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New lashes!!

09/13/2011 21:41:00

I had beautiful lashes done today by the lovely Karen at Luscious Lashes. Very impressed in about 1 hour 40 i had a lovely full set of lash extensions no visible glue, no itching or pulling.

I shall be having them infilled but might just do this once in a while do to my busy schedule, she says!! I know by the morning i wont be able to live without them or the relaxation of having to lie with your eyes closed for quite a time! lush!!

Thanks karen!

karen.botta@yahoo.co.uk

(shes busy mind!!)

Free Index Reviews/ Testimonials

09/11/2011 11:38:00

Hey everyone have you heard of Free index??

Free index is a free business listing site where people can leave testimonials for your business and the more you get the higher up the listings you go!

After a certain number of reviews you get a free index award which you can add to your website and it gives you a highlighted listing on free Index.

If you have been to my salon and would like to help us jump to number 1 please click this link and do me a quick review.

Ill really appreciate it and if you mention your review to me when booking ill give you 20% off your treatment!

Thanks and click here http://www.freeindex.co.uk/wr.htm?id=335057&br=1 -

Living Social deals

07/15/2011 17:53:00

We recently ran a Living Social deal and my goodness what a success!

I was thrilled to see at the end of the 24 hour period we had sold 190 Massages brilliant start for laura our new Massage Therapist and hopefully an introduction to Bella beauty for 190 new clients!

If you havent yet looked on the Living Social website then I can highy recommend it. Suppliers of the daily deals have to discount by at least 50% and you will be alerted to offers only in your city postcode area so no traveling miles for a bargain!

Looks like we are going to be very busy untill mid January fitting in all our lucky new clients!

Male Bikini Waxing

06/12/2011 21:14:00

Ever wondered what actually happens when you book in for a Back Sack and Crack???

We are fortunate that one of our recent clients took a amatuer video of his appointment with us, we shall call him Mr G for privacy purposes.

Mr G has been involved in various weekly challenges for charity this year and has been undertaking some pretty unusual tasks! As you can imagine many of these were chosen by his "friends" I use that term loosely!

Mr G has kindly given permission for us to post this as a link on our website.

Whilst there is no nudity featured there is some adult language which is not appropriate to small children. Click here to view

Gorgeous Fabulous Gellux!

06/10/2011 20:40:00

This week i have been having a play with a fantastic new product I have found called Gellux.

Gellux is a paint on Gel overlay which is kind of like a varnish but you cure it under UV or LED light. The great thing about gellux is that is lasts 15 days or longer judging by what some people have reported.

I have had experience of some of the high end top leading names in Gel in the past and have always found that I have had lifting and peeling on my nails.

My daughter and I have both had our clear Gellux on for 7 days so far with no adverse effects so far. Im really really impressed!!

Have done my first french manicure today and it looked great. I am going to be looking into gettinga LED light however as UV takes 2 minutes to cure whilst LED is just an amazing 30 seconds.

At Bella beauty I'll be offering Gellux for £25 in Bristol or £20 at my home based treatment room in Gloucestershire.

If your interested in giving it a go though im doing a Gorgeous Gellux intro offer on colours only for just £15 before the end of June so give us a call 01454 270269 for Bristol and 07866 573894 for Gloucestershire.

Salon and the working Mum!

05/10/2011 19:17:00

I recently listened to a programme about Women in business trying to juggle there growing business with there growing up children.

It really struck a cord with me as I started retraining as a therapist when my daughter was only 4. She has grown up with me always having ladies at the house in the evenings or since i have had premises, "always" being out to work.

I wanted desperately for her to see that when Mummys and Daddys divorce it doesnt mean that we all have to go and live in a flat somewhere and eat value bread. I needed to instill in her that if you want nice things then you have to earn the money to buy them.

However some Saturdays when im off to work again I feel terribly torn looking at her sad face out the window. Dont get me wrong shes cared for well by her step dad and has always a house full of friends visiting but i guess its not same as me being there.... Or do the little darlings play us though as when i am there shes off out playing!

