Day Spa Or Discount Salon? There's Lots Of Room In Between

ISSE, Taxes, and Play Dates

I ended January with a fun trip to Long Beach, Calif., to work for Nubar at ISSE. It was so fun to see all my nail tech friends and to find new products and equipment I

Editor's note: Price … and Your Bottom Line

For those of you contemplating beginning the new year with a cut in prices in order to remain “competitive,” consider first how costly such a move may actually be to your bottom line.

Majority Rules

Your time is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it. It's that simple. Quite frankly, I think my own time is worth, oh, say, $3,000 an hour plus all the latte I can drink. But

Orly's Choose Your Color, Change Your World Web Series

"Choose Your Color, Change Your World" is a new web series dating adventure from Orly. Choose a color below to change the outcome of each blind date. Which color will you choose? Liquid Vinyl  |  Dazzle  |  Moonlit Madness  |  Passion Fruit  |  Plum Noir  |  One Night Stand  |  Naughty

Shrink Your Rent, Grow Your Salon

Like it or not, your salon lease is one of the most important papers you’ll ever sign. Take the time to learn about its provisions and how to negotiate terms that allow your business to prosper.

Techs get a "New Attitude"

Patti Labelle got it together in her famous song “New Attitude” and professed that, “I’ve tidied up my point of view, I’ve got a new attitude.” Unfortunately though, her song didn’t come with an instructional manual on how to change your attitude, so to help you freshen up your at-work outlook, we rounded up solutions from techs with their own tidy points of view.  

Candy for Your Nails

Star Nail is introducing a brand new line of colored acrylics, Candy for Your Nails.

10 Commom Mistakes Salon Owners Make & How You Can Avoid Making Them Yourself

Experience is the hardest teacher, but one of the wisest. So why not take advantage of others’ hard-earned advice when you have the opportunity? We asked several industry consultants what the most common mistakes are that salon owners make, and how our readers could avoid them.