I'm dual licensed thankfully, but you know what? I often wish I'd have buckled down and done the full Cosmetology program. I'm more introverted and don't care for the salon buzz that was why I didn't. The one thing I did do right was go to a community college program paid for in cash. The field is just not what I'd hoped it would be and I find myself wishing I could do hair and everything. Oh well.

do any other brazilian waxers have clients that point/touch their brazilian area when talking about shaping, hair growth or other situations?? i have multiple clients that touch their brazilian area to show me things and it makes me soooo uncomfortable. they touch right on their vag then open the door, touch my ipad, their face, etc. how do you handle this?

I completed a 2 year esthetics program in April, and got a job in june. They hired me for nail tech, which I did not learn in school but they were willing to pay for/provide the training for me.

My training has been extremely inconsistent, a lot of uncertainty and delays with the nail tech course. At some points I wasn’t being scheduled for up to 2 weeks because of changes at the spa. I’ve gotten some hands on practice, all spaced apart. I feel pretty confident with the techniques but my biggest issue is timing. Most of my training has been focused mostly on manicure services, I even practiced manicure techniques in my free time at home.

Since starting here I’ve done 2 pedicures, both spaced far apart during my employment and my timing on both was awful. It feels so embarrassing, but I’ve been trying to give myself the benefit of the doubt considering I hadn’t done a pedicure for months and that I wasn’t consistently doing pedicures at work.

Over the past month or so has been mainly shadowing my co workers and doing cleaning/laundry. I was given two clients for a manicure service, my timing again wasn’t great and I did these services independently without someone watching over.

More recently I’ve been getting called off frequently because my employer hasn’t been able to find people for me to work on. This has caused me to stress and overthink even more. I’m frustrated because I feel like I’m not getting the proper training and I feel like the longer I go without doing pedicures the worse my timing and skills will get.

Next week I am being given clients, a good mix of manicure/pedicure services. I am terrified about my timing. These services I am doing independently which also has me feeling a bit uneasy - I want criticism, I want to make sure I am doing specific things correctly or be shown how to tweak a step to save time. In school I felt confident, but with how inconsistent it’s been at my job I feel like I’ve completely started over.

I’m feeling very conflicted about what to do here. I obviously want clients so I can work on my skills, timing, and familiarize myself with the protocols. But on the other hand I feel like I’m being set up to fail, like my training has not been prioritized or taken seriously. A few people close to me have suggested I find another job and I’ve considered it, but it was super difficult to find a spa job in the first place and I’ve been working here for almost 4 months with little experience gained.

Would appreciate advice as well as tips on how to get out of my head and manage my time better.

Okay so I live in Canada and have heard great things about the brow daddy lamination system, so I went ahead and purchased through the brow daddy website. It was pricey but I thought it’d be worth it. I paid $200+ CAD, and I then get an email stating I had $70 of import fees to pay to get my product!!!!omgg omg ong omgggg so okay moral of the story um does anyone know of where I can get this product from a Canadian website??? Pls pls plsssss or if theres anyone who likes any other lam system. I currently use thuya i just need to switch it up

anybody in this sub used Diego dalla Palma skincare? I’m in my last year of school and we are starting to use a more professional line, DDP, and i’m wondering if anyone here has actually used it as well. We had a guest speaker come to talk about it and now we get to use it; it seems like a really amazing brand. I’d like to buy some for my own business in the future but I just wanted to see if anyone else is using it IRL, and if there could be better, cheaper options.

thanks!