Your skills.
Your clients.
Your future.
Explore the possibilities of a career in nails, lashes, or waxing and tinting—with hands-on training at Nove Academy.
More skills.
More ways to build your business.
Expand your training across nails, lashes, waxing and tinting to offer clients more of the services they love—all in one place.
A broader range of skills gives you flexibility to shape your days: a nail appointment in the morning, lashes in the afternoon, or shorter waxing and tinting services between longer appointments. You can create more opportunities for repeat visits, fill openings in your schedule, and grow your earning potential as your client base develops.
Start with one course. Build your skills—and your business—from there.
A career in nails.
Combine creativity with practical skills. Create beautiful nails and develop lasting client relationships.
Build a business, one appointment at a time.
Start with a strong foundation, then grow your skills and client base through practice.
A full gel-nail schedule, in numbers.
| Per day | Per week | Four weeks | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service sales | $320 | $1,600 | $6,400 |
| Estimated supplies | $60 | $300 | $1,200 |
| Remaining after supplies | $260 | $1,300 | $5,200 |
Remaining amounts are before other business expenses and taxes.
A full manicure schedule, in numbers.
| Per day | Per week | Four weeks | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service sales | $270 | $1,350 | $5,400 |
| Estimated supplies | $42 | $210 | $840 |
| Remaining after supplies | $228 | $1,140 | $4,560 |
Remaining amounts are before other business expenses and taxes.
A full pedicure schedule, in numbers.
| Per day | Per week | Four weeks | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service sales | $275 | $1,375 | $5,500 |
| Estimated supplies | $60 | $300 | $1,200 |
| Remaining after supplies | $215 | $1,075 | $4,300 |
Remaining amounts are before other business expenses and taxes.
How this example is calculated
Gel Nails Example only—an illustration, not a promise of income. Assumes 20 completed, fully booked appointments each week and $15 in supplies per service. Four appointments require eight service hours, plus breaks, cleaning and administration.
Gel-polish manicure on bare natural nails—an illustration, not a promise of income. Assumes 30 completed, fully booked appointments each week, Monday to Friday, and $7 in estimated supplies per service. Each 75-minute block allows 60 minutes for service and 15 minutes for cleaning, payment and turnover. Six blocks plus a 30-minute lunch fill an eight-hour day; additional opening, closing and administration need separate time. Existing polish removal, spa treatments and nail art are excluded. This is an established-technician example.
Gel-polish pedicure on bare natural toenails—an illustration, not a promise of income. Assumes 25 completed, fully booked appointments each week, Monday to Friday, and $12 in estimated supplies per service. Each 90-minute block allows 75 minutes for service and 15 minutes for cleaning, payment and turnover. Five blocks plus a 30-minute lunch fill an eight-hour day; additional opening, closing and administration need separate time. Existing polish removal, spa upgrades and nail art are excluded. This is an established-technician example.
A career in lashes.
Precision that brings clients back. Explore new sets and natural-lash services.
Build lasting client relationships.
Start with a strong foundation, then expand your skills and service menu through practice.
A classic-lash schedule, in numbers.
Daily mix: 2 new classic sets and 3 maintenance fills. Full set 100 CAD; fill 50 CAD.
| Per day | Per week | Four weeks | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service sales | $350 | $1,750 | $7,000 |
| Estimated supplies | $35 | $175 | $700 |
| Remaining after supplies | $315 | $1,575 | $6,300 |
Remaining amounts are before other business expenses and taxes.
A volume-lash schedule, in numbers.
Daily mix: 1 new volume set and 4 maintenance fills. Full set 150 CAD; fill 75 CAD.
| Per day | Per week | Four weeks | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service sales | $450 | $2,250 | $9,000 |
| Estimated supplies | $30 | $150 | $600 |
| Remaining after supplies | $420 | $2,100 | $8,400 |
Remaining amounts are before other business expenses and taxes.
A lash lift & tint schedule, in numbers.
A natural-lash lift with lash tint; brow services and extension removal are not included.
| Per day | Per week | Four weeks | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service sales | $450 | $2,250 | $9,000 |
| Estimated supplies | $72 | $360 | $1,440 |
| Remaining after supplies | $378 | $1,890 | $7,560 |
Remaining amounts are before other business expenses and taxes.
