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SEARCHAfter attending ISSELB15, Holly was disappointed by the lack of options for nail techs.
The first day at ISSELB15 for me was Sunday as I flew up from the cruise on Saturday. My first goal was to check out the Nail Spot that had been bragged about in the show emails and collateral. I had high hopes for an awesome space, coordinated and clustered nail booths, and more.
It was really disheartening to find that Nail Spot was actually code for go behind the show floor, down a ways, out a door, down a hall, down some stairs, down another hall, then more stairs, and then you finally arrive at a hall in what feels like a basement to find the not so special Nail Spot. They may as well have just advertised that nail professionals were not appreciated or very welcome to attend the show.
I’m not sure why a nail professional would choose to attend this show or why nail manufacturers would put up with the slap in the face at the rates they pay for booth space. It looks like a better alternative for nail professionals on the west coast would be the Northwest Nail Tech Retreat. I rewrote this a few times trying to be a little less harsh, however when nail industry icons have asked this show to be more nail professional friendly and it hasn’t taken hold, a bit of brutal honesty seemed in order.
What are your thoughts?
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.
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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!
