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New nail salon may chip
competition’s polish
by Sharon Schnakenburg
What do you get when you mix a
rare nail technique, natural scrubs and
a personal business approach with an
in-house boutique?
Answer: The Pampered Pinkie, one of
Chandler’s newest salons.
Pampered Pinkie opened in April,
filling fill a niche, says Lori Machado,
who moved to Chandler from Valencia,
CA, five years ago.
“My family is in the industry, and
when I lived in California I was fortunate
enough to get great services at my
sister’s salon. When I moved here, I had
to visit my first convenient corner nail
shop and missed the interaction and
STSN photos by Gordon Murray
product selection,” she says.
RELAX: Sit in an overstuffed chair to have a pedicure or manicure at Pampered Pinkie. WELCOME: Owner Lori Machado, left, and Tammy
“I tried the full service salon but
Rosenberg, manager and nail technician of the
Pampered Pinkie, a new salon in S. Chandler.
you cannot shop-drop in without
The service that makes The Pampered natural nails to give them strength,
an appointment, and it was very
Pinkie most unique, according to or a free edge can be sculpted to
expensive. So I kept thinking about the
Machado, is the gel nail enhancements give the nail a longer appearance. Positive interaction with clients is key
Pampered Pinkie business concept,”
it offers, as opposed to the acrylic nails “The result is a beautiful nail that at The Pampered Pinkie, says Machado,
Machado explains. “The key is keeping
most salons apply. looks real, not fake as acrylics do,” adds who has three children: 22-year-
it conducive to walk-in clientele and
“When I thought about services I Machado. old Matt, 17-year-old Samantha and
affordable to the average woman.”
wanted to have, I knew right away that The Pampered Pinkie features a 12-year-old Jared.
Services offered at Pampered Pinkie,
I did not want to offer acrylic nails. vintage “shabby chic” interior design “Women are looking for a little more
which is co-owned by Machado’s
Between the strong odor, dust and with raspberry, chocolate brown and then a grind and file. It’s almost like
husband, Jesus, include pedicures,
unhealthy chemicals, they just did not white hues. visiting a friend, but getting your nails
starting at $27; waxing for $16 and up;
fit with the salon,” explains Machado, a “Our manicure tables are quaint, done at the same time.”
facials, $58 and up; and manicures,
resident of Whitewing at Krueger. white vanity tables, and pedicures An in-salon boutique provides
eyelash extensions and tinting. The
The gel application the Pampered are given in overstuffed comfy chairs shopping variety for clients during salon
salon uses Bath Heaven’s all-natural
Pinkie uses forms a hardened surface with your feet soaking in little antique
scrubs, soaks and lotions manufactured
that can be applied over the customer’s buckets.”
See Nail salon Page 14
in Gilbert.
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