How this example is calculated
Illustration only—not a promise of income. Assumes 10 new sets and 15 fills each week, Monday to Friday. Full-set blocks allow 120 minutes for service plus 15 minutes turnover; fill blocks allow 45 minutes for service plus 15 minutes turnover. This mix totals 7.5 scheduled hours daily; a 30-minute lunch fills an eight-hour day, with extra opening, closing and administration separate. Clients commonly return for maintenance fills after 2–3 weeks; timing and fill suitability depend on retention. Extended or overdue fills, removals and specialty designs need separate pricing and time. This is a practiced technician's planning example. Owner-approved planning allowances: $10 per full set and $5 per fill; not a measured product-yield calculation.
Illustration only—not a promise of income. Assumes 5 new sets and 20 fills each week, Monday to Friday. Full-set blocks allow 135 minutes for service plus 15 minutes turnover; fill blocks allow 60 minutes for service plus 15 minutes turnover. This mix totals 7.5 scheduled hours daily; a 30-minute lunch fills an eight-hour day, with extra opening, closing and administration separate. Clients commonly return for maintenance fills after 2–3 weeks; timing and fill suitability depend on retention. Extended or overdue fills, removals and mega-volume need separate pricing and time. Volume training builds on existing classic lash skills. This is a practiced technician's planning example. Owner-approved planning allowances: $10 per full set and $5 per fill; not a measured product-yield calculation.
Illustration only—not a promise of income. Assumes 30 completed appointments each week, Monday to Friday. Each 75-minute block allows 60 minutes for service and 15 minutes for turnover. Six blocks plus a 30-minute lunch fill eight hours; additional opening, closing and administration need separate time. Required advance suitability or patch-test appointments need separate time. Provisional $12 supply allowance for review; the actual lift system and usable treatments per package still need confirmation. Supplies are budgeted at $12 per appointment.
A career in waxing & tinting.
Everyday services. Personal connections. Explore two ways to build your service menu.
Flexible services for your schedule.
Offer individual treatments or thoughtfully priced combinations to suit your clients.
A waxing-package schedule, in numbers.
One client receiving lower-leg, underarm and brow waxing in a single appointment—not a full-body wax.
| Per day | Per week | Four weeks | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service sales | $330 | $1,650 | $6,600 |
| Estimated supplies | $78 | $390 | $1,560 |
| Remaining after supplies | $252 | $1,260 | $5,040 |
Remaining amounts are before other business expenses and taxes.
A brow wax & tint schedule, in numbers.
Brow shaping with wax and a standard brow tint; lash tint, full-face waxing and lamination are not included.
| Per day | Per week | Four weeks | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service sales | $250 | $1,250 | $5,000 |
| Estimated supplies | $50 | $250 | $1,000 |
| Remaining after supplies | $200 | $1,000 | $4,000 |
Remaining amounts are before other business expenses and taxes.
How this example is calculated
Illustration only—not a promise of income. Assumes 30 completed package appointments each week, Monday to Friday. Each 75-minute block allows 60 minutes for service and 15 minutes for turnover. Six blocks plus a 30-minute lunch fill eight hours; additional opening, closing and administration need separate time. Every appointment in this example includes lower legs, underarms and brows. It does not price all waxing areas equally. Full legs, intimate waxing, larger areas and other combinations need their own pricing, time and supply allowance. Estimated supplies use Nove selling prices and assumed quantities, not measured service usage. Supplies are budgeted at $13 per appointment.
Illustration only—not a promise of income. Assumes 50 completed brow wax-and-tint appointments each week, Monday to Friday. Each 45-minute block allows 30 minutes for service and 15 minutes for turnover. Ten blocks plus a 30-minute lunch fill eight hours; additional opening, closing and administration need separate time. Required advance suitability or patch-test appointments need separate time. This is one service example from the course, not a price for every facial waxing or tinting service. Estimated supplies use Nove selling prices and assumed quantities, not measured service usage. Supplies are budgeted at $5 per appointment.
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About these career examples
Prepared by Nove Academy, the education division of Nove Salon & Esthetics Wholesale Ltd in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Published .
These examples help prospective students understand service-based business planning. Service prices and appointment times are selected planning assumptions for practiced technicians, not a survey of graduate earnings. Supply figures are budgeting allowances informed by Nove Wholesale selling prices and assumed product use, not measured service yields.
All figures are in Canadian dollars. Weekly totals use five working days; four-week totals use 20 working days, not an average calendar month. Each service's calculation dropdown explains its schedule and assumptions.
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