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SEARCHHolly (seated) presenting at a CND classOccasionally we bring up the subject of balance; it is a key component to surviving a career that you love. Sometimes to achieve balance you have to combine work and
Holly (seated) presenting at a CND class
Occasionally we bring up the subject of balance; it is a key component to surviving a career that you love. Sometimes to achieve balance you have to combine work and play when the opportunity arises. I personally tend to be more of a workhorse than a party girl and always get reminded by those near and dear to take some “me” time now and then.
On my recent trip to the UK, I took my mom with me. She had never been out of the country before, not to mention she’d only flown a few times in her life. Since my sister came along when I was almost four and a brother after that, I had not had her all to myself in over 30 years!
Holly and her mom in the UK
The two of us traveled to England together — enjoying the in-flight movies, fighting to stay awake on arrival to be a step ahead of jet lag, and working The Event with Sweet Squared. She had never before seen me teach nor met any of my friends or coworkers in the industry. I have to say I am proud of the impression she now has of what we do. She was thrilled to see the passion, dedication to learning, and commitment that it takes to do what we do. It is nice when someone in your family gains a sense of what you do and the intelligence that it takes to do it.
Amelia Redhead with Holly's mom in the UK
I wanted to take the time to issue my sincere thanks to everyone there for making her feel welcome, impressing her with your professionalism and my heartfelt gratitude to Amelia Redhead as well as Gigi and Simon Rouse for showing us a bit of England from a local point of view. A piece of my heart stays behind in the UK every time I go and now my mom has a special place for it, as well as a deeper understanding of what we do. Nails rock!!
Gigi and Simon Rouse were great hosts!
— Holly
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!
