NAILS’ 2020 Annual Report

Read our survey results to find out what nail techs have to

say about their clients, their services, and themselves.

Then view the results of our annual Readers’ Choice Awards

to discover their favorite professional products.

We salute the team at Essie for their support of this year’s industry

statistics section and for their longtime commitment to elevating the

careers of nail professionals.

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p. 20 2019-2020 INDUSTRY STATISTICS• How much do you earn on average?• What nail services are most popular?• What are your greatest business challenges?

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2019 READERS’ CHOICE AWARD WINNERS

p. 3020 FAVORITE NEW PRODUCT INTRODUCTIONS

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Project #: PR20052_NYC-CWWClient: L’OREALDivision: L’OREAL USAProduct: Essie ProJob #: 11121316-1252-F0Print/Export Time: 9-24-2019 2:40 PMPrint Scale: NoneUser Name: denis.koltsovProof #: 4PM: NoneInDesign Version: CC 2019

S:15”S:10”

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step 1LONGWEARCOLORsmooth, impeccable color

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NailPro, Modern Salon, Nails Big Book

woven with wisdom

all Itweed

down to theherringbone

polished and poised

not whatit seems

wool me over

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patterned& polished

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closelywoven

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gel-like color & shine, easy removal

timeless tweeds12 new longwear shades

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S TAT I S T I C S / / n a i l p r o f e s s i o n a l p r o f i l e

What licenses do you have?

(Check all that apply)

Nail technician/manicurist ...........74%

Cosmetologist/hairstylist............21%

Esthetician .....................................12%

Other ............................................... 8%

At what age did you start beauty school? 17 or younger ............................10%18-20 ...........................................23%21-23 .............................................7%24-26 .............................................9% 27-29 .............................................9%30 or older ................................. 41%

What is your gender? Female

97%Male2%

Prefer not to say

1%

25 or younger .............. 2%

26-30 .......................... 10%

31-35 ........................... 10%

36-40 ...........................14%

41-45 ........................... 18%

46-50 ...........................17%

51-55 ............................14%

over 55 ....................... 15%

How old are you?*Which best describes your current employment situation?

(Select all that apply)

Nail technician (booth renter) .............................................................28%

Salon owner doing nails (not a booth renter) .................................. 21%

Nail technician (employee) .................................................................. 16%

Home-based salon owner ................................................................... 13%

Nail technician/salon owner in a salon suite ....................................10%

Mobile salon business owner ...............................................................8%

Salon owner NOT doing nails ............................................................... 4%

I am an educator or administrator at a cosmetology school. ..........3%

Other ......................................................................................................10%

Besides yourself, how many other nail technicians work in this salon? None

57%1-535%

6-104%

11+4%

How long have you been doing nails?

Less than 1 year ..................................7%

1-2 years ...............................................9%

3-4 years ............................................10%

5-6 years ..............................................8%

7-8 years ...............................................6%

9-10 years .............................................6%

11-12 years ...........................................2%

More than 12 years...........................52%

METHODOLOGY: To bring you this year’s industry statistics section, NAILS polled a cross-section of readers via an online survey.

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S TAT I S T I C S / / i n c o m e & e x p e n s e s

What are your two biggest BUSINESS challenges right now?

Building and retaining clientele ...............................................24%

Competition/too many discount salons ..................................23%

Maintaining social media for business ....................................19%

Dealing with inconsistent clients (late, no show, length between appointments) .....................18%

Advertising/marketing...............................................................17%

Product and general business costs .......................................16%

Finding and retaining quality staff ..........................................14%

Keeping up with trends .............................................................13%

Pricing ..........................................................................................12%

Educating clients ........................................................................10%

Dealing with the economic downturn .......................................8%

Are you personally responsible for purchasing your own nail products/supplies? *

Yes, I provide all my own supplies, including tools and equipment. ........................... 76%

I provide some supplies; the salon provides some supplies. ........................................8%

The salon provides all my supplies, except my tools. .....................................................8%

The salon provides all supplies, including tools and equipment. .................................6%

Some other arrangement besides those listed above. ..................................................2%

Do you pay rent to a salon/suite? YES40%

NO60%

How much is your booth

rental per month?

up to $100 ...................5%

$101-$200 ...................6%

$201-$300 .................12%

$301-$400 ................ 22%

$401-$500 .................16%

$501-$600 .................14%

$601-$700 ...................7%

$701-$800 ...................6%

$801-$900 ...................5%

$901-$1000 ................ 2%

$1000+ ........................5%

Average monthly booth rent

$522

On average, what is your total WEEKLY income?

(Include all service income, tips, and commissions)

More than $750.......................... 24%

$651-$750 .....................................9%

$551-$650 ....................................11%

$451-$550 ................................... 12%

$351-$450 .....................................9%

$251-$350 ................................... 10%

$151-$250 .................................... 10%

$150 or less ................................. 15%

On average, how many HOURS do you work each week?

