Thanks for the ideas. I prefer not to do gels; I can, but they are just not my thing. I like my pink and white sculpted a/c! It's so weird- in my county there are no less than a dozen salons that do what I do!
I don't want to be commission... after 12 years, I am spoiled by being a booth renter or salon owner! :) I'll open my own tiny hole in the wall before I switch to gels or be an employee!!! LOL.... But anything you hear that could put me on the right track would be super great! Thanks, Michelle Cordes --- On Tue, 12/2/08, Jess in WA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Jess in WA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: NailTech:: Re: looking for a salon in Tacoma, WA! Help! > To: "NailTech" <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2008, 9:04 AM > Hi Michelle, > > I think Washington state is kinda tough, good nail techs > are hard to > find, and good places for nail techs work are equally hard. > Salon > owners are very into the whole natural and organic thing, > so finding a > salon that allows extensions can be tricky, but most will > let you do > gel if you give them a demo. Tacoma gives you a bit of a > double > whammy, you will find the highest concentration of high end > salons in > Seattle and Bellevue, but that drive for you from Tacoma > would be > horrible - don't do it. You aren't likely to find > somewhere that > wants to rent just two days a week unless they are > desperately looking > for a tech, or their nail tech doesn't rent those two > days. Try > looking for a hotel or resort (I'll look more later, I > have to take > the kid to the doc). They will probably bring you in on a > commission > basis. You aren't likely to be able to do sculptured > acrylic because > of the odor in most places around here these days but you > can talk > them into gel typically - most don't realize how great > it looks and > that it is completely odor free. > > Send me an email and I'll see if I can help you find > something. :) > > -Jess > > > > On Dec 1, 6:43 pm, Michelle Cordes > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi folks. This is silly... I live in Bremerton, WA. I > am moving to Tacoma (about 30 minutes away) in June. I am > going to keep working in Bremerton, but I am looking for a > salon to rent part time in Tacoma... Thursdays and Fridays > when I don't have my kid. My dilemma... > > > > All I am finding is day spas that only do natural > nails, discount salons, and hair salons that have been so > short on nail techs all the cosmo's have learned to do > nails so no room for me. I really didn't think this > would be this tough... I am an experienced tech who > specializes in pink and white sculptured nails and toes, spa > manis, and spa pedis... I want to rent and know I am going > to take time to build with my own promotion. I have looked > on craigslist, I have googled, let my fingers do the > walking, driven around... Does the mid priced full service > salon not exist anymore?!?!? There is tons of us in my > current area... > > > > Any suggestions on other ideas to try, or does anyone > know anyone who could help me? Any input appreciated... > > > > Thanks, Michelle Cordes > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/NailTech?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
