{"id":63282,"date":"2022-12-05T14:36:16","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T14:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=63282"},"modified":"2023-10-17T11:10:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T10:10:08","slug":"a-risky-time-to-go-solo-says-nail-studio-owner-setting-up-in-the-cost-of-living-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2022\/12\/05\/a-risky-time-to-go-solo-says-nail-studio-owner-setting-up-in-the-cost-of-living-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It&#8217;s a bit of a risky time to go solo\u2019, says nail studio owner setting up in the cost-of-living crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Self-taught nail technician Zoe Windatt decided to set up her own business by herself after originally pursuing a career in forensic linguistics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/Zoe-banner--1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/Zoe-banner--1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/Zoe-banner--300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/Zoe-banner--770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/Zoe-banner--1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/Zoe-banner--2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/Zoe-banner--1366x768.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/Zoe-banner--1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/Zoe-banner--293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/Zoe-banner--1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/Zoe-banner--1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/Zoe-banner--1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/Zoe-banner--300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/Zoe-banner--770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/Zoe-banner--1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/Zoe-banner--2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/Zoe-banner--1366x768.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/Zoe-banner--1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/Zoe-banner--293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/Zoe-banner--1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Zoe Windatt ready to do nails in her new studio<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Having experimented with her own nails during lockdown, 22-year-old Zoe Windatt has taken the plunge to set up her own nail studio in October, during what she describes as \u201ca pretty dodgy time,&#8221; given the current cost-of-living crisis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recent forensic linguistics graduate started opening her services to clients in her third year of university, and now having just completed an MA in forensic linguistics, she\u2019s taken the decision to go solo full-time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally from Clevedon, Zoe moved to Cardiff for university and started out by doing her friends&#8217; nails after lockdown as a break from her studies and a way to relax. After a year of working from her city centre flat, she made the decision to pursue a career path entirely different from her education and has set up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nailsbyzw\/\">her own studio <\/a>on Windsor Place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After balancing part-time work and her studies, Zoe managed to secure the funds needed for her new studio independently and hopes that a regular clientele base will keep her new studio afloat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Listen to the story here:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Business Maggiegannon Zoewindatt by Maggie Gannon\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1378011274&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;maxwidth=1200\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Business Maggiegannon Zoewindatt by Maggie Gannon\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1378011274&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;maxwidth=1200\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On her decision to open, given the current economic climate Zoe added, \u201cIf I didn\u2019t do it now, I was never going to do it. I just have to, regardless of the climate, put my all into it.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Career change<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Zoe\u2019s original career goals began slightly differently and having loved her undergraduate degree in language and linguistics, she set out to take this further into her postgraduate degree, achieving a Master\u2019s in forensic linguistics this September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSexual health and sexual justice has always been something that\u2019s really important to me,\u201d she says as she passionately describes her dissertation\u2019s focus on rape reporting in newspaper coverage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When discussing her future aims, Zoe explained her interest in wanting to work with a women\u2019s charity in the city, adding, \u201cI know to do a job that\u2019s that important, I need to be able to give everything and I don\u2019t think I am in the right headspace to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She made it clear that returning to her original career path, even as a volunteer, is something she still desires to achieve. However, right now, after feeling drained following an intense year of education, she believes pursuing nails was the right decision. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zoe aims in the future to be able to set up sessions for fellow nail technicians to come together to support women\u2019s charities, in events that \u201cmake these women feel pampered the way they should.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/zoe-new-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/zoe-new-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/zoe-new-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/zoe-new-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/zoe-new-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/zoe-new-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/zoe-new-1366x768.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/zoe-new-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/zoe-new-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/zoe-new-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/zoe-new-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/zoe-new-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/zoe-new-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/zoe-new-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/zoe-new-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/zoe-new-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/zoe-new-1366x768.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/zoe-new-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/zoe-new-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/12\/zoe-new-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Zoe sat in her new waiting area for clients<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nails are a luxury<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Having only been set up for just over a month, Zoe remains in the opening stages of figuring out her schedule and her all-important price list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>It\u2019s been difficult to balance making things the right price so that I can actually live<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been difficult to balance making things the right price so that I can actually live\u201d, she says. Adding, \u201cit\u2019s a bit of a risky time to go solo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cost-of-living crisis has certainly impacted businesses that focus on <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2022\/11\/15\/nail-industry-is-booming-as-people-polish-up-on-self-care\/\">\u2018luxury\u2019 services<\/a>, particularly <a href=\"https:\/\/graziadaily.co.uk\/life\/in-the-news\/cost-of-living-crisis-impact-on-beauty-routines-self-esteem\/\">the beauty industry<\/a> as people look to cut out non-essential spending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This, however, is a job that Zoe clearly loves, adding, \u201cIt\u2019s made me even more appreciative of the clients that come back every three to four weeks.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She prides herself on making sure her clients come out of appointments with a smile on their face, now more than ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her drive and infectious positivity come from finding a job in which she says she never feels as though she\u2019s working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"63349\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/5-4-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/5-4-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/5-4-300x300.png 300w, 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data-id=\"63349\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/5-4-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/5-4-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/5-4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/5-4-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/5-4-770x770.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/5-4-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/5-4-293x293.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/5-4-390x390.png 390w, 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/2-3-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/2-3-900x900.png 900w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/2-3.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credit: Zoe Windatt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"63347\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/3-3-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/3-3-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/3-3-300x300.png 300w, 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