How to Get the Best Manicure for Your Money

1. Read Their Website for Recommendations

You likely will be surrounded by loved ones over the holidays and you will feel like a gift for choosing the best nail tech is to have your polish manicured in one of their beautiful, polished spaces. Ask friends and family for recommendations. If you are a growing nail tech, find out who is considered a gourmet nail salon, home to ultra-fast, top-notch polish jobs, and nail bar franchises. You will want to know where they have the best and most recent ideas, and are always available to offer advice.

2. Think About the Clients

People with friends and family planning a holiday get-together will want their nails to look great. This is why nail businesses specialize in great polish jobs and keep in contact with clients over the holidays, so their polish stains don’t blend together. Another reason to check out prospective nail techs is that they will get married and open their own nail salon or home spa, and you want to get to know the nail owner that has their own goals in mind.

3. Find the Right Locations

The easiest and most inexpensive way to find the perfect nail tech is to schedule an appointment for yourself. If you want a quality, professional job, get your nails done at the nail salon owned or provided by someone you are familiar with.

The most basic place to find an amazing manicure and/or a long lasting polish job is on Google. There are always directories online, and most often, one will show several nail-themed businesses in the same city. It’s best to call ahead and see if there are any that fit your needs before getting in an appointment. You’ll be pleasantly surprised at how an unreliable nail tech may try to rip you off.

4. Use Indiegogo or Crowdfunding Sites

If you want to get your nails done for the holidays, but you aren’t comfortable investing in all that it takes to open a store, you can easily crowdfund your company or your DIY nail-modeling business. For example, Sally Hansen offers five different quick cuts and five different polish colors, all for a low $19.95, and you can choose your nail cut type based on your own nail shape. You can also choose from five nail polishes: a “sippy cup,” “sorbet,” “disco classic,” “sunshine,” and “new trends.” All of the cuts and polish are good quality and offer fresh colors, and if you upload photos of your nail, Sally Hansen will send a free photo of the finished product.

Google “crowdfunding sites” and you will find huge and small companies offering different kinds of DIY offerings, and many others that are growing their own websites for various DIY services. There are nail businesses that can do beautiful, fast manicures, but you should go with an established organization that provides consistent treatment and services.

5. Get a Good Proposal

If you have been working in nail tech and you are in your first year and you want to stay in the game, getting a proposal can get your foot in the door and help you earn some much-needed tips. From week to week you may have a nail problem that you need to follow up on, and you can find it easily with a simple Google search for your specific problem. In every location, there will be nail techs who will follow through and provide tools and strategies to help you. If you find yourself spending long hours, have an appointment before getting some important tips.