Sree Roy

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As the party winds down, bridesmaids (from left to right) Kailey  Latteri, Kinsey Cronin, Kate...

Party Crashers

by Sree Roy

About two weeks before her wedding, Anne Silvey, now Mrs. Anne Franscioni, was putting the finishing touches on the plans for her big day. She’d had the color palette picked out long ago — navy, cream, and wine — and her six bridesmaids were prepared with their navy dresses. Wanting everything to be perfect to the last detail, she of course wanted a perfectly matched look for the group’s fingernails and toenails.

You’re the Inspiration

You’re the Inspiration

by Sree Roy

Even just the service names sound enticing — coconut milk pedicure, eucalyptus manicure, cosmopolitan mani-pedi — but how do you come up with these ideas? Brainstorming experts and salon owners share how to turn even a small idea into a big nail service that will liven up your menu.

A Bright Ikea

A Bright Ikea

by Sree Roy

It’s an open secret that many salons owe their interior design to their neighborhood IKEA store. The home furnishings giant — known for its affordable prices, streamlined modern design esthetic, do-it-yourself assembly, and store layouts that mimic individual room layouts — is the perfect design playground for the money-wise entrepreneur.

Setting Up Shop

Setting Up Shop

by Sree Roy

You’d love to create an adorable retail boutique in your salon, filling it with candles, gourmet teas, and other unique gift items, but you have one major problem: Where do you find these items — and at wholesale prices you can afford? NAILS shows you how to shop a gift show and about other venues where the retail-savvy stock their stores.

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