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Breast Cancer Awareness Products: The Month to Think Pink

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time of year when many companies introduce lines of pink and breast cancer awareness inspired products. Most of these companies even donate a portion of their profits to help fight breast cancer.

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Emery Boards

These boards are available at wholesale prices and with a countertop display that encourages impulse buys.

Real Coffee Beauty Products

Coffee acts as a gentle exfolient, performs as an effective astringent, and promotes the appearance of smoother-looking skin.

Retail Boutique: Bath and Shower Accessories

Whether it’s an efficient shower caddy, a soap-preserving dish, or a shower cap that actually works, there are many new bathroom accessories that make daily grooming more convenient. Introduce these progressive products into your salon boutique and help clients clean up their hygiene routine.

ePillow

Available in a variety of color options to match your décor, the ePillow contains a “ledge” that surrounds the pillow’s outside to hold the tablet either horizontally or vertically.

Retail Boutique: Patriotic Items

American-inspired accessories, decorations, and bakeware make great retail items. Stock your salon with fun and festive products for Independence Day, and don’t be afraid to display them again come Memorial Day, Presidents’ Day, Veterans’ Day, and even Thanksgiving!

On My Mind: Practice Makes Perfect

Editor Hannah Lee explains what nail techs should practice, outside of just doing nails, that can help their careers.

Perfect Retail for the Shoe Obsessed

The flip flop junkies among your clientele will be thrilled with Tigerlily Interchangeable Sandals.

Violent Lips Application How-To

We've heard of nail art, but what about "lip art"? Lip appliques in animal print, glitter, and other designs popped up at all the big beauty shows in 2012. It could be a great retail product for your nail salon, or even a service make-up artists at full-service salons could add to their menus. Here's a how-to from Violent Lips , one of the makers of designed lip appliques.

Green Tea Collection

These spa treatments are full of anti-oxidants.