Plug Your Accomplishments on Social Media

I agree Jill. Posting your accomplishments on your salon website or Facebook page is a great way to keep clients and potential clients updated on all of the education your service providers take and are involved

Varnish Lane Adds Salons in Charleston and Atlanta

Formerly The Water Room, the acquisitions bring Varnish Lane's count to seven salons pioneering the waterless manicure.

More Ways to Stretch a Buck

Recently, in NAILS’ business section, we’ve been sharing tips from salon owners on how to make a dollar go further at the salon. Reneé Borowy, owner of VIP Salon & Spa in Riverview, Mich., is in

Love Nails

Lorri Silvestre uses colored acrylic and fimo cane slices to reate this pink design.

Checks & Balances

Diane Self uses a holographic square and circle pattern on gel nails.

Join the Family

From salon to nail school to high school vocational training, what started out as a slow-growing investment has now boomed into a still-growing “family” of nail techs.

Are Discount Salons a Threat?

When NAILS polled its readers about their top salon challenges, competition from discount salons ranked second on the list, just behind attracting and retaining new clients. But for every tech feeling the sting of low-priced competitors popping up on nearly every street corner, there are many who have made peace with the problem; some have even used the competition to spur them to adopt higher levels of customer service and more stringent sanitation standards.

Sustainability Guide

If you’re serious about bringing sustainability to the salon, the National Association of Eco-Friendly Salons & Spas (NAEFSS) can help.

Taricco Takes Aim At Cut Rate Salons

Over the past year, I have received hundreds of calls and visits from salon owners and nail technicians concerned about the discount nail salons opening in their area,” writes Terri Taricco, head of R.G. Shakour’s nail division, in the company’s “Salon Concepts” newsletter.