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I have a dilemma and would welcome some advice/opinions. Sorry this is a long post, but I wanted to set the scene!
I am a level 3 qualified beauty Therapist and nail tech and I run my business from our converted double garage and attached workshop. Since January my daughter has joined me and has her treatment room in the attached converted workshop. We are both self-employed and run our own separate businesses under the same roof.
I am about to re-design my treatment and price list as I have had a re-branding so I am looking to fine tune the treatments we offer. At the moment I offer Manicure, pedicure, gel extensions, overlays and gel polish, facials, lash Lifting, lash and brow tinting, brow waxing, spray tanning and waxing. My daughter specialises in makeup, lash extensions, brow treatments and also offers waxing and spray tans.
The thing is I really don't enjoy waxing! I originally trained in 1997., did another full waxing course 2011 and did a refresher course in 2016 but I'm still not confident, especially bikini waxing. (I only offer basic bikini, but still dread doing them). The majority of my clients are for nails and a few of them occasionally have some waxing done as well. I can cope with this as I already know them and feel comfortable around them but I dread getting a waxing booking from a new client. My daughter doesn't mind waxing but in all honesty she hasn't done a lot since finishing her level 2 beauty course in 2017 so would really need to do some more in depth training but she is already really busy with her lash extension and makeup clients and I'm not sure she could cope if she started getting lots of waxing clients as well.
I know that I probably should go and enrol on a better 1-2-1 waxing course but to be totally honest it's just not where my interest lies. I really want to be doing more facials and am doing further product training to assist with this.
So, my question is, would I be stupid to drop waxing from my treatment list? (I would still do my regular ladies). I don't feel happy offering a service that I'm not confident in, yet I'm always reading how profitable waxing is. The whole point of setting up my own salon was so I could do the treatments I wanted to do and work the hours I want to so my heart tells me don't do it. It's just my head that's questioning it!
I am a level 3 qualified beauty Therapist and nail tech and I run my business from our converted double garage and attached workshop. Since January my daughter has joined me and has her treatment room in the attached converted workshop. We are both self-employed and run our own separate businesses under the same roof.
I am about to re-design my treatment and price list as I have had a re-branding so I am looking to fine tune the treatments we offer. At the moment I offer Manicure, pedicure, gel extensions, overlays and gel polish, facials, lash Lifting, lash and brow tinting, brow waxing, spray tanning and waxing. My daughter specialises in makeup, lash extensions, brow treatments and also offers waxing and spray tans.
The thing is I really don't enjoy waxing! I originally trained in 1997., did another full waxing course 2011 and did a refresher course in 2016 but I'm still not confident, especially bikini waxing. (I only offer basic bikini, but still dread doing them). The majority of my clients are for nails and a few of them occasionally have some waxing done as well. I can cope with this as I already know them and feel comfortable around them but I dread getting a waxing booking from a new client. My daughter doesn't mind waxing but in all honesty she hasn't done a lot since finishing her level 2 beauty course in 2017 so would really need to do some more in depth training but she is already really busy with her lash extension and makeup clients and I'm not sure she could cope if she started getting lots of waxing clients as well.
I know that I probably should go and enrol on a better 1-2-1 waxing course but to be totally honest it's just not where my interest lies. I really want to be doing more facials and am doing further product training to assist with this.
So, my question is, would I be stupid to drop waxing from my treatment list? (I would still do my regular ladies). I don't feel happy offering a service that I'm not confident in, yet I'm always reading how profitable waxing is. The whole point of setting up my own salon was so I could do the treatments I wanted to do and work the hours I want to so my heart tells me don't do it. It's just my head that's questioning it!