Weekly emails, stories + non-cookie cutter tips to help helping indie beauty pros build healthy businesses financially, mentally, physically. If you've ever wondered if you're charging enough for your area or wanted to scale your service biz, you're in the right place! 🙌 Mary (she/her) is a nail professional and marketing nerd who believes that, as co-creators of beauty that moves in the world, we deserve to be well compensated for our creations and we get to decide what that means.
I need advice [FIRST NAME GOES HERE]
At today’s demo day, I shared CND’s pre-shaped coffin tips with a nail pro who hadn’t rebalanced her nails in 6 weeks.
I really enjoyed it because I huuugely struggle with doing my own nails, too.
Srsly. The last time I “did my nails,” I got as far as one thumb. And I walked around with that one perfect Plexigel nail enhancement for 3 weeks before going nekkid again.
So…
Do you have any good tips to make doing my own nails easier? What am I missing here?
Thanks in advance Reader! You’re amazing!
oxv,
Mary
Delights from Around the Web that my clients and/or I have enjoyed:
- 📺 This comedy special is a little awkward + a lot heartwarming.
- 💅 One of my FAVE nail styles from the Met Gala (maybe because I looove who’s wearing it!)
- 💅 Okay some more #CND Met Gala drooling
Ways we can work together:
- CND Digital Shellac Advantage (Certification class!) - June 6 12pm ET
- CND Digital Skill Booster: Liquid + Powder - June 27 12pm ET
Nailfriends for Indie Nail Professionals
Weekly emails, stories + non-cookie cutter tips to help helping indie beauty pros build healthy businesses financially, mentally, physically. If you've ever wondered if you're charging enough for your area or wanted to scale your service biz, you're in the right place! 🙌 Mary (she/her) is a nail professional and marketing nerd who believes that, as co-creators of beauty that moves in the world, we deserve to be well compensated for our creations and we get to decide what that means.
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