Nails: Tracey Revis, owner of Tracey Revis Salon in Encino, Calif., did a natural nail manicure on this month's cover models.
Polish: Forsythe Cosmetic Group Golden Baubles, Star Nail Products Attitudes Aztec Dusk, Orly International Eye of the Tiger.
Photography: Caesar Lima
Models: Tomiko Whitsett, Colours, and Diane Heisner
November 1, 1997
Some nail technicians have abandoned their soaking bowls in favor of heating pads and mitts used in conjunction with warmed lotions, oils, or other “treatment” products. They claim that these types of products do not alter the shape of the nails and offer more moisturizing benefits.
November 1, 1997
At its annual BBSI party, Creative Nail Design celebrates the launch of the Gotham polish line in grunge fashion.
November 1, 1997
Readers respond: How do you feel about having to use a particular product?
November 1, 1997
Kym Lee, founder/CEO of Galaxy Nail Products (Corona, Calif.), drives more than an hour each Thursday to do nails for loyal clients in a Huntington Beach, Calif., Salon.
November 1, 1997
There are no divas on-staff at Diva Studio. Nevertheless, this down-to-earth, friendly crew is there to meet every pampered wish of their clients.
November 1, 1997
“I was very nervous because I knew I would be representing OPI so there was pressure as well as a challenge,' says Tracey Revis about her first NAILS cover shoot. “I'm a total perfectionist—it's never good enough. You can never be too good because there's so much more to learn.”
November 1, 1997
Animals have no business in the salon, and for some beauty manufactures, they have no business in research laboratories, either.
November 1, 1997
I have learned one thing about nail technicians: They want the truth about the products they use and they can tell when they're getting it.
November 1, 1997
A recent government study recommended that Title IV funding be cut for cosmetology and other proprietary schools because there was a “surprise of trained workers” in those fields.
November 1, 1997
Artificial nail products are composed of various chemicals. The main ingredient for most artificial nail products is ethyl methacrylate (KMA). In 1974 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned a similar chemical, methyl methacrylate (MMA), for use in nail products because of its harmful effects during application. Despite the FDA ban, MMA is still found in trace amounts in some products.
