February 18 2009 - Features
By Jayna Rust
In this travel journal, former NAILS associate editor Jayna Rust goes to Asia. From China to South Korea, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia, she finds nail services everywhere (and happily tries them all out in order to report back to you).
Tags: ASIA, CHINA, INTERNATIONAL, KOREA, THAILAND, VIETNAM
February 6 2009 - Features
By Tim Crowley
Square, round, squoval — you probably have a specialty and a preference to how you think a nail should look. But you can’t just do cookie-cutter nails on every client who walks through your door. Some individual attention and customization will wow your clients and make them loyal for life.
Tags: LEARNING NEW TECHNIQUES, NAIL SHAPES, SHAPING NAILS
February 4 2009 - Features
“Getting to really know your team can make all the difference,” says salon coach Heather Goodwin. “One book I strongly recommend to salon owners is What Color Is Your Personality? by Carol Ritberger, Ph.D. The exercises are fun and can truly put your team over the top on working together, handling challenges, and developing goals.”
February 4 2009 - Features
Lady La’s Too Nail and Hair Salon in Highland, Mich., draws clients due to its unique location. Built in the LaFontaine Buick Pontiac GMC Cadillac dealership as a convenience to customers, it gets 95% of its clients from the dealership. Although only open for a few months, the salon already has repeat clients coming just for its services.
January 26 2009 - Features
Colored acrylic powder is as versatile a medium as nail art paint, if not more so. From incredibly detailed designs to abstract stylings, the nail art possibilities are limitless. In the first part of a two-part series meant to illustrate the versatility of colored acrylic and showcase the talent of nail techs, we start you off with a few designs to experiment with.
Tags: 3D NAIL ART, COLORED ACRYLICS, EMBELLISHMENTS, MARDI GRAS, NAIL ART, RHINESTONES, SPRING
January 15 2009 - Features
A Huntington Beach, Calif. spa creates a relaxing “Zen Garden” inside its space
The salon experience is always supposed to be relaxing for clients, but Skin Deep — The Body Spa took this idea a step further by creating a “Zen Garden” room inside of the Huntington Beach, Calif.-based salon.
Tags: REMODELING, SALON DECOR/DESIGN, SALON FURNISHINGS
January 7 2009 - Features
EnVogue educator Joanne Millar explains how to make a perfect pink-and-white gel nail.
EnVogue educator Joanne Millar explains how to make a perfect pink-and-white gel nail.