Growing your clientele with Ring My Stylist

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On an average day, a stylist will see around 6 clients. This leaves very little time for anything else. You may be able to sneak in a quick snack while a color develops or take a few pics for Instagram but apart from that very little thought is put into marketing and promotion.

We rely heavily on our clients to spread the word for and about us and most accept this role happily. However, if your client is a little shy or wants to keep your little secret then things can get hard.

Firstly being in our app will allow you to be seen by new potential clients who are actively looking for a new stylist. So having an up to date profile with pictures will increase your chances of bookings.

There is also a ‘Refer’ feature.
On the app, there is an icon labeled ‘Refer’, when clicked it can send stylist details via email or to any phone number.

It will send a link for the person to contact you directly via the app ( they will have to install it first, but remember it is FREE for clients).

In a previous blog, we talked about how ‘Ring My Stylist’ made bookings and managing clients easier. Now, when you get referrals they get introduced to your set up immediately.

They are able to have 99% of all of their questions answered without even contacting you. Your availability, services, prices, and portfolio are there for your clients to see.

The great thing is that anyone with the app can refer you. So the next time you bump into a friend or family member, borrow their phone for 5 mins and follow the steps above. (With their permission of course).

This way even your uncle who lost his hair decades ago but has a full contact list can help grow your business!

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Things to Make Mom Feel Her Most Beautiful on Mother’s Day

Mother's Day 2018 in United States of America

With Mother’s Day around the corner, you might be wondering what you can do to make your mom feel special. To you, she’s the most beautiful person in the world. But when she looks in the mirror, she might only see the lines on her face that have come from worrying about you and your siblings, her hair that could use a refresh on colour and perhaps a new cut, or that she hasn’t spoiled herself in so long she can’t remember.

The best thing you can do to show your mom your love on Mother’s Day is to give her something that makes her feel as beautiful as ever. Here are some ideas!

1. Splurge on quality beauty products
She will never buy them for herself. That’s why you’ve got to take the reigns and get them for her. A gift set filled with high-quality beautifying treats will surely make her feel special and adored.

2. Do a mani/Pedi date
When’s the last time you met your mom for a Mani/Pedi? Set up dual appointments and enjoy the time gabbing together as you treat her and yourself to perfectly polished nails.

3. Give her a spa day
Moms are notorious martyrs, and that’s we love them. They’re always putting everyone else first though, and chances are, your mom could do with a day of pampering at the spa. A nice massage, mud bath, or facial can help her feel completely rejuvenated, plus she’ll feel incredibly appreciated.

4. Do the new ‘do
Your mom might be beautiful, but if she’s done the same thing with her hair for the last decade, it’s time for a change. Treat her to a new cut and colour. The right stylist will make sure her face is framed perfectly and that the colour suits her.

5. Go for a mom makeover
If you can’t talk your mom into changing her beloved go-to hairstyle, take her for a makeup makeover. It’s affordably indulgent, plus she’ll find new products she’ll love that will give her a refreshed look. Having your makeup done together can be a fun way to get that groove back for both of you.

Whether you send her off for a special beautifying experience on her own or make it a mother and daughter date, she’ll feel more stunning than ever. It’s experiences like these that will make her feel treasured and adored. Plus, she’ll be brimming with confidence. With Ring My Stylist, you can find many ways to surprise her so start planning now to get a fabulous beautifying experience booked for your mom today!

5 Tips for Success when Renting Salon Space

5 Tips for Success when Renting Salon Space

Are you ready to strike out on your own and rent salon space? It’s an exciting venture to embark on, but you should plan ahead before taking the plunge. Here are our top tips to help you hit the ground running and be an instant success on your own.

1. Make sure your client list is strong
Before going solo, you should have no less than 60 active clients. That’s on the low-end though. Doing this full-time, you should try to have 250 clients before you rent your own salon space. If this is your dream, keep building that roster. Use your social media connections and build a following on Instagram too. When people see what you can do with hair (think before and after photos), you’ll draw in even more clientele.

2. Consider your competitive edge
In addition to getting your social media marketing game going, you should think about what sets you apart from other stylists. If you have a service specialty, this is the key to standing out from your competition. Things like color correction or knowing how to carry out the latest beauty trends will translate into greater success.

3. Think about how much you’ll charge
When you rent your own salon space, you’re going to have other expenses (more on that in a minute) that you’ll need to cover. Don’t attempt to make up for them by charging the loyal clients that follow you to your new space more money. In time, you can consider upping your fees but doing so now will turn clients away and destroy what you’re trying to build up.

