Boy, I haven't been participating on our list for a while... I have clients for 25 years and love each and every one of them even if several of them are somewhat of a challenge. But I have learned a few things in the years I owned my own salon. Respect yourself and your craft enough to charge your client for your talent and time. Notoriousnails MaryJo I agree! I would just say due to the time required for your elaborate requests I have to Charge You! A 5 min quickie is one thing additional 20 plus time and effort Costs! From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 11:53 PM To: [email protected] Subject: NailTech:: Nail art ?
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]. 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]. 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]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en.
