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A staple fall offering, brown is far from boring. From rich metallics and oranges to creamy taupes, browns appeal to demure clients who appreciate subtlety. Pair a rust-colored polish with a client's gold jewelry for a bohemian, gone-on-holiday feeling, or complement winter tweeds with an understated dusky brown.

Paper Dolls (Polish Preview: Fall 2006)

Get back to your inner child with this month's fall polish preview. play dress up wtih your client's hands and allow her to let out her playful alter ego. Not just for little girls, our paper dolls make dressing up your clients' nails as easy as child's play -- now snip to it!

Nails by Elsbeth Schuetz, photos by Glenn Campbell, imaging by Danielle Parisi.

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Tags: BARIELLE, CHINA GLAZE, CND, DURI COSMETICS, ESSIE COSMETICS, LECHAT, MISA COSMETICS, Nail Tek, ORLY, POLISH, SPARITUAL

<p>Nails (left to right): Yelena Kakuschke, Lorraine Diana Tisdale, Jen Hladki, Amy Tomlinson</p>

Here Comes the Bridal Nail Art

Seven nail artists were asked to create a range of designs for brides-to-be using the most popular wedding themes — beach, country, fantasy, and garden.  Taking into account the varying levels of every bride's personal style, they've created designs from “simple” (any bride would feel comfortable wearing), to “middle of the road” (some brides would prefer) to “out there" (adventurous nails that most brides wouldn’t wear — but they’d look amazing if they did!).

Our Nail Artists:  AMY TOMLINSON, At Your Fingertips, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada; ANGELA JONES, Beauti Fetish Salon, Modesto, Calif.; JENNIFER BRICKL, Especially Nails by Jennifer, Madison, Wis.; COCO HAYANO, Ville de CoCo, Honolulu, Hawaii; LORRAINE DIANA TISDALE, NailMania, Goose Creek, S.C.; JEN HLADKI, California Nail & Spa Supply, Citrus Heights, Calif.; and YELENA KAKUSCHKE, Absolutely Nailart Inc., Weston, Fla.

Nail Art photography by Kelly Bracken

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The elegant NANA is one of Monique Mathieu, Paris’ latest uniforms. Available in white or black, this fashionable gabardine (67% polyester, 33% cotton) dress can be worn with or without pants and with or without a T-shirt. It has a rectangular neckline, a yoke beneath the chest, and a zipper in the middle of the back, plus an adorable bow.

10 Cute Salon Uniforms

“Uniform” doesn’t have to mean identical, cookie-cutter, or always consistent. Check out these fashion-forward salon uniforms — perfect for salons with a sense of style.

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Tags: PROFESSIONAL IMAGE, SALON GARMENTS

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International Sensations: Swedish Nail Art

Our friends at Swedish nail magazine naglar i norden turned us on to two nail sensations in Europe.  Ukrainian-born Iryna Giblett lives in Stockholm, Sweden, where she runs the popular nail salon Iryna’s Nails. She’s been a nail tech for eight years and has trained with EZ Flow, Christio, and Kinetics Professional Nail Systems. Check out even more of Giblett’s nail designs at www.irynasnails.com.   Margarita Belska is an international educator for Kinetics Professional Nail Systems and recently opened her own nail school in London, where she’s now based. Check out even more of Belska’s nail designs at www.margaritabelska.com.

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Tags: INTERNATIONAL, NAIL ART

1ST PLACE: Dawn Minton, Rensselaer, Inc. "Girl Before A Mirror" by Pablo Picasso “It was challenging, to say the least,” says winner Dawn Minton, who spent seven hours capturing the complex detail of Picasso’s “Girl Before a Mirror” on a nail tip. “As soon as I saw it, I was drawn to the vivid colors and the challenge all the detail would present,” she recalls. "I used the smallest detail brush you can get,” says Minton. “Most of the time I was using just one hair.” She didn’t use any magnification. “I just used a bright light,” she says

Mini-Masterpiece Contest Winners Revealed

For the second year in a row, the extraordinary talent of nail tech Dawn Minton won over the judges of NAILS’ annual Mini-Masterpiece Contest.  Minton, a tech at A New Beginning Salon & Spa in Rensselaer, Ind., took third place as well. Amy Butler of Paradise Hair & Nails in Casper, Wyo., earned a second-place win. Both Butler and Minton chose a work of Pablo Picasso as their inspiration.  A big thank you and a round of applause go to everyone who entered. You can enjoy a sampling of their fine artwork on the next few pages.

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Tags: NAIL ART

Brianne Mart (Hair Teasers Studio, Bemidji, Minn.) opted for a pointed smile line on this purple and iridescent pale green design.

Pardon My French

Break free of the usual pink-and-white constraints with this creative gallery of alternative French nail art styles. Get inspired with bold colors, unique filing, and clever smile lines. Photography by Kelly Bracken.

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Tags: NAIL ART, POLISHING TECHNIQUES

Mining for Color: Fall Colors Strike It Rich

There's a sparkle and shine to the fall's latest nail polish colors. When we saw them all, we had a "gem" of an idea: to shoot the polishes as if they were creating the gemstones themselves. Most polish makers this season had a jewel-box of colors: hearty blues, emeralds, and anthracite. The red palette covered the spectrum from rubies to orangey-golds. The red-browns were luscious, going purple-sapphire to lilac and aubergine. View the fall's latest offerings in this photo gallery.

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<p><strong>Aromatherapy Body Patch </strong>by <a href="http://www.naturopatch.com">Naturopatch of Vermont</a>. These long-lasting essential oil skin patches are available in seven varieties: aches and pains, stress relief, focus, coughs and colds, menopause and PMS discomfort, energy, and sleep aid. Patch wearers receive the benefits of aromatherapy for up to 24 hours. The company offers wholesale pricing on attractive countertop displays.</p>

The Boutique: Cool Retail Items

This gallery showcases unique goods available for retailing in your salon.  General information and website links give you the scoop on cool items to enliven your retail business.

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Tags: AROMATHERAPY, LCN, OPI PRODUCTS, RETAILING, SKIN CARE

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Suzie's Beauty Blog

Nov, 19 2009
Destination Beautiful
Destination weddings have become hugely popular, probably because it's like a wedding and a vacation in one. And the locales -- Hawaii, Fiji, Cabo -- it's all incredibly romantic and beautiful. The Martha Stewart Weddings special edition about destination weddings... read full story

Nov, 16 2009
Text-ure Me
Looking for an affordable luxury to add to your fall and winter beauty fun? Put some texture on your nails. The November issue of Elle loves OPI Lincoln Park After Dark Suede, calling it a "sophisticated make-under" of the legendary... read full story

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