4. Calculate your expenses
Your rental fees and inventory are the two biggest expenses you’ll have, but there are many more to consider too like insurance, furniture, décor, signage, phone, internet, and electric, to name a few. Make sure you can handle these things even if things are off to a slow start.

5. Choose location wisely
As with anything, location is everything. If your heart is set on a salon suite that overlooks the ocean, be prepared to pay a hefty rent. You should also think about how far it is from where you’ve currently been styling. If it’s too far, your client may look for someone else no matter how much they adore you because it’s too much of a strain to make the journey to your new space.

Don’t forget you can use the Ring My Stylist app to help you connect with the kind of people who need your services. Get all your ducks in a row before you move in and use these tips to help you build your styling success!

3 Reasons Why You Should Get Clip in Hair Extensions For Your Wedding Day

Hair Braiding

The special ceremony for celebrating the sacred bond of matrimony calls out for very particular and circumscribed preparations. From the event’s décor to bride’s and bridegroom’s dress, everything is meticulously decided through mutual consensus, however, it’s the bride that is on the verge of becoming the bridezilla because it’s the day she has always dreamt of as a kid and has had multiple dreams about what here overall look would be like. So today, we have decided to put the most dreaded debates to rest, which is whether a bride should go for hair extensions or not? And our answer is yes! Read ahead as to why our new blooming bride should opt for clip in hair extensions for her wedding day!

1. Protects your actual hair
Wedding make-up artists and wedding hair artists suggest that people with thin hair should most definitely get hair extensions. Hair extensions help bride’s to protect their hair from potential damage, as some brides with textured hair prefer getting procedures like relaxation, extension, and rebounding did on their hair – the chemicals used to preserve the effects of these procedures often cause permanent damage to the shine and texture of hair, so it’s always better to be safe than sorry. Hence, it is advised to get hair extensions for your wedding day.

2. Perfect bridal hairdo
All brides have gone through DIY tutorials on Pinterest, whether they accept it or not that is totally another debate, but all brides that come to a bridal hair artist or bridal make-up artist have a very vivid picture in their mind of how they want to look on their wedding day. Some want beaded up-dos, while others want cascading braids with pearls and floral setting – the point is bridal hairdos are complex, intricate, and require voluminous, luscious thick hair! While it may be true for some people who have nice hair, but in this age and time, it is hard to come by people whose original hair is thick and shiny, and above all manageable. If you are someone who has light hair, then clip in hair extensions will help you add volume to your hair and that too in desired places.

3. Freedom to change your look
What if you wanted to be a brunette for your wedding day and then go blonde all of a sudden within a week of your wedding? Well, hair extensions give you that freedom, they allow you to bleach them and dye them in whatever color you want to, without getting an inch your hair damaged – a piece of cake right?

Are you still wondering if you should wear those hair extensions or not? Well, here is the last reason – these hair extensions aren’t glued to your scalp, instead they are clipped to your hair so well by hair artists in Toronto that one can’t tell the difference between the real hair and the extensions!

Go now, and get your right now!

Sprint 2018 Makeup Trends

Makeup Trends

Winter is almost over and the warmer weather is just around the corner. With spring in the air, it is time to bid farewell to the dreary winter colors and makeup looks and welcomes some new trendy ones. We have rounded up some of the trending makeup looks for spring 2018 to make sure you look up to the mark this season.

LESS IS MORE
If you don’t like caking your face, rejoice because spring 2018 is all about fresh, glowing, natural-looking skin. You can achieve flawless skin by preparing your face with a lightweight primer. This will not only make the application of your makeup smoother but will also help your look survive the warm weather. For fresh-looking skin, steer clear from full-coverage foundations and instead go for something lighter such as a tinted moisturizer or a bb cream to even out your complexion.

GLOW UP
Along with the natural-looking skin, a healthy overall glow is all the rage this spring. However, that does not mean you should apply highlighter to your entire face. The key to a dewy, radiant skin is an illuminating primer. It hydrates your skin and gives you a subtle glow without making it look oily or sweaty. To enhance the glow, sweep highlighter across the high points of your face that include the cheekbones, bridge of your nose, brow bones, cupid’s bow as well as the inner corner of your eyes.

BRUSH UP
Say goodbye to the ombré brows because the Instagram brow trend has died- and for good. This year is all about the natural brushed eyebrow look. You want your brow hair to look like hair and it is easy. All you have to do is brush them up and shape them with eyebrow mascara. If it is really necessary, you can also fill certain areas by my making individual brow hairs. Otherwise, you are good to go.

