Nails: Terri Silacci, Monterey, Calif.
Photographer: Vu Ong
Model: Adele Uddo (www.adeleuddo.com), Body Parts Models
June 21, 2012
While learning and developing is incredibly important for nail techs, it is hard to get a quality education.
May 15, 2012
Hand & Nail Harmony has a new Gelish Hard Gel Starter Kit.
May 15, 2012
SuperNail has now entered the world of LED.
May 15, 2012
Cuccio Naturalé’s Aqua Leaves make for instant themed pedicures and turn ordinary pedicures into extraordinary spa experiences.
May 15, 2012
Nubar is ready to meet any pedicure need with its luxurious combo of Delicious Pear Organic Brown Sugar Scrub and Skin Essentials Warming Clay Masque.
May 15, 2012
Beauty Millenium’s Z45 Fast Dry Top Lot is an all-round top coat that can be used on natural nails, acrylics, and gels.
May 14, 2012
Acrylic brushes aim to give precise control to nail techs. The handle, ferrule, and bristles can be made of a variety of materials to ensure that the brush will last through the rigors of everyday use, plus retain effectiveness in giving nail techs full control of the acrylic once it is on the nail plate.
May 14, 2012
My acrylic brush has gone hard and I can’t use it. Is there any way I can remove the product from the brush to re-use it?
May 14, 2012
How much is too much primer?
May 14, 2012
If gemstone fever has got you this spring, try Cina Nail Creations and A.S.P. Aspire’s new nail art combo to create a gold mine of nail craftsmanship.
May 14, 2012
En Vogue has a new soak-off gel polish line, Lac It!
May 14, 2012
Odyssey Nail System CEO Trang Nguyen has come out with a brand new design for his gel lamp and introduces the industry’s first LED and CFL combo lamp.
May 14, 2012
AmericaNails LightSpeed is a versatile soak-off gel polish system that will cure under traditional UV lamps in minutes and under the Lightspeed LED Lamp in only seconds.
May 14, 2012
Luxio Soak Off Gel is an odorless and solvent-free 100% pure gel in a polish bottle.
May 14, 2012
Nail Tek’s Restore Damaged Nails kit helps repair weak nails back to health and vitality.
May 14, 2012
The Supply Source’s Poof Dry Top Coat has a patented formula that allows it to penetrate through the nail lacquer to the base coat, forming a single, solid coating over the nail plate for a durable finish.
May 1, 2012
Terri Silacci creates flame patterned nails inspired by Tthe Hunger Games for NAILS' May 2012 cover. Here's the step-by-step.
May 1, 2012
Pamper moms and other clients with this super relaxing pedicure that features a homemade scrub, mask, and massage oil.
April 27, 2012
Gels by Janice uses Maui's abundant lavender resources, plus spa products from Bio Sculpture, to create this spa pedicure.
April 21, 2012
Artistic Nail Design is looking to recruit motivated nail technicians to join its education team.
April 21, 2012
John Hauk is hosting three new competitions at the fifth Nail Tech Networking Event of the Smokies, which will be held at the downtown Gatlinburg Convention Center on June 24-25, 2012.
April 17, 2012
The Hot Towel Steamer from BeautyPro produces steamed towels that are moisture-rich, hot, and retain heat better, especially when using the company’s new Facial Wrap Towels.
April 17, 2012
To meet all of your clients’ hair removal needs, clean+easy has introduced three distinct formulas of wax infused with essences of white tea, green tea, and black tea.
June 27, 2012
Nail techs create nail art in honor of their moms.
May 15, 2012
China Glaze has partnered with Lionsgate Films to create a specialty promotion for their movie adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ gripping trilogy, The Hunger Games.
May 14, 2012
Miss Professional Nail has a new collection of colors for its Sation nail polish.
May 1, 2012
Beware: After viewing these before and after photos, whatever excuse you had for not completing that renovation project may go out the window (which coincidentally now needs to be replaced, so get on that)! You and your clients may find joy in a beautifully redone space.
April 28, 2012
Sparkly acrylic stuns in this design by Jade Sewell.
April 26, 2012
Sliced fimo canes help welcome spring in this design by Lorri Silvestre.
April 25, 2012
Laura Sartori-Quinn swirls together a fun French.
April 24, 2012
Japanese for “cute” and “adorable,” it’s an art and fashion style that frequently features cartoonish characters, flourishes like bows and hearts, and the color pink.
April 20, 2012
OPI’s new City of Hope limited promotion celebrates City of Hope 2012 Spirit of Life honoree George Schaeffer.
