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For the next two-and-a-half years Sauers worked out of her house, eventually bringing aboard two employees, Kate Zarvis and Alexa Vercammen. They successfully created a name for themselves and garnered a large and loyal client base. After saving enough money, Sauers was able to leave her house and open up Dallas Beauty Lounge in Bridgeville, Pa., where she's been since March of this year. THE HOOD: The small town of Bridgeville is located about 13 miles south of Pittsburgh in a more suburban area. There aren't very 108 | NAILS MAGAZINE | DECEMBER 2015 THE SCOOP: With one year left in college, nail tech Dallas Sauers dropped out and decided to open up a nail salon. It's not the typical way of landing a job right out of college, but then again very little about Dallas Beauty Lounge is typical. Sauers was 21 at the time and had worked at multiple nail salons, but none of them had what she was looking for. Some had the trendy atmosphere she wanted but weren't clean, others were clean but had a clientele that wasn't for her. So, with $500 in hand borrowed from her dad, Sauers went to a local supply store to purchase a gel starter kit, a few polish colors, and a few tools. That was the frst and last loan she ever took for her business. salon profile Sitting Pretty at Dallas Beauty Lounge } BUSINESS Dallas Beauty Lounge currently has 1,000 square feet of space, but Sauers plans to expand that by an additional 1,700 square feet when the space next door becomes available. QUICK LOOK Salon Name: Dallas Beauty Lounge Location: Bridgeville, Pa. Owner: Dallas Sauers Number of Nail Techs/Employees: 7/13 Specialties: Nail art, gel-polish, and eyebrows Compensation Structure: Hourly/commission Website: www.dallasbeautylounge.com many trendy shops in the area apart from Dallas Beauty Lounge, but it's close to Sauers' house and an area her clients were used to. "Just on my street alone there are about 20 other nail salons," she says. But she doesn't really see them as Tucked away a few miles south of Pittsburgh, Dallas Beauty Lounge is poised to expand to accommodate a growing clientele. Its months-long waiting list is indicative of a level of service that clients can't fnd anywhere else. BY ERIC GANDARILLA