I was very grateful to do the cover of NAILS Magazine a couple of years ago, however in spite of that excitement, I was a bit disheartened at how every mistake in my work was so glaringly obvious in the close up photo.
Having read posts and comments where techs shredded the nails on covers, ads, etc. it was pretty daunting to share the pride in having done a cover. Thankfully, I’m not too proud to continue to learn and was absolutely ecstatic to see the improvement in my work from two years ago to the recent November cover.
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How have you spotted improvements in your own work? Did you share them with clients or fellow professionals? Should there be another cover in my future someday, I hope to wow you by continuing to work hard and practice! Thanks for letting me share and for growing along the nail journey with me.
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.