Open for Business: Doing an Open House Right

Borrow a page from real estate marketers to increase your business’s exposure and capture the interest of many new “buyers” by holding an open house.

Laqué Nail Bar (OPI Salon Spotlight)

Laqué Nail Bar is a unique upscale salon with a cult following. They are most known for their extensions and nail art, both signature services that have garnered the salon over one million Instagram followers.

Walgreens’ Nail Salon Photos

I understand the hesitancy among nail techs (and myself, to be honest, at least until I saw the salon in person) about the in-store experience at the nail salon that just opened inside a Chicago Walgreens.

Tracking Salon Management Software

I was enthralled by the work I saw in every category at the Nail Olympics.

Planter’s Peanuts Nail Salon Commercial

Sally Parks, owner of Plum Natural Nail Spa (www.plumspaaustin.com) in Austin, Texas, is enjoying her 30 seconds of fame — in the form of a national TV commercial for Planter’s Peanuts that was filmed in her salon. Read more: http://www.nailsmag.com/news/108139/planters-peanuts-takes-over-nail-salon

Representation in Beauty: How this Stylist is Breaking Down Cultural Barriers

Being unable to find bilingual stylists can be discouraging to the millions of primarily Spanish-speaking clients in the US. Here's how Daniel Montes makes them feel welcome in his salon.

The Salon Inspector Says…

Label everything on your station. Containers for your tools should be labeled “clean” and “soiled.”

Computerizing The Salon

Automating can be scary, but with these hints you can be master of the machine.