SOFT AND DREAMY
Dusty pastels are back in trend this season. The muted eyeshadow look blended all over the eyelid and brow bone is a major throwback to the ‘70s. Before doing this dreamy look, it is essential that you prime your eyelids because the natural oils on your lids can darken pastels.

CLASSICS
Bold and bright red lips are a huge trend for spring 2018 and that just proves that classics never go out of style. This powerful lip color will continue to make statements on whether it is a red carpet or a fashion show. Whether you prefer a glossy finish or a matte finish, keep your eye look low-key and let your lips do all the talking. It is recommended that you exfoliate your lips and apply a lip primer for a seamless application.

While it is not necessary to follow each and every one of these trends, this list will make sure you look your best and up-to-date. You can always add your own twist to these looks and adjust them according to your individuality.

Steps To Build Perfect Skin Care Routine

A woman with a skin appearance without acne or age problems

Not everyone is born with naturally flawless skin. Some people have to work to get there. Especially, if some of your daily habits are the reason behind your skin problems.

While everyone has different opinions on what is good for the skin, taking care of it is something personal. No one can know what suits your skin better than you. As long as you follow the basics to build a skincare routine tailored for your skin type, you will be fine.

SKIN TYPE:

It is important to know what type of skin you have to build a routine suited to it. The common skin types and their features include:

1. Dry: dehydrated, rough, flaky and dull complexion
2. Oily: enlarged pores, all over greasy complexion
3. Combination: oily in the T-zone, dry in other areas
4. Sensitive: easily irritated, may itch or string
5. Normal: not sensitive, balanced and smooth

CLEANSING:

The most basic step of your skincare routine is obviously washing your face. Dirt, pollutants, bacteria and other harmful things interact with your skin every day and it is important to get rid of them.

Dry Skin: Make sure the cleanser you use is gentle and alcohol-free to avoid drying out your skin even more. Another tip is to not use hot water as it can remove the natural oils from your skin. To remove the dead flaky skin cells, exfoliate at least once a week. This will make your skin look much smoother.

Oily Skin: A foaming cleanser works best for oily skin. Make sure it is oil-free. The airy foam of these cleansers helps remove dirt and excess sebum from pores leaving your skin less shiny and clean.

Sensitive Skin: Cleanse your face with a gentle product. It is recommended that you do not exfoliate a lot because doing that can irritate sensitive skin. Make sure to use alcohol-free and fragrance-free products.

To maintain radiant skin, it is important that you cleanse your face every morning and before going to sleep at night. Don’t ever sleep with your makeup on as it can clog your pores and cause acne

TONING:

The main purpose of the toner is to restore the natural pH balance of your skin after cleansing. It balances out the barrier of the skin, called the acid mantle, which blocks out bacteria and germs and keeps the skin moisturized.
Apart from that it also acts as an astringent and tightens your pores. Wiping your skin with a toner prevents your pores from getting clogged. It can greatly reduce acne and prevent breakouts.

MOISTURIZE:

A lot of people with oily skin skip this step thinking that they don’t need a moisturizer but it is important to moisturize no matter what your skin type is. Use oil-free moisturizer if your skin is acne-prone or oily so it does not clog your pores. Apply it on a damp face to seal in the moisture.

The three basic steps clean, tone, and moisturize are all you need to follow to build a perfect skincare routine that works for you.

 

See also Why Pampering Your Skin at Home and Professionally is Essential

You can book an independent skin stylist with our Appointment Booking & Planner for fresh and clean skin.

Top 10 Nail Art Ideas to Try this Summer

Top 10 Nail Art Ideas

As the glove season bids goodbye, it may be the right time to get a fresh trendy summer manicure. If you are looking for nail art ideas, here’s a list that can help you experiments with some new designs and embellishments this summer.

FRUIT-INSPIRED
The tropical fruit design is a major trend every summer. Coat your nails with summer fruits such as watermelons, oranges or pineapples. These delicious nail art designs complement the summer extremely well.

Fruit inspired

SUNFLOWERS
Paint your nails with sunflowers for the ultimate summer look. Add some blues to complement the yellows of the sunflower, decorate with glitters and other embellishments.

Sun-flowers

FLORAL
Make a statement with floral nails that work extremely well with the long and frilly summer dresses. They are easy to replicate, all you need to do is paint petals over a base color.

