Business
It's Only Natural
By supplementing the natural manicure with nail and cuticle care, massage, aromatic oils and lotions, and good old-fashioned client service, salons are attracting a loyal clientele.
Pedicures for the Elderly: A Test of Compassion
Providing pedicures to an elderly client requires special knowledge and skill and the ability to look beyond infirmity.
Tattooing and Body Piercing: Self-mutilation or Self-Adornment?
Piercing and tattooing are all the rage with the hip members of Generation X and the practices are gaining wider acceptance with the suit-and-tie set. Should salon owners get in on the act?
Retailing Polish: A Slick Way to Profit
When it comes to making money in the salon, sometimes it's the little things that count.
Advice from Polish Manufacturers
Nail polish manufacturers have a lot of good ideas about what salons can do to increase their profits on polish retail. Here 10 of them share their thoughts on what you can do to retail polish successfully in the salon.
Making Booth Rental Work
In a special focus group, NAILS talked to booth renters and salon owners about how well booth rental works in their salons and how to head off conflict over setting prices, maintaining quality standards, and paying for advertising.
Nails Under the Midnight Sun: Nails in Norway
Norwegian women’s interest in nails is growing, reports Norwegian nail school owner Tone-Lise Forbergskog, whose three-month nail course is the first of its kind in Norway.
Editor's note: Is There an Echo in Here?
Do Beauty Magazines Put Nail Care on the Back Burner?
If you’re looking for nail care information in consumer beauty magazines, you’re looking in the wrong place.
Sheryl Macauley
Nail Technician Uses Art Background to Her Advantage
Got a Layover? Get a Manicure!
Virgin Atlantic Airways’ Body and Soul, a salon in London’s Heathrow Airport, may be a trendsetter that will inspire other airlines.
Clients' Votes Count in In-Salon Nail Art Competition
Holiday Decorations Stay Put Through the New Year And Beyond
How Do I Prevent Other Technicians From Stealing My Clients?
The first thing to realize is that the client doesn't actually "belong" to anyone.
Editor's note: Ignore Discount Salons and Do What You Do Best
Nail technicians and salon owners must stop fretting over the low price salons and either appeal to the bargain hunters or ignore them.
New Legislation Pending in Missouri and Texas
Texas wants tougher sanitation rules and Missouri wants a separate license for estheticians.
Nails Down Under
Being a nail technician in Australia is not so different from being a nail technician in the United States, except that nail technicians in Australia have no licensing requirements and nails-only salons are a new phenomenon.