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NAILS Offers New Online Channels

Hello out there in the NAILS blogosphere. Hope everyone had a nice Labor Day weekend (hopefully you didn’t have to work all weekend and everyone stayed away from Hurricane Gustav). We’ve been busy over here at

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Solutions to Summer Slowdown Issues

It’s so easy when things are tough in the economy to think, “Well, I’m not the only one”. That thought process will cause you to close your doors if you believe it. The fact is it

On the Road: Krème de la Krème Nail Lounge

As a relatively new resident of the fabulous Belmont Shore neighborhood in bustling Long Beach, Calif., I’ve been asked quite a few times in the past few months for a nail salon I’d recommend in the city.

Girls Just Want to Have Pedicures

Back in March, I commented on an article that ran in The New York Times about girls getting pedicures at an ever-younger age. A few months later, features editor Judy Lessin posted about a new mobile

Second Quarter in Review

Well the second quarter of 2008 has passed and it’s time to check in on Adrienne’s numbers. She grossed $9,635 this quarter! That’s up from $6,938. You go girl. That’s a difference of $2,697. Part of Adrienne’s

Fishy Pedi

By now, I’m sure you’ve all seen the AP reports going around about the Fish Pedicure. (Click here and here for videos.) A salon in Alexandria, Va., is using so-called “doctor fish” to nibble away at

Tech Training Underway

May 19 was our first company orientation; we had 10 new employees (we've hired several more since then; we currently have 18 employees — 11 nail techs, one nail tech/esthetician, three estheticians, one massage therapist, and

Nailing Nail Art

As the editor in charge of NAILS two monthly nail art departments (Nail Art Studio and Reader Nail Art), I'm frequently searching for talented nail artists. I was thrilled when I found Wendy Causey on BeautyTech.com about

Almost There!

There's a little bit of nerves mixed with a little bit of excitement as we're almost ready to open our doors. We got a permit to close down a lane of Ventura Boulevard on May 15

Helping the Planet…One Salon at a Time

As a nod to Earth Day, I decided to check out a cool new eco-chic nail salon in Los Angeles: Recess. Only five weeks old, the environmentally-friendly salon boasts that it’s in the process of LEED