FarmHouse Fresh Sells Best With Samples
It’s the charm of the packaging combined with the allure of fragrant, natural ingredients that draw clients of Balance Day Spa to the spa’s monthly specials: manicures and pedicures featuring FarmHouse Fresh products.
Recovering Gracefully From a #Fail
Whether your mistakes are large or small, you can and should move beyond them, says salon owner and instructor Jeri Mallow.
Retail Boutique: Brows and Lashes
Help your clients turn heads when they venture out each morning or get glammed up for a night on the town. These lash and brow grooming items will bring out the best in their eyes.
NYC Thief Is Partial to Essie Polish
A "nail polish perpetrator" steals thousands of dollars' worth of Essie polish from several NYC drugstores.
Blowouts and Nails: A Profitable Pairing?
As signs announcing the emergence of combination nail and blow dry bars start to freckle the coasts in trend-setting localities like New York, California, and Florida, nail salon owners have to wonder if this is a passing fad or if they should be paying closer attention.
Manage Your Business From Your iPad
The Nail Tech Manager iPad app allows techs to manage all of their clients, bookings, services, and inventory information in one place.
Take a Monthly Measure of Your Clients’ Devotion
A monthly review of your client retention numbers is important because every client has the potential to provide income.
Retail Boutique: Organic and Vegan
We’ve put together a collection of items that are sure to please those clients who care about keeping it natural. All products featured are vegan and/or organic, and your clients can rest assured that no creatures were hurt in their making.
Time to Get Organized
Since we all know that time is money, planning your day wisely can not only keep your clients happy, but also keep your business running smoothly. By organizing your time, you ensure that you will never fall too far behind in terms of both clients and profits.
by Beth Livesay
Downsizing: When Less Is More
Growing your business typically means an increase: in space, in product, or in staff. But some techs have learned a narrow focus sometimes brings the greatest success. We asked five nail techs to tell about their “small solutions” in their own words.
Crowdsourcing: What are your best tips for recycling and “greening” your salon?
This month we asked nail techs: What are your best tips for recycling and “greening” your salon?
by Tracy Rubert
NYC Nail Salon Sweep Reveals Few Following Wage Laws
Labor investigators visit 395 salons, investigate 230 of them, and issue violations to all but 12. Violations range from paying workers nothing to underpayment and failure to keep payroll records.
Retail Boutique: Perfumes and Fragrances
Spring is in the air, and that means beautiful scents will soon follow. Whether you love traditional scents or something a little less ordinary, check out these fragrances that range from beautifully floral to unique and bold.
Crowdsourcing: Have you ever thought of changing careers?
This month we asked nail techs: Have you ever thought of changing careers?
by Tracy Rubert
Turn Your Clients Into Headhunters
Hearts & Stars Salon offers a referral bonus to any client who successfully refers a nail tech, stylist, or other beauty therapist.
Retail Boutique: All Things Romance
Love is in the air this month, and clients will be looking for the perfect gift for that special someone. From traditional Valentine’s Day gifts like necklaces and rings, to unique products that can’t be found at traditional retailers, they can treat their significant others (or themselves!) to something sweet.
Salon Swap: Nail Techs Trade Spaces
Two brave nail techs visited each other's salond and walked through one another's work day to find out what it's like to mind someone else's business.