Technique

Signature Services: Dead Sea Arabian Renewal Pedicure

On the MenuThis luxurious treatment combines a wealth of indigenous Arabian ingredients including pomegranate oil, crushed dates, rose water, yogurt, sweet figs, pure Dead Sea salts and mud to relieve muscle tension and deeply detoxify the skin, saturating it with potent antioxidants.

Astrology Meets Nail Art at LA’s Enamel Diction

The service called Colorstrology is a personalized astrological profile in color that gets translated to nails. 

Signature Services: Royal Island Pedicure

Escape Day Spa & Boutique, Rock Springs, Wyo. uses: Escape’s Signature Relaxing Blend Essential Oil, FarmHouse Fresh Powder Milk Bath, BonBliss Beauty Moisturizing Scrub, Spa Revolutions Paraffin Treatment, Salt of the Earth Whipped Body Crème, CND Vinylux, and Top Coat.

Signature Services: Hot Chocolate Pedicure

Follow these steps to see how you can recreate this signature service.

Succulent Scrubs

Clients will want to sink their teeth (and hands) into these succulent scrubs.

9 Ways to Winterize Your Services

NAILS spoke to nail techs across the country to find out what they’re doing to entice customers during this season.

Signature Services: Bourbon Cowgirl Pedicure

A Perfect Face Day Spa, Ocean City, Md. uses: FarmHouse Fresh Nectar Milk Bath Soak, Bourbon Bubbler Scrub, Honey Heel Glaze, Backcountry Caramel Body Milk Lotion; CND Vinylux, and Top Coat.  

Signature Services: Sugar Plum & Spice Manicure

Chrysalis Salon & Spa, Oswego, Ill.uses: Eminence Lemon Cleanser, Almond and Mineral Treatment, Sugar Plum and Spice Tea, Sugar Plum Masque, Sugar Plum Soufflé Massage Cream, Wild Plum Tonique, Grape Antioxidant Serum.  

Double Take: Dual Licensing for a Competitive Edge

Have you thought about adding an esthetics license to your credentials? With dual licensing, you can increase your bottom line by offering both nail and skin care services, plus you’ll be that much more in demand by employers.

Alessandro Fibre Gel Step-by-Step

This thin viscous gel is the ideal strengthener for the natural nail, as the fiberglass fibers contained in the gel form an extremely resilient, scratch-proof surface. Alessandro's Fibre is applied like a nail polish from a brush bottle and can be worked very thinly. Fibre does not replace classic nail sculpting, it acts as a bridge between removable nail strengtheners and sculpted gel nails. For more information, visit www.alessandro-international.us.

Signature Services: Gloss Sumptuous Manicure

Gloss, Miami uses: Gloss Naturals Body Mist, Sugar Scrub, Butter Cream, Foaming Bath Soak, Almond-Ginseng Cuticle Oil, Soy Nail Polish Remover, Super Primer, 5-Free Lacquer, Glossy Finish.

Signature Services: Almond Cookie Manicure

Very Polished Nail Lounge, Brooklyn, N.Y. uses: Milk, Honey; Very Polished Almond Scrub, Honey Milk Moisturizer.

Troubleshooter: Dotting Tools

In this video from the NAILS Troubleshooter series, Elaine Watson, vice president of marketing and sales for Star Nail International, shows how to use dotting tools to create simple nail art. This is an effective way to increase revenue without sacrificing time.

Signature Services: Morroccan Mint Tea Pedicure

Signature Services: Signature Herbal Spa Manicure

From Tweet to Beverly Hills: How Footnanny Found Fame

Gloria Williams, better known as Footnanny, has made a name for herself since receiving Oprah’s endorsement via social media. Now working at a salon in Beverly Hills, Calif., she invited me to try her signature Footnanny service and revealed that the secret to her success is remembering where she comes from. 

Pink Products with a Purpose

Raise awareness for breast cancer this month and inspire a good deed by purchasing a couple of these pink items for your salon.