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1961 Pedicure and Manicure Prices

Do you think nails are expensive? An industry colleague of mine shared this from another peer - a bit of history on salon service pricing over the decades. Here's some perspective for you.

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"In 1961 Marilyn Monroe went into a nail salon and received a $6 manicure and $9 pedicure leaving paying a total of $15. Arguably to most that seems reasonable and is a great price. In those times they were and in today’s money the manicure $6=$60-$67 in 2026 and the pedicure would be around $100 as well. This was for the basic services.

In 1975 a woman named Tippi Hedren taught 20 Vietnamese women in Sacramento, CA how to do manicures. Leading into the $25 nail era of terrible labor practices and conditions for the tech’s involved and ended in the owners of the salons able to cut corners in pay and hours earned. Which means your nail techs were severely underpaid during this time for supplies, hours, ergonomics and more.

In 1996 the entrepreneurial industry leaped forward and nail prices went stagnant for a while due to the cost of living and the things that happened. Leading into the 2000’s where people of all kinds starting creating their own nail brands and businesses.

Now with this information comes the question; should nails be so expensive these days? My answer is simply in these facts.
If $6 of 1960’s money is equal to $67 of 2026 dollars then for a basic manicure and pedicure in 2026 should equal= $160 (if my math is correct) now that is just a basic level of both. No extensions, no polish, no add ons. In 1975 a full set of acrylic nails cost $25 in 1991 they ranged $43 then back to $38 in 96 and around $42 in 2003. Inflation math then from now is 80-90% higher. Which means $42 in 2003 equals around $82 in 2026. This is for the basic acrylic full set.

If my math is correct a short simple solid color set should run around $80 in 2026. That seems about the average and we hear complaints daily, these days
you women don’t want just a solid color either you want a hand drawn French, airbrush designs, 3D affects, and much more. 

Respect the history and your tech and be thankful for the dip in the 1990’s. If the influx price of nails matched everything else they would be around $500 a set in 2026. I digress. "

Now after you have read what I pasted above, here's a bit more context. As a teenager in the mid to late 80's in Qc/Cda, I had acrylic nails done at a 'proper' salon (NOT a discount nail bar) for the first time. Guess what I paid? Nope, not 25$. Around 80$ YUP!
Appreciate your nail tech. She works hard & her expenses are insane!