5 or less ................................... 6%

6-10 .......................................... 6%

11-15 ........................................ 4%

16-20 ........................................ 9%

21-25 ........................................ 7%

26-30 ......................................13%

31-35 .......................................12%

36-40 ......................................21%

41-45 ........................................ 6%

46-50 ....................................... 9%

More than 50 .......................... 8%

Y our clients have never experienced anything like VolcanoSpa’s bubbling

and fizzing five-step pedicure treatment. Volcano Spa pedicures will dazzle clients and keep them coming back for more!

Clients will “feel the eruption” as Step One and Step Two combine to create a fun eruption of bubbles to detox the feet.

Complete the sumptuous fi ve-step service with an Exfoliating Sugar Scrub, Collagen Cream Maske, and Collagen Massage Lotion.

The rich, effective formula provides long-lasting benefi ts — and the Mask and Lotion contain collagen to promote youthful skin.

Entice customers with a luxury experience at no increased cost, or use the high-end treatment as an optional pedicure upgrade

The system’s single-use packets are always clean, fresh and hygienic. Single-use packets also allow you to regulate the amount of product you use, making it easy to calculate the cost of each service.

Each packet contains enough product for a generous product application. The system includes two 3-oz. packets and three 1-oz. packets vs. other brands that typically only include four 1-oz. packets.

VolcanoSpa comes in eight alluring scents, including Romance, Honey Pearl, Orange No.5, Tropical Citrus, Lavender Eruption, Green Tea Aloe Vera, and new Gold and Rose Gold, which contain CBD.

Cruelty free and paraben free, VolcanoSpa products are made in the U.S.

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manicure .................................................. $22.75 .......... $21.34 .......... 6

deluxe manicure ..................................... $33.07 ........... $29.76 .......... 11

basic pedicure ......................................... $35.46 .......... $33.72 .......... 5

deluxe pedicure ...................................... $48.54 ........... $47.28 .......... 3

full set acrylics (sculpt/tips) ................... $46.01 .......... $46.31 .......... 1

acrylic fill ....................................................$29.91 ........... $29.71 .......... 1

full set gels (traditional or hard gel) ...... $51.29 .......... $48.53 .......... 6

gel fill for hard gels ................................ $35.49 ............... N/A ...........N/A

gel-polish or soak-off gels .................... $30.96 .......... $28.53 .......... 9

hybrid/long-wearing manicure ............. $28.23 ............... N/A ...........N/A

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S TAT I S T I C S / / c l i e n t s e r v i c e s

What services are offered at this salon? (Select all that apply) manicures...........................................................................88%hard gels (traditional gels) ..............................................85%pedicures ...........................................................................83%soak-off gels/gel-polish ...................................................77%acrylic dip systems ...........................................................62%nail art ................................................................................53%nail reconstruction ...........................................................48%waxing ................................................................................47%eyebrow or eyelash services ...........................................44%paraffi dips ......................................................................44%hair care .............................................................................39%hybrid gels/tube gels .......................................................37%skin care .............................................................................28%makeup ..............................................................................25%acrylics (traditional, not a dip system) ............................24%massage .............................................................................22%airbrushing for nails .........................................................12%tanning .................................................................................6%

Which of the following do you use primarily for booking client appointments? (Choose the single most common method you use)

Traditional paper calendar/paper booking system ........................................33%

Online booking program or app (like Style Seat, for example) .....................22%

Texting with clients ............................................................................................. 17%

Smartphone booking app .................................................................................. 13%

Computer software program ............................................................................ 12%

Other .......................................................................................................................3%

2019 2018 %

up to $50 .........................17%$51-$100 ..........................27%$101-$200 ....................... 30% $201-$300 ........................16% $301-$400 ..........................6% $401 or more .....................4%

On average, how much do you spend PER MONTH on nail supplies?

Do you retail nail care products to clients?*

Yes46%

The salon has retail products for sale but I personally do not.

Other2%

No44%

AVERAGE SERVICE PRICES

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FAVORITE CUTICLE TREATMENT

1 Famous Names Dadi’Oil Nail & Skin Treatment Oil

2 CND SolarOil3 Morgan Taylor Remedy4 Young Nails Rose Oil5 Gelish Nourish (tie)5 ORLY Cuticle Therapy Crème (tie)

FAVORITE DIP SYSTEM

1 Gelish Dip2 Young Nails SlickPour3 KUPA DipFinity4 OPI Powder Perfection5 Artistic Nail Design Perfect Dip

FAVORITE DISINFECTION PRODUCTS (For Implements)

