Business
Are National Licensing Standards a Good Idea?
The idea of setting national licensing standards for nail techs is a big topic and not something everyone will agree upon.
Seeing the [Little] Light
Nailite, best known for its discounted professional nail supplies, is a pioneer in providing gels to the nail industry.
Spell It Out:Developing Your Salon Training Manual
Creating a salon training manual may be just what you need to reorganize your business and elevate your team to a new level of professionalism. Although creating and implementing a service manual takes time and energy, the end results are well worth the effort.
8 Ways to Welcome Back Walk-ins
Offering a warm greeting and a short wait are just some of the ways you can keep bringing walk-in clients back to your salon.
What Does Pampering Mean to You?
Some time ago I put the word “ pampering” on the list of banned words in NAILS Magazine.
Madge the Manicurist Dies at 86
The manicuring world lost a friend in February when Jan Miner - better known to most as Madge the Manicurist - died at the age of 86.
We Owe it All to Mom
Our mothers were our first teachers and quite often our best teachers.
Doerrlamm Celebrates 10 Years in Cyberspace
And the rest, as they say, is history.
My Other Life: She's a Model Nail Tech
Like her mother before her, Nichol Robello is a nail tech and a model.
Backscratcher’s Male Manicure
Men deserve great-looking, strong nails just as much as your female clients.
A Decade of Debbie
In July 1994, NAILS’ Internet correspondent Debbie Doerrlamm launched the nail industry in to the computer age by creating a message board for nail techs on America Online.
On the Road at the Torrance Historical Society Museum
For this month’s On the Road, I decided to pop a new salon that recently opened right down the street from the NAILS office.
by Hannah Lee
From Start-Up to Success [what I learned in my first two years]
Twinsburg, Ohio-based Natural Beauty Salon was established November 9, 2001. As we enter our third year of business, I celebrate, reflect, and never stop moving forward.
Who Owns the Client?
The question of who “owns” the client — the nail tech or the salon owner — is a tricky and emotional one, and in some cases, a legal question. Issues such as access to client records, who pays for advertising, and non-compete clauses only complicate matters further.
It’s All Natural
At Atir- a Natural Nail Care Clinic, nails do not have to be long to be beautiful. Owner Rita Gregory opened the first all-natural nail salon 16 years ago to fill a void she saw in the nail care industry. Today the franchise is strong in 14 states offering consumers a unique four-step treatment for keeping their natural nails healthy.
Look in the Mirror To Find Our Industry Superstars
I think superstars are people like Shari Finger, who has been running a nails-only salon for 17 years and has probably trained a few hundred nail technicians during that same amount of time.
Win Clients with the Healthy Pedicure Approach
The general public has not been taught that techs treat entire foot, which can help deter and even cure many of their common ailments.