Aestx.com: Make a Connection
Launched in April, Aesthetics Exchange is an exclusive social network for licensed manicurists, cosmetologists, estheticians, and massage therapists.
Make Your Business Dreams Come True
Vowing to make the business part of the beauty biz fun and exciting, celebrity manicurist Naja Rickette and Valentino Beauty Pure president David Anthony have teamed up to create VBP International, a new business coaching venture.
Retail Boutique: Hometown Products
Stock your retail section with a little hometown pride. Customers will have fun representing their favorite state, or a state they are dying to visit. Either way, they’ll enjoy showing off places they love in the good ol’ U.S. of A. with these boutique items.
The Suite Life
The Suite Life: If you’re tired of being limited as a booth renter or salon employee, the freedom of salon suite rental just might be right for you.
by Tracy Rubert
Fly Girls Nail Art Takes Off
Longtime flight attendant Holly Kalil offers first-class treatment for the price of coach in her retro airline-themed nail salon.
by Tracy Rubert
On the Road: Marilyn Monroe Spa
Located in Orlando, this fun, flirty spa pays homage to the late, great queen of the silver screen. And with more locations slated to open soon in Florida, Southern California, Hawaii, and Arizona, women all over the country will be able to enjoy glamorous pampering and star treatment.
by Tracy Rubert
Don’t Get Hit by an Employment Lawsuit
By carefully considering pertinent employment laws, salon owners can avoid becoming targets for employment lawsuits.
E-Newsletters: Design, Send, and Share
If you have fewer than 2,000 subscribers to your salon e-newsletter mailing list, you can send up to 12,000 e-mails per month for free using MailChimp.
The Rendezvous Appointment Book
The Rendezvous Appointment Book for the iPad presents a simpler way to create and manage appointments. The app is intentionally a very uncluttered and limited featured utility. It’s sole purpose is to replace the paper appointment book for specific business segments for virtually anyone who provides services to many clients a day, including nail techs.
Sole Changing
CaliMojos flip-flops change color in the sunlight and come in fashionable patterns and bright colors to boot.
by Beth Livesay
Retail Boutique: Makeup
Nothing goes hand-in-hand with polish quite like makeup. Stock up or add to your existing retail makeup offerings with these products. From subtle cover-ups to bold shadows, these cosmetics will definitely complement your customers’ color palettes and polish choices.
Taking Time Off
How do you arrange your schedule and handle clients when you want to take a few weeks off?
by Tracy Rubert
Crowdsourcing: If you could change one thing about your work environment, what would it be?
This month we asked nail techs: If you could change one thing about your work environment, what would it be?
On My Mind: How Do You Celebrate?
Editor Hannah Lee shares a few ideas to help you start brainstorming for your next milestone celebration.
by Hannah Lee
Systems for Success
Improve your bottom line with Tech Success, a six-week program from Empowering You Consulting designed to empower you with five key business systems to be implemented into your everyday routine.
Brush IQ
The assortment of 12 brushes ensures there is a brush for every application.
Retail Boutique: Teen-Friendly Products
No one loves switching up their polish more than teenagers. So stock your retail section with products your younger clients will love and watch how fast they fly off the shelves. Who knows, maybe your adult clients will grab some for themselves, too.