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Expanding Your Business. If you ask most spa or salon owners to offer a picture of their business’s future it will invariable include some details about growth, expansion, and possibly the ever-popular franchise option. After all, everyone knows that a business that isn’t growing is one that’s dying, right? Growth is expected to produce larger sales and enhance a company’s market presence and image. Growth is a testimonial to a business’s success, and that of its owner(s). Growth is good, isn’t it? Maybe… I am often consulted for business advice at this critical juncture, where a company feels it’s time...

Just over a month ago, I was sent the Get Shrinking, Shrinking Violet pack to test out. This pack retails at £129 and is available to purchase here. It’s expensive. £129 is a third of the money I budget myself for a month so picking one of these kits up is not something I’m likely to do unless I know it works!! In the pack is your shrink outfit which is a long sleeved top and trouser set made from a thick plastic material.Also in the box is 200ml of the shrinking oil, a tape measure, measuring cup, measurement log...

The Day Spa… Yeah they’re everywhere now. New day spas are springing up like toadstools after a rain. Seems that all you need to get in on parade is a water spigot, some paint, and a stencil to add the overused title to your business’s sign. Voila! You’re a day spa! The sudden profusion of plush or “me too” spa facilities has produced sentiments among the more established players that range from annoyance to panic. Spa owners find themselves jealously sizing up the threat that each new operation seems to present, looking for their flaws and faults—any way to discredit...

Health experts have known about digital eye strain for a while, and the potential for all that blue light from digital devices to do eye damage. But can screens damage your skin, too?  What is blue light?  Blue light, is part of the spectrum of visible light, a high-energy, short-wavelength light (not to be confused with UVA or UVB rays).  The main source of the blue light we're exposed to is the sun. However, we also get a significant dose from our computer screens, phones in fact all digital devices and indoor lighting. "It has been reported to contribute to eye strain as well as cataracts, glaucoma, and other...

Lose inches without breaking a sweat! Yes please, sign me up! Losing pounds and saving pounds both appeal to me in equal measures, so when I saw a Shrinking Violet Body Wrap with an epic discount advertised on Groupon, I didn’t hesitate. These wraps full price are around £50-£70 each, the saver deal was 2 wraps for £39. Absolute bargain! Inches lost – 30.5″(16.5″ then 14″ over 2 treatments 3 months apart)Price – £39Effort – ZeroSleep – 2 hoursPro – All of the aboveCon – I can’t do it weekly My treatment was with the lovely Chelsie at Mirror Mirror in the Polwarth area...