On My Mind: Use the “Nail Polish Index” to Your Advantage
NAILS editor Hannah Lee discusses the effect of the "nail polish index" and how your salon can get in on the action.
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Step-by-step by Nails by Nia Cooper at Erwin Gomez Salon & Spa, Washington D.C.
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If your clients are afraid of this pointy shape, offer up this advice from nail techs who do their best to ensure that beauty doesn’t have to equal pain.
Whether you decide to add a new service, or completely rethink how you’ve set up your salon, commit to making at least one change in your business this year.
Even just the service names sound enticing — coconut milk pedicure, eucalyptus manicure, cosmopolitan mani-pedi — but how do you come up with these ideas? Brainstorming experts and salon owners share how to turn even a small idea into a big nail service that will liven up your menu.
Step-by-step by Nails & More Day Spa, Greensboro, N.C.
Step-by-step by Vito Mazza Salon & Day Spa, Woodbridge, N.J.
North Point Nail Spa, San Francisco, shares the step-by-steps for an energizing pedicure.
Step-by-step by Jeanet Spa & Salon, Toronto