MENU
SEARCHLoading data...
Flash back to the ‘90s to catch up with past AVAs winners. Six Salon of the Year and Nail Technician of the Year Award recipients share their professional and personal triumphs since winning.
From handmade scrubs, to aromatherapy, to decor, here’s how to take your typical salon offerings from ho-hum to spa-wonderful.
Nails by Joanne Truitt, Boca Nail Depot, Boca Raton, Fla.
Nails by Joanne Truitt, Boca Nail Depot, Boca Raton, Fla.
Faced with difficult personnel problems, salon owner Lois Burak was growing disillusioned with the beauty business. Enter Netty Mason, a waxing client who turned out to be Burak’s salvation.
Joanne Truitt designes Pumpkin in a Haystack nail art.
Over the span of one month, 30-year Florida resident and salon owner Faith Glionna was hit by four hurricanes, two of them hit straight on. Both Glionna’s home, in nearby Melbourne Beach, and the salon sustained significant damage, but that didn’t keep her from her clients for long.
Escape Nail Spa in Antioch, Ill., is a delightfully warm salon where vacationers and locals alike can feel at home while getting their nail and feet treats.
Nails by Joanne Truitt, Boca Nail Depot, Boca Raton, Fla.
Amico’s employees are trained to primp and pamper clients into euphoria.
