So often I hear all kinds of reasons why a nail professional does not do their own nails. They get messed up, there's no time, and many more. Wearing your work is one of the easiest ways to advertise what you do and to get clients excited about new things.
A great example recently would be my own nails that I did using a couple darker shades of blue. One client wanted to try the same idea and I changed it slightly by giving her a lighter shade of blue to add contrast.
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Another client in the same week loved the design of my nails but wanted to change the colors since she was leaving for a cruise.
Could I have come up with something for them without my nails being done? You bet. Was it easier to have them sit down and instantly know what they wanted when they saw my nails? Absolutely! So evaluate if the reasons you don't keep your nails always done are truly reasons, or simply excuses that could be overcome. It feels great to have nails nicely done and if you wear it, clients will come.
Here I am sharing a very comprehensive and well-rounded almost back to work package of information for you from Virox (Rejuvenate) that is the complete set of materials to help you feel confident that everything is in place and ready to go, even if you are already back at work!
If your salon has re-opened, you may have found some challenges with wearing a face shield while working. If not, here are some tips that could help save you some headaches when you do get back.
This video is a really awesome resource for figuring out a reasonable hourly rate for yourself in addition to seeing the average your area can bear in service prices in some ways.
Have you ever heard of the stages of grief? With everything going on, we are grieving our “normal”. That means you should give yourself permission to feel the way you feel.
Has all this PPE business got you down? Does it feel like it cramps your style? One way to help it cheer you up which will in turn cheer up your clients is to add some sparkle.
For those of you that like a little data with your info, here is some really interesting information from salon owner Michele Baker in Georgia. Being one of the first states to open left the salon owners to scramble to learn a lot of things on their own and many have been generous in sharing things they have figured out to help make operating in the COVID-19 world more systematic and understandable.
It has been quite a while since I made a video for the e-file chronicles so an update to that seemed in order. The latest installment is removing gel-polish from an enhancement.