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Back in the mid to late 90’s my Salon was hopping. I had an amazing team of Technicians from Nails to Hair, Skin Care & Massage. We were fortunate to be in an area of Professional offices and were well known for the quality of our services. After all, we were the primary Salon services […]

As show season begins, I’m getting many questions regarding which show would be the best to attend. It’s a legitimate question as there are more now than ever to choose from and….the expense to get to these shows aren’t getting any cheaper. Allow me first to give you the view from a Vendor perspective. Those

Throughout my 37 years in this Industry, I have been truly blessed to meet some amazing people. I have also been privileged to afford to take specific classes related to my niche of foot care. Janet McCormick is one of the amazing souls I have had the pleasure to meet, I’ve seen her  in action

Lions and tigers and bears…….yes, I’m singing the wizard of oz because I feel like I’m in a fantasy world when I see our Professional technicians touting the use of sandpaper files.  Let me give you a little history; The first recorded instance of sandpaper was in 13th century China when crushed shells, seeds, and

After writing and rewriting my blog for today, I made the decision NOT to post it. Therefore, this is going to be really short and sweet. I don’t know everyone who reads my blogs. I get many comments via text, email and on my blog post about my articles, so I do know they are

Last week my blog on “Are you lying?” struck a nerve for many. This tells me, us as small entrepreneurs in this Beauty Industry, truly need each other. We need someone to tell us the truth (in a Professional and empathetic manner). We need someone to be accountable to and we need to be truthful

I have always been taught “honesty is the best policy”. I feel my honesty does help me in Business with my clients. I will take the road to help you grow, not just feed you a line of bull to help me grow. With honesty however, comes a whole lot of tongue biting. Honesty is

Last week I discussed what solution should be used for an ultrasonic cleaner. I was NOT surprised at the count of technicians who reached out to me, “because they didn’t know“. What is frustrating to me about this is the fact that many of these technicians bought their ultrasonic cleaners “on line”, Amazon mostly. And

I was asked recently, by more than one person; is it okay to use Dawn dish soap in my ultrasonic cleaner. I suppose one would think that is okay, since when we wash our tools at the sink, we typically use dawn or some other type of liquid cleanser. The short answer is NO! Let’s

For my last couple of blogs of 2023 I really want to focus on YOU! Not that we don’t always focus on our clients, yet I want to focus on the real you. Are you happy where you are right now in life?, Are you passionate about what you do?, Are you caught in a