Nails: Christopher Truong, owner of Glamour Nails & Training Academy of Chesapeake, VA., did sculptured acrylic nails on this month's cover model.
Polish: OPI Products’ We’re Not in Kansas Anymore...Red
October 1, 1997
Why are pedicure products from foot care veterans and newcomers flying off the shelves? With client interest in spa services and total body health at an all-time high, it seems pedicures are a most noteworthy service in the salon.
October 1, 1997
In 1996, 490,000 employees left jobs in salons.
October 1, 1997
Reader to Reader: Where is the most unusual place you’ve left your business card?
October 1, 1997
It took five years and more than $100,000, but Nails Now! Owner Ira Bloom finally prevailed in his quest for the IRS to recognize his nail technicians as independent contractors.
October 1, 1997
You can’t put a price on friendship, but you can put a price on your clients. Here’s how to come up with a fair price for your client list if the time ever comes for you to sell it.
October 1, 1997
I visited Nails Plum for this column, #16 on the 1997 Top 100 Salons list, where it has been a fixture for years.
October 1, 1997
Christopher Truong recently became an educator for OPI Products because he says many nail technicians need help with certain skills, especially when it comes to proper product application.
October 1, 1997
A client came to me requesting a full set of acrylics. I examined her hands and noticed half of the nail was missing from one finger. The remainder of the nail was raised up and looked as if it could be easily pulled off. It was jagged around the edge as if chewed, and the rest of it was soft. It looked like tinea unguium [a fungal infection of the nail complex by a dermatophyte]. Another finger had two spots of mold on it, while another finger was red and swollen around the cuticle. The client said that she wasn’t nail biter and that she always wore acrylics. I advised her to avoid artificial nails and to see a doctor. My manager told me I had to perform the service with the client promising that she would seek medical advice. I had problems placing tips on her nails with a gel adhesive. Why? The client eventually saw a doctor and was told there was no problem with her nails.
October 1, 1997
Do ridges, splitting, and shredding at the end of the nails indicate a physiological problem?
October 1, 1997
Can I fix a client's nail that constantly grows to one side?
October 1, 1997
When salon owner Lesa Perry was diagnosed with breast cancer at the young age of 31, she was in disbelief. She credits her family, friends, coworkers, and clients for being there every step of the way of her difficult journey.
October 1, 1997
October 1, 1997
There are just about as many myths circulating about nail care as there are Elvis’ whereabouts. As a nail technician you have a responsibility to your clients to know what constitutes good nail care practice … and what is just plain hogwash.
