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The Color of 2010…Turquoise

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Color authority Pantone LLC has picked turquoise — a color it says embodies the serene qualities of blue and the invigorating aspects of green — as its color of the year for 2010. Whether envisioned as

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Dr. Fish Bites Back

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In journalism school, one of the oft-repeated maxims we learned about “what is news?” went as follows: “If the story is ‘dog bites man,’ it’s not news. If the story is ‘man bites dog,’ it is.”

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High Schoolers Spend a Day at the Salon

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Salon owner Maisie Dunbar is a well-known figure at Baltimore’s Patterson High School. She volunteers her time for the school’s nail program and she is a speaker for their entrepreneur program as well. Thursday, it was

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Customer Appreciation Promotion — For You!

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I just got an e-mail that those adorable salon aprons from Jessie Steele are on sale for a Customer Appreciation Promotion! All you have to do is log on to www.jessiesteelesalon.com. The entire online catalog is

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Pass the Santa this Holiday Season

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Salon consultant (and NAILS blogger) Bryan Durocher has suggested a fun way to turn clients’ enthusiasm and loyalty into retail sales. He suggests holding a “Pass the Santa” contest with your staff. Each time a staff

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Essie Blogs!

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Did you guys know that Essie is blogging? Well, she is. And you can read all about the fabulous life of one of the most well-known names in nail polish on her new blog, The World

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Great Traits for Salon Managers

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I was perusing SpaBusinessMD, a blog by medical spa consultant Francis X. Acunzo, and I came across an entry that lists the top 10 attributes of a successful medical spa manager. Not surprising, since medspas are

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Parties vs. Open Houses

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With the holiday season swiftly approaching, it’s great timing that I received an ecstatic e-mail from a salon owner who just threw her first successful holiday theme party: the “Bewitching Bash” in honor of Halloween. “In

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Bubble Nail Art: A New Trend?

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I received several pictures of some unique nail art from nail tech Hoa Bui at Ann's Nail Salon in Philadelphia. The acrylic nails were built up, not out, in a style she referred to as “short,

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Nails Night Out Launched in NYC

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A gathering of bloggers, beauty editors, creative directors, lacquer lovers, and beauty/cosmetics junkies, Nails Night Out kicked off the first stop on its national beauty event tour October 24 in New York City at the Beauty

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