Over the years I have tried and tried to come up with the ideal work life balance, i have employed therapists who earn a good hourly rate to watch me do most of the treatments as my lovely ladies dont want anyone else, I have had freelance therapists brilliant ones who will work all hours, are enthusiastic and reliable. And not so brilliant ones that want to work at bella but dont realise that they need to self promote or have an existing client base!

I have tried set hours and flexible hours and taken a total of about 6 weeks off in 5 years. Every christmas is a living nightmare because with clients busy party times come busy school concert times, last year i was in the school car park taking a booking!

Despite all the above of what seems like negatives I LOVE my work.

I have seen over 1400 lovely people at my salon since we opened.
I can start and finish when i want and am getting better at saying "Im sorry im not available at that time"
I am able to be around a bit more in the school holidays.
I also feel honoured that all sorts of people confide in me and Its very rewarding that often I can help.

Ill never be rich, but then you dont come into the beauty industry to get rich, they just dont tell you that in College!!

Reiki

04/12/2011 15:47:00

Wow havent we been soooo busy this week with Reiki!!

Becca from Balance healing is currently offerring 30 mins trial of Reiki for an amazing £10!! Mostly available on Monday and Wednesday afternoons and evenings however shes flexible where possible.

So if your like me, too many thoughts whizzing around in your head, stressed or maybe in physical pain for some reason? Please do give it a go we have many satisfied clients.

Check out Becca's website for more info and testimonials from happy clients click here

Bargain Treatments at the Courtyard!

03/28/2011 08:48:00

HI Everyone cant believe its been 8 weeks since we opened at the Courtyard in Dursley!

Time has flown and we are excited about the way its taking off, im looking to start Saturdays in May.

We have several ladies on courses of Microdermabrasion which is an intense form of exfoliation using micro tiny Oxide Crystals. Its non invasive pain free and you can go straight back to work!

Normally priced 40.00 per 30 min session but dont forget if you have not tried us before you can get 50% off your first treatment with us.

This special offer runs out this Wednesday the 30th so book in fast.

Call Becky on 07866 573894

Free Index Rating

03/22/2011 16:27:00

Last week I had a very interesting meeting with Chrissy Kellaway from www.chrissykellaway.co.uk one of the interesting bits of advice that Chrissy gave me was to make full use of all the free business advertising sites there are available. In particular Free index.

So I have taken heed and been very busy plugging our presence on this site. It is a great way to promote your business and to tender quotes for services that you offer.

So far this week by sharing my link on Facebook and to my email contacts list of clients I have managed to raise my presence to No 20 out of 1360 salons registered!!

This is a double whammy for us as we also get a Free Index recommended award!

So everyone please help us I would love to get to number 1!!

Its very easy just click here http://www.freeindex.co.uk/wr.htm?id=335057&br=1

and add us a quick testimonial..................

Thanks!! xxx

How do we measure our success?

03/19/2011 10:54:00

I recently attended a networking lunch where the guest speaker asked us all to tell him how we measure our success? Going round the table most of us said money, cars even shoes (that was me though!)

The talk he gave was very thought provoking and this week I have done alot of thinking about the way I work.

So this weekend my success started when I took Friday off to meet with a friend for a one to one and discuss Marketing (something I have thought about for ages!) I then had my hair done. Both things made me happy and feel that life is going well.

Next I was home just as my daughter got in from school and her smiling face out the kitchen window as I pulled up said it all!

Because I wasnt working late I was able to do her hair and make-up for the last school disco of her primary years and we had a mini photo shoot too!

While she was at the disco I went for a drink with my husband, this would normally be another no no as I would come in late, tired, blah blah blah!

This morning I woke up early, pre programmed as I work Saturdays most weeks. But this Saturday is different.

Today I got up cleaned the house while breakfast was cooking, went out in the sun and hung out my white washing for the first time this year. A mini haven for me as I watched the cats run up and down the garden path. The rabbit nearly had a heart attack at the idea of getting out of the hutch and did 6 times round the run like he was at silverstone!

Later I will be taking my daughter to have her hair done and then its off away for the night.

So i guess the moral of this story is yes i could worry about how others see my success, what car I drive, if and when im going on holiday etc etc. However for me today I am measuring my success by all the above and I feel damn successful!!