April 20, 2012
If you want the look of leather to make an interior design statement in your salon but would prefer a more eco-friendly option, then look into Recycled Leather by EcoDomo.
April 19, 2012
Mimi Nguyen uses a base of color blocking to create an eye-catching design.
April 19, 2012
Zoya's polish names are a veritable who’s who of important women, many of whom share names with nail techs and clients.
April 19, 2012
After nailing makeup products, Bodyography has gone one step further into the world of color: nail polish.
April 18, 2012
Camouflage can make the perfect nail art design, as shown by Mindy Hardy.
April 18, 2012
How do I offer nail art to my clients if I’m not good at freehand drawing?
April 18, 2012
Almost 300 miles of arid desert isn’t enough to keep Noelle Bellinghausen away from her nail tech Sindy Mark.
April 17, 2012
Seoul, South Korea is a fantastic city full of life. As one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world, the city was a perfect backdrop for the 6th Annual Global Nail Cup.
June 20, 2012
Known as the place to go in Dallas for gel-polish manicures, this hip and trendy salon is situated in the lively center of McKinney and Lemmon, an old neighborhood-turned-hot spot.
June 20, 2012
All over the world nails bring people together. Editor Hannah Lee discovers, while in Switzerland and Germany, that nails can be a universal language.
May 14, 2012
Hand & Nail Harmony held its inaugural educator training event at its new education facility in Brea, Calif.,this past January.
May 1, 2012
Do you practice what you preach when it comes to having impeccable nails? (If yes, always, how do you fit it into your busy schedule?)
April 27, 2012
You want to market to clients but can’t figure out how to get the most bang for your buck. How do you make the most of all the advertising mediums open to you?
April 27, 2012
As iPods, iPhones, mp3 players, and other music-listening devices have become such a vast part of our culture, they aren’t just machines anymore, but accessories as well. Give clients an excuse to jazz up their electronic style with eclectic earbuds, hand-sewn iPod armbands, and more.
April 27, 2012
When her father nixed the idea of enrolling in beauty college, then- high school student Teresa King joined the drama club instead.
April 23, 2012
Getting teens prepared for their big day can mean more than a one-time client. It can mark the beginning of a relationship that lasts for years.
April 23, 2012
Run by nail tech Terri Silacci, Nail Candy Lounge gives clients out-of-the-box nails and all the sweets they can eat. This small Monterey, Calif.-based salon made a big splash in the fashion world last year with its snakeskin pedicure.
April 21, 2012
E Touch Holding Company has acquired the assets of pedicure spa manufacturer European Touch Holding, Inc.
April 21, 2012
In his book Raising Eyebrows — A Failed Entrepreneur Finally Gets It Right, Dal LaMagna tells the story of his rise in the beauty industry starting with one pair of tweezers and building it into Tweezerman.
April 21, 2012
We made the switch from “manicurist” to “nail technician” to reflect a more professional image. Yet to some clients, we’ll always be their nail “girl.” We asked nail techs if this somewhat-less-than-respectful term was OK with them.
April 21, 2012
It keeps touchscreens free of fingerprints and smudges, and the omni-directional soft tip adapts to any writing style.
April 20, 2012
In January, Light Elegance Nail Products launched a new logo and tag line.
April 20, 2012
Find more industry statistics at www.nailsmag.com/market-research
April 18, 2012
The flip-flops comes with three pads — a cleansing pad, abrasive pad, and essential oil pad — which are attached to the shoe itself to clean the client’s feet, exfoliate, and soften.
April 16, 2012
A cloud-based business management and marketing software for spas and salons, SpaBooker offers a web-based appointment book, which means you can access it from anywhere at any time.
April 16, 2012
Neil Ducoff’s Monday Morning Wake-Up! columns have been providing a weekly shot-in-the-arm for salon movers and shakers since 2008. His new book, titled Wake Up!, is a collection of the most powerful and inspiring Monday Morning Wake-Up.
April 16, 2012
Insure Beauty’s founder Jeff Pulford has been insuring beauty businesses for more than 30 years and understands that the needs of nail techs and salon owners are different from many other types of businesses.
April 11, 2012
Just launched in a pilot program, Groupon Scheduler is an online appointment service giving merchants an easy way to manage their schedules and accept bookings directly from consumers.
April 11, 2012
SalonSwipe has launched its free Card Reader and app for the iPhone, iPad, and Android phones.
May 15, 2012
Clean + Easy introduces three distinct new formulas of wax infused with essences of White Tea, Green Tea, and Black Tea to meet all of your hair removal needs.
