This week I would describe as intense! There have been many different projects mixed with all the usual "daily work" to catch up with in addition :) So it has been long days and zero time off, except for a coffee with Frida that we managed to squeeze in after a bit of puzzles in the schedule haha!
A very fun week then!
Planning and brainstorming meeting
Me, Miska and Annika had a cozy planning meeting at Annika's house where we had a long agenda! For several hours we sat and worked, me and Miska came home 23 the night before.
We went through all the major things that we do not have time to talk about in a quarter of an hour at the salon (as with all small decisions) and it was mixed with things that we needed to fix and decide immediately and things that are a little more "dreamy" and preparatory that you have to talk and think through before you can make decisions about it later :)
Here is Annika using large tiles as whiteboards to write on. It's full of whiteboards at her house, so much fun :)
Teeth whitening
Soon a new colleague will start with us with teeth whitening! Mia will start with a few dates from time to time already in April and then at the end of the summer she will work with us even more. She tested our bleaching equipment on me this week!
You are terribly good-looking then! I am a good person to practice as I have "very different sweet teeth that are a little harder" as our former teeth whitening Alexander described them haha. It was lucky that I refused braces in primary school so that my teeth can be used in the company;)
Meetings
I have had several development meetings with colleagues as well, both an hour with the whole team but also individual meetings with 30 minutes per person. Very rewarding as usual! :) After each meeting we have together, everyone gives feedback on how the meeting was, and two weeks in a row there have been "a lot of to-do points on Helena". I find it so easy to take on things that others can actually do, I think "it goes faster if I do it" and "it is better if they focus on something else so I fix this" which is true to some extent but is neither smart nor efficient in the long run.
"Get better at delegating" is still an item on my personal development list haha!
Campaign photos for April
Next week will be April and I have been busy with the campaign pictures before that! Malin and I (who otherwise do these) helped each other this month as she had so many other jobs to prioritize :)
We will market my Beauty guides posts a little extra so I made this picture for it:
Surely it turned out pretty nice? :)
Hairdresser training with a focus on dry hair
On Wednesday, my barber Niclas and I went to Gävle for a hair pathologist training where we immersed ourselves in dry hair and scalp.
I have been a trained hairologist before and now I am even more immersed in the subject! It's so interesting that you have no idea! I love to get nerdy, talk about molecules, pH values and different cases ”this person has curly hair, strength 5 and stretchability 5 and experiences his hair as very dry in the tops even though according to the values it is not, what do you recommend for products and what do you mix in the products for extra good effect? ”.
Niclas was impressed with me on the way home, that I know so much even though I am not a hairdresser and was at the same level of knowledge as other hairdressers. But hair care products are not about being able to cut and color, but to be incredibly interested in products and skin care and understand how the hair is built. I have to write a long blog post about all this I feel! :)
Back in the school desk then :) I thrive in that role and am so grateful that I came in contact with Hårologi which feels like the most serious hair care brand. Diana comes to us regularly and not to sell us news or more products but just to rehearse our knowledge and make sure we keep everything fresh in our minds, can ask questions we have thought about etc. It is difficult to find someone who is so passionate much for hair like Diana does, here is a person who knows what she's talking about, I'm so impressed with her! :)
Film a sweet Easter greeting
Next week is Easter! So cozy and you know what? Annika who has hens for the first time in her life has got chickens !!! How cute? They hatched last weekend and Annika kept us updated via text message!
We just had to include them in a sweet greeting when we wish all our followers and customers a Happy Easter on social media :) We built a small studio with products and props!
Behind the scenes:
Annika fixed the props! We were at her house so we just borrowed the chickens from the mother, so you do not think we took them to the salon for a whole day or achieved such a terrible thing haha.
Model chicken! Sweet sweet sweet sweet sweet sweet sweet!
Pip pip pip pip pip! So sweet that you collapse!
We are called @ Creativemakeup.se on Instagram and Facebook, if you want to go in and see the film, we will publish it some day a week.
Saturday job and many customers
This week it was a 6-day week at the salon because we had so many bookings on Saturday that I came in and took customers. Very funny! I have taken before and after pictures of the three make-up customers I had this week, so you will see that in the blog soon! I have also had many fringe and brow customers, it is noticeable that it is spring and everyone is starting to wake up to life :)
Sunday job
Do you want to see how I sit and work right now, you have a film clip on my Insta Story (@ imakeyousmile.se) when I work in the sun on our terrace. Coffee, Spanish music and a playful boyfriend :) Really cozy! It will remain on Instagram for 24 hours.
Since, as I said, I had a lot of small projects this week, I lag behind in my normal daily work a lot, which I now take back. Because I will not have time to do much tomorrow either because first I will go to Disruptive Materials and make up 12 people then quickly back to the salon because I have a customer after kl. 15.
But instead of feeling tired, it's better to make it a great time! Warm sun and happy music that gives a real energy boost! Really have no problem sitting here and doing good! :)
Have a great end to this wonderful week everyone!
I myself will take a quick break and sit down with the coffee cup and some Digestive biscuits on the stairs in the sun before I make one last jerk for this week :)
Hugs are!
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