salon services

End-of-the-Year Rush

Oh my word it’s December. I can hardly believe it. As much as I am already looking forward to the New Year (work wise) I am not ready to move on. I feel as if there

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It Really Doesn't Bother Me

It's one of those subjects that recycles every few years. Well, it's one of those omnipresent issues that gets a lot of attention every few years: professional products in the consumer market.Egad.You'd think our industry was

Advertising to the Masses

With the launch date getting closer, my advertising wheels are in full motion. The poor little hamster in my head has not had a 10 minute break in months. I have been trying to come up

Sister Salons

L to R: manager Esther Ton, owner Fawn Ton, and nail tech Mia YangKi Nail Bar in downtown Los Angeles is the girly Japanese sister of Chi Nail Bar in Beverly Hills. Earlier this week, I

Flare-Up Over Flares

nail artist unknown (contact us if these are your nails) On our way home from our weekend out of town last Sunday, I let the BF drive. This is — as many women seem to feel about

A Client Focus Group?

As the end of the calendar year approaches, I have my eye on my goals for this year and am already looking ahead to 2012. As of the end of October, I am ahead of my

Why You Shouldn't Concern Yourself with Discount Salon Pricing

For some reason I’ve been up since four this morning....Too many things to do and I’m excited to get going on them I guess! As part of my morning routine, I checked in at the BeautyTech

Meet Ramar

Editor's Note: We weren't planning on adding another new blogger this soon, but once we heard about Ramar's salon situation we knew he'd provide a unique perspective that we could all learn from. He's a hair

A Great-Selling Retail Product

Well, I finally got my nails redone but had to stay until almost 10 o'clock to accomplish it. I figured if I'm only going to do them every six weeks I'm going all out! October has

Blueprinting the Floor Plan and Service Menu

I don't officially have a space yet, but I did see an available space a few weeks ago that I think might be the one. I asked the broker to send me the floorplans and then