Words or phrases in the beauty industry that are annoying.

[Spa Therapist]

Oooh or when clients come in and say "What availability have you got for this weekend?" and I say "Sorry we're fully booked until tuesday" they stand there huffing and puffing and start muttering under their breath saying things like "Well I was going to spend £50... I was going to bring you business... If you don't want my business..."

I feel like saying "Sorry but we're full. So we clearly don't need it. Stop buzzing around the desk!" It's as though they expect you to say "OH!! £50!! Well why didn't you say...!!!"

LOL - and breathe... :lol:

 

[mizzy_dizzy]

There are some grate ones on hear! lol
I thought of another, it may be its just a srange translation but It bugs me when people call nail tips NAIL CHIPS, it makes me think of broken nails ! lol

 

[sarahpoppy24]

I also get if I get more than one treatment can i have money off, erm yeah sure buy one get one free just call me tescos every little helps :twisted::twisted::twisted:!!!!!!!

 

[lilly]

I've got loads but 2 are ;

I dont want a cut, I just need a trim so it wont take as long, What ??????

And another thing is when somone asks if I can dyetheir hair, its called COLOURING hair !!!

Oh and just to add, it really annoys me when I out and someone asks

'when can you fit me in for hair/nails ?'
Sorry but I dont have my app book on me but just ring tommorow and we'll sort something out.
'could you do Wed/Thurs etc ?'
I'm sorry but I cant remember all my appointments.
'When do you think then?'
I feel like saying I DONT HAVE MY F.....G APPOINTMENT BOOK WITH ME SO P OFF ! and I dont swear !:o

 

[Passionista]

Oh no I don't like enhancements, they are not good for the nails, the nails can't breath....
PMSL

Ooh so annoying. Nails dont have lungs - I mean hello. I usually explain to them how nails receive "oxygen" from within so they would understand how it works.
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[Mary_1]

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

Oh god i agree argh!!!!!!!!!!!

Though the industry (Not us) but brands like Olay etc that pick names for chemicals that sound like the problem am i making any sense here?
I have gone blank on any but it grates all the time when i hear it.
A bit like when yoghurts have ''bacteria that sounds amazling like the proper word but not quite''
Sorry peeps i am a bit dim.

Though the idea that a therapist is a bit dim really REALLY annoys me!!!!!!
The classic ''Beautican'' voice that people do.

Sorry in an awful mood today and i can let it show as not working
Mary x

 

[Mary_1]

talking of the whole massage thing, when i got my first proper salon job, i was sent out to hang out the towels and this cocky guy for my town was working at the back of the next shop and was like oooohhh, didnt know next door was a maggage parlor, im gonna come in and ask how much! Iw as on edge all day waiting for the swine to come in taking the micky. He didnt thank god!!! I think alot of what i have read here is clients talking down to you becuse you have to be thick to do this job right!:twisted::twisted::twisted:!!!!
I mean you must of failed all your gcse's and thaugh oh no what can i do...i know ill enroll on a nice little beauty cource!!! Grrrrrrrrrrr xxxxxx

yes yes yes this is just what i mean.

 

[NoLimitNails]

Ooh so annoying. Nails dont have lungs - I mean hello. I usually explain to them how nails receive "oxygen" from within so they would understand how it works.
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Ok the perfect reply for that is one I heard another tech give "if you put latex/plastic on your mouth, you will be able to see it move up and down when you breathe, would you like to lend a glove to see if the same ting happens around the end of your fingers???" (client usually says, oh no I have never seen it) tech saying "ok can we agree that nails don't breathe then???" (with a big smile) usually the clients just laughs and says ok get the point... LOL

 

[shuntersue]

One of my clients said:-
"I LOVE coming to you for acrylics, they are really hard to bite off"
OMG!!!!

 

[minky]

"cut into a shape".

ha ha I thought this was just me that got mind boggled "with cut into a shape"
what the heck does that mean ??...... can someone please enlighten me as to what goes on in a clients mind when they say.... "cut into a shape"
because if I look at them blankly and say what sort of shape ? .... they always seem to push at their hair and say oh .... you know just cut it into some sort of shape

them ..... just the ends off all over ....
me ........ taking the ends off ....
them...... oh a bit more than that!...
me ........ about how much ?
them ....... well what do you think ? ......
me ......... well how much roughly would you like me to take off ?
them ...... hmmm around an inch or more but not too short ....
me ........ ok it needs a bit of a decent trim then ?.....
them ...... yes.... just do what you think ..... just cut it into a shape

me .........thinking of a cookie cutters boggled again by the shape thingy again ..... so please ladies what do you actually mean when you say .... "cut into a shape" ?
I mean there are so many shapes ?.....