April 27, 2012
Lichen planus is an inflammatory skin condition that can affect the nails as well as most other parts of the body.
April 23, 2012
Since most regulations are intended to protect the salon-going public rather than the nail technicians themselves, Seattle’s Healthy Nail Salon Project reaches out to salon workers to offer education and training on safe practices.
April 20, 2012
Nail tech Sam Rivenbark started The Mani-Cure Project in 2009 to help women with cancer.
April 17, 2012
Talk to your clients about sanitation and disinfection procedures at your salon.
April 17, 2012
The emery board scores low on the “green-o-meter.” “The number of trees used to make millions of files and the landfill space taken up by these little 5-in. sticks is more enormous than you can imagine,” says Barry LaVaque, president of LaVaque Tweezers.
April 16, 2012
Is there scientific evidence that a 45-minute massage decreases stress hormones and boosts the immune system or that mineral baths and mud packs alleviate pain? Yes and yes, say the folks behind SpaEvidence.com.
May 18, 2012
Like painters’ tape for nails, you apply it wherever you don’t want polish to go.
May 17, 2012
Queen of Hearts Lost Her Tarts, Kaleidoscope, and Lucky Penny are three of the company’s most popular new sparkle-filled colors.
May 15, 2012
Hand & Nail Harmony has a new Gelish Hard Gel Starter Kit.
May 15, 2012
SuperNail has now entered the world of LED.
May 15, 2012
Beauty Millenium’s Z45 Fast Dry Top Lot is an all-round top coat that can be used on natural nails, acrylics, and gels.
May 15, 2012
Cuccio Naturalé’s Aqua Leaves make for instant themed pedicures and turn ordinary pedicures into extraordinary spa experiences.
May 15, 2012
China Glaze has partnered with Lionsgate Films to create a specialty promotion for their movie adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ gripping trilogy, The Hunger Games.
May 15, 2012
Nubar is ready to meet any pedicure need with its luxurious combo of Delicious Pear Organic Brown Sugar Scrub and Skin Essentials Warming Clay Masque.
May 15, 2012
Clean + Easy introduces three distinct new formulas of wax infused with essences of White Tea, Green Tea, and Black Tea to meet all of your hair removal needs.
May 14, 2012
Nail Tek’s Restore Damaged Nails kit helps repair weak nails back to health and vitality.
May 14, 2012
En Vogue has a new soak-off gel polish line, Lac It!
May 14, 2012
Miss Professional Nail has a new collection of colors for its Sation nail polish.
May 14, 2012
The Supply Source’s Poof Dry Top Coat has a patented formula that allows it to penetrate through the nail lacquer to the base coat, forming a single, solid coating over the nail plate for a durable finish.
May 15, 2012
Try as we might to produce fresh and original covers year after year, it's inevitable that certain themes and trends return for another cycle. Here's a look back at yesterday's covers alongside today's asking, "Are you experiencing deja vu?"
May 11, 2012
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.
May 28, 2012
InStyle magazine, in its May 2012 issue, compiled a list of nail shades that compliment different skin tones.
May 24, 2012
The best nail products for 2012 according to InStyle were listed in the magazine's May issue.
May 21, 2012
Harper's Bazaar released a list of spring's most popular statement nail shades, urging readers to get out of their neutral rut.
May 18, 2012
Marcia Kilgore — founder of Bliss Spa and Soap & Glory — named Deborah Lippmann's nail polish in Naked a beauty product she can't live without.
May 14, 2012
Odyssey Nail System CEO Trang Nguyen has come out with a brand new design for his gel lamp and introduces the industry’s first LED and CFL combo lamp.
May 14, 2012
Hand & Nail Harmony held its inaugural educator training event at its new education facility in Brea, Calif.,this past January.
May 14, 2012
Music artist Nicki Minaj deemed OPI's "Did it On 'Em" her polish must-have in this month's issue of InStyle magazine.
May 11, 2012
Alex Noonan, beauty director of Marie Claire Australia, named two of spring's hottest international polishes.
May 9, 2012
Floral fashion is making a very strong appearance this spring, reports Marie Claire's May 2012 issue. Support the trend by offering these springtime colors...
May 7, 2012
InStyle magazine's May 2012 issue features a list of recommended eco-friendly beauty products. Consider carrying these brands in your salon, either to use on clients or to sell as retail.
May 4, 2012
Allure's beauty editors tried and tested Deborah Lippmann's nail polish in Daytripper, sharing with readers their opinion in the magazine's May 2012 issue.
May 2, 2012
Teen Vogue recommends two polish shades this season for a boho chic look.
