Skincare V pretty treatments , recession proof?

[Rockateer]

hi everybody
i recently left my job in a fab salon due to recession, company going ubder etc , i have thrown myself into training etc as am considering which road to go down next, have been offered two jobs in the past three days and have refused both, maybe i am mad altogether, should be counting my lucky stars..
my question is what areas are people finding still to be thriving despite he recession
nails, eyelash extensions and make up ,or skincare etc
thing is i love the entire industry, which has one huge drawback im finding it hard to decide what road to go down while im considering my own mobile clinic????
the skincare im huge into is danne , so quite clinical please help me guys, i need geek brains to pi:green:ck

 

[Martin Duffy]

Touch wood this past year has seen good growth for me, some months I've been taking £1,000 or so more than the same month the year previous. As regards treatment trends, last year wasn't much difference to the year previous for me, with facials, waxing, pedicures/manicures, body treatments/massage & tinting making up the majority of my bookings. Interestingly, a lot of the increase in turnover for me last year was due to increased retail, mainly down to an increase in the sales of my Decleor products. Hope this helps!

 

[Rockateer]

Martin
thanks a million, that sounds very hopeful, i suppose i just have to decide what road to go down, i had a look at your website, love it, my god you offer everything, i have decided because i am mobile i want to specialise in a certain area...sincare or makeup etc
glad to hear it aint looking too bleak out there, i supose because my last job went downhill rapidly ijm worried
thanks for the advice, heres hoping the £1000 extra each month keeps up for you!!

 

[Martin Duffy]

I think it's a lot easier to offer a wide range of therapies when you're salon based (plus I've been doing it since the mid 90's & have been on countless courses since then!) as you can have all the stuff to hand. There's definitely money out there, but I suspect people are just a little more discerning about where they spend it. Quite a few local salons have gone from round here, but to be honest most of them hadn't spent anything on decor for decades & weren't offering decent quality products or services.

In my salon I aim at a more holistic & natural (for want of better words) approach, using Decleor as a skincare range based on phytotherapy & aromatherapy, CACI as a non-invasive alternative for anti-ageing treatments, Jessica as they specialise in cultivating the health of the natural nail & St Tropez as an alternative to sunbeds. I've noticed a lot of the salons that went had no cohesive philosophy, offering maybe a high-end nail range, a cheap skincare range, or maybe lots of holistic therapies but a medical style skincare range. I think it's important to have some sort of idea as to what a business stands for & who it's trying to attract (wealthy women, those interested in holistic health etc etc), which is where I think some go wrong.

As to the £1,000 a month extra - here's hoping!!!

 

[Rockateer]

i know what you mean, i totally believe you have to have a philosophy and stand to it thats why im trying to see what area of this industry is thriving, if i go down the clinical side ill invest money and time in maintaining a results driven company aim at clients in heir mid 30-40's and problematic skin, if i do the pamper parties, make up route its completely different route, think i should go where my heart tells me
youve helped me a lot thanks amill