I'm not settling for less, quite the opposite in fact. There are so many girls and salons in my area who also offer Harmony Gelish and CND Shellac for the same price as I do.
I charge £15 for Shellac or Gelish or £25 if having both. I think it's slightly unfair to slate my pricing structure when you are not aware of the competition in my area.
Yes I do have a job in an office and I've worked hard to get there too. I decided to reduce my hours when my children were born.
There is no way I'd be able to offer Nails and Make up full time with two young children as my nail room is at home. In fact I actually wouldn't want to... I don't rush appointments, I'm not the quickest but my ladies enjoy their visit, I enjoy it and am building up a nice client base.
The salons in my area charge £20 for Shellac and £45-£50 for lashes so I don't see how competing with those is offending you all seeing as every region is different.
I can lose customers as easily as you and I work hard to promote my business.
I don't have '5' clients a week I have 16 and I often work til 9pm most evenings and weekends, whilst working during the day and attending to my family so please don't be rude and insult my qualifications or intentions.
I have invested a lot of money into my business and yes I'm sure if I sat and worked it out hourly then it wouldn't be great but I only started in January and as I'm sure you are all aware, no business is expected to make a profit in the first year.....
We all have to start somewhere... I just started 20 years later than most in this industry and I knew it was tough out there but I really didn't expect this response.
I'm very disappointed and quite upset by your reactions and I'm sorry I even posted on here. I'm sorry that I used the word 'Hobby' - I never meant to offend anyone but I stand by everything I am doing and everything I have worked for.....