Is it just me....?

[glitz and glam]

... or are there loads of people deciding to do beauty at the moment?

I did a 5 day nail course with NSI and when i looked into it i didnt know anyone else whos a qualified (or even training to be) nail technician, and only 1 beautician whos been a beautician for ever!! lol. so i decided to put everything into this. i am now having to work my bum off to pay back what i put into this.
Anyways the point of this is since i started there are two of the mums where my kids go to school who are starting beauty at college( fully funded and ive heard there only doing it because there benefits will be stopped when there youngest get to a certin age so decided to go to college- not sure if its true though) and a friend of my sis in law who i told what i was doing and the next thing i hear shes doing a 6 day nail course learning 3 sorts of nails. she has since passed.

Obviously i am making my own way, finding my own clients

But why all of a sudden so many people who i know when they never had an intrest before? is it coincidence? do they think its an easy option? Has this happened to you?

Would love to hear your thoughts and opinions xx

 

[graysuze]

Hiya, maybe it could be the fact that the beauty industry is one of the safest indusrties to be in at the moment. We are in one of the fastest growing sectors.

All the manufacturing, call centers ect are all going abroad and even some admin jobs are going as they are being automated.

At least a computer or someone in another country will never be able to take our jobs!!! Hehe x

So it could be that or they might just think it looks glam and easy LOL. If the later then they are in for a shock!! X
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[geeg]

I do believe that many see it as an easy option and a way to make a quick buck ...boy are they in for a surprise!! :lol:

Those doing it only for money NEVER succeed. One thing I know for certain and have seen thousands of times over is that without passion for what they do no one succeeds at anything.

 

[Beauty2yourdoor]

Hello,

I have just finished my level 2 beauty and going on to do level 3. There were a few girls in my class who were not really interested in it, many are not going back to do level 3 in sep and have other jobs which is not connected to the industry in anyway shape or form. I totally agree with the post above, I think alot of people do this course because they think it will be easy!:lol:

It's an industry that you have to love and be 100% commited too, otherwise people won't book you and clients won't come back to you and I totally believe that if your commited and love what you doing (and good of course lol!) then you will make it work!

Tasha xxx

 

[Martin Duffy]

I've known loads of people over the years who have suddenly decided to be beauty therapists, and do you know how many of them ended up in the industry? The answer is just one! I don't know the exact figures, but I suspect only one or two people in any class end up in the beauty industry as a career.

 

[Chameleon]

I do believe that many see it as an easy option and a way to make a quick buck ...boy are they in for a surprise!! :lol:

Those doing it for money NEVER succeed. One thing I know for certain and have seen thousands of times over is that without passion for what they do no one succeeds at anything.

I think when i originally did my city and guilds nvq,8 years ago,only one other girl has stayed to do beauty,and that was a classof over 20....so yes,some try and do it for the money....but ultimately you have to put 100% into it to succeed...and i say this time and time again,but funding does matter greatly....so many think and then act on the cheap side...and then pay the price!

 

[Susie H]

I think part of it is a subconscious wish to be happy.
You cant open a paper or turn on the t.v. without hearing all the doom and gloom, job cuts, redundancy etc. So you go to work in a negative mood, and spend the day looking at other glum faces. Then you go and get your 'me' time and apart from feeling good because you've been pampered, you notice that the therapist is happy.
Now that's not because we go around sniffing the monomer, well not all the time anyway:green: its because we are doing something we love, we are living our dream and because we have dam good customer care skills.
But most clients don't Analise, they just reap the benefit. So when they are faced with the uncertainty in their own lives it's no wonder they look in our direction. Its natural, we've all been looking at the beauty section of the glossy's since we hit puberty. So we know we can learn to do this, its easy, right?
But the collage can be and often is a big shock. All that theory all those different skin/body types etc its one thing to learn to make yourself look good but it's a whole new ball game to make everyone who walks through your door look good.
Our local collage will reopen it's doors in September with another 60 hopefuls dragging a full beauty kit behind them who are convinced they will be able to do it all perfectly first time every time.
By Christmas there will be about 40 of them and by the end of the first year there are about 20 to 25 of them.
Like me and you those are the ones who fall in love with this amazing industry.
The rest of them, well at least they have gained a healthy respect for the work we do:lol:

 

[ris]

I do believe that many see it as an easy option and a way to make a quick buck ...boy are they in for a surprise!! :lol:

They sure are! :lol:



I remember when I started out with this how I felt a sting of anxiety every time I saw a ‘competitor’s’ advertisement in the neighbourhood… Now I don’t. If they can really do nails I have a great respect for their work. As for others I know they will drop out sooner or later.
What specifically annoys is people forgetting that they also must have something to offer in return for the money – something decent, I mean.
And there is also the ‘client relationship’ side to it. Doing good nails (even great nails) isn’t enough if you don’t know how to promote yourself, don’t have the right social skills etc etc etc… Then it will take a lot of your dedication on that side also.

 

[geeg]

They sure are! :lol:



I remember when I started out with this how I felt a sting of anxiety every time I saw a ‘competitor’s’ advertisement in the neighbourhood… Now I don’t. If they can really do nails I have a great respect for their work. As for others I know they will drop out sooner or later.
What specifically annoys is people forgetting that they also must have something to offer in return for the money – something decent, I mean.
And there is also the ‘client relationship’ side to it. Doing good nails (even great nails) isn’t enough if you don’t know how to promote yourself, don’t have the right social skills etc etc etc… Then it will take a lot of your dedication on that side also.

This is all so true.

You can't fake skill and you can't fake your attitude.

