Originally Posted by
tamarav
[SIZE=4]I so understand your situation. I too am a hair stylist in a salon, but, I dress daily, to the nines. By far, I am the most feminine looking one in the salon. The other girls are overweight, wear clothes that you would rarely see anywhere but a paintball course, curse worse than most guys I knew in the military, and are generally the same as men, simply female. [/SIZE]
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[SIZE=4]The biggest dilemma for any hair stylist is to build clientele to support their business. Without a steady clientele your income fluctuates so heavily that you can't rely on it to any extent. Fortunately, I am retired from a previous life and do this for mostly fun. I also style and sell wigs, do makeup and permanent makeup and cater to CDs and alternative lifestyles.[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=4]Does your salon do any alternative hair or makeup or anything else that you could expand into that could help promote your feminine attitude and dress? I created and developed my own business inside the salon since I rent a room for my permanent makeup. I can do what I want in my room, or nothing at all. [/SIZE]
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[SIZE=4]Are you planning on staying it your salon for a reason other than longevity to build clientele? If you feel most of your clientele would follow you, why not strike out as a woman and go to work dressed? Drop all the hints and have fun while building a new clientele. [/SIZE]
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[SIZE=4]My clientele includes a heavy percentage of totally straight guys that like my attitude or whatever and keep coming back to me. Since I am older I am able to converse on many subjects and discuss a lot of ideas quite well. My heavy business background has been very helpful to the young owners of the current salon. [/SIZE]
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[SIZE=4]I just hate to see people so stiffled by what others think when what really happens is that nobody cares. Within a week of starting working dressed, all the hype was over. I am just another girl in the salon.[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=4]Good luck with your business, I wish you well.[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=4]Your sis,[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=4]Tami[/SIZE]