Mindful Eating: Calming the Chaos in the Breakroom
The Mindful Manicurist discusses ways to slow down and be mindful of your eating throughout your day.
The Mindful Manicurist discusses ways to slow down and be mindful of your eating throughout your day.
In the next few weeks, we will visit different areas of the salon that could use some mindfulness and practice a few mindful activities.

Take our quiz to see whether you put the "team" in "teamwork"!

Young Nails' Habib Salo and Tracey Reierson discuss how hard work is just a piece of the puzzle to become successful.

The Mindful Beauty Maker’s Little Book of Wisdom is an inspirational guide designed as a self-care tool to help beauty professionals develop and maintain internal balance.

The commitment to eating right, exercising, and work/life balance are all essential parts of self-care. In an industry that’s all about caring for others, I marvel at how many of our readers prioritize taking care of themselves as well.

How do you keep the romance alive while keeping your business afloat?

Popular blogger Tina Alberino (“This Ugly Beauty Business” and “Nail Tech Reality Check”) has written the ultimate guide to navigating our industry.
Sadly, Maggie’s need for balance in her life means saying goodbye to her Maggie Rants blog.

This month we asked nail techs: How do you achieve a good work/life balance?

Ah, the elusive goal of balance. How do we achieve it? Instead of epic goals and aggressive life change, let’s look at what you can do now…today.

While you’re looking for the perfect tech, the perfect tech is looking for the perfect salon! Know what makes your salon great so you can set yourself apart from other spas. How do you advertise? What’s your reputation in town? Do you have a niche clientele? Do you pay for and attend networking events/shows/training classes? Do you offer staff team-building opportunities — even if it’s a casual get-together one night a month? What benefits do you offer?

Not everybody has the resources to be the perfect student despite their best intentions. That means sometimes students have to miss class when their kids’ babysitter flakes or they neglect to turn in their homework because they have to work late at their full-time job. We asked nail school instructors to tell us: How flexible should you be when accommodating non-traditional students?

NAILS is in the Valentine’s spirit, and so are many of our readers. As an ode to all of the significant others out there — who help with housework and, importantly in the beauty profession, cope with crazy night and weekend schedules — here are some beauty professionals and their loved ones who make it all work.
NAILS editor Hannah Lee lists the things she's thankful for at work.

Current and former salon owners share their personal insights on the things they would go back and change, if only they could.

Betty Beauty for the hair, down there.