I generally charge $5 for two nails, and $10 for something on all nails when it's just the main design on two and then a little something to go along with it on the rest. If it's full art on all the nails, I charge $15 or according to how detailed the design is. The $1 a min idea is a good one! I think I'll adopt that rule. Yes, you should be charging for all nail art---there's always people like Client B that is waiting to take advantage of anything they can get. It's none of anyone's business who you do charge and who you do because you want to bring a little joy into their life. You own your business and answer to yourself and not them. I'm glad you stood up for yourself and held your position!
On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 11:43 AM, Chloe Reed <[email protected]> wrote: > For the simple stuff I charge on $5 bucks, but as I add rhinestones and > glitter it goes to $10. I had a client that did not mind paying for nail art > because she wanted it on every nail, so her fill was 25 and her nail art was > 15 because it took extra time. Also at the Asian salons they charge al la > carte for everything, I had a girl tell me she paid them 70 for a full set, > and that was in Detroit about 1 year ago. > Hope this helps > Chloe > > ------------------------------ > From: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: NailTech:: Nail art ? > Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2010 08:26:20 -0700 > To: [email protected] > > > Maybe you could tell her that you are now charging EVERYONE for nail art. > She doesn't need to know if you are or are NOT charging anyone else. I'm > right there with you though...you start offering and then it gets into more > and more and before you know it, you're going above and beyond and it takes > tons more time and no compensation. I need to practice what I preach. ;) > > Michele > > > On Oct 29, 2010, at 11:53 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > How much do you charge for simple nail art? > > I have a client (A), she is a sweetheart, but I am feeling like she is > taking advantage of my generosity. The client before her (B), I have been > doing simple rhinestones, stripes, a flower sticker or dot flower on a > couple of nails each week (she has been a client for 12 years). This client > (B) is, as well a sweetheart, and somewhat of a lonely heart, so it makes me > feel good to make her feel special with my simple nail art. (B) always lets > me do whatever I am in the mood to do, whether it be simple or elaborate. > (A) saw the nail art I did on (B) about 2 months ago and I told her that I > would not charge for simple rhinestones, a dot flower on a couple of nails. > She comes in ever other week for a mani and the opposite week for a polish > change. Well, about a month ago (A) started to give me direct orders as to > where to place certain "art" on her nails and wanted art on all of her > nails. Nice me, NO CHARGE. > > Last week (A) came in for her polish change, directed to me what she wanted > a Halloween french, orange nail bed, black tip with a strip across the color > change and rhinestones on all 10 nails..... Ok...well this 15 min polish > change ended up being a 35 minute service......as expected NO CHARGE, the > check was already written out for a polish change NO CHARGE for the nail > art. > > Today, she comes in, sees (B)'s nails and says...oh that is cute...but I > want blah blah blah blah blah.....I looked at her, I guess stunned, and her > response is well....that is what I want. I went off and told her that if > she was planning on dictating to me what art I was to do on her nails, I > would have to start charging her because, I am intimidated by "specifics" > when it comes to nail art and if she wants "specifics", it definitely will > take me longer and that would warrant an additional charge (I was planning > on talking to her during her appointment about how a rhinestone or two, no > big deal, but when you start dictating to me what you want, takes more time, > more supplies to complete, I would have to charge for the art). > "But you don't charge (B)" WHAT!!!!! (B) doesn't dictate to me what to > do, I do what I want, she is happy, NO CHARGE. > > Sorry for the long rant, but now.....back to the original ?.....how much do > you charge for nail art??? > Thank you for your input! > > Mary Jo Zwirowski > Tipz n Toez, Ltd. ~ www.tipzntoezltd.com > Naperville, IL > > > > -- > 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]<nailtech%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en. > > -- > 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]<nailtech%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en. > -- Renee Parnell Chattanooga, TN -- 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.
