Sunday, 23 July 2017

BEAUTY SLEEP CONCENTRATE

Replenishes and recharges ALL SKIN TYPES
Our luxurious, lightweight and easily absorbed Beauty Sleep Concentrate has been scientifically formulated to support your skin’s natural night time regeneration, while helping reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
PROVEN IN CLINICAL TRIALS TO INCREASE SKIN'S MOISTURE LEVELS BY UP TO 98% OVER 12 HOURS.
Infused with naturally regenerative narcissus tazetta bulb extract, a smoothing tri-peptide and antioxidant-rich nourishing grape seed oil, for skin that looks and feels beautifully moisturised, replenished and recharged. With a delightful blend of aromatherapy essential oils renowned for their calming, relaxing properties.
Organic Soil AssociationCruelty FreeSuitable for vegansRSVP Beauty Awards 2014Herald Beauty Awards 2014Beauty Insiders Choice WINNER 2013Pure Beauty Awards 2011UK Beauty Awards Shortlist 2011She magazine

Benefits:

  • Supports skin’s night time recovery
  • Helps prevent premature skin ageing
  • Replenishes and refreshes
  • Increases skin's moisture levels by up to 98% over 12 hours

How to Use:

Apply 3-4 pumps nightly under your normal moisturiser. If you prefer, it can also be used on its own as an alternative to moisturiser. Gently massage onto skin with a light, upwards, circular motion.



Thursday, 20 July 2017

HAND MASSAGE TUTORIAL

That's the thing about teaching. We repeat ourselves millions of times - I don't mind at all - really I don't! ☺

It's that demonstration that cuts into students practical sessions that cause me concern. Of course the demonstration is for their own good to see the treatment completed in the flesh so to speak, but some learners daydream through parts that they think are not significant. Only later in the course they realise the importance of this one off full demo.




The importance of the hand massage cannot be over stated. It can be so disappointing when you go for a manicure and the therapist seems to be creaming your hands rather than giving you a relaxing massage, which is an essential part of a manicure.

So here you are a demo you can watch over and over again. Give it a go click here 

Use your newly learnt  hand massage technique on friends and family as well as part of a manicure treatment.

Saturday, 15 July 2017

INSPIRE

Inspire
8 Station Parade
Southgate Station
London
N14 5BJ

020 8886 6008
www.inspire@gmail.com

This is a great looking shop in a convenient location.

The nail bar was buzzing and the staff are welcoming.

I popped in for a manicure and of course the receptionist did her best to fit the treatment in. The nail technicians were busy so I was passed on to a hairdresser. Nothing wrong with that, business is business and most therapist are multi-talented.

My therapist was doing a lip wax when I arrived. The reason why I noticed her is because there was a man speaking to her while she did the treatment which I thought was odd.
Most women will not admit that they have hair on their upper lip and here is a man talking to the therapist while she is carrying out the treatment. In my view he had no consideration for the client or respect for the professionalism of the therapist who needed to concentrate treatment and client.

And then from that client she was shuffled over to me for my natural nail manicure. The other therapist and receptionist had not set up a work area or put out the resources that were needed. So she rushed around to find what was needed for my treatment and then totally frazzled she sat me down at a hair station.

My therapist name is Asu she has  technique with the manicure tools that I would never of considered. These techniques were effective and well instigated.  They say we learn something new every day, but after 40 years in the beauty business she impressed me and I definitely learned new uses for cuticle clippers and curved nail scissors that I will be sharing with my Level 3 Nail Enhancement Technology students.

My disappointment was not so much in the varnish application but the fact that no Base or Top Coat was used which is my worst nightmare. This is one of the things that separate the professionals from the others. The whole point of going to the salon is to get a professional finish.  The end result looked like I had slapped on a layer of colour...
Such is life £'s wasted on what could have been a great experience.

This shop has great potential if the management stop blaming, making excuses and work on solutions.

The solution from an outsiders view is that therapist need support instead of trying to squeeze the juice of their experience so that you can earn a extra £ set up work areas with the resources they need for the next client and you'll get more out of them and less complaints from clients.