Can I make a living?

[Divine Locks]

Hi all,

After offering all aspects of hair and beauty for the last 3 years i've decided that what i'd really like to do is specialise in nails. I just don't seem to get excited about other services the way that I do with nails (i'm pretty much obsessed i think :o)

My question is, is it realistic to expect to make a good living from just doing nails, how do you other nail techs fare?

Any tips and advice would be much appreciated.

Emma x

 

[Pooh8bear]

Hi all,

After offering all aspects of hair and beauty for the last 3 years i've decided that what i'd really like to do is specialise in nails. I just don't seem to get excited about other services the way that I do with nails (i'm pretty much obsessed i think :o)

My question is, is it realistic to expect to make a good living from just doing nails, how do you other nail techs fare?

Any tips and advice would be much appreciated.

Emma x

I have been doing hair for 30 years (& due to repetitive strain I trained to do nails) & nails for 6 years.

I make twice as much doing hair as I do nails but then it took a lot longer to train to do hairdressing.
It depends on what you call a good living.

 

[Divine Locks]

I have been doing hair for 30 years (& due to repetitive strain I trained to do nails) & nails for 6 years.

I make twice as much doing hair as I do nails but then it took a lot longer to train to do hairdressing.
It depends on what you call a good living.

Thanks, I'm not looking to make a fortune (although it would be nice ), just enough to cover my bills with a bit left over. More or less the equivalent of a 9-5 office job really.

 

[marion]

I opened a little salon above a clothes shop a few years ago. I work alone, doing mostly nails, then introduced sp lash extensions. I don't do anything else and do very well with both, but especially nails

 

[SamIam]

Can only answer based on the fact I live in the U.S.........absolutely. Depending on how much you put into it and market yourself.

 

[geeg]

I have done very well out of nails! :green:

The key factor of success in your business is not what you do it IS YOU and how you do it.

If you treat nails like a little hobby, it will stay a little hobby. If you treat inail technology like the profession that it is, then you can go very very far with it.

 

[Divine Locks]

I have done very well out of nails! :green:

The key factor of success in your business is not what you do it IS YOU and how you do it.

If you treat nails like a little hobby, it will stay a little hobby. If you treat inail technology like the profession that it is, then you can go very very far with it.

geeg i could only ever dream of being as successful as you! ...... but i am definitely going to try, i feel some more education coming on very soon lol

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[geeg]

geeg i could only ever dream of being as successful as you! ...... but i am definitely going to try, i feel some more education coming on very soon lol

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It is as much of a job managing your career path, as it is to work at your career! Education and your growth from that education is the key.

You need to have a possible few leaner years behind that table while you really learn the ropes and continue learning at least once a year ... That will make your business a success.

Competition is perhaps challenging for those who want to put themselves and their ego into the hands of others!! It never appealed to me personally, but I loved training others to win :green: I don't think any of my 60 or more winners, would say it made them any money, which is after all why we work.

Then the decisions come along ... Do I go further and get into the education field, the distribution field etc. OR do I stay in the salon and manage it or rent space to others or both? You can be as successful if not more so, managing a good salon business as you can be working behind the table yourself

Whatever you choose to do, nails is a great profession to be in. Creative, challenging and fun as well as being lucrative. I'd say nails is the perfect combination and never ever boring.

 

[Divine Locks]

Thank you so much for your replies you've really helped me to make up my mind - i'm gonna go for it.

Geeg i'm used to lean years so a few more aren't going to do me any harm, it'll be worth it in the end lol.

Also i've just rang a salon who have a nail desk to rent and i'm going to meet the owner tomorrow - its funny how sometimes opportunities come along at exactly the right time, i'll keep you posted with how I get on