It's a nervous feeling calling in sick to your boss... but it's even more scary to call in sick to clients. In this episode the girls chat about how it's not as easy as calling in sick and going back to bed.  When you wear multiple hats as a business owner, you feel the consequences 10 times more when you need to call in sick to your own business.  Also in this episode a little bit of tittie talk and update with Helina's recent surgery.  JOIN THE COMMUNITY! Find the Girls Socials

Do your Instagram followers matter? Does following a current trend really matter?  The pressure from social media is only getting worse and the expectation of following trends is only getting heavier.  The girls talk about their own personal experiences with social media, Helina invested into a trend.. and never even used it. Shay opens up about her experience of loosing followers and honestly not giving a f*ck about it.  JOIN THE COMMUNITY! Find the Girls Socials

Welcome to Season 6 of the BFN Podcast, in this episode the girls chat about Shay’s big change, recently deciding to stop clients within The Naked Brow, with this decision Shay has had to accept that change is okay and to roll with whatever punches come along with that. Ash Education is about to take on their first interstate community brow event, let the girls tell you what was a HUGE suppose with planning it.  JOIN THE COMMUNITY! Find the Girls Socials

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In true Shay and Helina style, the girls are wrapping up season 5 with a bang. Chatting all things Beauty industry scams, investing money in the wrong things, and Shay shares one of her biggest financial regrets when it comes to investing into a business course.  JOIN THE COMMUNITY! Find the Girls Socials

It wouldn't be a podcast season without one of the girls having some sort of surgery and taking you guys along with them. If you have been a long time listener you would know the journey that Helina has been on since her Weight Loss Surgery in January 2021, she had her breast lift in April 2023 and now Breast Augmentation in January 2024. Shay obviously needed to check in on her brow bestie post op, and she thought she better bring you all along as well. JOIN THE COMMUNITY! Find the Girls...

Hard To Please clients are very much a thing, and not just within the brow industry. The girls chat about how they deal with HTP clients, and even call up some industry besties to see how they also deal with HTP clients, or as Lucy from Lash Rescue says… ‘PITA’ clients.  Shay commences her brow tattoo removal journey and the girls touch base on the PMU side of the industry.  Thank you to our sponsors: Bella Beauty Professional https://bellabeautyprofessional.com/ Buff...

Hands up if you have ever been personally victimised by your own emotions at the check out with a friend of a friend, cousins, sister and given a discounted service… for no reason at all. Emotional discounting is real, and let’s be honest we have all done it to some degree, why? The girls call their beauty Mumma Samara, from Salon Rising and dive into the world of emotional discounting and how to navigate it. JOIN THE COMMUNITY! Find the Girls Socials

Can you believe the podcast is almost 3 years old, no? Neither can the girls, so they decide to take a trip down memory lane this episode and listen to their first ever podcast episode, reflecting on personal and business goals and creating new ones for 2024.  TOPICS COVERED: Trip down memory lane Podcast is almost 3 Goal Setting Reflection on 2023 2024 insightsBe apart of Barefaced & Naked Live Episode this...

It’s the season for gift giving, so let’s chat about what the girls have decided to do for their clients this Christmas & how it has evolved over the last few years. Also in this episode a topic that the girls discuss is social media & how it’s becoming more common for other artists stealing others' work. Helina speaks about how she has personally experienced this issue & how she dealt with it.  TOPICS COVERED: Client gift giving How to stay in a budget with client gifts Social...

Everyone has a journey, and Helina is here to speak about hers. Like many we all start out working for someone else's business but sometimes you just want to venture out and try working for yourself. Helina shares her experience doing just this and Shay shares what it was like hiring a staff member. TOPICS COVERED: Helina working for someone elseHow she got into the beauty industry How Bareface Brows was brought to lifeShay hiring her first staff memberThe girls top tips to starting out as a...

On this episode the girls chat about everything between promotional tips, how to self promote, a timely feature that has the girls books filling up for January & how the girls almost stopped the podcast!!!! Not to stress though because Helina & Shay have found a new podcast studio that is bringing the vibes, so be sure to tune into the YouTube video to see!  Topics covered: - new location space  - the girls almost stopped podcasting  - being no showed chat ups - Shay’s favourite tip...