Floral

BEACH WAVES
Nothing captures the essence of summer more than the beach. So why not paint beach waves on your nails? The design may look difficult to create but it is extremely easy. All you have to do it create a light brown, turquoise and blue gradient using a sponge as you would do with ombre nails. After it dries, take a cup of water and put a few drops of white nail color in it. Separate the nail polish by spraying hairspray over it (you can also use acetone). Put your finger in the cup and the spider web looking layer will transfer over your nails. Remove excess and you’re done!

Water

MISMATCHED
Break the unwritten rule that the nails on both your hands are supposed to match. With mismatching designs, keep it minimalistic so it looks cohesive and uses lighter colors to maintain visual interest.

Mismatched

GEOMETRIC
The possibilities are endless when it comes to geometric designs. Coat your nails with the popular summer hues that include light blue, bright yellow, and shade, white, orange, pastel pink, green, beige and red. You can paint anything from strips to dots; just make sure the base color is light so the bright geometric elements can stand out.

Geometric

OMBRE
With two summer colors of your choice, paint a simple gradient on your nails. You can never go wrong with ombre nails.

Ombre

POLKA DOTS
Give the classic design a trendy update with metallic gold or silver dots on a beachy turquoise blue base color for minimalist summer design.

Polka Dots

MIXED TEXTURES
Elevate a simple nail design by using a mixture of different texture. This modern nail art look will harmonize with any outfit.

Mixed Textures

GREEN LEAVES
Leaves have been getting a feature in a variety of things, from dresses to swimsuits, this summer. Complement your clothes with the popular pattern of green leaves for a trendy nail look.

Green Leaves

These top 10 summer nail looks will give you a lot of ideas for your nails this summer. However, no matter what nail art idea you decide to replicate, it is important to remember that experimenting is essential when it comes to nail art.

Why Pampering Your Skin at Home and Professionally is Essential

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There’s always some part of it that’s showing, whether you realize it or not. Your skin is the largest organ of your body, and at a glance, it’s easy to see what kind of health you’re in when you see your skin. That’s why you need to take good care of it with skin protection and skincare to keep it healthy.

Caring for your skin at home is just part of it. The other part is finding a skincare expert to help you keep your skin looking refreshed, glowing, and utterly fabulous. It’s exactly how you can keep your age from ever showing. Plus, with technology in the modern world, you can find a skin care professional at your fingertips.

Looking to pamper your skin inside and out? Here’s what to do!

Get proper nutrition

Beautiful and glowing skin always comes from within. Skincare experts can help on the outside, but if you’re not caring for your insides, then your professional results won’t last long. Eat fresh and lean and you’ll find your skin looking radiant.

Stay hydrated

Our skin shows signs of dehydration first. If you don’t want your skin getting that creped look, drink your water to help keep it hydrated. And of course, use a quality moisturizer for the outside.

Use skin protection

Damage from the sun’s rays leads to early signs of aging like wrinkles and hyperpigmentation. Using skin protection helps stop unsightly skin problems before they start and save your skin from aging faster.

Skincare professionals

Skincare professionals can give you the proper treatments from facials to microdermabrasion to help lift, smooth and revitalize your skin. A professional skincare expert is right at your fingertips. Maintain your skin at home between treatments and you’ll look exquisite.

Don’t skimp on quality

You don’t need to spend a fortune on skincare, but you should pay attention to quality. Choose products that use natural botanicals and effective ingredients instead of chemical fragrances to make a real difference in the quality of your skin.

Follow these guidelines to achieve your best skin ever, both at home and with skin care professionals. Skin protection and skin health are the core of keeping skin looking younger, more supple and indulgently fabulous as time goes by. It’s never too late to restore your skin to a more youthful appearance.

 

With our Appointment Booking & Planner, making an appointment with a skincare professional is right at your fingertips!

See also: What Treatments You Can Book an Esthetician For

6 Problems Clients Face When Booking An Appointment With Their Stylist

6 Problems Clients Face When Booking

The ‘Ring My Stylist’ team knows just how difficult it can be to book an appointment with your professional Stylist, Barber, Nail Tech, etc. But, to hear about the real-world problems each of you faces we invited a group of Clients, just like you, out for lunch. We wanted to hear the issues each of you face and develop ways to solve them.

1. Booking Appointments

How do you usually book your stylist appointments? If they have a receptionist great, but most of the time we go directly to the Stylist by calling, texting or email.

‘Are you available on Friday at 1?’

You could send this message on Tuesday, and not get a reply until Saturday morning. This is not because your stylist is rude or ignoring you if they are good, they probably haven’t had a minute to get back to you and are replying to several clients asking to schedule appointments too. They don’t have a minute to themselves all day and several similar messages to reply to.

