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**Voted Top 10 Article of 2023 -How Do I Know If I'm Ready to Go Into a Salon Suite?

Do you have what it takes to be sweet in your very own suite?You got your professional beauty license in hand, an IG page and a bag of nail tools with a brain full of art ideas for digits so you want to jump into getting your own suite, after all- that is the way to go, right?! Everyone else seems to be doing it. Well, it does seem to be that way, yet you don’t get to see the backside of the story. Many fail within their first year. With many not making rent after 6 months and ultimately having...

Are You Always Late? Here's How to Be On Time From Now On

Like it or not, you are in control of whether you are punctual or not. You have the capability and the discipline to be on time. We all have the tools, but to effectively make a difference, we must use them.Viewing time as money can be helpful, as was in my case. 

The first salon owner that I worked for gave me the valuable lesson of how I was being perceived because of my lateness. I was habitually 10 minutes late for my pedicure clients. There they were: sitting in the chair, feet soaking a...
Nails Magazine •

Manicurist Kimmie Kyees Shares the Story of Rhianna's Super Bowl Manicure

As of recent years, the Super Bowl has become much more than just football. In fact, many non-football fans tune in for the debut of their favorite brands commercials, to not have FOMO and others just a reason to eat/drink and throw a good party. Another big reason is for the concert that occurs in the middle of the game. Often, it’s an A-list pop-star or musician and many joke that their favorite music star’s concert is ‘being interrupted by a football game.’This year, it was in fact, a Rhianna...

Why Dressing for Success Works: The 5 Outfits Every Beauty Pro Needs

Dressing for success is not relegated to business boardrooms or more traditional, corporate style desk jobs. Dressing for longevity and a successful career is for anyone in business. If you are reading this you are more than likely in business. Even if your name is not on the door or the service menu, if you are building a clientele then you are in business. Whether you pay a booth or room rent, work on commission, salary or an hourly rate, dressing for success is important.As independent contra...
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Are You Running Your Social Media Or Is Your Social Media Running You?

What IS Social Media? And Do You HAVE To Do It?
Ok, ok,  I know you probably think you know what social media is, right? Yet, I hear from sooooo many beauty professionals statements like this:Do any of these statements ring a bell? I hear them all the time and my heart goes out to those stuck in the self-imposed tyranny of posting! If you are busy with a full book of clients and no time to post, then believe me, YOU ARE WINNING!

 I speak to hundreds of beauty pros weekly and many are truly struggling to stay in business and get a clientele...
Nails Magazine •

Profit With Pedicures by Finding the Feet

“I don’t do feet!”  “OMG, you expect me to touch feet?”I hear this often and more so these days with the uber, image-driven IG nails being flashed before our eyes everywhere we turn inside social media. 

I made my whole living rubbing and scrubbing feet. I wanted to give women and men 1hr of deep relaxation and spirit renewal along with polished toenails and smooth feet. My goal was to bring peace and relaxation to the people in the hustle and bustle of the City of Angels. There is a tremendo...
Nails Magazine •

A Love Poem to the Nail Artist

If you were perfectI would not like you.

So why do you striveFor this perfection?

 Your client’s praise your work

And you shoot down their verbal gift.

Unknowingly disrespecting their

Feelings. They feel the nail shape

Is lovely — exclaiming, 

“Wow, I‘m back! I love the shape!”

 

You, all knowingly, with taught

Self-deprecation react,

“Yeah, but this one could be

Shaped better!”

What a slap in the face

To your client’s ideas.

 

Shutting down her vi...
Skin Inc. •

Skin Essentials for Flying

Your bags are packed, your music playlist is downloaded and the taxi is on it’s way, but there may be some essential items your traveling skin is missing for the upcoming trip. The friendly skies may not, after all, be so friendly to our skin.Moving, traveling and changing jobs would be on most anyone’s list of stress producing activities. The uprooting of familiar routines is enough to rile up even the coolest cucumber, but what about the effect of the hotel’s pillowcase on your face? It may gi...