1 KUPA Ultra Sonic Disinfector2 OPI NAS993 Virox Rejuvenate Disinfection

Prevention HLD84 BlueCo Brands Barbicide5 La Palm Spa Disinfectant

One Step Cleaner

FAVORITE ELECTRIC FILE

1 KUPA MANIPro Passport2 Gelish Go File3 Young Nails YN-100 Electric File4 Medicool Pro Power 35K Portable

Rechargeable Filing System5 Light Elegance Zippy eFile

FAVORITE FILE

1 Hand & Nail Harmony 240/240 File2 CND Kanga File3 Young Nails 150 Zebra File4 Light Elegance Perfect File5 OPI Edge White 240 File

FAVORITE GEL ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM (Soak-Off)

1 Gelish Brush-On Structure2 ORLY Bodyguard3 Aprés Nail Gel-X Nail Extension

System4 Akzéntz Options Soak-Off Gel5 LeChat Nobility Soak-Off Gel System

FAVORITE GEL-POLISH (UV/LED Cured Polish)

1 CND Shellac2 Gelish Soak-Off Gel-Polish3 OPI GelColor4 Young Nails Mani Q5 ORLY GelFX

FAVORITE ACRYLIC TRADITIONAL SYSTEM

1 Young Nails Acrylic System2 CND Retention+ Sculpting

Liquid & Powder3 NSI Attraction Acrylic System4 Light Elegance APEX Acrylic System5 Entity Nail Sculpting Liquid & Powder

FAVORITE ACRYLIC COLOR SYSTEM

1 Young Nails Colored Acrylic2 CND Perfect Color Powder

Collection3 EzFlow Boogie Nights Glitter

Acrylics4 NSI Simplicité Colour Powders5 KUPA Triptych Colored Acrylic

FAVORITE BASE COAT

1 Gelish Foundation2 CND Shellac Base Coat3 OPI Natural Nail Base Coat4 ORLY Bonder5 Light Elegance Tack UV/LED

Bonding Agent

FAVORITE BRUSH (For Enhancements)

1 Light Elegance Gel Polish Bling Brush

2 CND ProSeries Enhancement Brushes

3 Gelish #6 Gel Brush4 Young Nails Finesse Brush Series5 Wildflowers Black COMBO Tool

The Results Are In!

ou’ve cast your ballots and we’ve tallied the results. Now — drumroll

please — we’re proud to announce the winners of our 2019 NAILS Readers’ Choice Awards. See what others in the industry are preferring and purchasing in 32 product categories. Are any of your faves on the list?

And take a look at the 20 innovative new items you selected in the Favorite New Product category, which were released on or before August 1, 2019.

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A N N UA L R E P O R T / / R e a d e r s ’ C h o i c e A w a r d s

I n 1988 Elmien Scholtz introduced the first-ever UV-curing, soakable, color nail gel to

the world — BioGel. It offers a non-chip salon treatment that cures to a strong, flexible, glossy finish that strengthens and protects the natural nail, along with color that lasts for weeks.

Since then, Bio Sculpture products have been tried, tested, and proven for more than 30 years.

Bio Sculpture products are 10-free, hypoallergenic, 100% vegan, and not tested on animals.

Bio Sculpture’s complete range of products includes the original BioGel System, Evo Gel Polish, Ethos Natural Nail Care products, Gemini Nourishing Nail Polishes, HP Nail Art, Spectra Dual LED/UV Curing Lamp, and the latest addition, Carmen.

The BioGel System will add 90% natural nail strength with a simple gel overlay. It can also be used to lengthen the natural nail, build upper arch support, reinforce the natural nail, build extended sculptures, do silk repairs, and create beautiful nail art using its 185+ colors.

Available in 90+ colors, Evo Oxygenating Gel Polish can be used for gel overlays, to apply Evo glue-less tips, to create short gel sculptures, and to make arch corrections.

Ethos Natural Nail Care consists of eight products. It features four different base coats (for use depending on the nails’ condition) to protect, heal, and strengthen natural nails.

Gemini is a nourishing, fast-drying, long-lasting nail polish that boasts more than 160 colors.

HP Nail Art consist of 11 highly pigmented primary color gels, along with seasonal stencils for easy nail art.

Spectra was designed with power intelligent technology to emit a wider range of UV and UV LED spectrums to ensure gentle yet optimum curing.

Carmen is a youthful and light perfume with smooth warming elements.   

