Wow. Very well said, Michelle!! Michele Sent from my iPhone
On Jun 4, 2011, at 6:58 PM, Michelle Cordes <[email protected]> wrote: > My issue with the "sell outs" is this... If you come to me, and I use polish > you can find at Walgreens, what is that mani worth to you? $20? If I use > Tammy Taylor, which you have never seen and can't get, you are willing to pay > me $30 for the same manicure. It is a perceived value thing, regardless of > actual value. Do you really think it costs THAT much more to make a Coach > purse? Chanel lipstick? Exclusitivity and brand make a huge difference in > price. I AM A BRAND. I want you to fall in love with a polish color you can > only get from me, in a beautiful clean environment, completed with a service > and customer service experience that is unparalelled. Miss a piece of that > puzzle and you find yourself not making what you are truly worth. All because > Essie decided to sell to Rite-Aid. Nope... not doing it. Good for the folks > who do their mani's at home... they just got another line to use! > > Michelle > www.michellecordes.com > > From: Jennifer White <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, June 4, 2011 9:16 AM > Subject: Re: NailTech:: re:sell outs, Essie, etc. > > Michelle, > I was pretty much going to say what you did also. I was just way too tired to > type it all out. > > Personally, I doesn't matter to me. I know techs like Julie Kandelec & > TraceyLee have drugstore brands like Milani & NYC in their kits. I'll use > whatever gets the job done. And whatever folks are asking for. > > Jennifer Cherry > Manicurist/Nail Stylist > 410.340.4035 > [email protected] > > Sent from Jennifer's iPhone > > On Jun 4, 2011, at 4:10 AM, Wet Paint Nail Spa <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Ok please don't flame me but what's all the fuss about? The women who do >> their own nails, with or without professional products, will rarely, if >> ever, be our clients anyway. The ones who come to us do so because they >> enjoy the whole experience and know that we could make even the most generic >> brand polish look fantastic and last a long time. >> >> Also, is the controversy with pro brands being sold to the public because >> the companies change their formulae? Or is it more about exclusivity? >> >> M- >> >> ------ >> Michelle Phoenix, Owner/Elite Nail Technician >> Wet Paint Nail Spa >> Hair, Skin & Nails >> www.wetpaintnailspa.com >> >> On Jun 4, 2011, at 2:43 AM, Jennifer White <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I was going to say that the only company still truly pro only is Tammy >>> Taylor. Zoya constantly does BOGOs & promos for customers that make it more >>> expensive to get at the salon. I have also seen Zoya @Ulta. But Ulta has a >>> salon in store but they run big sales too. The boutique brands (Rescue >>> Beauty Lounge, Ginger + Liz) sell to the public but at least those are >>> harder to get (not in drugstore/Walmart). G+L offers a pro discount. RBL >>> does not. >>> >>> Jennifer >>> >>> Sent from Jennifer's iPhone >>> >>> On Jun 3, 2011, at 11:21 PM, Michelle Cordes <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I agree. Wholeheartedly. That is why I quit using OPI years ago... the >>>> first time I spotted them in Walmart. That is why I never used Essie. And >>>> that is why I got rid of Zoya. They run ads in the back of the fashion >>>> mags with an 800 number to call to order, and they DO sell to the public. >>>> No thanks. I am all about the companies that cater to us as professionals >>>> only... CND is at least only sold in the beauty salons in the mall (around >>>> here anyway)... and if you are looking for a great INEXPENSIVE polish >>>> line, Tammy Taylor's kicks butt and is a great price. Nice brush and >>>> bottle to use. And Tammy will sell retail items (no chemicals) off her >>>> website to the public but at the same price we would sell it for, so at >>>> least she isn't undercutting us. Pro only is the way to go... go get 'em >>>> Lauren... give 'em hell... :) >>>> >>>> Michelle >>>> www.michellecordes.com >>>> >>>> From: Michelle Phoenix <[email protected]> >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Sent: Friday, June 3, 2011 7:51 PM >>>> Subject: Re: NailTech:: re:sell outs, Essie, etc. >>>> >>>> That's why I've stuck w/ Zoya and Nubar all these years. The customer >>>> service at Nubar is laughable, but the product rocks and that's what >>>> counts in the end. >>>> >>>> On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 10:48 PM, Lauren Dodson <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> This is how I feel. All of these companies are "professional" only. They >>>> were started by people like ourselves. They have all sold out. No one >>>> seems to care about the professional, so why would the client care? It's >>>> the American way. Take the money and run. I will be having words with all >>>> of the sell out companies at Orlando, starting with Essie. We are there >>>> taking classes and trying to be the "best" when the product lines are just >>>> trying to make a buck and screw us. I say look for start up companies and >>>> back them. 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