August 17, 2010 - Article
We first met salon owner Heather Goodwin in 2007 when she entered (and won 1st runner-up in) our Nail Tech of the Year program. She didn’t have her own salon yet, but the plans were in motion. The next time I was in Orlando for the Premiere Show was 2008 and Heather was moving into her salon that very weekend. I promised her next time I was in central Florida, I would visit her salon. In June, publisher Cyndy Drummey and I made the visit.
July 29, 2010 - Article
Managing Editor Sree Roy heads to Chicago to check out Nailcessity in the heart of the big city.
July 1, 2010 - News
Marie Claire magazine teams up with runway nail tech Elisa Ferri and Essie's Essie Weingarten to offer readers a four-step in-home pedicure class.
June 25, 2010 - Article
About two weeks before her wedding, Anne Silvey, now Mrs. Anne Franscioni, was
putting the finishing touches on the plans for her big day. She’d had the color palette picked out long ago — navy, cream, and wine — and her six bridesmaids were prepared with their navy dresses. Wanting everything to be perfect to the last detail, she of course wanted a perfectly matched look for the group’s fingernails and toenails.
March 23, 2010 - Article
It’s sometimes instructive to take a look at the nail salon industry from the other side of the chair: the client’s side. That’s why it can be especially insightful to chat with a select breed of nail salon owner: the client-turned-salon entrepreneur.
February 11, 2010 - Article
Passion is contagious, and at least several students at Michael’s School of Beauty can testify to this fact.
September 30, 2009 - News
Renowned salon owners Ji Soon Choi and Ji Baek give Allure Spa readers step-by-step instructions on a spa manicure and pedicure.
July 22, 2009 - Product
OPI’s Papaya Pineapple Manicure and Pedicure products provide everything needed for luxurious and tropically scented services.
June 29, 2009 - News
OPI artistic director Suzi Weiss-Fischmann gives Cosmopolitan readers the five-step instructions to a home pedicure.
May 1, 2009 - News
Top celeb spas give InStyle instructions for recreating their popular treatments at home.
April 30, 2009 - News
Self magazine says extending time between beauty appointments can save some cash.
April 28, 2009 - News
Lucky magazine lists products for an instant home pedicure.
April 28, 2009 - News
Shape magazine tells readers how to prepare for a trip to the nail salon, and what to do after.
March 17, 2009 - Article
Julie Nguyen, owner and founder of Blu Water Day Spa, has plenty of experience in the beauty industry. Coming to the United States when she was 16 and building on the beauty training she received in Vietnam, she worked in hair, then nails and cosmetics, and was quickly able to purchase her own salon.