To solve this problem, ‘Ring My Stylist” lets you select, schedule or even cancel your own appointment. Just click on your stylist’s name, select a date, time, service and confirm. That’s it.

Only appointment times that are available will be displayed, so you can choose the perfect time, that meets your needs and schedule, without any hassle or confusion. When you select your date, time and service, your stylist will receive a notification. Once that notification is received your stylist, at the click of a button, will confirm your appointment. Both you and your stylist will receive a date and time-stamped confirmation. As they say, your appointment is now written in stone.
You don’t have to sit around waiting, listening to horrible hold music or wonder if your message was delivered.

2. Forgotten Appointments

I forgot about the appointment, sorry!

Let’s be frank, we all know life can be complicated and emergencies do happen, there are times when we have to cancel, but forget? There are no excuses!

This is what the ‘Ring My Stylist’ app was designed to do. First, at the time you schedule your appointment, you are offered the option to set reminders. Reminders mean that you will receive push notifications on your mobile device. You are provided with the option to be notified 1, 3, 5, or 10 days before your scheduled appointment. You can even select them all if you like. By setting these reminders you will receive push notifications through the ‘Ring My Stylist’ app along with email notification with all of your appointment details. In the event you miss your push notifications and email notification, ‘Ring My Stylist’ will send you reminder notification via SMS. And if you should miss all of those notifications then you will have to wait for a true friend to tell you your hair has seen better days.

You call your stylist and get “oops… I forgot about the appointment!”

Your stylist may get overwhelmed, or not have everything ready for you. You are not the only one juggling what life throws at you, they are only human! We solved this problem as well. Through the ‘Ring My Stylist’ app, your stylist has the same notification system in place, they receive a notification, emails, and SMS reminders.
Using the ‘Ring My Stylist’ app, you are 100% sure to get the date, time and services the way you want!

3. Your visit and service history

Do you remember the exact color you used 6 months ago, I can barely recall what I had for breakfast this morning. If either you really like change or like receiving the same services each and every time, no matter what, ‘Ring My Stylist’ has you covered. Every detail of your appointment gets saved to the Cloud, FOREVER. Your Stylist has the ability to go back to any of your previous appointment and review every little detail.

‘Ring My Stylist’ automatically saves your visit history at the stylist. Anytime you book with ‘Ring My Stylist’, we save all of the visit details. As a Client, you have the ability to view this information at the touch of your fingertips, right on your mobile device. Information like appointment date and time, before and after pictures, products used, techniques, and lots more.

4. What is the health of my hair and is it getting better?

This is a question we all should ask our hairstylist. The health of your hair will decide which services are best suitable for you. “One size fits all” does not apply anywhere in this arena. Remember beautiful hair is healthy hair.

Ask your stylist to open the ‘Ring My Stylist’ app and complete the Initial Consultation tab. That is an area where an in-depth and personal consultation is completed and notes are made. Notes of things like your current hair condition, scalp condition, if heat can be used on your hair, hair porosity, hair texture, history of color treatments and much more. Your stylist will enter this information into the ‘Ring My Stylist’ app and your current hair and scalp condition will be scored on a scale of 1-10. This will give you and your stylist a baseline. From the information gathered, your stylist can suggest the best products along with the proper use of those products to get the most improvement possible.

5. “I didn’t know you wanted that too?”

There are situations when you walk into the salon with one thing in mind and when you sit down in the chair everything goes south. When you tell your stylist that you want to add a process and your stylist replies with “I didn’t know you wanted a full-color today as well, I can’t, I’m booked solid”.

‘Ring My Stylist’ solves that problem! When scheduling your appointment using ‘Ring My Stylist’ you can select each of the services you want. ‘Ring My Stylist’ lets you see the exact service, duration, and service price at the time your appointment is being booked. In the same way, your stylist will view and know what are you in for. No more misunderstanding or miscommunication!

6. Surprise costs

There is nothing worse than going to pay for your service and seeing lots of unexpected charges. Treatments, toners, and styling are the major culprits.

In the ‘Ring My Stylist’ app, your stylist lists all of their services along with the costs for each of them. At the time you select a service, you will immediately see the cost associated with that service. Once you have selected each of your stylist services you are provided with a total cost along with the estimated duration of your upcoming appointment. This puts you in total control of how much you are happy to spend and how much time you can expect to be visiting with your BFF.

The ‘Ring My Stylist’ app really puts you in control and makes the booking and follow-ups a breeze. Sounds too good to be true? Download it now and try it out for yourself.

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