On the Road: Talons Nail Evolution
Managing editor Sree Roy visits Talons Nail Evolution in Victoria, B.C., Canada.
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Managing editor Sree Roy visits Talons Nail Evolution in Victoria, B.C., Canada.
Under owner Misha Parham’s direction, My Sassy Nail Spa in Washington, D.C., has come to specialize in parties that include martinis, pole dancing, and tattoos.
Upscale art galleries typically showcase work in a variety of mediums — there’s clay, charcoal, and, of course, various kinds of paint. But one European artist is making a name for herself using a medium that’s near-and-dear to all of our hearts: nail polish.
Feel like you could stand to sharpen up on your liquid-and-powder application times? Then check out the timeline breakdowns from four experienced pros, and compare your own personal bests (and maybe find a new technique or two along the way).
Nails by Shauni Kelly, Hot Heads Barbershop and Cool Claws Nails, Albuquerque, N.M.
Lexor pedicure spas now incorporate “Smart” Pedi-Spa technology, including Auto-Fill, Sani-Drain, and Universal File Controller.
Ever notice how certain colors can brighten up skin tones and complement them perfectly, while others ones just fall flat? There is a long history of color theory and cosmetics, and once you learn a little about how colors work, you can make chic polish recommendations and get clients color-captivated.
Nails by Jayne Berger, Cissna Park, Ill.
Step-by-step from Natural Beauty Salon & Spa, Twinsburg, Ohio
Sometimes it’s not that you need to get more clients (we’ve already told you that it costs more to get a new client than it does to keep an old one), but that you need to get more out of your clients. That might mean sending them home with a service-preserving retail item (we’ll get to retail in the very near future) or an incentive to entice them to try a new service.