Does Nail and Tanning go well together?

NailTan · 10-14-2004, 05:21 PM

Hi user...I just want to say that this is a great forum and most of the post I read on this board shows a great deal of knowledge.

Is it really feasible to have Tanning in a Nail salon? Have anyone on this board own that kind of business or knows anyone that does both. I own a Nail salon in Cape Cod and it gets really slow during the winter. I would like to put in tanning booth and bed but not sure if I will be getting tanning clients. Anyone have any idea what would go well with a Nail salon? Any inputs would be greatly appreciated! TIA

Tom

tanu01 · 10-14-2004, 05:24 PM

I would never put nails into one of my stores.
Bob

KnxTan · 10-14-2004, 05:27 PM

I had a nail tech in my salon for a while. The smell of the nail chemicals made most of the tanners complain. I had to phase it out after about 2 months. I had a fume fan at the nail tech's station. Might work for some.

DWhite6872 · 10-14-2004, 08:33 PM

I think tanning seems to get paired with other concepts...we have a tanning salon on one side and Laundromat on the other....the tanning blows it away..that is why we are opening more tanning salons not Laundromats..

If you had to and it was a must....we put ours next to one another two different names never put together in advertising....it shares employees back and forth but seems completley different. we have a door that seperates the two with a square window in the wall so you can see the other side..

NailTan · 10-14-2004, 10:39 PM

Thanks DWhite!! That was my initial thought.

perfecttan01 · 10-14-2004, 10:40 PM

Ageed, nails and tanning do not mix, been there, tried it, didnt work.

Neon Beach · 10-14-2004, 11:23 PM

Really? I wish people thought that here. Every second hair/nail salon has a bed or two.

perfecttan01 · 10-15-2004, 11:42 AM

I doubt the get much tanning due to breathing chemicals, hair floating.
If you ever notice hair and nail salons that do tanning, do very little, usually a bed stuck back in a hole that never gets cleaned or serviced.
You never see a tanning salon with hair or nails added, doing any good with tanning.
Where my wife gets her nails done, very upscale, has an ergo 650 that sits empty 99 % of the time.

perfecttan01 · 10-15-2004, 11:42 AM

I doubt the get much tanning due to breathing chemicals, hair floating.
If you ever notice hair and nail salons that do tanning, do very little, usually a bed stuck back in a hole that never gets cleaned or serviced.
You never see a tanning salon with hair or nails added, doing any good with tanning.
Where my wife gets her nails done, very upscale, has an ergo 650 that sits empty 99 % of the time.

perfecttan01 · 10-15-2004, 11:43 AM

I doubt the get much tanning due to breathing chemicals, hair floating.
If you ever notice hair and nail salons that do tanning, do very little, usually a bed stuck back in a hole that never gets cleaned or serviced.
You never see a tanning salon with hair or nails added, doing any good with tanning.
Where my wife gets her nails done, very upscale, has an ergo 650 that sits empty 99 % of the time.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Nail Tech for Tanning Salon: How to Find one?	leonard_cohen	Open Forum	8	08-11-2006 11:20 AM
Here Are The Kind Of Stories That Are Killing Our Industry	sizzlestan	Open Forum	8	01-21-2005 10:27 AM
Competitor Moves Nail and TANNING business to home	slimc21	Salon Management	20	12-02-2004 09:19 PM
Should we?	Chameleon	Tanning Biz Newbies	2	06-11-2004 05:31 PM

10-14-2004, 05:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
NailTan Join Date: Oct 12 2004 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	Hi user...I just want to say that this is a great forum and most of the post I read on this board shows a great deal of knowledge. Is it really feasible to have Tanning in a Nail salon? Have anyone on this board own that kind of business or knows anyone that does both. I own a Nail salon in Cape Cod and it gets really slow during the winter. I would like to put in tanning booth and bed but not sure if I will be getting tanning clients. Anyone have any idea what would go well with a Nail salon? Any inputs would be greatly appreciated! TIA Tom

10-14-2004, 05:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
tanu01 "The Man" Join Date: Mar 4 2003 Location: ohio Posts: 3,977 Rep Power: 7	I would never put nails into one of my stores. Bob

10-14-2004, 05:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
KnxTan I love Derf!! Join Date: Oct 8 2004 Posts: 1,036 Rep Power: 9	I had a nail tech in my salon for a while. The smell of the nail chemicals made most of the tanners complain. I had to phase it out after about 2 months. I had a fume fan at the nail tech's station. Might work for some.

10-14-2004, 08:33 PM	#4 (permalink)
DWhite6872 Waiting Confirmation Join Date: Apr 22 2004 Posts: 5,189 Rep Power: 0	I think tanning seems to get paired with other concepts...we have a tanning salon on one side and Laundromat on the other....the tanning blows it away..that is why we are opening more tanning salons not Laundromats.. If you had to and it was a must....we put ours next to one another two different names never put together in advertising....it shares employees back and forth but seems completley different. we have a door that seperates the two with a square window in the wall so you can see the other side..

10-14-2004, 10:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
NailTan Join Date: Oct 12 2004 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	Thanks DWhite!! That was my initial thought.

10-14-2004, 10:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
perfecttan01 Join Date: Aug 31 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 788 Rep Power: 7	Ageed, nails and tanning do not mix, been there, tried it, didnt work.

10-14-2004, 11:23 PM	#7 (permalink)
Neon Beach I'm Banned Join Date: Nov 30 2000 Location: Ontario Age: 45 Posts: 52,065 Rep Power: 0	Really? I wish people thought that here. Every second hair/nail salon has a bed or two.

10-15-2004, 11:42 AM	#8 (permalink)
perfecttan01 Join Date: Aug 31 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 788 Rep Power: 7	I doubt the get much tanning due to breathing chemicals, hair floating. If you ever notice hair and nail salons that do tanning, do very little, usually a bed stuck back in a hole that never gets cleaned or serviced. You never see a tanning salon with hair or nails added, doing any good with tanning. Where my wife gets her nails done, very upscale, has an ergo 650 that sits empty 99 % of the time.

10-15-2004, 11:42 AM	#9 (permalink)
perfecttan01 Join Date: Aug 31 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 788 Rep Power: 7	I doubt the get much tanning due to breathing chemicals, hair floating. If you ever notice hair and nail salons that do tanning, do very little, usually a bed stuck back in a hole that never gets cleaned or serviced. You never see a tanning salon with hair or nails added, doing any good with tanning. Where my wife gets her nails done, very upscale, has an ergo 650 that sits empty 99 % of the time.

10-15-2004, 11:43 AM	#10 (permalink)
perfecttan01 Join Date: Aug 31 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 788 Rep Power: 7	I doubt the get much tanning due to breathing chemicals, hair floating. If you ever notice hair and nail salons that do tanning, do very little, usually a bed stuck back in a hole that never gets cleaned or serviced. You never see a tanning salon with hair or nails added, doing any good with tanning. Where my wife gets her nails done, very upscale, has an ergo 650 that sits empty 99 % of the time.

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)