Working document
The client nail record card every set should be logged on
One page per client that holds what you applied, how you prepped it, how it wore and when she is due back, so the next appointment starts with facts instead of memory.
Free resources
Working resources for nail salon owners and booth renters
Everything here is meant to be used at the bench: two calculators, three straight comparisons, a record card you can fill in, and a magazine that does the arithmetic of the trade.
A nail business runs on numbers most software never asks about: what a set costs you in product, how many days it wears on that particular client, how long a full set with art really takes when you are solo, and what your state board expects between clients. Those are the numbers these resources are built around.
The Polish Room is the writing side of it, with pieces on pricing against booth rent, disinfection requirements, why gel lifts at the cuticle, the cost of a color wall and where structured gel is taking share from acrylic. The calculators and the record card are the tools that turn those articles into decisions you can make on Monday.
Free tools
Free calculators for nail techs, priced and timed on real numbers
Two working calculators for the two questions that decide a nail business: what a set has to cost, and how many hours a tighter rebooking interval would actually take.
Comparisons
PolishBook compared with the software nail techs actually evaluate
PolishBook keeps the nail record, so the real question is whether you also need the booking, payment and marketing platform wrapped around it.
Main guide
How much should I charge for a gel manicure when my booth rent goes up?
It settles what a gel manicure has to cost once booth rent, product per set and the hours you genuinely fill are all in the same calculation.
Magazine
The Polish Room
Working knowledge for nail salon owners and booth renters: pricing, state board rules, product chemistry and the craft behind every set.
About
Who writes all of this
Who writes The Polish Room, the years at the bench behind the pricing and retention arithmetic, and why nothing here is published until it has been checked against a working nail menu.
From a record card to a searchable record
The card, the comparisons and The Polish Room all circle the same gap: nail history you can search rather than scroll. PolishBook holds it per client, from brand and color code through builder and cure to the finger you always have to file thin. Book a demo and we will set up your first client card together.