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SEARCHHello again! It has been a while since the last blog and for that I apologize. I recently found myself flying to Texas to see my Dad who was admitted to the hospital. And then I
Hello again! It has been a while since the last blog and for that I apologize. I recently found myself flying to Texas to see my Dad who was admitted to the hospital. And then I stayed on when he passed so I could be with my family. I would like to offer some thank-yous if I might have your indulgence for this one blog.
Thank you so much to American Airlines who gave me an amazing family medical emergency non-stop flight at a fair price so I could make it to my Dad’s bedside before he passed. The day I arrived was his best day and I will cherish that memory always. I was even able to give him a manicure!
Thank you to all my Facebook and CND comrades, without you there would have been nail techs left with questions unanswered while I was away. Knowing you were there as a community to help each other eased my mind and allowed me to go offline without guilt.
Thank you to the NAILS staff who had the patience and understanding to let me skip blogging while I was away so that I could focus completely on family.
Thank you to the salons and schools who were so gracious as to reschedule or cover classes so that I could stay on for my Dad’s funeral. I am so grateful for that time with my family.
Thank you to the family who traveled in for the services, the wonderful cards and flowers from others, and the beautiful well wishes from around the world. I’m so in awe of the global love and support and hope that you know it carries me through the hard days.
Peace be with you all and know you have my deepest gratitude from the bottom of my heart. XOXO
— 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!
