2020 Annual Report

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

p. 26 We salute the team at Essie for 2019 READERS’ CHOICE AWARD WINNERS their support of this year’s industry statistics section and for their longtime commitment to elevating the p. 30 careers of nail professionals. 20 FAVORITE NEW PRODUCT INTRODUCTIONS

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NailPro, Modern Salon, Nails Big Book STATISTICS // nail professional profile

METHODOLOGY: To bring you this year’s industry statistics section, NAILS polled a cross-section of readers via an online survey. How old are you?* Which best describes your current employment situation? 25 or younger...... 2% (Select all that apply) 26-30...... 10% Nail technician (booth renter)...... 28% 31-35...... 10% Salon owner doing nails (not a booth renter)...... 21% 36-40...... 14% Nail technician (employee)...... 16% 41-45...... 18% Home-based salon owner...... 13% 46-50...... 17% Nail technician/salon owner in a salon suite...... 10% 51-55...... 14% Mobile salon business owner...... 8% over 55...... 15% Salon owner NOT doing nails...... 4% I am an educator or administrator at a cosmetology school...... 3% Other...... 10%

What licenses do you have? (Check all that apply) Nail technician/manicurist...... 74% What Cosmetologist/hairstylist...... 21% Esthetician...... 12% is your Other...... 8% Female Male Prefer not 97% 2% to say gender? 1%

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%

How long have you been doing nails? Less than 1 year...... 7% 1-2 years...... 9% Besides yourself, 3-4 years...... 10% 5-6 years...... 8% how many other 7-8 years...... 6% 9-10 years...... 6% nail technicians None 1-5 6-10 11+ 11-12 years...... 2% 57% 35% 4% 4% More than 12 years...... 52% work in this salon?

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Untitled-3 1 10/2/19 9:45 AM STATISTICS // income & expenses Do you pay rent to a salon/suite?

On average, what is your total WEEKLY income? YES NO (Include all service income, tips, 40% 60% and commissions)

More than $750...... 24% How much is your booth $651-$750...... 9% rental per month? $551-$650...... 11% up to $100...... 5% $451-$550...... 12% $101-$200...... 6% $351-$450...... 9% $201-$300...... 12% Average monthly $251-$350...... 10% $301-$400...... 22% $151-$250...... 10% $401-$500...... 16% $150 or less...... 15% $501-$600...... 14% booth rent $601-$700...... 7% $701-$800...... 6% $522 $801-$900...... 5% $901-$1000...... 2% $1000+...... 5%

On average, how many HOURS What are your two biggest BUSINESS challenges right now? do you work each week? Building and retaining clientele...... 24% 5 or less...... 6% Competition/too many discount salons...... 23% 6-10...... 6% Maintaining social media for business...... 19% 11-15...... 4% 16-20...... 9% Dealing with inconsistent clients (late, no show, length between appointments)...... 18% 21-25...... 7% 26-30...... 13% Advertising/marketing...... 17% 31-35...... 12% Product and general business costs...... 16% 36-40...... 21% Finding and retaining quality staff...... 14% 41-45...... 6% Keeping up with trends...... 13% 46-50...... 9% Pricing...... 12% More than 50...... 8% 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%

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L807958.indd 3 10/23/19 1:51 PM STATISTICS // client services

What services are offered at this salon? Do you retail nail care (Select all that apply) manicures...... 88% products to clients?* hard gels (traditional gels)...... 85% pedicures...... 83% soak-off gels/gel-polish...... 77% acrylic dip systems...... 62% nail art...... 53% nail reconstruction...... 48% No Yes waxing...... 47% 44% 46% eyebrow or eyelash services...... 44% paraffi dips...... 44% hair care...... 39% hybrid gels/tube gels...... 37% 8% skin care...... 28% makeup...... 25% acrylics (traditional, not a dip system)...... 24% Other The salon has retail massage...... 22% 2% products for sale but airbrushing for nails...... 12% I personally do not. tanning...... 6% AVERAGE SERVICE PRICES 2019 2018 % On average, manicure...... $22.75 ...... $21.34 ...... 6 how much do ...... $33.07 ...... $29.76 ...... 11 deluxe manicure you spend basic pedicure...... $35.46 ...... $33.72 ...... 5 PER MONTH on deluxe pedicure...... $48.54 ...... $ 47. 28 ...... 3 nail supplies? full set acrylics (sculpt/tips)...... $46.01 ...... $46.31 ...... 1 up to $50...... 17% acrylic fill...... $29.91 ...... $29.71 ...... 1 $51-$100...... 27% full set gels (traditional or hard gel)...... $51.29 ...... $48.53 ...... 6 $101-$200...... 30% gel fill for hard gels...... $35.49 ...... N/A...... N/A $201-$300...... 16% gel-polish or soak-off gels...... $30.96 ...... $28.53 ...... 9 $301-$400...... 6% hybrid/long-wearing manicure...... $28.23 ...... N/A...... N/A $401 or more...... 4% acrylic dip service...... $35.05 ...... $35.14 ...... fl t