 

[lauraj]

Some of these really made me laugh but I think some of you that do hair would hate me I just usually say do what you want and hope for the best I do think one day I'll come out looking a right mess but so far so good lol

 

[persianista]

I never accept the "do what you like brigade" I rather bluntly tell them that it is their hair and they have to wear it, not me. I will give them ideas and opinions but thats all.

 

[Siansy]

ha ha I thought this was just me that got mind boggled "with cut into a shape"
what the heck does that mean ??...... can someone please enlighten me as to what goes on in a clients mind when they say.... "cut into a shape"
because if I look at them blankly and say what sort of shape ? .... they always seem to push at their hair and say oh .... you know just cut it into some sort of shape

them ..... just the ends off all over ....
me ........ taking the ends off ....
them...... oh a bit more than that!...
me ........ about how much ?
them ....... well what do you think ? ......
me ......... well how much roughly would you like me to take off ?
them ...... hmmm around an inch or more but not too short ....
me ........ ok it needs a bit of a decent trim then ?.....
them ...... yes.... just do what you think ..... just cut it into a shape

me .........thinking of a cookie cutters boggled again by the shape thingy again ..... so please ladies what do you actually mean when you say .... "cut into a shape" ?
I mean there are so many shapes ?.....

That definately made me giggle, the one for me with a new client is " i just want one layer" ! .... x

 

[TweezerHappy]

Oh, O. I always say to my hairdresser, "whatever you think is best". she always says, "how about we do...". I say sounds good.

 

[starr_79]

That definately made me giggle, the one for me with a new client is " i just want one layer" ! .... x

This is what I was going to post too! This makes me so nuts! Though mine usually ask for just 2 or 3 layers! I actually had a haircut with 3 layers once (not cause I asked for it, I don't know what the girl was doing!), trust me, you DON"T want three layers! LOL

 

[VHunter]

I'm familiar with many of these.... but laughed all the same (was a hairdresser in another life lol)

How's this?

Phone rings
Me: "Victoria's?"
Client: "where are you located?"
Me: "would you like an appointment?"
Client: "no, I just need to know your address"
Me: "I work by appointment only and don't take walk-ins. Do you need an appointment?"
Client:"Why don't you take walk-ins?"
Me: "Because I am only one person and I work from my home. I can only do one person at a time. Would you like an appointment?"
Client: "No. I'll be there in 1/2hr"
Me: "I'm sorry, that's not possible. I'm not available this afternoon. My next available spot is Wednesday, how would you like Wednesday?"
Client: "Why can't I come now?"
Me: "Becaue I work by appointment only, and it's Monday. I don't work Mondays"
Client: "Well I want them today, I'll be there in half hour. What's your address"
(at this point I want to scream ARE YOU F'N RETARDED?)
Me: "Miss, I am not working today. I understand you want them done today, but if you want them done by ME, I am sorry, but it will NOT be today. It will be no sooner than Wednesday before I'm available"
Client: (disgruntled huffing....by client) "FINE! I'll be there tomorrow at 9am. Now gimme your address"
............................................................. I'm counting to 10
Me: "No, I'm afraid not. I don't think I'll be able to help you. Have a lovely day"
AND THEN I HUNG UP!!!! She rang, left a message, but I didn't call back.
As it says on the sign over my desk "Allergic to stupid people"


Phone Rings
Me: "hello?" (it's 6:10am in the morning!!! on a SUNDAY)
Client: "I'd like to book an appointment"
Me: "Please call back after 9am, I'll be able to help you then"
Client: " why can't you now?"
Me: "because I'm in bed.. and you woke me up... and my pc is off and so my calendar is not on"
Client: "can't you get out of bed?"
Me: 'NO'
and i hung up.
She was a pita and would call all hours of the day and night............................... I refused to book her anymore and that's when I got call display so that any calls "off hours" that showed client #'s or numbers I didn't recognize, I let go to the machine.

BUT the misnomer that drives me absolutely INSANE......................................
is
CUTICLE OIL

We take the cuticles OFF... WHY are peeps calling it cuticle oil?
Drives me BONKERS lol

I have a lot more stories, but I'll save you the torture LOL

 

[LoUiSe_EvE]

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

Oh me too!! I really dont like the word beautician!! :green:

 

[VHunter]

Ohh
and I do NOT like being called a "Manicurist".
I'm a "NAIL STYLIST"
I do more than just file and polish. I am NOT "Madge" of the Palmolive dish soap commercials:irked:

 

[Roxie]

victoria i want some more of your stories.

I cant believe some people are so dumb.

 

[VHunter]

victoria i want some more of your stories.

I cant believe some people are so dumb.

OMG there are soooooooooo many.... just have a search on my name hahahaha :lol:
I'm frequently entertaining, when I'm not battling dragons hahahaha
Like the groping client? that was FUNNY!!
Or the skirt that flew UP?
Or, the client that ate TWO x Double-Big-Mac Meals at my work station and said "she" didn't mind???

it goes on and on and on LOL

I should write a book... or a column... lol