Visalia, Calif.-based nail tech Maggie Franklin tells it like it is. Never dull, she lends her unique perspective to a wide variety of issues facing working techs.
I don’t get it. The whole concept of a non-compete contract. OK, I mean, I get the concept. I guess I don’t get why a salon owner would lack the confidence in her business to make
I’ve been with Attitudes Salon for almost two years now since I decided I was “totally over” owning my own salon after nine years. Monday was the third time I’ve rearranged my space. I live in the
By last Tuesday afternoon I had managed to get stilettos on my entire right hand (I’m left-handed) with Ed Hardy-inspired artwork on two of them. By the time I left work on Friday evening, I had managed
It started with Gina showing off her Ed Hardy-inspired nails on the message boards at BeautyTech.com, followed closely by the kick@$$ November cover of Nails Magazine featuring tattoo-style artwork. Then J (aka OPI educator Joseph Pham)
Opaque means that you CAN’T see through it. Look it up if you don’t believe me. It amazes me how many people use this word incorrectly. Clients use the word “opaque” when they mean “transparent” all the time.
That’s what they said when they asked me to do this blog. They said they wanted someone who is working “in the trenches.” Which I interpret as meaning someone who is a working nail tech, making
Sometimes I avoid confrontation. Not because it makes me nervous or because I’m afraid to face anyone, but because I’m so #$!@ing mad that I know I won’t be able to remain coherent, let alone professional. So
So this weekend I made the trek up to Sacramento (a three- to four-hour drive) to attend a tradeshow sponsored by, ahem, as they say on the talk shows “another network.” So the BF and I
You might be a groundhog if you are so afraid of confrontation that the sight of your own shadow extends winter by six weeks! Over my years of participating in online networking forums I’ve seen a lot
While I’m on the subject of “Tabitha's Salon Takeover” … Only one of my coworkers has also been watching the program. Last week she mentioned that she thought Tabitha should come to our salon. Now, personally, I
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