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Special Additions
Everyone's feeling the heat of competition from discount salons. Some are doing something about it. Here are three add-on services readers recommend to bring in more money and enhance client satisfaction.
The Spa Treatments
The word “spa” in a salon can mean anything from a full-service day spa to simple facial treatment. But what does it really mean to offer spa service?
My, How They’ve GROWN
From nails-only to full-service, Salon De Nouveau has enjoyed double-digit business growth for the past several years. Owner Cindy Fairchild and her staff are no slackers when it comes to personal growth either.
Turn Back Time With Skin Care
Adding skin care to your salon, whether it be full esthetic services or a simple retail product line, can help you attract one of the largest client demographics: baby boomers.
Honor Thy Nail Tech
Franchise salon owner makes recommendations for other owners considering adding nails to the service menu.
Natural Additives Restore and Refresh
Add just the right zing to generic beauty products by blending them with essential oils and other natural that are tailored your clients’ unique needs.
All Wrapped Up
Silk and linen wraps have taken a back seat to fibreglass in recent years, but they are versatile and appealing. Nail technicians who perfect the art of silk and linen applications can use these fabrics for overlays, repairs, and even sculpting.
Tip of the Month: Make a Dry Skin Exfoliator
This homemade recipe will soothe clients' dry skin.
Magical Nail Makeovers
We may not be magicians, but nail technicians can create what our clients think is "magic." The most dramatic illusions are achieved on clients with nails that are bitten, ski-jump-shaped, fan-shaped, or flat.
Tanning Services Heat up Salon Sales
Indoor tanning has brought year-round color to people in even the coldest of regions. It can also bring you year-round profits in your nail salon, with less trouble and expense than you might think.
Like Q-Tips, Only Better - Ear Candling
Step Into Foot Reflexology
Offering foot reflexology in your salon is a perfect complement to pedicure services.
Perfect Hands Deserve Dazzling Gem
JoAnn Har, a nail technician in Hod Hasharon, Israel, gives her clients a little something extra, and it doesn’t cost her a cent.
Tip of the Month: Pedicure Tip
Tech puts marbles in the pedicure bowl to make it fun and efficient.
Message Works Wonders for Clients and Business
Offer clients a full-body feel-good service with message therapy and see their spirits rise and your appointment book fill up fast.
How About a Big Hand for… Reflexology
Looking for a great add-on service? Here’s an idea of what you need to learn, what you need to stock, and how to keep informed on this hot service.