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While on the Salon Fanatic Tour, I discovered the W Nail Bar, a popular nail chain in the Columbus, Ohio area with four locations in Columbus alone. I visited one inside a DSW store in the Easton Market.
I recently returned from what I’m calling my Salon Fanatic Tour. The beauty of this tour is that it was eight days, 18 salons, and 2,730 miles worth of pure engagement. I wanted to meet our readers and potential readers and do something bold in the process.
Elizabeth Morris talks to NAILS Magazine's executive editor Beth Livesay about her Salon Fanatic Tour, which took her to 18 nail salons in six states over eight days.
Elizabeth Morris talks to NAILS Magazine's executive editor Beth Livesay about her Salon Fanatic Tour, which took her to 18 nail salons in six states over eight days.
Patience is supposedly a virtue, but these days, I feel like hardly anyone exhibits this trait. A swipe or a click is all that’s expected to connect us with what we want. I too crave the satisfaction of a quick turn-around, but my most recent manicure appointment showed me that some things are just worth waiting for.
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.
My last leg of the trip was an ambitious one. I traveled to Baltimore to tour salons in the surrounding area, which included Middletown, Del., and Silver Spring, Md.
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.
Wall art and the art of running a salon went hand-in-hand in Denver, Colo.
I wrap up the Northern California leg of my tour by visiting two more salons.
For the third day of the Salon Fanatic Tour, I managed to see three salons in the state's capital.
After nearly three years of corresponding with nail tech Teena Olsen, I was finally able to have her do a very special set of nails for me out of her unique studio in Vallejo, Calif.
NailZ & Co. in Cotati, Calif., is staffed by six techs and offers art, pedicures, and gel-polish.
Imagine your boss coming to you and asking, “How many nail salons do you think you can visit in a week?”
