Nails: Michiko Matsushita, owner of Le Soleil Nail and Esthe in Tokyo, Japan handpainted the celestial designs on this month’s cover model.
Photography: Caesar Lima
Model: Shazia, Chic Models
Hair and Makeup: Helen Cepeda
November 1, 2000
What is the best type of acrylic brush for beginners to use?
November 1, 2000
What’s the best way to clean your dappen dish?
November 1, 2000
To get polish to stay on peeling nails, Karen Hodges, a nail tech at Salon Key West in Key West, Fla., says she’s had good luck using a layer of brush-on resin as a base coat.
November 1, 2000
Is it possible for natural nails to be permanently damaged if a drill is used on them? Only if you're careless.
November 1, 2000
How can I eliminate brushstrokes in my nail polish application?
November 1, 2000
As salons approach their busiest season of the year—traditionally the high season for gift certificate sales as well—it’s not a bad idea to think about how to make the most out of gift certificate sales and hot to turn those potentially one-time clients into long-term clients.
November 1, 2000
Unredeemed gift certificates are not money in your pocket. Even if the expiration date is past (and the state decides that), the money paid still rightfully belongs to the intended gift recipient.
November 1, 2000
Marking the company's 25th anniversary, owner Jeff Pink talks to the NAILS editors.
November 1, 2000
Research on handwashing techniques in hospitals has found thatthe traditional surgical scrub, where people take a brush or sponge and vigorously wash all the way up the arm, are not only unnecessary, but even counter-productive.
November 1, 2000
I have a number of clients with nail fungus who have no interest in taking medication. What home remedies can I offer?
November 1, 2000
Have you been lackadaisical about getting enough calcium? Slacking off on your exercise? Considering that one of every two women in the US will develop osteoporosis, the question is: do you feel lucky?
November 1, 2000
Benzoyl peroxide, or BPO as it is more commonly known, has been under scrutiny in several European countries, but the NMC is working a commonsense approach for exemption.
