Claudette Varnado began Nail Salons as a research topic in a since abandoned quest for a Ph.D. in International Business Administration. Leaving no informative and fun tidbit behind, she feels compelled to save and share the materials and interviews she discovered over a 7 year period. Claudette has a Master's degree in Business Administration and has studied Philosophy and Law at U.C. Berkeley. She resides in the Northwest near Seattle, Washington, USA.