I did wet pedicures all of the time in my home salon, but switched to dry pedis when #1 I spilled yucky foot water all over the place, and it took me forever to disinfect that mess! and #2. When my 6 year old daughter wanted to read to my client from her new school book. She tripped over the pedi tub cord, landed in the client's lap and the book landed in the yucky foot water! Try explaining that one to the teacher.
Dry pedis were all the rage so I jumped on that bandwagon and never looked back. From there I took more courses dealing with ingrown nails, involuted nails, geriatric and diabetic feet. I now advertise 'Foot Care' services instead of pedicures. Hope this helps Dayna From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Maggie in Visalia Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 8:23 PM To: 1Nail Tech list Subject: NailTech:: Define "pedicure" Personally, I enjoy doing pedis. However, I also have traditionally thought a proper pedi should be relaxing. At the very least, you should get to settle into a comfy chair. I switched to doing "dry" pedis when I opened my last salon in '98 primarily because I just hated carrying tubs of water back and forth across the salon! What a set up for disaster! I'd been doing "dry" manis forever so it just seemed stupid to still be soaking feet. Anyway-- then along came Mom, who took over my pedi business and once she became a certified massage therapist on top of her manicurist license-- there was no way anyone wanted me to do their pedis anyway! Mom did them on the massage table and no one could stay awake. But now Mom is on the permanently disabled list (her diabetes caught up with her and she can't stand for long without tumbling over and while she's having trouble with her eye sight) and I'm back in my own salon. I do lots of rockstar and Minx toes-- but I'm not sure how to answer the question, "Do you do pedicures?" I have plans to expand the salon into the neighboring suite when it becomes available (hopefull the end of this year) and then I want to build a nice bench seat style pedi platform. But in the meantime, my toe set up involves a bar height chair and a step stool. It's not uncomfortable, but it doesn't offer that "ahhhhhhhh" experience. So while I'm more than willing and capable of beautifying a set of tootsies, I'm not sure the majority of the people in my 'hood would call what I do a "pedicure." So: What do y'all suggest in the way of marketing what I do? Maybe I could bill it as an "express pedi?" I'd love some ideas on this. Maggie Franklin: Attitudes Salon; Visalia, CA "Visionary rebel dreamer; obviously way ahead of my time." Art of Nailz <http://artofnailz.info/> Maggie <http://blogs.nailsmag.com/maggie/> Rants [and rav...@nails Magazine Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/onykophile> -- 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. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.437 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2781 - Release Date: 03/31/10 06:32:00 -- 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.
