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Congratulations to celebrity manicurist and new salon owner Elizabeth Ashton for opening Elizabeth Ashton Ayurvedic Nail Spa earlier this month! I attended the grand opening party for the Long Beach, Calif., salon, and I wanted to
Earlier this week Essie Weingarten announced the eponymous company she founded in 1981 has been acquired by L’Oreal USA. In addition to Essie’s famous nail polish line, the company also sells treatments, accessories, spa products and
For those of you needing that last push to take the plunge into a nail tech career (or, if you’re already a nail tech but know of someone else you’d like to recruit into the field),
If you call by Thursday, you can snag a free one-hour coaching session for your salon from Strategies, a firm that offers salon and spa business training, coaching, seminars, and webinars. The coaching session is available
As I was canvassing the show floor last weekend at America’s Beauty Show in Chicago, I happened upon a booth for Bravo TV. The casting directors were there looking for salons for season three of “Tabatha’s
When I got to the office this morning, the following message was in my inbox: Milady’s Webinar “Jump on the Social Media Bandwagon” Tweet me! Facebook me! Become our fan on Facebook! Technology continues to advance how we
The third-annual Nail Tech Networking Event of the Smokies offers the best of both worlds, says event organizer Jill Wright. “It mixes aspects of a big show with the intimacy of private classes, and the focus
It may be nail tech Tanya Pahl’s sidewalk sign that first sells customers, but it’s her skill that seals the deal. “My sidewalk sign cost me around $150 and it has more than paid for itself
Milady’s Softskills: Interpersonal Skills for the Beauty Industry is the must-have employee orientation tool! Learn how to improve communication and customer service skills. Running time is approx. 180 mins. www.milady.cengage.com
A full-time nail tech and a part-time chocolatier, Melodie Hand has no problem finding synergy between the two careers. The corporate clients of her chocolate business have made her Gift Certificate Chocolate Bars a big seller,
How do you make $4,300 in six hours? Have a worthy cause and a compassionate clientele. That was the total amount raised at a recent fundraiser at Charles Morris Salon in New Lenox, Ill., to help Haiti
Conservative wisdom reminds us to hope for the best but prepare for the worst. Create a plan now that prepares you and your staff for the day when a minor disaster strikes.
Part art, part science, pricing your services is one of the most important and delicate tasks you’ll undertake in the salon. And no two salon owners approach it quite the same. We asked readers: How do you decide how much to charge for a particular service?
The Glamour Spot co-owner Debra “DJ” Jessie (right) and esthetician Michelle Rhem-Collins pose by a “Celebrate Black History Month” contest board set up for the salon’s Black History Marketplace & Spa Day. The board asked clients
As we’re putting this issue together it’s January and I’m moving into a new office. Nothing major; I’m just moving into the office next door. We’re reorganizing where the NAILS team fits (and sits) in the
At Gibb’s Lounge in Cleveland, Ohio, salon owner Stephanie Saddler and nail tech Brittany Foster have started a successful Ladies’ Night nail tradition. The Minx, Matte & Moscato Ladies’ Night, which takes place the second and
As if the California licensing scam wasn’t bad enough, there are now reports of a similar scam taking place in Texas. Here’s the notice I received from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR): TDLR is warning all
