The Nail, Lash & Esthetics Fix Kit
Built for nail techs, lash techs and estheticians.
Two techs with identical skill and identical clientele can land tens of thousands apart in real income — not from talent, from the split. This kit finds where the money leaks in your own work and gives you the steps and the words to close each one.
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The 11 leaks it covers
5 you can close it · 3 the other side owes it · 3 a pro decides
- Retail products never offered to existing clientsWhere to look first: Nothing is lost here — it's a door you haven't opened. Pick a few products you already use and believe in (for example cuticle oil, top coat, aftercare).Keep it from coming back: Put one product suggestion in your checkout routine for each service type.You can close it
- Booth rent signed without checking it against your own weekly client volumeWhere to look first: Write down your booth rent and how often it's due (weekly or monthly).Keep it from coming back: Run your break-even before every booth lease or renewal. Use your slow-week client count.You can close it
- Never run the real per-service math on commission vs booth rentWhere to look first: Pick one service you do often. Write its price.Keep it from coming back: Run the side-by-side before accepting any new split or booth offer.You can close it
- Booth rent never multiplied out to its real monthly and yearly costWhere to look first: Take your weekly booth rent and multiply by 52. That's your yearly rent.Keep it from coming back: Re-run rent x 52 ÷ 12 against your slow-month client count before every renewal.You can close it
- QBI deduction missed below the threshold, or relied on above it with no W-2 wagesWhere to look first: Gather your self-employed income and expenses for the year.Keep it from coming back: Ask the QBI question every year before filing, and again if you hire anyone.You can close it
- Esthetician / lash tech pay below the BLS skincare specialist median (employees only)Where to look first: Take your last 4 pay stubs. Add up total pay (with tips and commission) and total hours.Keep it from coming back: Work out your real hourly rate every quarter.The other side owes it
- Nail tech pay below the BLS manicurist median (employees only)Where to look first: Take your last 4 pay stubs. Add up total pay (with tips and commission) and total hours worked.Keep it from coming back: Work out your real hourly rate every quarter from your pay stubs.The other side owes it
- Called a 1099 contractor while the salon controls hours and how the work is doneWhere to look first: Write down who decides: your hours, which clients you see, how you do each service, your prices, and who supplies product.Keep it from coming back: Before taking a '1099' spot, ask who sets your hours, prices and clients — and get it in writing.The other side owes it
- California manicurist told booth rental was off the table — exemption restored 1 Jan 2026Where to look first: If you're a licensed manicurist in California and were told in 2025 that you couldn't rent a booth: during 2025 the manicurist exemption had lapsed, so the stricter 'ABC' employee test applied.Keep it from coming back: Before signing any booth agreement in California, check all five Labor Code 2778 conditions are written into how you actually work.A pro decides
- Booth-renter income spent with nothing set aside for taxesWhere to look first: Open a separate savings account just for taxes.Keep it from coming back: Make the tax transfer the first move every payday, including on cash and tips.A pro decides
- Self-employment tax on booth income when also a W-2 commission employeeWhere to look first: Nothing is lost here — it's how the tax works when you're both an employee and a booth renter. Keep two lists: W-2 commission pay, and booth-rent (self-employed) income.Keep it from coming back: Log booth tips daily with your service income. Move the set-aside the day you get paid.A pro decides
Free: one full leak from this kit
No sign-up, no email. Here is leak 1 of 11 exactly as it appears in the kit, so you can see what you get before you buy.
Retail products never offered to existing clients
You can close itNothing is lost here — it's a door you haven't opened.
- Pick a few products you already use and believe in (for example cuticle oil, top coat, aftercare).
- Find out what you'd earn on each: your own markup if you buy and resell, or the retail commission in your salon agreement.
- Mention one product at checkout, tied to the service you just did. No hard sell.
- If you're a commission tech, make sure every sale rings up under your name.
- Track what sells for a month, then decide whether to keep it up. That's your call.
Your part: Choose the products, set the price, and offer them.
Checkout script: "Your [SERVICE] will last longer if you use [PRODUCT] at home — just [HOW TO USE] every [HOW OFTEN]. I have it here for [PRICE] if you'd like to take one. No pressure at all."
Put one product suggestion in your checkout routine for each service type.
What this kit can't decide for you: No earnings are promised. Retail is optional; pricing is your decision.
That's 1 of 11. The other 10 come the same way in the kit: steps, words to send, a habit to keep each one closed.
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What people in this work look up
When nail, lash and esthetics techs go looking for answers, they search things like “booth rent vs commission”, “esthetician salary”, “nail tech pay”, “esthetician business” and “nail tech prices”. Those searches turn up forms, averages and other people's numbers. This kit starts from your own records instead: the 11 places money leaks in this work, where to look first and the words to send to close each one.
What you get for each leak
- Numbered steps to close each leak
- Your part, spelled out
- Words you can use: letters and scripts, ready to send (fill in the brackets)
- A habit that keeps each leak from coming back
- An honest line on what the kit can't decide for you
A page from the kit
Questions people ask
Should I rent a booth or work on commission?
Run the real per-service math on both with your own client volume. The kit walks you through it.
Is my esthetician or nail tech pay below the median?
If you're an employee, the kit shows how to compare against the federal median for your role.
Can a salon call me a 1099 contractor?
Not if it controls your hours and how the work is done. The kit flags it.
What it can't decide for you
This kit works from your own records. It doesn't give legal, tax, licensing or financial advice, and it never tells you what to charge. Where a CPA, attorney, insurer or state board makes the call, the kit says so and gets your records ready for them.
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