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LEIGH CAMPBELL: '8 things I wish I was brave enough to tell beauty professionals.'

ICYMI, Mamamia is running a fascinating series of Modern Etiquette guides, inspired by the New York Magazine's guide for existing in modern society, which went viral. 

So far it's covered the 10 things hairdressers wish you'd stop doing when you come in, and I'm a nanny, these are 10 things I wish I could tell the families I work, among other topics.

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It was beauty’s turn again this week, so Erin Docherty interviewed a nail technician, and in the article she shared the nine things she wishes her nail clients would stop doing.

Her view blew. My. Mind. Sure, I agreed with about half of them, but some of them were… no comment.

So, inspired by the above, here’s my list of eight things I wish I was brave enough to tell beauty professionals.

1. Don't shame me about the hair products I use.

Shaming me for using supermarket shampoo and conditioner is NOT going to make me buy your expensive products.

2. Please don't talk during a massage.

Please don’t talk to me the entire way through my massage… I know your work is isolating but I have been looking forward to this hour of silence for weeks. 

3. Stop playing on your phone.

Please don’t massage my back with one hand while playing on your phone with your other hand (this happened to me in a very fancy spa in London). 

4. Mirrors in front of salon chairs are not ideal.

Please don’t position your salon’s reclining seating (hair washing station or lash bed) in front of a mirror or out a window, so the whole world sees my undies (this also happened).

5. Be upfront about prices.

Please tell me the price of my hair appointment or injectables before we start, or I’ll have anxiety the entire time that I might need to sell a kidney.

6. It's always too cold.

The air-con is too cold, but I’m too much of a baby to say anything.

7. Please don't judge me.

Yes, my legs or brows are a bushy mess, that’s why I booked in for a wax. Please don’t judge.

8. Let me know what's going on.

If you’re leaving the room, please tell me when you’ll be back. Otherwise, I’ll assume you’ve forgotten about me and I now live in this treatment room forever. 

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Feature image: Instagram/@leighacampbell.

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adi525d a year ago
Btw this is coming from someone who’s spent 10+ years in very high end salons where the only person taking home a liveable pay check is the owner. But thanks for your thoughts on how we work even harder to make you happy.

adi525d a year ago
I understand some of these issues but they’re mostly just complaining about them DOING THEIR JOB. A job that pays next to nothing, has terrible working conditions, unbearable demanding bosses and usually incredibly self absorbed, unendingly fussy customers who cannot fathom that they could potentially not be the ONLY client in the shop and maybe their needs aren’t the only ones being catered to.