
Bring in Salon Owners to Motivate Your Students
After speaking to a class at Montgomery County Public Schools, Maisie Dunbar finds her real-world insights help guide nail students.

After speaking to a class at Montgomery County Public Schools, Maisie Dunbar finds her real-world insights help guide nail students.

Nail tech and salon owner Maisie Dunbar provides tips on proper cuticle care and dead-skin removal when manicuring.

Nail tech and salon owner Maisie Dunbar explains the ins and outs of underarm soy hair removal treatments.

The International Salon & Spa Expo (ISSE) Long Beach, held January 26-28, is billed as the West Coast’s largest and most influential total beauty event. Produced by the Professional Beauty Association (PBA), the ISSE concept has evolved beyond the traditional “hair” show to really incorporate a diverse exhibitor base covering hair, nails, cosmetics, esthetics, wellness, massage, and advanced education. More than 400 beauty brands were on display for nearly 40,000 beauty professionals in attendance. ISSE Long Beach 2014 will be held January 25-27.

What happens when two recent nail graduates interview a handful of veteran salon owners to find out the secrets to a long-lasting salon? They were privy to a host of knowledge from a combined 132 years of salon experience. Here they share it with you.

Nail techs must think outside of the box to do business in 2013 and beyond. One way we’ve done this is by opening up the salon to hold different events.

Nail tech and salon owner Maisie Dunbar discusses her skin and make-up line, BluffaJo Cosmetics. You Might Also Like: BluffaJo Sugar Butter Pedicure Recipe

Nail tech and salon owner Maisie Dunbar explains the true cuticle, plus shares testimonials for her spa, Maisie Dunbar Spa Lounge in Silver Spring, Md.

Maisie Dunbar uses her own product line, BluffaJo, to create this decadent buttery pedicure.

Created by salon owner Maisie Dunbar of Maisie Dunbar’s Spa Lounge in Silver Spring, Md., the line features a Sugarbutter Body Scrub, Smoothie Body Lotion, and Sugar Sweet Body Wash.

When visiting the Washington D.C. metropolitan area, we couldn’t just stop at just one salon since we don’t get over that way too often. Follow along as we discover unique salons in D.C., central Maryland, and northern Virginia.

Gathering top names in beauty, Premiere features a solid lineup of networking events, competitions, educational workshops, and more than 500 booths.

Celebrity nail and make-up artist (and Liberia national) Maisie Dunbar was recently featured in Liberia & Life Magazine for her skin care and cosmetics line Bluffajo.

The Premiere Orlando International Beauty Event again proved itself as a vibrant beauty show, with more than 46,000 attendees present during the two-day show (which took place June 6 to 7). The show featured 350-plus classes, nail competitions, and NailTech Network Orlando (which was co-hosted by Beautytech.com and NAILS). Next year’s show will be June 4-6.

It seems to be happening earlier and earlier each year, but once again, the Premiere Beauty Show in Orlando (June 1-2, 2008) attracted record numbers of attendees and exhibitors.

“The award-winning M&M Nails and Wellness Center is currently holding auditions for a dream team member,” reads salon owner Maisie Dunbar’s recruitment postcard. “I send it out to schools as well as names I get from beauty business search engines,” she says.
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