salon profiles

Part of the Neighborhood

Old northeastern charm and manners meet a bright nail business at Wet Paint Nail Spa in Cambridge, Mass.

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On the Road: The Nail Lounge, Costa Mesa, Calif.

"Cabana" boys and girls take care of the normal grunt work enabling the techs to focus solely on their client and perform top-notch services.

Euphoria Institute

Larry Doyle, along with partners Bonnie Chu and Joe Lamarca, decided to open their own school after being dissatisfied with the skills recent graduates were showing at their chain of salons, Euphoria Salon & Day Spas.

A Salon That's Clean and Calm

Roula’s Nail Spa offers one-of-a-kind manicure and pedicure services in an impeccably clean environment. Clients walk in feeling frazzled and walk out feeling inspired by the Zen-like atmosphere.

Attracting a College Crowd

College students are a new and interesting demographic for nail salons to target.

On the Road: SpaBar

Patricia Oropeza gives her feet a much-needed break at SpaBar

Where Clients Feel Like Goddesses [and Gods]

Egea combines ancient Greek therapies with eastern aromatherapy principles in a Midwest college town setting. It’s a mix that gives spa clients the best of all worlds.

Beauty Takes Flight at Images By Cara

When you walk into Images by Cara, you can’t miss the butterfly. A splash of mauve, teal, and pink silk, the framed scarf with the butterfly image makes a statement to all who enter the Wayne, N.J., salon. It also says something special about owner Cara Krafchick, who likes to think of Images by Cara as a place for personal metamorphosis.

Queen of the Spas

What sets Maryland’s About Faces Day Spas & Salons apart from the rest? Well, for starters, the first location opened more than 26 years ago and is still going strong.

On the Road: Salon Salon

While in Orlando for the premiere Show, I decided to venture outside of my normal routine and get a pedicure. After all, I figured the weather would be warm enough to wear sandals, and if that was going to be the case, my feet needed to look decent.