Join Helina and Shay in their weekly discussions as they explore the latest eyebrow trend – Brow Extensions. In this episode, they share their thoughts on this new beauty craze, debating whether it's a passing content trend or a service that clients will actively seek out. Additionally, Shay delves into her personal journey with Sugar Waxing, shedding light on how this technique could potentially contribute to advancing the brow industry and bridging the gap in hair removal...

It’s happened to many of us, we know how being ghosted by a boy hurts… but nothing stings more than being ghosted by a client. The girls express their frustration around this topic & share their experiences with clients no showing & being ghosted. The Christmas chaos is also upon us & the girls chat about their policies & how they have found them benefiting business.  TOPICS COVERED: Blocking clients Helina & Shay express their frustrations about no shows Ghosted by...

Lets recap the first Ash Education event with Anthea, Shay, Helina. Also joining the girls for this episode is Tia, their right hand girl when it comes to everything marketing and social media. The girls chat everything from the beginning of AshEd, event preparation, the brow manual (that almost took tia’s soul) the goodie bags, highlights and even a giggle about Helina’s door debacle at the very start.  Topics Covered: The girls catch up with guest speakers Anthea & Tia The lead up to...

The girls chat with Lucy, the owner of the Lash Rescue about the collaboration that has been in the works for over 12 months now! What goes into the BTS of a collaboration, the process behind the graphics, THE PR PACKAGES and why did Lucy choose the girls for her first collaboration? Also, the girls chat about their weekend full of brow events, including the Bella Beauty birthday party and Noemi training event! Lucy opens up about her distressing experience during childbirth which may be a...

Helina enters her high nipple era and she is taking you along with her! She talks all stages of a breast lift and her recovery so far! The podcast hit a milestone and Helina can not do math! The girls chat about an the new era that the podcast is entering and how the schedule of episodes may change. Also, Helina isn’t in a home based salon anymore and she talks about her transition into a commercial space!  TOPICS COVERED Stage one of Helina’s breast lift surgeryPost surgery updateBreast...

On today's episode the girls spill what they have been working on, ASH EDUCATION! Helina and Shay have teamed up with Anthea & Joe from Bella Beauty to come together and bring brow education to life!  Ash’s mission is to build a global community of brow artists through immersive and exceptional educational experiences. Ash aims to travel to major cities across the world to showcase our unique skills and share our knowledge, whilst connecting with like-minded professionals along the way....

Open your eyes to the graphic design and branding world as we finally introduce you to our Podcast Manager and the girl behind absolutely everything, S Madison Creative! Supporting the dreams of women with purpose and passion, S Madison Creative takes businesses to the next level with strategic and soulful design. As a business owner it’s likely you have faced many challenges. Forming a meaningful relationship to understand the client’s personal story is important to S Madison and the...

Ya gals are back lounging on the couch, talking about exciting new relationships, finding the balance between work and life to avoid burnout, partners, work projects and their coping mechanisms. Also, an exciting new era is coming… be sure to join our Barefaced & Naked Beauties Facebook page to get the first inside scoop!  Topic's covered in this episode:  The burnout is real Exciting opportunities Change is coming  Helina shares something we have all be waiting for Comprise in...

WOW! Warning beauties, this episode is one you may listen to more than once. It's jam packed with information, education & answers around one of the most globally recognised online booking softwares used in the beauty industry! Helina & Shay chat with Tamara Reid, the Head of Strategic Partnerships at Timely who answers topics such as why have we all been experiencing outages, to what to expect in the future from Timely, Q&A from our listeners and everything in between.  TOPICS...

Let’s talk all things online education training! Shay and Helina share their personal experiences with creating their own online beauty courses, how they got started and all the in between. Struggling to pick the right platform or not sure where to start? The girls discuss their top picks and more user friendly options for those starting up. Helina keeps us up to date on her gallbladder removal surgery and has other future plans for another surgery! TOPICS COVERED: Update on Helina’s...

Welcome back beauties, it’s 2023 & we can’t believe this is the start of Season 4 for us! Listen as we chat about our podcast rebrand, what our vision for the podcast is for the new year, Helina approaches one year post WLS, gallbladder removal, trend predictions for brows & social media this year, dealing with body comments and weigh loss side effects. Oh, and did someone say Helina started an OnlyFans? TOPICS COVERED: New season, new vibe! Hot girls don’t gatekeep What is 2023...