Business
Do Your Prices Measure Up?
Interested in adding nail art to your menu? Or do you already offer it but wonder whether you are charging the right amount?
Help! Salon Consultants to the Rescue
Whether by coaching leading, or suggesting, salon consultants revamp and revitalize client and staff retention, sales and profits, as well as the owner themselves.
Class Act Cleanliness
Opened this January by Rosemary Weiner, The Brass Rose Spa & Salon houses manicure stations with localized running water, hospital-grade autoclaves, and a negative-pressure nail enhancement room.
Competitors Ranking Brings Out, Well, Competitiveness
Since there is no certain way to know how many competitors are in each competition or whether they’re ranked competitors, we can’t award bonus points based on whether a competition is crowded with the top people.
Just My Opinion: Playing Doctor
Why should nail technicians be allowed to diagnose, work on, and treat infections using over-the counter products without having gone to medical school?
On the Road in Beverly Hills, CA
When she found out I worked for NAILS, my friend Julia from ballet class couldn’t wait to tell me about Masao, her pedicurist at Menage a Trois.
Behind the Scenes: Airbrush Advocate Spreads Her Message
“Bad education is as detrimental as no education,” says Dianne D’Agnolo, this month’s cover tech.
Prominent Salon Owner Dies
Julie Skrocki, mother of Renee Skrocki, passed away March 19, 1999 after a brief fight with stomach cancer. The mother-daughter team had owned VIP Nails & Tans in Riverview, Mich., since 1986.
“It Just Popped Off” [and Other Lies Our Clients Tell Us]
Just when you thought you had heard it all, she tells you another tall tale about how her nail broke off, polish got smudged, or how she forgot her checkbook. Nail technicians share their collection of innocent fibs, exaggerations, and outright lies.
When Inquiring Minds Want to Know: Doing Client Surveys
When you want to know what’s hot and what’s not with your clients, ask them!
Once Upon a Laundromat
Two sisters create a dynamic partnership to transform a down-and-out Laundromat into every nail technicians' dream come true.
NAILS Rewards Subscribers
Our slogan for NAILS Rewards is “Surpass Your Expectations.” That’s something we take to heart here at the magazine.
Behind the Scenes: Kim Patterson's Enlightening Education
Kim Paterson of For Professional Use Only (Farmington Hills, Mich.) used Pinnacle acrylic powder and liquid on this month's cover model.
Tech Faces Sticky Situation
A hand model client doesn't un-nerve nail tech.
Just My Opinion: To Tell the Truth, Business Is Booming
Tech Takes Action on MMA
On the Road in Coronado, CA