Because I know you never get tired of reading about me performing bikini waxes. But this piece, which just got published on MarieClaire.com, is actually about the art of the upsell.

Which I’ve touched on before — like …

So, after I published yesterday’s post, I had a bit of blogger remorse.

This doesn’t happen often round these parts, but when it does it’s because I feel like I’ve crossed the very fine line I walk around here …

Tip Jar: Where you get the back story on every tip I make at Beauty U.

Now that there’s only one senior student left in Beauty U’s night program, all bets are officially off on that whole “juniors can’t work …

I’ve decided to start a new blog category called “Tip Jar,” where we’ll track how much I make in tips working on clients at Beauty U. And because tips make up such a significant portion of the average salon worker’s …

Last week, when I was finishing up my Three Months Down report, commenter Kate Ashford asked:

I have a question: How does the working-on-not-fellow-students clients thing work? Do people know you’re students? Do they get a discount? Does the beauty

Here’s the secret to have a successful salon or spa in one word:

Upselling.

Our goal, as soon as you walk in the door, is to convince you that hey, actually, a more expensive facial would be more beneficial for …