Words or phrases in the beauty industry that are annoying.

[Verve Designs]

This is a bit more general but this annoys me, and I hear them all the time in the salon.

"no offense but......"

Cos you know whatever is being said after the "no offense" bit, is gonna be damn offensive. As if saying "no offense" negates the end bit!

"least I tell him/her to their face"

I'd MUCH prefer people were talking behind my back- than actually being horrible to me! Ignorance is bliss.

And people who think "speaking their mind and being honest"- is any different to being self-important and rude.

 

[TweezerHappy]

This is a bit more general but this annoys me, and I hear them all the time in the salon.

"no offense but......"

Cos you know whatever is being said after the "no offense" bit, is gonna be damn offensive. As if saying "no offense" negates the end bit!

"least I tell him/her to their face"

I'd MUCH prefer people were talking behind my back- than actually being horrible to me! Ignorance is bliss.

And people who think "speaking their mind and being honest"- is any different to being self-important and rude.

My mother in law always adds on at the end "but not in a bad way!". Who isnshe trying to kid? She always means it in a bad way!

 

[sarahpoppy24]

Yeah when people say I tell it how it is, no actualy you are giving out your opinion and I may actualy not want it!! Also when people are slagging someone off real bad and say it doesnt matter that im slagging them off, i would/have said it all to their face YEAH RIGHT lol xxxx

 

[Kim Lawless]

My pet hate is going into an empty salon and asking the six therapists who are standing around chatting, "Any chance of fitting me in today?' and they reply 'No, sorry.....we're fully booked'. Ggrrrrrrr!!!!

 

[persianista]

Even worse "CHOCKA"

GRRRRRRRRRR

 

[kimi1101]

chocka....lol

what about....

"can you squeeze me in today?"

"let me see, what is it to have done?"

"a full head foils, restyle, half leg, bikini and underarm wax....."

 

[sarahpoppy24]

OMG I have actualy found my worst ever thing I have just thaught if it!!! I am mobile and clients ask how much I pay for things. For example picking up a bottle of peroxide and saying how much for one of these then...or with minx asking how much for a sheet of these then... my blood boils everytime!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! xxx

 

[Lynne Baker]

You could always grossly inflate the price of a wholesale product when pushed!

 

[Glamour Puss7]

Hate being called a "beautician"!!!!!! I am a BEAUTY THERAPIST!!!!!!

:twisted: Yes me too hate being called " beautician"! its s..oo old fashioned does my head in!

 

[Glamour Puss7]

Ha Ha these have all made me laugh I get most of these" sayings " too! :biggrin: Another one that annoys me is clients just walk in and expect to get a beauty/nail treatment "NOW" err like I'm sat on my backside doing nothing all day and I'm always busy doing a treatment with one of my regulars and they just laugh! Also clients leaning over my reception desk to look at my diary:grr: it winds me up!

 

[geeg]

Things that wind me up is when so called professionals:

Call L&P ...acrylic

Call enhancements ... extensions or false nails

call the nail plate ... the nail bed

calll the eponychium ... the cuticle

call cuticle ... ptergyium, true cutical or any other name apart form cuticle

call a simple bacterial infection ... fungus or mold

I expect non professionals not to know anything about nails but not people who call themselves professionals!!

 

[honeymummy]

Do you do white tips??

Are you the beautician ( no, im the beauty terrorist )

can i have gel nails as they are better for your nails than acrylic

and for the hairdressers -any chance of a quick shampoo and set?
( i didnt know there was such a thing!! )

 

[mrsjones]

Client: can u fit me in this week?
Me: Yes no problem, when would u like?
Client: oh whenever you can fit me in
Me: we can do this afternoon?
Clinet: no, sorry can't do today when else have u got?
Me:Tomorrow morning?
Client: No, sorry i can only do after 6pm.
Me: (in my head) well why didn't u blimmin' well say so then??!!!:irked:

 

[Flesh_and_Bone]

Two that make me smile....

Re spray tans... "Will you make me go orange?"

and I must get asked this a million times a day... "Have you got a toilet?" - What do they think I do for 12 hours a day? Hold it in??

 

[xxhaylzxx]

when your doing a treatment and their phone goes and they say ''im just in the beauty palour'' ''hang on ill ask my beautician'' and when they ask ''did it take you long to learn this?''

 

[minky]

Hi good thread , after telling me in great detail how much they want cut off thier hair and how much they want left on and after consulting as I am going along and after adding the finishing touches to the cut ....

.... My dreaded words are Hmmm I know I said an inch but .... can you just take a bit more off all over .... its like doing two cuts grrrr :smack:

Oh and calling bleached hair a dye lol

 

[Zingara]

I think my the thing that I hate most of all, and find really quite condescending, (and usually need to really hold my temper in for) is:

"You know, I reckon I'd be good at this....I could train in my spare time and make a couple of bob doing mates......."

So basically you think my job takes no skill and you want to take my living out of my pocket then? :smack:

 

[sarahpoppy24]

Oh and calling bleach peroxide, eg, oh it doesnt have any peroxide in it does it? Well yes becuse all hair coloures are mixed with peroxide, i think you are mistaking peroxide for bleach, let me explain....AGAIN lol xxxx

 

[NoLimitNails]

Have one for you hairgeeks:
client with very obvious grown out dark roots: oh no I'm naturally blond, I just bleach my roots?!?!

And for the nail geeks:
client: I'm just on your website do you do gelnails with chips (translated it means crisps in danish, I assume she means tips, and as she's looking at the galley one would guess that she could see from my before and after pics that I do extend...)
me: Uhm I extend the nails yes?
client: but do you do gelnails with chips???
me: yes I do nails with tips???
client: well how much. (hmm all my prices is on my website)me: it depends what you want to have, just one color on the whole nail or french or glitter or nailart
client: just one color and then glitter that fades and a french tip and maybe some nailart...
me trying NOT to laugh: that would be xxxamount
client: oh..... (silence) well I'll have to get back on that one....

 

[Spa Therapist]

Client: "I want to make an appointment"
Me: "Of course, when would you like to book for?"
Client: "Tomorrow"
Me: "We only have 2pm available tomorrow, is that any good for you?"
Client: "No. Have you got 9am?"
Me: "No sorry the only slot available is 2pm"
Client: "Are you sure you can't do 9am?"
Me: "No sorry"
Client: Are you SURE? 2pm is too late"

ARGH!! Yes I am sure, I have no reason to lie!!! LOL!!