bimbogeri
Well-Known Member
Sometimes I'm finding it hard to differentiate between wholesale/suppliers sites and retail sites due to pricing. I'm a natural cheapskate, which doesn't help, and I know in this game you get what you pay for, so I'm not adverse to paying out to get quality, but sometimes I don't know if sites are quoting salon prices.
As I said, it's probably my cheapskate self kicking in, but often I'm seeing suppliers selling at what I assumer are salon/technician prices, and the costs are more than I would pay retail.
If anyone has a quick bench mark they could give, what should I expect to pay for:
Nail polish.... especially polish that I might want to also retail? I know The Edge sells at around £3-4 a bottle, with an RRP for clients of about £8. Nail Order say the same for Moodies, and their own polishes are something like 99p each. As yet though I can't find a stockist with a full range of Nubar or Toma polishes at salon price, and although Nail Order sell Itzy Bitzy (I think they'd be good in retail packs, say in packs of 3 coordinating colours) they don't have a colour chart. Can anyone recommend any suppliers for these brands? Also for Attitude polish as I can't seem to find one. Have a local Sally's but it's pretty ickle.
Cuticle oil... again, £3.95 for 1/2 oz sounds like retail to me, but as it's Nail Order I assume it's not. Am I being cheap again? And, if I'm not, what price should I then realistically expect to retail it for?
The same for hand cream and lotion, soap and polish remover.
Thanks guys, I promise I'll stop asking stoopid questions soon!
Lol x
As I said, it's probably my cheapskate self kicking in, but often I'm seeing suppliers selling at what I assumer are salon/technician prices, and the costs are more than I would pay retail.
If anyone has a quick bench mark they could give, what should I expect to pay for:
Nail polish.... especially polish that I might want to also retail? I know The Edge sells at around £3-4 a bottle, with an RRP for clients of about £8. Nail Order say the same for Moodies, and their own polishes are something like 99p each. As yet though I can't find a stockist with a full range of Nubar or Toma polishes at salon price, and although Nail Order sell Itzy Bitzy (I think they'd be good in retail packs, say in packs of 3 coordinating colours) they don't have a colour chart. Can anyone recommend any suppliers for these brands? Also for Attitude polish as I can't seem to find one. Have a local Sally's but it's pretty ickle.
Cuticle oil... again, £3.95 for 1/2 oz sounds like retail to me, but as it's Nail Order I assume it's not. Am I being cheap again? And, if I'm not, what price should I then realistically expect to retail it for?
The same for hand cream and lotion, soap and polish remover.
Thanks guys, I promise I'll stop asking stoopid questions soon!
Lol x