
On the Road: Local Honey, New York
Located in Manhattan’s calmer counterpart, Brooklyn-based nail salon Local Honey has developed a loyal clientele filled with edgy artists and hip creatives since opening in 2015.

Located in Manhattan’s calmer counterpart, Brooklyn-based nail salon Local Honey has developed a loyal clientele filled with edgy artists and hip creatives since opening in 2015.

During the winter holiday season, your clients will be looking for the perfect stocking stuffers for friends and family — and treats to pamper themselves, too. Offer these festive polish colors, calming scents, and charming gift packages to delight and de-stress clients overwhelmed by the shopping rush.

Moisturize, renew, and protect your body’s skin with a rejuvenating and healing formula that contains high performing aromatic organic phytoextracts from peach and vanilla fruits.

Although the moisturizer refreshes and soothes all skin types, it works especially well for dry and flaking skin.

In 8 days, executive editor Beth Livesay saw 18 nail salons across six states. That’s a total of 2,730 miles!

Executive editor Beth Livesay traveled coast to coast touring salons and talking to nail techs. Here are her pictures from the road.

The largest nail salon franchise celebrates its 20-year journey.
Columbus is a college town that is home to two sidewalk-based salons that benefit from the young crowd always on the run.
Omaha is home to up-and-coming nail art studios featuring some of the rising stars in the industry.

Beyond its services, Cürbar offers quality games, reading material, and music, as well as the juxtaposition of feminine and masculine salon decor so that clients of every age and gender feel at home.

Parodi's Comforting Muscle Lotion relieves overworked muslces.

Prevent nail biters from acting on their habit.

Bio Seaweed Gel knows nail techs love emojis and sparkle, so they came up with a limited-edition pin featuring black sparkly nails.

Salon consultant Tammy Dennis recommends that owners offer an unconditional guarantee for their services to get customers through the door.

MyTime manages client records, handles in-store purchases, tracks inventory, and creates reports and analytics.

Gellipop founder Yuriko Hoshina is an Akzentz and Crystal Culture educator, and she offers a variety of education opportunities for nail techs, but the DIY studio sessions primarily attract non-professionals.

From on-demand service to using natural ingredients, these spa trends will help keep your business ahead of the industry curve.