February 28, 2012
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Follow Stephanie Berry's St. Patrick's Day rainbow to nail art gold.
Keywords: blogs handpainted nail art St. Patrick's Day St. Patrick's Day nail art
February 23, 2012
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Auckland, New Zealand-based nail tech Leah Light is an international nail correspondant for Perez Hilton's blog. Here, she shows viewers the latest Minx designs by celebrity manicurist Kimmie Kyees. View more of Light's videos at http://cocoperez.com/category/leah-light.
Keywords: blogs celebrity nail techs Kimmie Kyees Minx Nails
February 22, 2012
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Launched in September 2011, El Salonsito (Spanish for “small salon”) showcases the work of Ami Vega, a nail artist whose art is inspired by various genres from high-end fashion to street artists such as Keith Haring.
Keywords: blogs websites to watch
February 8, 2012
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Auckland, New Zealand-based nail tech Leah Light is an international nail correspondant for Perez Hilton's blog. Here, she shows viewers how to make their own sugar scrub. View more of her videos at http://cocoperez.com/category/leah-light.
Keywords: blogs celebrity nail techs foot scrubs nail tech made scrubs
February 7, 2012
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Auckland, New Zealand-based nail tech Leah Light is an international nail correspondant for Perez Hilton's blog. Here, she shows viewers how to create a tuxedo manicure. View more of her videos at http://cocoperez.com/category/leah-light.
Keywords: blogs celebrity nail techs handpainted nail art
September 16, 2011
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We recommend For Your Nails Only, Painted Lady Fingers, Hey, Nice Nails!, Burgers and Nails, and 365 Days of Nail Art as worthy of an Internet bookmark. Find out why.
Keywords: blogs consumer marketing consumer press nail art
September 9, 2011
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I’m getting kind of tired of all these consumer bloggers online who are just infatuated with nail polish and post endlessly about polish and doing their own nails. I mean, sure, they probably help increase the awareness of nail care and new products (mostly polish), but I think it’s time for those of us on the professional side of the nail world to take back our place in the pecking order.
Keywords: blogs consumer concerns consumer marketing consumer press consumer product brands
January 1, 2011
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New salon owners, competitors, students, coaches, and a few opinionated veteran techs; we let these reader voices shine through every week online. And they have a lot to say. If you aren’t already following these blogs, bookmark them right away.
Keywords: blogs coaching competitions Maggie Franklin opening a new salon
December 1, 2010
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For Las Vegas-based Melissa Osburn, every day brings with it the promise of a new and exciting challenge — the challenge of creating a new nail design to showcase on her blog The Daily Nail (daily-nail. blogspot.com).
Keywords: blogs nail art
June 1, 2010
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Tucked into the corners of dark ballrooms at nail shows, some of the best nail technicians in the world compete against one another, sculpting dazzling nail art designs and perfectly precise C-curves. But what is it like to be a competitor? NAILS takes a quick look at the competition schedule of one veteran and one novice competitor at ISSE Long Beach this past January.
Keywords: Akzentz blogs C-curves competing competitions
May 1, 2010
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Serena William's decision to become a certified nail tech coincides with creating a nail collection for HairTech.
Keywords: blogs celebrities celebrity nail techs Serena Williams students
February 1, 2010
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Blogs can be a wonderful outlet for personal creativity, as well as powerful business tools to help build a loyal clientele. Here are some things to remember if you decide to start your own blog.
Keywords: blogs business tools networking social media web marketing
January 1, 2009
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Editor’s Note: In this occasional series, we follow along as -Adrienne, a mother of two who moved last year with her husband to North Carolina, works to rebuild her nail business from scratch. She’s working with Heather, a certified salon success coach, to help her succeed. If you missed the first two installments, see NAILS’ -February and June 2008 issues or visit The Coaching Chronicles blog at http://blogs.nailsmag.com/coach.
Keywords: blogs business tools finding/retaining staff marketing/promotions networking
June 1, 2008
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In this occasional series, we follow along as Adrienne, a mother of two who just moved with her husband to North Carolina, works to rebuild her nail business from scratch. She’s working with Heather, a certified salon success coach, to help her succeed. If you missed the first installment, see NAILS February issue or visit The Coaching Chronicles blog (updated twice weekly) at http://blogs.nailsmag.com/coach.
Keywords: add-on services blogs building your clientele marketing/promotions networking
February 1, 2008
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Add “blogger” to Tammy Taylor’s already impressive resume.
Keywords: blogs Tammy Taylor Nails
