Everything the serious pedicurist needs to increase her pedicure business and improve her techniques.

Q&A

How do I use copper bowls for pedicures?

Where do I get a cute plus-sized apron or jacket?

How do you put lemon slices in your pedicure without having the scum all over your tub at the end of the pedicure?

How can I speed up my pedicures?

Reader to Reader: What's better in the salon: small private rooms or a room with multiple stations?

What colors make a manly French?

What brand of acrylic paint is used for One-Stroke painting?

I have a new client coming in and he told us he has athlete's foot. How should I deal with this? Can I work on his feet?

Is it true that when you remove calluses with a razor, they come back harder?

At what point in a pedicure do you use the hot towels and how?

I had a client who is a runner, and her toenail was on the verge of coming off. What should I do?

Is it better to perform pedicures with or without gloves?

Can you do pedicures on people with psoriasis on their legs?

What are the dry white spots on my client’s toenails?

Why do some of my clients’ toenails seem to warp with age?

How does cold weather affect the nails?

What is a good technique for polishing a French manicure on toes?

I have a client who told me she has a “pressure callus.” How should I treat it?

Dear Shari: How do I diplomatically turn away a pedicure customer who has a fungus?

Dear Shari: How can I get people to get regular pedicures and try nail art?