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I haven't posted for a while, I opened my nail shop in July and was completely flat out busy, booked three weeks ahead and run completely off my feet! Funny thing about it though, it's starting to really feel like 'work' now. The initial excitement is passed, and the novelty of having 'my very...

I have recently, 6 weeks ago, opened a small nail salon. It is only me that works there, but I've been posting for another nail tech since my second week. Rules for qualifications are very strict, and the qualified techs usually leave our small town and head off to the big city-nowhere close...

“Anyone can give up, it's the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that's true strength.”

Does anyone have advice for a client who has finished chemo, and let her nails grow out, but now I'm having a problem with keeping the acrylic from lifting. Wednesday I gave her a full set of sculpts and by Friday all ten were off. She said each one lifted. I'm stumped.... I did my...

We all face objections on a daily basis, whether it be with pricing or services, we see them, right? Just yesterday I had a woman call to inquire about the price of manicures. I quotes my rate of $25, and immediately she said "Wow, you are more expensive than XYZ". I replied with, "You...

Is it possible to airbrush your own nails? Maybe I just need to think outside the box here, but I can't quite figure out how I'd hold a stencil AND spray the nozzle.... Any advice?

The pads that have a plastic back so the remover doesn't penetrate through and remove your own polish. What are they called?

I've had something bothering me, and I feel a bit upset. I've be filing through my MSDS sheets and re-reading them, and what I guess I just didn't pay attention to at first, has gotten my deepest attention now. I am soooo against animal testing, and it appears that most of my products have...

Is there another type of nail dehydrator that fellow geeks have had luck with, besides Nail Fresh? I like Nail Fresh, but my local supplier has discontinued the sale of it, not sure why, and it leaves me stuck.

What are some ideas for retail items in a 'nails only' salon? I am thinking polish, foot files/pumice stones, toe rings, lotions, cuticle oil...... What else can anyone think of? What have you guys had luck retailing?

I'd love to hear what products all you ladies & gentlemen use for a perfect pedicure. From start to finish please....I love details. What soak do you use? Mask? Exfoliating scrub? Lotion? Paraffin? Callus softener? What special 'extras' do you add that your clients love?

I'm in the planning stages of a small Nails Only salon. I am a licensed nail tech, and working alone, offering manis, pedis and acrylic enhancements. This is a small town and there are no other nail salons in the immediate area. So my question is this.... What do you wish you knew about...

Good Day All, I'm so happy that I've found this forum, there is a wealth of information hidden in these pages! I've been a licensed nail tech for the past 4 years, and have never seriously considered it to be a career until a few months ago. I've been a stay-at-home Mom to 3 wonderful kids...