April 19, 2011
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Owner Thao Nguyen left a career in law to create a charming, successful nail haven from the ground up with the help of her sister Ha Nguyen.
Keywords: salon decor/design salon profiles
March 21, 2011
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Located less than 10 minutes from Washington D.C. is the RiMahni Glo Girls salon, Prince George County, Md.’s first spa created just for little girls. The mini-salon is actually located within the full-service RiMahni Glo Day Spa in Capitol Heights, Md.
Keywords: children in the salon children's services salon decor/design salon profiles
March 18, 2011
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After three successful years owning and operating a waxing studio in Banker’s Hill, Deven Taylor and Amber Lively relocated their business to nearby tourist mecca Old Town San Diego, introducing the neighborhood’s only nail, waxing, and skin care studio.
Keywords: CND On the Road OPI Products salon decor/design Shellac
February 28, 2011
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Turkish salon Misk keeps cleanliness and luxury at the top of its priority list as owner Ceren Ergun gears up to open a second location of her popular nail haven in Istanbul.
Keywords: autoclaves customer service international nails-only salons salon decor/design
February 25, 2011
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It’s amazing how a consistent theme can pull your salon’s whole look together. Perhaps counter-intuitively, the confines of a theme can make designing and marketing your salon so much easier. There’s a lot of room to be creative within any given theme, whether it’s floral or ocean or something completely different. We take a look at 16 salons that were on the same wavelengths with their design ideas, but managed to really make it their own.
Keywords: manicure areas pedicure areas salon decor/design theme salons
February 15, 2011
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The staff of The Spa at West Baden — located in the West Baden Springs Hotel in French Lick, Ind. — strives to give each guest a five-star experience. Each team member cross-trains with other therapists to ensure excellent and consistent service, says spa director Kim Allen.
Keywords: On the Road salon decor/design salon profiles
February 1, 2011
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A salon owner turns her house’s sunroom into a sunshine-filled nail room.
Keywords: manicure areas New Zealand pedicure areas
January 13, 2011
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Salon owner Heather Hall-Williams’ focus on art scene-appeal, education, and top-notch standards keeps Scratch Pedicure Parlour a cut above the rest.
Keywords: nails-only salons pedicures salon profiles
January 1, 2011
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Nail techs share their manicure station set-ups. It's a revealing look at form, function, and personality.
Keywords: manicure areas manicure stations/tables salon decor/design salon furnishings
January 1, 2011
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Mobile and celebrity manicurist Teresa Smith's mobile manicure company Nails at Work has been around for about four years, and now Smith has made her mobile manicure tables available for any nail tech to purchase.
Keywords: manicure tables mobile salons products for mobile techs salon furnishings
December 1, 2010
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One of our eagle-eyed editors spotted this engaging scene in the window of Hairtique Salon and Day Spa in Skaneateles, N.Y.
Keywords: pedicures salon decor/design
November 22, 2010
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Nail techs share how they keep their work spaces clutter-free and ready to go.
Keywords: organization organizing supplies salon decor/design
November 22, 2010
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Salon owners share how they created privacy in their salons without actual walls — using drapes, dividers, or whatever else was at their disposal.
Keywords: pedicure areas pedicure furnishings remodeling salon decor/design salon furnishings
November 22, 2010
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Stop and smell the roses with these nine ways to get Mother Nature to be a regular at your salon.
November 22, 2010
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You spend the bulk of your day sitting behind it, so you may as well find one that’s functional, beautiful, and versatile. Here are 14 of the latest designs.
Keywords: Belvedere European Touch Gulfstream Plastics manicure stations/tables opening a new salon