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%

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1 Famous Names Dadi’Oil Nail & Skin Treatment Oil 2 CND SolarOil 3 Morgan Taylor Remedy 4 Young Nails Rose Oil 5 Gelish Nourish (tie) 5 ORLY Cuticle Therapy Crème (tie)

FAVORITE DIP SYSTEM

1 Gelish Dip 2 Young Nails SlickPour 3 KUPA DipFinity 4 OPI Powder Perfection 5 Artistic Nail Design Perfect Dip

FAVORITE DISINFECTION PRODUCTS (For Implements)

1 KUPA Ultra Sonic Disinfector 2 OPI NAS99 3 Virox Rejuvenate Disinfection FAVORITE ACRYLIC Prevention HLD8 TRADITIONAL SYSTEM 4 BlueCo Brands Barbicide 5 La Palm Spa Disinfectant 1 Young Nails Acrylic System One Step Cleaner 2 CND Retention+ Sculpting Liquid & Powder FAVORITE ELECTRIC FILE The 3 NSI Attraction Acrylic System 4 Light Elegance APEX Acrylic System 1 KUPA MANIPro Passport 5 Entity Nail Sculpting Liquid & Powder 2 Gelish Go File 3 Young Nails YN-100 Electric File Results FAVORITE ACRYLIC COLOR SYSTEM 4 Medicool Pro Power 35K Portable Rechargeable Filing System 1 Young Nails Colored Acrylic 5 Light Elegance Zippy eFile 2 CND Perfect Color Powder Collection FAVORITE FILE Are 3 EzFlow Boogie Nights Glitter Acrylics 1 Hand & Nail Harmony 240/240 File 4 NSI Simplicité Colour Powders 2 CND Kanga File 5 KUPA Triptych Colored Acrylic 3 Young Nails 150 Zebra File 4 Light Elegance Perfect File In! FAVORITE BASE COAT 5 OPI Edge White 240 File ou’ve cast your ballots 1 Gelish Foundation 2 CND Shellac Base Coat FAVORITE GEL ENHANCEMENT and we’ve tallied the Y 3 OPI Natural Nail Base Coat SYSTEM (Soak-Off) results. Now — drumroll 4 ORLY Bonder 1 Gelish Brush-On Structure please — we’re proud to announce 5 Light Elegance Tack UV/LED 2 ORLY Bodyguard the winners of our 2019 NAILS Bonding Agent 3 Aprés Nail Gel-X Nail Extension Readers’ Choice Awards. See System what others in the industry are FAVORITE BRUSH 4 Akzéntz Options Soak-Off Gel preferring and purchasing in 32 (For Enhancements) 5 LeChat Nobility Soak-Off Gel System product categories. Are any of your 1 Light Elegance Gel Polish faves on the list? Bling Brush FAVORITE GEL-POLISH (UV/LED Cured Polish) And take a look at the 20 2 CND ProSeries Enhancement innovative new items you selected Brushes 1 CND Shellac in the Favorite New Product 3 Gelish #6 Gel Brush 2 Gelish Soak-Off Gel-Polish category, which were released on 4 Young Nails Finesse Brush Series 3 OPI GelColor or before August 1, 2019. 5 Wildflowers Black COMBO Tool 4 Young Nails Mani Q 5 ORLY GelFX

