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With two salons, a licensed “concept,” and a third spa in the works, salon owner Cindy Huynh is leaving her tropical mark on Texas. Isle Pedi Spa’s design and services are as interesting as they are original.
Manufacturer LeChat, known for its nail enhancement systems, polishes, and embellishments, is on the move with a new product line: portable salon furnishings.
Nail tech Sheila Monaus of Long Beach, Calif., shows off the decor inside her private nail room.
A 15-year resident of Rome, Stephanie Alliman owns Ari’s Nails, which caters to English-speaking tourists who flock to see the city’s ancient ruins, expatriates who have decided to stay, and Italians looking for some nail pampering.
“I wanted to create a fun, vibrant space reminiscent of a party atmosphere where patrons could enjoy music, a subtitled flick, and have conversations with their nail tech and each other," says Diane Meza, owner of Varnish Lab in Los Angeles.
Cole’s Salon for You in the suburbs of Minneapolis, Minn., has a charmed history that sounds like the makings of a feel-good Disney movie: small two-man barbershop for kiddies expands when clients outgrow its child-sized chairs — then keeps growing and growing into five world class full-service salons.
Talk about sleek, chic, and modern, the new Claude Baruk Salon at Wynn in Las Vegas boasts a floor-to-ceiling window wall that adds a warm, natural glow to the slick white interiors and Italian polished chrome furnishings.
Housed in vintage bungalows and cottages, these unique salons thrive as cozy idylls where clients are peacefully pampered. The following four salons share one thing in common: history. From a mermaid-themed Nantucket cottage to a “haunted” California bungalow, these salons invite clients to step into the past for a charming, vintage experience.
Nail Express proves that “discount salon” is an issue of pricing, not of practices with its upscale decor; high technical and sanitation standards, and “the client is queen” attitude.
When Eden Sassoon opened her salon, Eden by Eden Sassoon in West Hollywood, Calif., her intention was to create a homey environment with a Malibu Beach feel.
