All Wrapped Up
Can’t wrap your mind around doing wraps? Follow along for information on performing the classic service as an enhancement or a repair.
No BlackBerry Thumb at Tamara Spa
The BlackBerry Balm Hand Massage was inspired by a pedicure client who was text messaging on his BlackBerry during the entire service, recalls owner Tamara Friedman.
Nail Art by the Numbers
An impressive 92.2% of nail techs offer nail art to clients, according to a survey conducted by NAILS.
Tropical Spa Manicure
This tropical cocktail blend of therapeutic oils, sea salts, a mango mud mask, and exotic lotions simulates an island getaway.
LCN Body Glitter Tattoo
These temporary glittering accessories are a perfect additional service to offer clients for special occasions or to show off suntanned skin.
Grated Coconut & Passion Fruit Pedicure
Your feet and senses will delight in this tropical refresher rich in coconut and fruit.
Signature Services: Mojito Pedicure
Inspired by the Mojito — a classic Cuban cocktail that includes mint leaves, lime juice, sugar, white rum, and club soda — this service features natural ingredients that lift the spirit and energize the senses.
Know Your Spa Treatments: Watsu
Watsu combines elements of massage, gentle stretching, acupressure, and movement therapy while the therapist cradles the client in mineral water that’s been heated to 96 degrees.
Crunching the Numbers - Our Financial Makeover Series
20 Stay-at-the-Top Service Trends
What happens when you get to the top of the industry? Everyone else wants to join you or take you down. To make sure you keep the power, make sure you are implementing some of these power-salon practices into your services and business.
Catch Some Sprays
Airbrush tanning services are among the fastest-growing salon offerings we’ve seen in the last few years. This easy-to-learn and inexpensive-to-implement service can round out your salon menu. But what is involved, and is it right for you?
Rejuvenate Hands and Feet
Do your clients need a bit of a pick-me-up? Try offering them hand and foot services that will help revive dull, tired skin. Salons and spas across the country are using ingredients such as chocolate and champagne to help make a service even more pampering and beneficial than atypical manicure or pedicure.
Signature Services
Here, we look at what signature services two different salons offer and what makes them successful.
Nothing Artificial
Ten years ago any nail tech would have called you crazy if you said you were opening a salon that offered only natural nail services. Today, successful natural nail salons are servicing a growing clientele, and most are doing it with very little marketing.
Taking the Foot Massage One Step at a Time
A properly performed foot massage provides a welcome add-on to your professional pedicure services as well as soothing your client's aching feet.
The One-Hour Princess
How seven salons use indulgent pedicure services to increase their profits.
Rock Your Clients' Services
Once used mostly in massage, stones (both hot and cold) are gaining a wider audience and appearing in manicure and pedicure services. Find out why these stones can be a therapeutic experience for your clients — and for you.