There have been some major shifts in the way nail techs purchase supplies these days. Perhaps the shifts are due to
the consolidation at the dealer level, the inconsistency of available products from manufacturers, the ease of doing
shopping online, or the shift of more manufacturers offering products direct-to-salon. What is for certain is nail
techs are open to non-traditional buying in order to get the products they’re looking for.Continue Reading

Nail technician income is holding fairly steady (down a few dollars from last year at $619 per week). Combine that with a fairly flat increase in prices and a “look at the bright side” attitude and you can say that despite all the things that went on this yearContinue Reading

what factors you think affected that?

Solidly recession-proof, three-quarters of salons said that business had either increased this year or stayed the same. Nearly 23% said they’d seen a decline, and most blamed the economy: Either their area had been hard hit, gas prices were affecting business, or clients simply didn’t have the money for elective expenses like nailContinue Reading

Vietnam nail statistics

Although there are many reasons why Vietnamese immigrants came to the nail industry and have succeeded, there is also an interesting Hollywood angle: Apparently, in 1975 the actress Tippi Hedren, best known for her role in Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds,” was a regular visitor to Camp Hope in California as the first wave of Vietnamese refugees arrived.Continue Reading

Protecting Nail Salon Workers

Last week, the New York Times published a two-part series highlighting what it characterized as exploitative employment practices and unsafe working conditions for nail salon workers, including exposures to hazardous chemicals. On the heels of the reports, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on May 11 ordered emergency measures in the state “toContinue Reading