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FAVORITE PEDICURE TOOL

1 Footlogix Excavator with Round Edge and Blacks File

2 OPI Dual Sided Foot File with Disposable Grit Strips

3 Flowery Foot File4 Cuccio Pedicure Stainless Steel File5 AngelFeet Foot File (tie)5 Mehaz Pro Angled Wide Jaw

Toenail Clipper (tie)

FAVORITE POLISH-DRYING PRODUCT

1 CND SolarSpeed Spray Quick Dry Spray

2 OPI Drip Dry3 Morgan Taylor Accelerate Dry

Drops4 Caption Drying Drops5 Nail Tek 10 Speed

FAVORITE STRENGTHENER OR TREATMENT

1 Famous Names IBX Natural Nail Strengthening System

2 CND RescueRxx Daily Keratin Treatment

3 OPI Nail Envy4 Nail Tek Intensive Therapy 25 Morgan Taylor Daily Elixir

FAVORITE TIPS

1 CND Velocity Tips2 Young Nails Style Tips3 Light Elegance Natural Cylinder

Tip Kit4 NSI Tech-Tip Almond5 ProHesion Perfetto Tips

FAVORITE TOP COAT

1 CND Shellac Duraforce Top Coat2 Wildflowers Metallic Topcoat3 Akzentz Shine-On4 Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat5 Gelish Top It Off

FAVORITE VENTILATION SYSTEM

1 Aerovex “The One That Works” Salon Air Purifier

2 Valentino Beauty Pure3 Nail Superstore ProTool Nail Dust

Collector4 Mia Secret Nail Dust Vacuum5 Americanails Breathe Easy

FAVORITE MANICURE PRODUCT OR SYSTEM

1 CND Spa2 Cuccio Naturalé3 OPI ProSpa4 LCN Anti Age System5 Voesh New York Mani in a Box

Waterless 3 Step

FAVORITE NAIL ART SUPPLIES

1 Wildflowers Loaded Brush Case2 Light Elegance Celina Ryden

Signature Series Art Brush Kit3 Young Nails Caption Art Screens4 Gelish Mini Marbling Striper Brush5 Akzentz Gel Play (tie)5 Gel II Stamping Kit (tie)

FAVORITE NAIL ART APPLIQUES AND EMBELLISHMENTS

1 Swarovski Crystalpixie2 Light Elegance Glitter Gel3 Young Nails Foil Freaks Kit4 NSI Secrets Sparkles Glitter5 China Glaze Stripe ‘Em Striping Tape

FAVORITE ART ADDITIVE, CHROME, OR HOLO

1 Wildflowers Powdered Sugar Collection

2 OPI Chrome Effects 3 Young Nails Liquid Art4 Light Elegance Premium Pretties

Pigments5 EzFlow Chrome Effects Pigment (tie)5 Tammy Taylor Lazer Dust (tie)

FAVORITE NAIL PREP PRODUCTS

1 Young Nails Protein Bond2 CND ScrubFresh Nail Surface Cleanser3 Famous Names Cinnatize4 Gelish pH Bond5 OPI BondAid

FAVORITE PEDICURE EQUIPMENT

1 Footsiebath Footsiebath2 Belava Element Pedicure Spa Chair3 Daylight Slimline Floor Lamp4 KUPA Pedicure Diamond Bit5 Whale Spa Crane Pedicure Chair

FAVORITE PEDICURE PRODUCT OR SYSTEM

1 Footlogix Callus Softener2 CND Marine SpaPedicure3 LCN Urea Foot Care4 Morgan Taylor BareLuxury5 La Palm Volcano Spa

FAVORITE GEL ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM (Hard Gel)

1 CND Brisa Gel System2 Gelish Hard Gel3 Light Elegance Lexy Line Hard Gels4 Young Nails Synergy Gel5 IBD LED/UV Clear Builder Gel

FAVORITE GEL-ACRYLIC HYBRID

1 Gelish PolyGel 2 IBD Control Gel3 Tammy Taylor SCULPT4 Artistic Nail Design Putty5 Wildflowers Sculpting Paste

FAVORITE IMPLEMENT OR TOOL

1 Wildflowers SCRUBBY Brush2 Young Nails Magic Wand3 Gelish PolyTool4 Tweezerman Cobalt Stainless Steel

Cuticle Nipper5 OPI Titanium Tooling Collection

FAVORITE LED/CURING LAMP

1 Gelish 18G Plus Comfort Cure2 CND LED Lamp3 Young Nails Universal Cure Light4 Light Elegance LEDdot Dual

Wavelength Curing5 OPI Dual Cure LED Light

FAVORITE LONG-LASTING POLISH (No Lamp Required)

1 CND Vinylux2 OPI Infinite Shine3 Essie Gel Couture4 Young Nails Caption Polish5 Artistic Nail Design Colour

Revolution

FAVORITE TRADITIONAL POLISH

1 OPI Nail Lacquer2 Morgan Taylor Lacquer3 China Glaze Nail Lacquer4 Essie Nail Polish5 Dazzle Dry Nail Lacquer

FAVORITE LOTION FOR HANDS OR BODY

1 CND Scentsations2 Famous Names Luxury Dadi’ Lotion3 Cuccio Vanilla Bean & Sugar Butter4 Hempz ProSpa Hand Nail &

Cuticle Cream5 LCN Anti Age Hand Cream

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