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SEARCHThere are competitions going on, there are several great classes for nails, business, and social media, and the show floor has the nail booths grouped together.
Nail competitions were underway all weekend.
Have you ever attended ISSE Long Beach? It is a smaller scale show in a gorgeous location. There are not a lot of nail things to do; however, with that being said, you have more time to do them!
There are competitions going on, there are several great classes for nails, business, and social media, and the show floor has the nail booths grouped together so you don’t have to wander far to find the next nail booth. We also had an informal Nail Spot Social on Sunday afternoon so that nail professionals could stop by and chill in the Nail Spot knowing there would be some people to talk to.
Doug Schoon stopped in and autographed some books as well as posing for pictures. People from NAILS and Nailpro stopped in, and even NAHA-winning nail professional Sandy Clark was there. It was pretty surreal to sit chatting with the person whose nail designs were on several of the banners in the Nail Spot!
Keep an eye out for an upcoming guest blog posts with tips on entering the nail category of NAHA! Sandy has some great suggestions that could help you feel more comfortable about giving it a shot.
Here we are waiting in line for nails to be judged.
Speaking of competitions, I unexpectedly had the chance to model for Amy Becker in the soak-off gel division. It was pretty awe-inspiring to watch her work! If you have any interest in competing, I would suggest offering to be a model for someone so you can get a feel for the timing and the process of competing.
All in all, it was a good trip. I’ve renewed my PBA membership for another year, enjoyed the attendees in my own classes, and touched base with nail friends. That’s a successful show!
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!
Every Tuesday for the next four weeks, Holly will be doing an alcohol ink tutorial.
National Nail Tech Day is May 30, and to celebrate YOU, Virox and I would like to offer up the opportunity to win a canister of disinfecting wipes.
Join me Wednesday evening 5/27/20 for a Live chat on Facebook with Dr Spalding to get some idea of what it takes to be that level of clean and safe.
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.
Holly orders Wildflowers Nails in a Box and tries it out Live.
Holly demonstrates how to do a vertical ombre on nails with the help of Winnie Huang.
Holly shares two videos to help you practice your liquid and powder technique.
Holly and Shelena Robinson show how to make a runway rose fit for everyday.
Holly helps you practice your hard gel technique.
Holly will be doing two Instagram Lives next week on PPE.
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.
Holly has a jam-packed week of live talks and demos on social media!
