Australia-based nail tech Dawn (left) and my client Debbie.
Most of us have done it at some point. We’ve attempted to find a cherished client a spot to get her nails done while visiting another state or country. We worry as if sending our little ones off to school, hoping the nail professional we’ve found and recommended believes in education and sanitation the way we do, and that the nails will be returning to us healthy and intact. The furthest I’ve ever had to find a salon was for a client in Iowa to get her nails done while in Australia! I got very lucky and not only was she happy with her nail service, they were tickled to know each other as people. What’s the furthest place you’ve found a salon for your client to visit and how did it go?
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.