Is Your Salon Shellac Certified?
The CND Shellac Salon Certification program will assure salon customers across the U.S. that their Shellac services are authentic and of the highest quality.
Giving Guests the Star Treatment
The Color Me Fierce package at the St. Giles Hotel New York - The Court includes manicure services and nail art designs from the talented hands of nail tech Lisa Logan.
10 Things Glamour Mag Loves in the Nail Industry
Glamour magazine told us the top 10 things they love in the nail universe.
Winning Web Coupons
“My website coupons are the most profitable advertising I do,” says Shari Finger, owner of Finger’s Nail Studio in W. Dundee, Ill.
Bikini Waxing Secrets
Is it good to trim between bikini wax appointments? Why or why not? Bliss spa director Wendy Allred shares her advice.
Be a Social Media Success
Social Media Marketing: A Guide for Beauty Professionals is a beginner’s guide and overview of the big three social media networks: Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
The Big Pitch
Many of you tell us you lead with a compliment. When you meet someone who is a potential client, what do you say in a minute or less to introduce yourself as a nail tech? In other words — what’s your elevator speech?
Retailing for the Timid
Retail can be intimidating — if you think it makes you look like a salesperson. Rather than thinking of retail as “making the sale,” consider it a way of offering your professional opinion.
Glossing Over the Block
With style and dedication to “no-chip” services, Gloss Nail Spa was the first business to open in a newly developed Milwaukee neighborhood, and it has no plans to leave.
5 Nail Art Blogs Worth Bookmarking
We recommend For Your Nails Only, Painted Lady Fingers, Hey, Nice Nails!, Burgers and Nails, and 365 Days of Nail Art as worthy of an Internet bookmark. Find out why.
by Sree Roy
Spa Gregorie’s Makes Giving Easy
At Spa Gregorie's, a small Southern California-based chain of salons and day spas, they make it easy for their clients to raise money for their favorite causes.
Jump Aboard the Welcome Wagon
Adrienne Schodtler may be too busy at the salon to reach out personally to each of her new neighbors in the town of Fuquay-Varina, N.C., but Schodtler, owner of Nails by Adrienne, employs a service called New Neighbor to do just that.
For Starters, Keep It Clean
Don’t forget the fundamentals of making a good first impression on new clients.
On My Mind: Move Over, Bloggers!
I’m getting kind of tired of all these consumer bloggers online who are just infatuated with nail polish and post endlessly about polish and doing their own nails. I mean, sure, they probably help increase the awareness of nail care and new products (mostly polish), but I think it’s time for those of us on the professional side of the nail world to take back our place in the pecking order.
by Hannah Lee
Double-Duty Manicures
These salon manicures can transition from day-to-night with a simple at-home adjustment.
by Sree Roy
Salon Management Solution
SalonPOS has a user-friendly interface and easy accessibility features that allow users to manage clients, employees, and schedules anytime, anywhere.
Leprechaun Software Saves Time and Money
Leprechaun Spa and Salon Software helps manage all areas of your business from customer data, to personnel, to inventory, to checkout.