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FAVORITE GEL ENHANCEMENT FAVORITE MANICURE FAVORITE PEDICURE TOOL SYSTEM (Hard Gel) PRODUCT OR SYSTEM 1 Footlogix Excavator with Round 1 CND Brisa Gel System 1 CND Spa Edge and Blacks File 2 Gelish Hard Gel 2 Cuccio Naturalé 2 OPI Dual Sided Foot File with 3 Light Elegance Lexy Line Hard Gels 3 OPI ProSpa Disposable Grit Strips 4 Young Nails Synergy Gel 4 LCN Anti Age System 3 Flowery Foot File 5 IBD LED/UV Clear Builder Gel 5 Voesh New York Mani in a Box 4 Cuccio Pedicure Stainless Steel File Waterless 3 Step 5 AngelFeet Foot File (tie) FAVORITE GEL-ACRYLIC HYBRID 5 Mehaz Pro Angled Wide Jaw FAVORITE NAIL ART SUPPLIES Toenail Clipper (tie) 1 Gelish PolyGel 2 IBD Control Gel 1 Wildflowers Loaded Brush Case FAVORITE POLISH-DRYING 3 Tammy Taylor SCULPT 2 Light Elegance Celina Ryden PRODUCT 4 Artistic Nail Design Putty Signature Series Art Brush Kit 5 Wild flowers Sculpting Paste 3 Young Nails Caption Art Screens 1 CND SolarSpeed Spray 4 Gelish Mini Marbling Striper Brush Quick Dry Spray FAVORITE IMPLEMENT OR TOOL 5 Akzentz Gel Play (tie) 2 OPI Drip Dry 5 Gel II Stamping Kit (tie) 3 Morgan Taylor Accelerate Dry 1 Wildflowers SCRUBBY Brush Drops 2 Young Nails Magic Wand FAVORITE NAIL ART APPLIQUES AND 4 Caption Drying Drops 3 Gelish PolyTool EMBELLISHMENTS 5 Nail Tek 10 Speed 4 Tweezerman Cobalt Stainless Steel Cuticle Nipper 1 Swarovski Crystalpixie FAVORITE STRENGTHENER 5 OPI Titanium Tooling Collection 2 Light Elegance Glitter Gel OR TREATMENT 3 Young Nails Foil Freaks Kit FAVORITE LED/CURING LAMP 4 NSI Secrets Sparkles Glitter 1 Famous Names IBX Natural Nail 5 China Glaze Stripe ‘Em Striping Tape Strengthening System 1 Gelish 18G Plus Comfort Cure 2 CND RescueRxx Daily Keratin 2 CND LED Lamp FAVORITE ART ADDITIVE, CHROME, Treatment 3 Young Nails Universal Cure Light OR HOLO 3 OPI Nail Envy 4 Light Elegance LEDdot Dual 4 Nail Tek Intensive Therapy 2 Wavelength Curing 1 Wildflowers Powdered Sugar 5 Morgan Taylor Daily Elixir 5 OPI Dual Cure LED Light Collection 2 OPI Chrome Effects FAVORITE TIPS FAVORITE LONG-LASTING POLISH 3 Young Nails Liquid Art (No Lamp Required) 4 Light Elegance Premium Pretties 1 CND Velocity Tips Pigments 2 Young Nails Style Tips 1 CND Vinylux 5 EzFlow Chrome Effects Pigment (tie) 3 Light Elegance Natural Cylinder 2 OPI Infinite Shine 5 Tammy Taylor Lazer Dust (tie) Tip Kit 3 Essie Gel Couture 4 NSI Tech-Tip Almond 4 Young Nails Caption Polish FAVORITE NAIL PREP PRODUCTS 5 ProHesion Perfetto Tips 5 Artistic Nail Design Colour Revolution 1 Young Nails Protein Bond FAVORITE TOP COAT 2 CND ScrubFresh Nail Surface Cleanser FAVORITE TRADITIONAL POLISH 3 Famous Names Cinnatize 1 CND Shellac Duraforce Top Coat 4 Gelish pH Bond 2 Wildflowers Metallic Topcoat 1 OPI Nail Lacquer 5 OPI BondAid 3 Akzentz Shine-On 2 Morgan Taylor Lacquer 4 Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat 3 China Glaze Nail Lacquer FAVORITE PEDICURE EQUIPMENT 5 Gelish Top It Off 4 Essie Nail Polish 5 Dazzle Dry Nail Lacquer 1 Footsiebath Footsiebath FAVORITE VENTILATION SYSTEM 2 Belava Element Pedicure Spa Chair FAVORITE LOTION FOR 3 Daylight Slimline Floor Lamp 1 Aerovex “The One That Works” HANDS OR BODY 4 KUPA Pedicure Diamond Bit Salon Air Purifier 5 Whale Spa Crane Pedicure Chair 2 Valentino Beauty Pure 1 CND Scentsations 3 Nail Superstore ProTool Nail Dust 2 Famous Names Luxury Dadi’ Lotion FAVORITE PEDICURE PRODUCT Collector 3 Cuccio Vanilla Bean & Sugar Butter OR SYSTEM 4 Mia Secret Nail Dust Vacuum 4 Hempz ProSpa Hand Nail & 5 Americanails Breathe Easy Cuticle Cream 1 Footlogix Callus Softener 5 LCN Anti Age Hand Cream 2 CND Marine SpaPedicure 3 LCN Urea Foot Care Turn the page to see the 4 Morgan Taylor BareLuxury best new products of 2019. 5 La Palm Volcano Spa

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