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As sandal season gets underway, here is what the California State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology advises consumers to look for when selecting a salon for their pedicure service.
Pedicure spa chairs are a big purchase, and it’s necessary to consider the needs of your salon, your clients, and your nail techs before you decide which chair to buy.
When the time came for salon owner Hannah Sass to design the manicure and pedicure spaces for her salon, nail tech comfort was just as much a priority as pleasing clients.
Unique buckets, bowls, and basins like these elevate the pedicure experience and enhance salon decor.
Melanie McCulley's clever salon fits wellness, therapy, and exquisite nail services into a small space. She tells us how a leisurely service with clients is paying off.
Learn about the space reuqirements for J&A Pedicure Chairs.
Like many nail techs, Tania Rice was challenged with providing pampering nail services in a tiny space.
Elevating clients for feet-focused services generally improves nail tech ergonomics, as you don’t have to hunch over to do close-up work. And building your own set-up means you can design and decorate it however you want. (Hello, purple paint and glitter!)
Learning from its 3-year-old sister salon (Chi Nail Bar), the newly opened Ki Nail Bar in downtown Los Angeles reflects owner Fawn Ton’s experience in growing Chi, while making itself distinctive by targeting a different demographic.
It’s amazing how a consistent theme can pull your salon’s whole look together. Perhaps counter-intuitively, the confines of a theme can make designing and marketing your salon so much easier. There’s a lot of room to be creative within any given theme, whether it’s floral or ocean or something completely different. We take a look at 16 salons that were on the same wavelengths with their design ideas, but managed to really make it their own.
A salon owner turns her house’s sunroom into a sunshine-filled nail room.
A one-stop shop, Nails Icon in Montclair, Calif., boasts a bustling retail area, clean, affordable services, and isn’t afraid to stay open ’til 1 a.m. for mani-pedi parties. The owner credits the salon’s customer service as key to surviving the recession.
There is nothing that can more quickly relax a client (or tech) than a beautifully designed pedicure area. Peruse these pedicure areas for ideas on chair placement, ergonomics, decor, color schemes, and furniture choices.
Designing an exceptional pedicure area for your salon takes instincts and resources. These innovative salons use both to create pedi areas that are functional, comfortable, and draw you in with captivating salon decor.
Salon owners share how they created privacy in their salons without actual walls — using drapes, dividers, or whatever else was at their disposal.
The noteworthy salons and spas in Southcentral Alaska are proof that top-notch services aren't always hard to find.
If you’re like many nail techs, you go home after a long day with aches and pain in your hands, shoulders, and back. Proper posture and improved ergonomics can help reduce these symptoms that are often viewed as an unavoidable side effect of being a nail tech.
