October 1998 Issue

Creating Powerful Bonds—With or Without Primer

October 1, 1998

Due to differences in individual body chemistry, no single primer is going to work best for every client. So study your options: methacrylic acid primers, “non-acid” primers, and a new primer-less acrylic system.

Up the Ladder: What’s After Nail Tech?

October 1, 1998

From a career as a part-time manufacturer's educator to a full-time industry consultant, the nail industry presents myriad opportunities.

When Your Competition Comes Calling

October 1, 1998

As a salon owner for more than 10 years, I have found myself in some uncomfortable situations—from confronting an employee with poor workmanship to taking a customer to small claims court to recover money form a bad check. But nothing unnerves me more than when a competitor walks through my salon door.

How do you get clients to use cuticle oil at home?

October 1, 1998

How do you get clients to use cuticle oil at home?

Barbara Van Brandenburg Passes Away; She’d Only Just Begun

October 1, 1998

Beloved educator for Galaxy Nail Products succumbs to breast cancer.

Sisterly Love Sparks New Invention

October 1, 1998

The Spa at Margo Blue: “How May We Nurture You?

October 1, 1998

Margo Blue proclaims her business philosophy loud and clear in her greeting to each customer Nail clients get whatever their hearts desire —whether its maximum service in minimum time or leisurely pampering in luxurious surroundings.

Ask The Nail Doctor: Dispensing OTC Medications

October 1, 1998

Still Beating the Odds - A Nail Technician Fighting Cancer

October 1, 1998

This October, Lesa Perry and her sister Vickie Johnson will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of their salon, For Your Nails Only, in Brentwood, Tenn. But Perry will also be celebrating the gift of life — her own.

October Is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, So Be Aware!

October 1, 1998

Illinois Salons Protest Possible Ventilation Ordinance

October 1, 1998

A proposed city ordinance that would have required nail salons in Rolling Meadows, IL., to have their ventilation systems reviewed by a certified contractor or environmental engineering firm has been temporarily forestalled.

Alabama Licensing in Peril?

October 1, 1998

Licensed nail technicians and nails-only schools and their students were notified by letter in mid-April that the Alabama Board of Cosmetology was reviewing the provisions and authorization of Alabama’s managing manicurist, manicure instructor, manicure salon, and manicure school licenses.