March 1, 2010
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When was the last time you cleaned out your desk or manicure table drawers, your storage room, your client fi les? I urge you all to do a little spring cleaning.
Keywords: Hannah Lee motivation On My Mind organization organizing supplies
March 1, 2010
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It’s sometimes instructive to take a look at the nail salon industry from the other side of the chair: the client’s side. That’s why it can be especially insightful to chat with a select breed of nail salon owner: the client-turned-salon entrepreneur.
Keywords: natural nail care On the Road opening a new salon pedicure areas pedicures
January 1, 2010
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In honor of the reader-written issue, NAILS asked several nail techs to give us tours of their home salons. Marie Davis takes us to All Polished Up! in Dallas, Ore.
Keywords: home salons salon decor/design salon profiles
January 1, 2010
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In honor of the reader-written issue, NAILS asked several nail techs to give us tours of their home salons. Teresa Shackleton gives us a tour of Tee's Nail NV in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
Keywords: home salons salon decor/design salon profiles
January 1, 2010
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In honor of the reader-written issue, NAILS asked several nail techs to give us tours of their home salons. Shannon Arnold takes us to the Flip Flop Beauty Shop in Cooper Plains, N.Y.
Keywords: home salons salon decor/design salon profiles
January 1, 2010
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Near the University of Oklahoma, tucked away among the bars and restaurants in an area known as Campus Corner, is Vivian Gilbert Mani Pedi Plus.
Keywords: boutique nail salon salon decor/design salon profiles
December 1, 2009
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Cindi Rice’s philosophy of one-on-one attention at The Nail Sanctuary has ensured that the owner-designed-and-operated salon’s appointment book is filled up to a year in advance.
Keywords: salon decor/design salon profiles
November 1, 2009
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Current and former salon owners share their personal insights on the things they would go back and change, if only they could.
Keywords: business commissions hiring nail technicians manufacturers educators opening a new salon
November 1, 2009
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The Paris-inspired salon The Pampered Girl is co-owned by friends and former coworkers Christina Yang and Alexandra Armstead. In divvying up the responsibilities and bringing new ideas to the table, they’re finding that two heads are better than one.
Keywords: marketing/promotions salon decor/design salon profiles
October 1, 2009
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About a year ago I was visiting my mom in North Carolina. She wanted to get a pedicure so I grabbed a copy of the local monthly Skirt. There was an ad for Polished Nail Bar. We went in for services, but I didn’t call ahead and tell them I was coming. (Meaning, I was incognito — not Hannah the editor of NAILS, just Hannah the girl who was taking her mom to get a pedicure.) After our services, I introduced myself to the owner and promised to come back on an “official” visit next time.
Keywords: On the Road salon decor/design salon parties
September 1, 2009
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Under owner Misha Parham’s direction, My Sassy Nail Spa in Washington, D.C., has come to specialize in parties that include martinis, pole dancing, and tattoos.
Keywords: customer service salon decor/design salon profiles theme salons
September 1, 2009
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Managing editor Sree Roy visits Talons Nail Evolution in Victoria, B.C., Canada.
Keywords: On the Road salon decor/design
July 1, 2009
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Germany in March can be a bit colder than my native Southern California, so it was with pleasure that I ducked into a local salon to warm up and get a quick manicure. Alessandro International Nail and Foot Spa is located in a quiet suburban city just southeast of Dusseldorf.
Keywords: Alessandro international On the Road salon decor/design
June 1, 2009
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Chi Nail Bar, located right off the well-known shopping mecca that is Rodeo Drive, opened this February. I think we can all admit that it’s not exactly the ideal time to open up a new business, what with the economic crisis and all. But that didn’t stop Ton, a second generation nail tech, from opening up her newest salon. In the business for 10 years, Ton owned several other salons before coming across the space in chic Beverly Hills.
Keywords: gel overlays nails-only salons On the Road salon decor/design Vietnamese salon industry
June 1, 2009
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At Sundrops Nail Spot, salon client-turned-owner Stephanie Coulston provides the services she remembers as a child.
Keywords: salon decor/design salon profiles Signature Services theme salons
