Help to find waxing course and equipment

[suezy]

Hello everyone,

Im new on here and was hoping that i could have some advice.

I am currently quailified in Nails and i have the chance to open a shop very cheap. But there seems a demand for waxing where i live.
I never fancied doing waxing so im only looking at costs for now and advice on how long before i would be good enough to do this as a service.

I have looked at some courses they range from £95 to £665 and one day upto 5 days.

Some included starter kits but not sure if this would be suitable for a salon and if not how much the kit would cost and which company to buy from.

In your opionon would you say i could do clients after a course and in all areas, and is it really a good earner as they make out?

Any advise welcome please

 

[suezy]

ps can someone please explain the difference between warm wax and hot, i have had waxing down on me many times and didnt know there was a difference?

 

[angelina221]

Warm wax, more commonly known as strip wax, involves putting the wax on and then removing it with a strip.
Hot wax, or non-strip wax is placed on the skin and you wait for the wax to set and the peel it off. There is no need to use a strip as the hairs are removed on the strip of wax.
Waxing is very profitable and will probably end up as your 'bread and butter'.
Obviously different courses will yield different results so make sure you choose one that has been recommended.
You will need to practice after your course as you're not going to feel confident enough straight away to work on the general public.
Get yourself a good trainer though and you will have the best start and be more confident.
I know Kim Lawless does beginners classes and she is an excellent trainer. I have done an intimate male wax course with her so can only comment on this particular trainer from personal experience. There are other trainers on this site too and i'm sure people will be along shortly to give you their recommendations, but for me i'd definitely recommend Kim.

 

[suezy]

Thanks angelina221, i have now had a look at kim's site and will contact her regarding a course thanks you

 

[wowbb]

Yes waxing is definitely worth the effort if you can get on with it. The cost of the actual product only works out as about 5% of the treatment so its a nice margin.
Have a look around and make sure you go for the right course that also offers accreditation as you woudlnt be able to get insurance for your treatments without this.
Some companies offer group training and some will train you 1-2-1 which will obviously go into more depth and help you understand the technique and get competent and confident quicker. Depending on how you get on with it you should be up and running and able to charge clients in no time for basix wax treatments.
hth :hug:

 

[Home Salon]

Waxing would be a definite advantage for you to offer your clients, look at it this way, if a customer was going vacation and wanted to get both waxing and her nails done, would she bother going to 2 locations if she could get them both done in the one place?

To get more customers it is important to offer more choices /services, so well done for branching out and I wish you all the very best with your venture.