May 13, 2013
| Article
Celebrity manicurist Naja Rickette joins reality show L.A. Hair.
Keywords: consumer press media coverage television
May 6, 2013
| Video
We're celebrating our 30th anniversary all year long. For our June 2013 issue, we asked 10 nail artists to create 3 nail art designst to commerate the occasion. Nail tech Robin Moses (www.robinmoses.com) provided a step-by-step video for her three designs.
Keywords: 30th Anniversary handpainted nail art
April 29, 2013
| Photo Gallery
Racking up its 30th award in 20 years, the NAILS team celebrated in Los Angeles after winning two web-focused awards from the Western Publishing Association.
Keywords: Maggie Awards
April 22, 2013
| Article
The creative juices of nail techs are truly flowing this year, as we’ve seen lots of great inventions come from beauty professionals who are working in the salon every day. Here are a few that might be worth picking up for your salon.
Keywords: glitter nail tech made private labeling
April 19, 2013
| Article
Outside the hustle and bustle of Waikiki, Hawaii, Salon Chérie’s owner Anri Bui keeps a steady clientele of nail art aficionados.
Keywords: nail art On the Road salon profiles
April 19, 2013
| Video
Newly licensed nail tech Breanne Trammell (who graduated from TW Nail Technology Inc.) embarks on a cross-country road trip this summer, in which she'll take a canned ham trailer renovated as a mobile nail salon and do manicures all over the U.S. "This experiential project is about more than simply ail art. By transforming a 1968 Shasta Compact camper into a mobile salon, I aim to create an intimate platform to exchange ideas and conversation," Trammell says.
Keywords: manicures mobile salons
April 19, 2013
| Article
Richard Hurter, who has been the driving force behind Kupa Inc. for the last 20 years, was a partner and has now acquired the entire company.
Keywords: Kupa
April 17, 2013
| Article
Tweezerman has partnered with professional alpine skier and Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn as the beauty tool manufacturer’s new brand ambassador for North America.
Keywords: Tweezerman tweezers
April 17, 2013
| Article
“I wrote my first short story when I was 9, and I never stopped writing,” says Patrice McNeal, owner of WildSide Nailz in Los Angeles and a tech of 35 years. “Last year I digitally published my first novel, Feyling Duplicity."
Keywords: nail tech made
April 16, 2013
| Article
Pretty in pink, Lacquer Lounge offers a wide range of nail services priced between $10 and $60. This “something for everyone” mentality has served the salon well amid economic uncertainty. By Brittni Rubin
April 16, 2013
| Article
“Caching is a great way so see new places and blow off some steam while you are exploring. It can be done in the country or the city and you can meet great people along the way,” says Tania Rice, owner of Certified Esthetics in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Keywords: My Other Life
April 1, 2013
| Article
Just opened in May 2012, after taking over her mother’s salon space, Teresa Hamm and her crew of three nail techs run a cozy nail lounge that overlooks the San Clemente, Calif., oceanfront and embraces education.
March 30, 2013
| Video
New York-based filmmaker Adele Pham interviews Miss Professional Nails president Mike Vo and VietSALON associate editor Kim Pham in the initial stages of her research of the Vietnamese nail industry.
Keywords: history of nail care Vietnamese salon industry VietSALON
March 22, 2013
| Article
By day you can catch Erin Hart doing nails at The Nail Lounge in Costa Mesa, Calif., but most weekends around 8 p.m., you’ll find her spouting off about her life in front of an appreciative audience at The Comedy Store in Hollywood.
Keywords: My Other Life
March 15, 2013
| Article
Indisputably feminine, Savvy Chic exemplifies the shabby chic style, using distressed antique furniture, paintwork, and repurposed curtains and textiles to achieve an elegant overall effect reminiscent of Victorian decor.
Keywords: salon decor/design salon furnishings salon profiles
