Cheap beauty therapy

Joannaclaire

Brilliant idea. Am always loath to shell out £45 for a facial and £20 for a manicure. So never do so, as I can't justify the amount, but will definitely contact my local beauty college!

chickadee

I was previously a student at Preston College and I did aromatherapy and reflexology. We used to have to do a minimum number of practical assessments on either friends or external clients. It was sometimes really difficult to get friends to come in (wrong time, already busy, etc. etc.) so if we got a real client it was brilliant! You have to be really thorough with clients so you would sometimes get better care than in a commercial salon where they have a time limit. For example, my lesson was 3 hours long and I would have a client in for probably half of that time. OK, we may go a bit slower than the professionals but that often isn't a problem for people and they feel like they have really had a treat!

So go on, make enquiries at your college. It is a win-win!

MissMoneysaver_4

Hi all - this sounds fab! Does anyone know of a website that lists colleges, how do you find one in your area?

Bye

MissMoneysaver_4

Sorry - just seen the message above with the link to find a college!

babybe11

i trained as a nail tech a few years ago at my local college. we had to practice on people before we could qualify. its a win win situation. i had my practice and went on to qualify and people got really cheap treatments. all treatments were closely supervised and we were only allowed to practice when we were nearly finished training. i would trust going and its a really cheap pick me up.

babybe11

i i've just thought a lot of primary schools in my area do ' mum's indulgance evenings' . these involve members of the p&f inviting local beauticians, hairdressers, reiki practicioners etc to come along ( the shool usually charges them £10.00 for the pitch) and the mums pay a nominal fee of £3.00 to get in. then you get 15 minute treatments for knock down prices. last year i had 30min reflexology treatment for £7.50 and a 15 min indian head massage for £5.00. this was really cheap compared to the costs of salons. the school normally have a paying bar so the mums have a really pampering night. the school can make a lot of money from this aswell and the therapists can get some new private clients from it as well. all in all a good night for everyone.

heatherw_01

Anyone had their hair cut at a college? If so, was the cut ok?

Confused_Jo

My OH saw this book and thought it might be good. Its got loads of home made beauty goodies in it. I've tried the oatmeal bath bomb and it probably cost me 5p as compared to some fancy shops where it cost £3 a bath bomb.

Its called "Imperfectly natural woman" ISBN 190442489-9.
It also has other home made money saving stuff for eco & cheap house cleaning stuff to make at home, feminine care etc
Well worth whatever he paid for it.!!!

diamondcatz

Hi its so difficult when you are just waiting for assessments to complete your course and from what I know as my daughter has completed both the beauty therapy and holistic therapy there was such a lack of clients that they would have to go round the college looking for volunteers. Its brill being pampered and also knowing you are helping someone with their career. The catering students in our local college also have a lovely line in cakes etc daytime and a meal in the restaurant is so affordable that you can justify the treat and its fully booked well in advance for xmas get togethers. Ours is a technical college so don't think it has to be a specialised college. Give it a go - have fun.
ps don't forget if you google you can come up with recipes for homemade bath/beauty/home products by their hundreds.

purply_one

I hope you will all consider going to your local college and have treatments. I am studying for a Diploma in Holistic Therapies and all of us are desperate for clients. We have to have passed lots of assessments before we can qualify and have done a lot of case studies too. All the prices at my college are really cheap. And if you agree to be a case study (having the same student for 4 weeks running and commenting on the treatments) then it is FREE!!!!

Go on!!! Give it a try. You might be surprised at how good the students are..... especially now that most courses have been running for 5 months now.

A Swedish massage at my college is £4.00; and Aromatherapy massage is £7.00; Reflexology is £4.00; Indian Head Massage is £4.00