Today we’d like to introduce you to Desiree Evans.
Hi Desiree, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers?
My mother was a hair stylist at the height of her career. She owned seven salons so I grew up in the salon and spa environment. I always knew that I wanted to do nails because she had a nail girl in one of her salons and I would always sit and stare at her doing nails and just be mesmerized. After college, I ended up putting myself through nail school. I worked in salons and spas for years and I enjoy that experience as a manicurist and an esthetician. After I had my daughter, I was looking to get back into the workforce and I found a job doing pedicures in a podiatry practice. I loved that job and I learned a lot about feet that I could not learn in a salon and spa environment. After about five years at that job, I decided to go out on my own as a therapeutic pedicurist. I really enjoy my job. I look forward every day to helping people solve problems that they have with their feet that just don’t seem to be resolved by regular pedicures.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
It has been a relatively smooth road. I have to say I have enjoyed the journey.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
I specialize in therapeutic pedicuring, which is basically feet that no one else wants to deal with. Think about people with diabetes, corns, calluses, thick toenails or postoperative patients. Feet that no one dares to touch or feet that some people just can’t touch because they don’t like the way they look. Some people are dealing with fungal infections. Some people are dealing with skin irritations. Some people are dealing with plantar warts or other things. I think I’m most proud of the relief that my clients feel when they leave my pedicure chair. What sets me apart from others is hospital grade sterilization, continuing education and years of hexperience in my field.
What sort of changes are you expecting over the next 5-10 years?
Over the next few years, I definitely see a trend in more therapeutic pedicure as opposed to aesthetic pedicure. People are looking for relief from foot problems more than they’re looking for beauty in their feet. I see a lot of dancers. I see a lot of professional athletes. I see a lot of older people who just can’t get to their toenails. I see a lot of people who have thick fungal, toenails, toenails that are turned different colors from medication all sorts of things that people are simply looking for a relief from.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://Proactivepedicuring.com
- Instagram: @proactivepedicuring
- Facebook: Proactive Pedicuring
