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The waiting area of SPAtaneity features plush white chairs against a detailed backdrop to soften the former auto repair shop's look. Baylor Medical Center at McKinney and the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Fort Worth as well. In 2011, Malone expanded SPAtaneity, opening a stationed salon in the city's medical district. Malone and most of her employees are now formally trained to deal with at-risk clients, many of whom she met in the hospitals. CLIENTS AS PATIENTS The salon is situated in what used to be an auto repair shop. Some of the original brick is still exposed, in addition to hand-painted signs on the walls that read "body repairing." Malone left them up for their puns — she considers her services to be a type of wellness or "repair" for the body and mind. The inspiration behind creating a salon that not only focuses on nails but also health in general initially came from Malone's sister. Years ago, she contracted a staph infection from a neighborhood salon, a misfortune that greatly impacted the Malone family. "No client should have to be concerned with getting sick from a beauty service," says Malone. "I think this industry has become undervalued and I'm on a personal mission to change the mindset of the community." In addition to continually monitoring sanitation, nail techs at SPAtaneity have clients ⇒ ll out a questionnaire before each service that asks about their treatment preferences as well as their health regulations. If a client is diabetic, for example, SPAtaneity's staff will use extra moisturizing products to prevent dry skin. Or if a client is enduring chemotherapy, scentless products are recommended. Malone says she's also really drawn to Jessica Cosmetics because the brand helps nail techs determine each client's nail type with a useful nail chart conveying symptoms and solutions. SPAtaneity also carries China Glaze's Rainbow for Hope, a collection of 20 nail polishes representing different cancer 102 | NAILS MAGAZINE | DECEMBER 2012 www.nailsmag.com/fifi/23106