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Q & A: Employee Training

You mentioned “training” in your response to T's Start-Up Inventory question. What exactly consists of your training new employees? Won’t they know how to do nails already? Please clarify.Anna Hi Anna, Although we plan to hire experienced nail

Q & A: Salon Manual

My partner and I have been salon owners for 19 years, and we’ve finally wizened up and have been working on our salon policy, guidelines, and procedures.There seems to be so much to get through; I’m

Q & A: Blueprints

I love reading your blog. How can I see more of the salon blueprints?Lee Hi Lee, Thanks for your compliment. To see all the salon’s blueprints and renderings, just click on Photo Gallery in the lefthand column. There I’ve

How to Remove Nail Coatings with ProTipClips

This method that gives a professional presentation and the planet a break.

Q & A: Sound-proofing

What products are you using to sound-proof the rooms upstairs?Teresa Hi Teresa, There will be “insulation batts,” which are sort of like sound-absorbing blankets, enclosed inside the walls of the VIP rooms. There is also R-30 roof insulation

Tweezed to Perfection

A beauty maven is only as good as her tools, and in the case of brows, tweezers are no exception.

Q & A: Nail Art

Is your salon going to offer freehand painted nail art?Ellen Marie Hi Ellen Marie, Even though I have my nail tech license, I personally was never very good at handpainted nail art. (I think it takes coordination I

Q & A: Noise Levels

I don’t like the idea of the floating walls between each manicure station and the next. You said the stations make for a more private service, but are they going to be sound proof? Everyone is