drage21
New Member
Hi Guys,
I have signed up to this site to get some advice, not for me but for my partner,
basically, she is a fully qualified hairdresser, and has been with her salon for about 5 years now,
however recently her and many others at this salon are becoming fed up, and are wanting out, she is being bullied by her boss, and is hating her job,
for year i have told her to set up as a mobil hairdresser, we live in an area where there is a lot of retired people and so i think there would be a great gap in the market for her,
As she needs a push to get this started, i am secretly doing a lot of research on all the aspects of mobile hairdressing, i am then intending on buying her a selection of items to start up and then help her from there,
As i work for tesco, i am unsure on what is needed etc, and so that is where this forum comes in, i need as much advice on hairdressing mobily (if thats a word),
I know the basic things she would need,
I have so far looked into COLOURS - i have looked at both L'oreal and Osmo Ikon who have 57 colours i was thinking of purchasing a selection of these to start her off, or even all 57 if need be,
The next thing is pots etc for mixing, as i have seen her do my mums hair at home i know what the pots look like, and what the brushs look like, as well as the foil etc,
What kind of other equipment would she need, i know she would need
* A HAIRDRYER - IS THERE A BEST ONE AND WHERE CAN I GET THAT,
* STRAIGHTNERS - IS THERE A BEST ONE AND WHERE TO GET THAT,
* CURLING TONGS - IS THERE A BEST ONE AND WHERE TO GET THAT,
she already has scissors and combs etc from her job now, clippers she has for male hair,
what about other items that need to be considered, curling items, clips, towels,
anything you think she would need to start up please let me know,
if any one can give me advice on what i would need to get, i know this is what she wants to do and so i wanna helo her and give her the push she needs, if you know sites that have the items i need to get on them, and also prices that would be brilliant, anything people can recommnd,
the other thing i am going in to local hairdressers and getting price lists so i can help her look into the side of pricing and how much she would need to charge, as well as sorting out her some flyers and also some business cards,
is there a rough price to go on, say a salon charges X amount should she charge X amount lower, say a salon is £60 for something should she charge £40,
and finally after boring you with all this :zzz:, what is the best way to get out there and get noticed, and also i take it if you cut hair at home, the washing hair part is all just done in their home sinks etc,
sorry to be so dumb but i know nothing about this and im just trying to work out how much i need to help her start up,
many thanks in advance for all the help
Drage21 :biggrin:
I have signed up to this site to get some advice, not for me but for my partner,
basically, she is a fully qualified hairdresser, and has been with her salon for about 5 years now,
however recently her and many others at this salon are becoming fed up, and are wanting out, she is being bullied by her boss, and is hating her job,
for year i have told her to set up as a mobil hairdresser, we live in an area where there is a lot of retired people and so i think there would be a great gap in the market for her,
As she needs a push to get this started, i am secretly doing a lot of research on all the aspects of mobile hairdressing, i am then intending on buying her a selection of items to start up and then help her from there,
As i work for tesco, i am unsure on what is needed etc, and so that is where this forum comes in, i need as much advice on hairdressing mobily (if thats a word),
I know the basic things she would need,
I have so far looked into COLOURS - i have looked at both L'oreal and Osmo Ikon who have 57 colours i was thinking of purchasing a selection of these to start her off, or even all 57 if need be,
The next thing is pots etc for mixing, as i have seen her do my mums hair at home i know what the pots look like, and what the brushs look like, as well as the foil etc,
What kind of other equipment would she need, i know she would need
* A HAIRDRYER - IS THERE A BEST ONE AND WHERE CAN I GET THAT,
* STRAIGHTNERS - IS THERE A BEST ONE AND WHERE TO GET THAT,
* CURLING TONGS - IS THERE A BEST ONE AND WHERE TO GET THAT,
she already has scissors and combs etc from her job now, clippers she has for male hair,
what about other items that need to be considered, curling items, clips, towels,
anything you think she would need to start up please let me know,
if any one can give me advice on what i would need to get, i know this is what she wants to do and so i wanna helo her and give her the push she needs, if you know sites that have the items i need to get on them, and also prices that would be brilliant, anything people can recommnd,
the other thing i am going in to local hairdressers and getting price lists so i can help her look into the side of pricing and how much she would need to charge, as well as sorting out her some flyers and also some business cards,
is there a rough price to go on, say a salon charges X amount should she charge X amount lower, say a salon is £60 for something should she charge £40,
and finally after boring you with all this :zzz:, what is the best way to get out there and get noticed, and also i take it if you cut hair at home, the washing hair part is all just done in their home sinks etc,
sorry to be so dumb but i know nothing about this and im just trying to work out how much i need to help her start up,
many thanks in advance for all the help
Drage21 :biggrin: