ist magazine May 2023

JK Salon Spotlight

Oasis Tans Co-owners Nicole Swope (L) and her mom Ginny Bain

Oasis Tans Providing the JK Experience

The businesses featured in our JK Salon Spotlight have achieved success by partnering with tanning and wellness system manufacturer and worldwide industry innovation leader, JK Products & Services. This month, we talked to Nicole Swope, Co-Owner & CEO of Oasis Tans in Gillette, WY. She shared her thoughts about the relationship with Team JK and the ways it benefits her business.

at a salon where the Denver Nuggets Cheerleaders tanned. I was like, “Wow! This place is so cool compared to the salons in my hometown!” After college, I moved back home and started working at the coal mine to earn money, since I was broke (like most people after college!) I badly needed some vitamin D and got a tanning package at our local tanning salon thinking they would offer upgraded equipment like the facility in Denver had – not the case at all! I learned that the local bridal shop had three tanning beds in their basement that were for sale. I got the idea to purchase them, since I didn’t want to be

a coal miner forever and have to work night shifts. I knew Gillette needed an upscale tanning salon, so it was a no-brainer to research this new business adventure! I approached my mom about opening a salon with me and without hesitation, she said “Yes!” We ran some numbers and knew we could start a brand-new salon for the price the bridal shop wanted for just the beds! We did about 18 months of research traveling all over the U.S. checking out other tanning facilities. My mom and I got started in the tanning industry when we opened our first salon in 2009; we opened our second in 2015.

IST: When and how did you find your self In the tanning industry?

NS: I was going to college in Denver, CO and I purchased a tanning package

The Oasis Tans Lineup

TANNING SYSTEMS 1- Hybrid 1600 1- Hybrid 7200 1- Open Sun 1050

OTHER SERVICES 1-Wellsystem Relax Massage Bed 1-Mystic Tan Kyss Spray Booth 1-VersaSpa Spray Booth 1-Bleach Bright Teeth-Whitening 1-Fujimi Massage Chair

1- Inspiration 600 2- Passion 40/3 1- Soltron Hot Pepper 2- Flair 32/3 3- Sunrise 480 Stand-up 1- Sunrise 7200 Stand-up 1- Beauty Angel

1- Affinity 800 1- Affinity 900 1- Affinity 500

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