't find the answer.... So basically I am wanting to set up a beauty room at home, I rang stoke-on-trent council a couple of months back & was told paperwork would follow, heard nothing. I...
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