March 7, 2013
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The International Salon & Spa Expo (ISSE) Long Beach, held January 26-28, is billed as the West Coast’s largest and most influential total beauty event. Produced by the Professional Beauty Association (PBA), the ISSE concept has evolved beyond the traditional “hair” show to really incorporate a diverse exhibitor base covering hair, nails, cosmetics, esthetics, wellness, massage, and advanced education. More than 400 beauty brands were on display for nearly 40,000 beauty professionals in attendance. ISSE Long Beach 2014 will be held January 25-27.
Keywords: African American Manicurists Association Artistic Nail Design Atwood Industries Belava Bio Creative Labs
December 17, 2012
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Founded in 1970, ibd was originally named International Beauty Distributors. The company’s signature product was 5-Second Nail, and later became a pioneer in gel technology, with one of the first professional gel systems used in the industry. American International Industries acquired ibd in 2002.
Keywords: AII gels IBD
December 15, 2012
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If you’d like to see how this year’s favorite products stack up to years past, log on to www.nailsmag.com/RCA to take a look at what products are consistently on the list from year to year and who has broken into the club of finalists. (You’ll notice slight modification in our categories from year to year to reflect industry trends.)
Keywords: Aerovex Systems Air Impurities Removal Systems Artistic Nail Design Backscratchers Belava
December 12, 2012
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A division of American International Industries, SuperNail has been a well-known industry leader for over 35 years. SuperNail offers a complete line of high quality professional nail care products at a value price to create a variety of nail enhancements including acrylics, gel, gel-polish, and nail art. The line also includes a large variety of accessory items including tips, files, cuticle care, removers, and brushes.
Keywords: AII Checi China Glaze EZ Flow Gena
December 10, 2012
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Founded in 1971 by Zvi Ryzman, AII is headquartered in Los Angeles, Calif. and is the "umbrella" corporation for 40 different beauty brands.
Keywords: AII Checi China Glaze EZ Flow IBD
December 1, 2012
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To meet the soak-off needs of all of the gel-polish lines, manufacturers have begun to release their own brands of soak-off solutions and remover wraps to help techs get an effective and thorough soak for clients. These gel-polish removal liquids have added hydrating emollients to keep the removal process soft on skin, while still effectively removing all the gel.
Keywords: acetone/removal products All Season Nails Americanails CND ENP Nail Designs
December 1, 2012
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To meet the soak-off needs of all of the gel-polish lines, manufacturers have begun to release their own brands of soak-off solutions and remover wraps to help techs get an effective and thorough soak for clients. Here are some of the latest wraps to hit the market.
Keywords: acetone/removal products Alfalfa Nail Supply CND EZ Flow Famous Names
October 19, 2012
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From titanium-coated pterygium takers to stainless steel safety tweezers, the implements used by nail techs on a daily basis are of finely tuned designs that make for precise applications every time. Here are some of the toughest, most durable implements from some of your favorite nail manufacturers.
Keywords: All Season Nails Americanails Antoine de Paris Body Toolz En Vogue
October 4, 2012
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The ibd Just Gel Polish Starter Kit comes complete with a base coat, top coat, six shades of Just Gel Polish, a cuticle pusher, tent card, appointment cards, and an instructional DVD.
Keywords: gel-polish IBD starter kits
August 22, 2012
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On Saturday, June 2 before the Premiere Orlando Beauty Show, 300 nail techs gathered to participate in the NailTech Network Orlando Social, put on by BeautyTech.com and NAILS Magazine.
Keywords: Action Bag BeautyTech.com CND Dashing Diva ENP Nail Designs
June 28, 2012
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Are you looking for the right nail products to start your career? We've compiled this handy list of convenient kits to help you get started off on the right foot.
Keywords: acrylics Backscratchers Beautiful Nails Dashing Diva Entity Beauty
May 11, 2012
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Show your clients that you’re the queen of gel fashion by offering them the latest seasonal colors this year in their favorite soak-off brand.
Keywords: Akzentz Artistic Nail Design Beauty Millenium Bio Sculpture Gel CND
April 23, 2012
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The Nailympics was established in 2001.The original founding members of the Nailympics Competition consisted of IBD (Lee Tomlinson), Too Much Fun (Dianne D’Agnolo and James Johnson) and EZ Flow (David Daniel and Danny Haile).
Keywords: competing competitions Dianne D’Agnolo EZ Flow IBD
March 15, 2012
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Enjoy a chip-free manicure with IBD’s Just Gel Polish.
Keywords: gel-polish IBD
March 12, 2012
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Colleen Campbell, a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based manicurist with agency The JoeStar Group offers these tips for creating glamorous nails with bling
Keywords: celebrity nail techs embellished nail art embellishments IBD nail art inspiration
