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Gel that lasts 21 days means fewer visits. Here's how to make each one worth more.

Gelish Color Plus is rated for up to 21 days of wear. When clients book less often, each visit has to bring...

Oct 26 2 min read
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Your booking software may now offer you a loan. Should you use it to buy salon equipment?

Fresha says its in-app Fresha Capital loans passed $20M, with equipment upgrades a top use. Here's how to check that a salon...

Oct 22 2 min read
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Online bookings cancel more but no-show less: what one salon booking dataset shows

Reservia's June 2026 data from Japanese salons: client web bookings cancelled most (17.61%) but no-showed least (1.80%). Staff-entered bookings no-showed at 4.87%.

Oct 21 2 min read
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Inside CURA THEORY's new menu: a Takumi manicure with the art included, and nail art workshops

Brooklyn nail studio CURA THEORY has expanded its menu with a Takumi Japanese dry manicure that includes advanced nail art, plus beginner-friendly...

Oct 20 1 min read
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Flat prices, thin margins: what a single-salon owner can change on the menu

A new Massachusetts Nail Salon Project report found nearly a third of surveyed owners losing money or breaking even. One menu change...

Oct 19 1 min read
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New salon, same menu problem: name the custom add-on before the first busy Saturday

Glamorous Duo Nail Salon just opened in Stony Point, N.C. Here's a short checklist for putting a named, priced nail print add-on...

Oct 13 1 min read
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Specialty finish without the lamp: name it on the menu the way you name print

LIONYX's Hollywood Never Dies specialty finishes show why salons should name and price special looks. Here's how to apply the same rule...

Oct 12 1 min read
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A $25 robot manicure is at Ulta from Massachusetts to New Jersey. Here's what salons should still charge for.

10Beauty's $25, 60-minute robotic manicure is now at Ulta in Clark, NJ. Let the robot own plain color; price custom design as...

Oct 9 1 min read
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Pinterest now tells your client what to ask for. Does your menu have a price for the design?

Pinterest Beauty Guides turn nail Pins into a salon ask — shape, finish, what to expect. Give the custom-art part a named,...

Oct 9 2 min read
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CorralData's benchmark deal — the three numbers a multi-location salon should compare across its own shops

CorralData bought The Data Co to benchmark rebooking, revenue per visit and utilization. Multi-location salons can compare the same three numbers today.

Oct 8 2 min read
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Hammer & Nails hired ops and marketing leaders — print should be a standard SKU across the shops that already sell nail care

Hammer & Nails added ops and marketing leaders as it passes 75 shops. Multi-unit menus only monetize custom print when it is...

Oct 7 1 min read
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Kleo’s Glue-On Gel wave is the retail rival — salon print has to be a priced add-on

Kleo Kolor launched Glue-On Gel for at-home 3D art — salons should sell custom print as a timed add-on on the same...

Oct 2 1 min read

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