Chill Body in Omaha, Neb. was a cool find
Buddy Sims (far left) is from season 1 of NTNA
Celine Cumming's home set-up
3. Three salons were in-home studios.
Teena Olsen's studio is in this house. There are other businesses inside as well.
Teena Olsen doesn't offer pedicures, but boy does she do nail art
Maisie's pedicure space
Retail at the W Nail Bar in Columbus
7. Retail branched out across these various locations. I saw items for sale ranging from jewelry, hair ties, lipstick, tote bags, clothing, and house-made scrubs to the photos on the wall of the salon. In the case of Tootsies, the finger sculptures were also for sale.

Maisie Dunbar (left) and me
8. Three of the nail techs I visited had done the cover of NAILS. 1) Buddy Sims 2) Celine Cumming 3) Maisie Dunbar
Haven in Denver, Colo.
9. Waxing was by far the most popular additional service offered in the salon.
10. Every salon offered gel-polish. Interestingly, only one location did not do lacquer.
The Emerald Door in Silver Spring, Md. refers to itself as a "green beauty spa" because it offers facials and nail services
Celine Cumming has her pictures on display in Middletown, Del.
iMagic is expanding to make a pedciure only wing
13. Two salons were expanding while I was there.
iMagic Nails advertises its Patron pedicure...and being part of the Salon Fanatic tour
14. The most interesting service I noticed: a Patron pedicure (at iMagic Nails in Sacramento, Calif.).
16. The most interesting décor: the soft sculpture hand and foot art on display at Tootsies in Denver, Colo.
17. Most interesting meeting with a salon owner: getting a pedicure alongside Castle Searcy, co-owner of Tootsies in Denver, Colo.

18. Three nail tattoos were spotted on the tour (two of these were on Melissa at Nail Purist).

Danielle's nail art done by Amanda at Elli Nail Spa in Columbus
19. I ran into four surprise guests on my trip! 1) Morgan Haile in Denver 2) NAILS' former art director Danielle Parisi in Columbus 3) NTNA S. 4 alum Cate Widemire in Columbus 4) NTNA S. 5 Top 24 competitor Dana Cecil in Columbus
Read about each leg of the tour on our Editor's Blog.
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