With sandal season right around the corner, your clients will need to get their feet summer ready. In fact, many will expect nail techs to perform a miracle on feet that have been neglected all winter long. To make delivering this a miracle a bit easier, here are some tips to encourage “pre-summer” pedicures – a way to ease the use and abuse during the closed-toe season.
· Encourage clients to start the season with a professional spa pedicure early on, before the summer actually gets here. This way they can get a head start on smooth summer feet.
· Promote Mother’s Day gift certificates for pedicures. This is always a much appreciated gift for Mom!
· Maintain your own professional pedicure to ensure your feet are always looking great. It’s free advertising! Nothing looks worse than chipped toenail polish or rough heels in summer sandals or flip-flops.
HELPFUL HINT: At the close of a service, provide tips to help clients keep pedicures looking their best. This will ultimately keep your work looking fabulous and also make your job easier when clients return for their next service. Here are a few:
· Soak feet in a warm milk bath with a few drops of olive oil. The lactic acid in milk helps slough away dead skin while the oil will help moisturize.
· Before showering, exfoliate feet dry with a foot file or buffer to remove hard, old calluses and rough spots. Once in the shower, exfoliate again by using a pumice stone along with a quality foot or body scrub.
· Make a habit of moisturizing. Before bedtime, apply foot cream and sleep with moisture locking socks.
· Use a good cuticle oil. (My favorite is Solar Oil by CND ). Massage into cuticles daily to nourish nails and surrounding skin. Applying cuticle oil is also a quick pick-me-up for polished toe nails. It refreshes the pedicure and actually keeps polish flexible so there is less chipping, making pedis last longer!
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