How many of those 60 or so who enter a college class have the empathetic, giving, nature needed in our industry and the 'social skills' you talk about?? In todays culture in the UK?? Are you kidding me??? No wonder 80% drop out of each college intake. And now that there is funding it will be the colleges who benefit more than the ones who do the course .... and I'm sure the colleges are loving it. No wonder the lecturers are apathetic when they teach these classes. More of our/government money wasted.

Remember I am talking about the majority .. not the minority few who take the real advantage of funding and go for it and do well.

 

[essentia]

I think beauty and nails are hard professions in which to succeed and college and 1 day courses make it seem easy and of course it is attractive as a pleasant area to work in. As has been mentioned the drop out rate is high in this profession. They do their course get a cheap kit from a supplier and then wonder why clients do not beat a path to their door. You need good training, products and a real determination to get there plus of course the finance.

 

[ris]

How many of those 60 or so who enter a college class have the empathetic, giving, nature needed in our industry and the 'social skills' you talk about?? In todays culture in the UK?? Are you kidding me??? No wonder 80% drop out of each college intake. And now that there is funding it will be the colleges who benefit more than the ones who do the course .... and I'm sure the colleges are loving it. No wonder the lecturers are apathetic when they teach these classes. More of our/government money wasted.

At least here we don’t have that problem when it comes to financing courses like this – everybody pays their own 'hard-earned' money. Oddly, some people don't seem to be any wiser.

 

[RAQUEL]

im with Geeg on this, boy are they in for a shock.Its actually quite a hard course .

I worked at a college open evenin last week and in beauty alone i enroled about 300 students. About 60 of those were nails. The level 3s are good ( i taught them ha) but out of that 60 i can guarantee about 2will make it as nail techs.. I looked around my newbees and most wanted to do nails to" get oot the hooose" ( geordie accent required there) i frantically search for the drive and ambition i had and still have and i rarely find it bit hey, if i find those 2 i'll be happy.

yeahh its cos they are free basically..and the industry is saturated with beauty therapists but only the elite will make a living out of it, and by elite i mean not just skill, i mean drive and ambition and a passion for the craft, wanting to offer the public the best service you possible can because you WANT to, not cosyou have to..:wink2:

 

[***juice***]

I seem to know loads of people my age "doing beauty" or that have done beauty - I wonder if people are training in other areas to make a bit of cash on the side/improve prospects if made redudant/have been made redundant?

But I agree that there probably are some people doing it because they think it's easy. I did it because I'd wanted to since I was 15 but got told to "do something more academic", then the perfect opportunity came up! :green:

 

[ris]

im with Geeg on this, boy are they in for a shock.Its actually quite a hard course .

I worked at a college open evenin last week and in beauty alone i enroled about 300 students. About 60 of those were nails. The level 3s are good ( i taught them ha) but out of that 60 i can guarantee about 2will make it as nail techs.. I looked around my newbees and most wanted to do nails to" get oot the hooose" ( geordie accent required there) i frantically search for the drive and ambition i had and still have and i rarely find it bit hey, if i find those 2 i'll be happy.

yeahh its cos they are free basically..and the industry is saturated with beauty therapists but only the elite will make a living out of it, and by elite i mean not just skill, i mean drive and ambition and a passion for the craft, wanting to offer the public the best service you possible can because you WANT to, not cosyou have to..:wink2:

Remember the film classic ''Grease'' with John Travolta?
One of the secondary characters was an aspiring beautician or hair-stylist (don’t remember which) who left high school for her dream and a beauty school

And the words of the song:
la-la-la
You have the dream but not the drive
la-la-la

 

[Violet Star]

Its not just all of a sudden they have decided....its been going on a long time lol

You will have those younger ones who go onto the course as they dont want to work and find it easier to go college - some come out of it and go the full way of becoming a beauty therapist and some just see it as a bore and hard work.

Some have a real interest in beauty and nails and take a course again some will come out of that course fulfiling their career in beauty and others wont bother.

And i can say from experience many many people i have met or know have done a beauty or nail course and after the course they didnt take it any further as they realised how much hard work it is!

Problem being is in my area (and possibly other areas) schools are not leaving at 16 anymore its now 18 unless they go college at 16, Now not many 17 orr 18 year olds are going to want to stay in school so they will opt for college and you will find many girls will want to do the beauty and nail courses.

xx

 

[***juice***]

I also think the fact that kids get EMA now for staying on in college probably contributes to a lot of them staying on rather than an interest in the subject - good for the figures, not so good for the industry when therapists with no interest in the industry are being churned out.

 

[Princess*laura]

It upsets me that people do it to make a quick buck.
it also upsets me when colleges fill up with students who drop out when there is a limited amound of places. My class last year started with 18 by the end of the year there were 6 in my class that finished. Apparently over 40 people applied! Those are the people i feel sorry for. The ones that actually want to learn the subject and dont get a chance because of others taking the places thinking its going to be fun.
Dont get me wrong, it is fun but its a lot of hard work.

If those women are doing it so they still get their benefits then that is awful. Go get a job!

i did my NVQ 2 over the past year evening classes. Had to pay £680 for the course. It was in Dundee and im in Aberdeen so i had to drive back and forth at nights which cost £60 a week on petrol, spent about £300 on kit and i still managed to finish the course.
Ive recently did tantrick training and baught all my equipment which was about £600 in total and these people think that they can do it to either make cash easily and quickly or that its all fun and games.

BIG GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRS :evil:

 

[cirrusbeauty]

there seems to be alot of people who think oh beauty and nails are a nice easy job just sittin doing nails, applying make up and chatting to clients all day! HOW WRONG ARE THEY!! anyway once the start the course or get out there to do it as a job those who took on this profession just because 'it seemed like a easy job' soon drop out. it infuriates me the amount of students who drop out of the beauty course and the tutors must be so infuriated that they have put time and effort into teaching someone who wasnt really interested and droped out.