BUSINESS
Wallowa County Chieftain
A6
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Nail tech brings ‘fakes’ to Enterprise
BIZZ
BUZZ
By Bill Bradshaw
Dajah LaFave
discovered a
need and met it
By BILL BRADSHAW
Wallowa County Chieftain
E
NTERPRISE —
Dajah LaFave saw a
need in Enterprise and
set up a Eastern Oregon Nail
Co. to meet it.
She only recently learned
that despite numerous beauty
regimens available here,
no one did “fake” nails. By
“fake,” she clarifi ed that
means acrylic nails or nail
extensions, in addition to a
regular manicure of one’s
natural nails.
She said that last year, her
parents had the opportunity
to buy a bed and breakfast
in Imnaha and encouraged
her to check out Wallowa
County.
“They were, like, ‘Oh, the
atmosphere here is so amaz-
ing,’ so I decided to check it
out and I found out nobody
down here does (fake) nails,”
she said. “When I heard
nobody here was doing fake
nails, I thought my business
would do well here.”
LaFave opened shop
Tuesday, April 6, by renting
space at Belle Salon, at 200
W. Main St.
She said that when she
posted her opening on
Facebook, response was
overwhelming.
forms, which are fi lled with
a liquid product that can be
shaped.
“I’m really big on designs,
so I do a lot of them,” she
said. “There’s tons of other
things you can do. I do ped-
icures and feet rubbing.
There’s also hard gels, like
acrylics. For me, personally,
it’s better for my nails … it
doesn’t do as much damage
to them. But it just depends.”
Shop owner Amy Anton
was eager to have another
nail tech in her establishment.
“There’s a need for it.
We’ve been having a lot of
calls and unfortunately, we’re
only one person and can only
do so much and have a pretty
full clientele,” Anton said.
“Having Dajah come in and
ask to work was pretty awe-
some. We’re pretty excited.
We’re trying to do everything
we can to help her out and
get her going and she’s doing
pretty well on her own. I
think she’s going to do pretty
well.”
LaFave’s hours are Tues-
Bill Bradshaw/Wallowa County Chieftain day through Friday from
Dajah LaFave recently opened the Eastern Oregon Nail Co. at Belle Salon in Enterprise. She told of her new venture Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Satur-
April 8, 2021.
day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
She can be reached by phone
“The response I got was
at 503-849-3896. See some
part of the community.
LaFave, is a stay-at-home
was dragged out from four
of her work on her Facebook
just insane. I booked 25
“I’ve had people come
mom.
to six months because of the
page.
people last night,” she said
in and say, ‘Hi, how’s your
Dajah’s immediate family COVID-19 pandemic, she
But she urges potential
Thursday, April 8. “I got
mom?’ but I don’t know who consists of her two dogs.
got her nail technician license
customers to call soon for an
home and when my phone
anybody is,” she said. “But
“I have a ‘wiener dog’
and set up shop in Forest
appointment.
got service, it was like,
I want to be able to get that
named Oscar Meyer Wiener
Grove.
“Book soon, because peo-
‘ding, ding, ding, ding,’ peo-
closeness.”
and a pit bull named Thor,”
“You have to do a certain
ple are coming left and right
ple wanting to get their nails
LaFave had been oper-
she said, but otherwise, she’s amount of literal hands-on
and I’ll probably be full,” she
done. I’m going to do so
ating a business in Forest
single.
work and a certain amount
said.
well. I’m so excited to be
Grove, near Portland before
“I’m only 20 years old.
of services in order to grad-
———
able to meet everybody here
coming to Enterprise. Her
I’m too young,” she said.
uate,” she said. “It’s kind of
Bill Bradshaw is a
and get to know the commu- dad, Rick LaFave, recently
“I’ve got too much life to
ironic that I went to Bella
reporter for the Wallowa
nity. Everybody here knows
moved his welding and fab-
live. … I’m just trying to live Institute and ended up at
County Chieftain. Have a
everybody.”
ricating shop, Renaissance
every day by day.”
Belle Salon.”
business tip? Contact him
But, she said, it’s more
Design Fabrication and
After a stint at cosmetol-
In addition to acrylic
at 541-398-5503 or bbrad-
than just about doing busi-
Powder Coating from For-
ogy school — Bella Insti-
nails, LaFave does regu-
shaw@wallowa.com.
ness — it’s about becoming
est Grove. Her mom, Carey
tute in Beaverton — that
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