18/08/2026
Carla Louise Nails exists, in part, because Carla got bored during lockdown.
Before nails, Carla was working as a housekeeper. She was furloughed during Covid, spotted a competition to win a nail technician course, entered it... and won.
She hasn’t really looked back since.
What started in a chair in a hair salon eventually became Carla’s own business, then her own premises and, most recently, a move to a gorgeous new salon on Wood Street in Norton.
But there’s a bit in the middle of Carla’s story that I found even more interesting.
A few years into the business, she lost her spark.
Rather than deciding nails weren’t for her anymore, Carla invested heavily in her education. She learnt more, refined her techniques and completely changed the confidence she had in her own work.
Today, she’s passionate about quality, hygiene and raising standards within the nail industry. She’s also launched her own training academy, passing everything she’s learnt onto students who genuinely want to build a career doing this properly.
And THAT was the story behind her Brand Edit.
Yes, we photographed nails, products and her fabulous new salon (complete with leopard-print wallpaper 😍), but we also photographed Carla teaching, working with clients, choosing products, spending time with her team and all those little things that show the care and expertise behind the finished result.
We even discovered that a photograph of Carla sitting with her feet up in her socks was apparently the most “Carla” photograph I could possibly have taken. 😂
And obviously Buddy, CEO and official approver of all unnecessary nail-colour purchases, made an appearance too. 🐾
I’ve written the full story of Carla’s journey and shared lots more from her Brand Edit over on the blog.
Comment CARLA below and I’ll send you the link, or you’ll find it in my bio. 💛
