Tis the Day Before Christmas...
It’s the day before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature is stirring….who am I kidding? A lot of us are running around like chickens with our heads cut off! Some taking last minute
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Pre-Plan Now for Return Clients in 2013
With the influx of extra clients you may have right now for the holidays, what are you doing to bring them back next year? Have you gathered addresses for follow-up cards or birthdays as a reason
Don't Forget to Take Care of Yourself
With the holiday rush upon the salon, I just wanted to extend a friendly reminder to take care of yourselves in these days of extended hours and squeezed in extras. Drink plenty of water to avoid
Rebalancing/Filling Acrylic Nails
Part of business building is client retention. It does not do a lot of good to put out the effort to get people in the door if you can’t keep them in your chair. Something I
See the Snow with Your Nail Eyes
Some of you, like myself, live in a climate where snow has either begun to flurry now and then or is imminent. Most of the time it becomes an inconvenience and I hear a lot of
Do You Offer Black Friday and Cyber Monday Salon Specials?
Business building is something on the minds of nail professionals new and old in some cases. After asking for blog suggestions on my Facebook page it was the most common request. With that in mind I
Simple Rockstar Nail Art Videos
I have been asked to do a very simple version of Rockstar nails/toes, as well as a quick and easy way to do glitter tips. Rockstar to me simply means full-on glitter coverage — maximum bling.
Randomly Rockstar Nail Art Video
I may not always be the fastest to catch on to things but I do tend to eventually get what’s going down. I have learned that when I make a video some of you are distracted
Dare to Dot Nail Art Video
As you can tell I’ve been on a bit of a video bender, having some spare hotel time has helped as well as having all my AV equipment on hand so I can light up even
CND Additives Drip Technique
I love seeing what other nail professionals are doing. Don’t you? It is so inspiring to see different ideas, techniques, and colors. When I ran across this drip technique photo done by CND Education Ambassador Melody
Thumb Palette and New Fall Nail Art Video
Sometimes you just run across things that make your life easier. I have recently discovered some of these things thanks to my friend Alicia Bryant-Mayes. When she called me talking about a thumb palette and some
UK Nail Tech Shares Nail Art Videos
When visiting the UK, one of the host locations had run a contest for a nail professional to spend some time with me getting pointers on making YouTube videos. We all know it has definitely been
Before and After Pictures Are Good Marketing Tools
Remember the blog where we talked about taking pictures of returning clients to show the wear of your services and how they held up and the nails still looked good? Another version of that is before-and-after
Get Inspired by Autumn Beauty
I love this time of year when clients let loose some of their nail inhibitions and venture into bolder expressions of themselves on those 10 fantastic accessories they carry around daily! I hope you are having
Finding a Kindred Spirit
It is always awesome to meet and know people who have a passion for what they do. This is even true for me when spending time with educators from other companies! I have had the privilege
It's Time to Be More Professional
I try to be positive on most blogs. However some days a girl just needs to take a page from Maggie’s book and have a bit of a rant! I’m still trying to find my way
Do You Use E-Mail Groups for Your Salon Promos?
It might shock some of you to know, but organization is not one of my stronger qualities. I am ever on a quest to be more organized and find that life tends to get in the