June 1, 2000
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We knew that we would get great nails for this month’s cover when Alisha Sale signed up as the cover tech.
Keywords: Alisha Sale Behind the Scenes bindi Odyssey Trang Nguyen
May 1, 2000
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For this month’s cover, we look care of the first part—supplying the model—and left the rest to Hauk. He began by applying his competition-quality tips with pink-and-white acrylic overlay on our model.
Keywords: Behind the Scenes John Hauk
May 1, 2000
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John Hauk knows that a good model is essential to winning in nail competitions. Some of those same skills help retain clients.
Keywords: Behind the Scenes competitions John Hauk Top 25 Competitors
December 1, 1999
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Keywords: Behind the Scenes Tom Bachik
November 1, 1999
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Keywords: Behind the Scenes Tom Bachik Tracey Revis
October 1, 1999
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It’s not the first time Tom Bachik has immersed tiny objects in acrylic to produce a new art form. He’s sunk small dried flowers, beads, sand, and more into a few nails.
Keywords: Behind the Scenes embedded acrylics Tom Bachik
May 1, 1999
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Kim Paterson of For Professional Use Only (Farmington Hills, Mich.) used Pinnacle acrylic powder and liquid on this month's cover model.
Keywords: Behind the Scenes FPO Kim Patterson
April 1, 1999
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When Lonardo, who is based out of North Providence, R.I., first embarked on her career in the beauty industry, she wanted to become a hairstylist, which required some training in nails.
Keywords: Behind the Scenes Star Nail Products
December 1, 1998
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Three years ago, when we interviewed Tom Bachik for his first NAILS cover, he was a nail technician, a part-time educator, and a globe-trotting competitor. Today, his career — and focus — has changed dramatically.
Keywords: Behind the Scenes Tom Bachik
November 1, 1998
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Cover tech Melinda Nelson has always been a nail junkie.
Keywords: Behind the Scenes doing nails for photo shoots