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Easy Polish Mistake Remover
SELF magazine is all about ruby nails for the 2011 holiday season, but the hold color makes mani mistakes super obvious. Learn how to prevent spots.
Retail Boutique: Holiday Gift Cards
Sometimes generic grocery store greeting cards just don’t cut it. This holiday season, try wowing customers by offering a variety of original and affordable boutique cards your clients haven’t seen before, and you’ll save them one more stop in their busy holiday schedule.
Ken Cassidy Passes Away
A salon owner, licensed cosmetology instructor, industry advocate, and president of Kassidy’s Salon Management Consulting Company, Ken Cassidy passed away in October, 2011.
ReJuvenescence Scent-Infused Bathroom Tissue Holders
The rollers are filled with beads soaked in sophisticated, long-lasting essential oils, are made of recyclable material, and are completely manufactured in the United States.
New Solution to Chipped Tips
Cosmopolitan, in its December 2011 issue, had a brilliant idea. When nail tips start to chip, simply top tips with glitter-packed polish.
The Original: NAILS Readers’ Choice Awards 2011
NAILS announces 2011 Readers' Choice Award winners and finalists.
Making the Move to Mobile
It’s easy to be a mobile tech when the only challenge is packing your supplies and driving to a client’s home, but what if you want a multi-service mobile spa? We spoke to women who made the plunge to find out how they got started.
My Other Life: Tara Deck, home builder
Tara Deck, owner of home-based Tara Lea Esthetics in Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada, built her own 3,600-square-foot, five-bedroom, ranch-style home on a beautiful five-acre lot.
by Judy Lessin
On-The-Go Beauty Survival Kit
Marie Claire features an On-The-Go Survival Kit in their November issue, which includes beauty products that your clients shouldn't be traveling without.
Know the Code
Those square barcodes designed to be read by smartphones, QR codes are really just a way to get a lot of information into a little bit of space.
Accept Credit Cards Anywhere
Mobuyle enables nail techs to accept credit, debit, and gift card payments through their smartphones or mobile devices.
Stampt Your Clients
Stampt is a smartphone-based loyalty card service that rewards frequent visitors.
Nail Love Cuticle Oil Pen
A great retail item for clients’ at-home nail maintenance, the Nail Love cuticle and nail oil pen from IT Cosmetics is a well-packaged cuticle oil and cuticle pusher in one.
Tune-up Your Manicure Techniques
SELF Magazine, in the November 2011 issue, put together a list of ways to pump up manicures and maximize results for your clients. According to Maridel Reyes, it's always good to tune-up your technique.
Assistants Handle the Soak-Offs
The explosion of gel-polish means nail techs are busier than ever — and at the upscale Red Door Spas it means nail assistants are guaranteed a full day of soak-offs.
Vagaro: Scheduling Plus
Vagaro’s single-user and multi-user packages are designed for techs and salon owners who want to run their business from any computer with Internet access or from an iPhone/Android/iTouch/iPad.
Shine On: A Chandelier Made of Polish Bottles
This ceiling fixture is made of over 70 SpaRitual lacquer bottles.
by Sree Roy