Akzentz educator Gina Rinaldi-Silvestro (right) gave Heidi Meier from The Day Spa in Shoreview, Minn., a full set of stiletto nails after winning her Instagram-based contest. See the nails by clicking here.
"It's all about you," the Young Nails motto, sits on the back of Young Nails president Greg Salo as he instructs attendees.
Young Nails president (and personality) Greg Salo shows how to create a fun design using acrylic products.
T4 Spa's Tammy Gee, Trang Ngo, Cassidy Le, and Jimmy Nguyen promoted T4's HTX-T4 pedicure spa chair.
Signature Nail Systems' Minh Truong, founder Joe Nguyen, Jack Vo, and Melanie Werner celebrated their first time exhibiting at ABS with their SNS dip system colors.
Quarter Dinh, the Singing Manicurist, and NAILS editor Hannah Lee
Quarter Dinh, the Singing Manicurist (center), and his wife Anh Trinh (right), drove four hours to attend ABS to meet VietSALON Magazine's Kim Pham.
Orly educators Carla Collier and Markus Deshler, caught us up with the newest Orly GelFX colors.
OPI's Nancy Flores, Candace Rowell, Nicole Santoro, Paulette Grace, Sarah Christman, Alicia Dicaro, and Ladonna Waddell
OPI guest artist Candace Rowell demonstrate's the company's newest OPI GelColors.
Morgan Taylor's Star Payne, Shannon Schneider, Vanessa Willoughby, Jacqueline Hogelund, Taylor Daniel, and Rebecca Armstrong
NAILS editor Hannah Lee met Ashley Gregory, a former NAILS Next Top Nail Artist Top 12 contestant.
Nail Talk Radio's Millie Haynam left) and Braden Jahr (front), NAILS publisher Michelle Mullen, and the FingerNailFixer Holly Schippers
Salon owners Vinh Nguyen, Quarter the Singing Manicurist, Henry Duong, and Cang Nguyen caught up over dinner.
Empower Nail Art's Lucien Henderson, Naja Rickette, and FingerNailFixer Holly Schippers
Light Elegance first family Jim, Lexie, and Lezlie McConnell
Light Elegance educator Darcy Olin performs a service on Jody Nash, a cosmetologist from Nashville Tenn.
Lexor's Chris Long, Sam Nguyen, Thai Le, and Vu Tran
LeChat's Jewley Wirth, Blanca Reyes, Kristina Hong, and Connie Le
LeChat's Blanca Reyes and Connie Le
Gel II's Jennie Dao, Michael Le, and Megan Eaton
J&A's Mike Ahn and SalonPOS guru Albert Kim
Hush salon owners with NAILS' Hannah Lee
Former student nail blogger, Starr Rooks, visited editor Hannah Lee at the NAILS booth.
Gelish's Danielle Candido and U.S. dean of education MaeLing Parrish
FootLogix founder Dr. Katharin von Gavel (right) and Kimberly Kennedy
Famous Names team Lisa Cooper, Linda and Jim Nordstrom, Pam Black, and Ken Cooper promoted the new IBX nail repair formula.
Essie's Linda Falcone, Gino Trunzo, and Leena Jain
NAILS editor Hannah Lee with Ashley Crowe, better known as nail blogger, @astrowifey.
Jeanita Spikes, Essie educator, demoed Essie Gel's new colors.
Entity Beauty's Sue Lam, John Hauk, Dee Nguyen, and Roxanne Nguyen promoted the new Entity Couture line of spa products.
Dashing Diva's Val Clark promotes the company's newest applique and no-blend nail tips.
Continuum's Tony Galati, Joe Galati, and Robert Rodriguez
VietSALON's Kim Pham and CND's Michele Huynh
CND’s Jan Arnold took class attendees on a journey across the Open Road.
CND education ambassadors Shelena Robinson and Michele Huynh (pictured), guided attendees through a tutorial on creating trending (yet easy) nail art designs.
NAILS group publisher Cyndy Drummey (right) catches up with her sister, Kate Gunderson.
Artistic Nail Design's Sarah Peterson, Michelle Whitaker, Lisa Boone, Alisha Rimando, Aletter Robinson, and Lawton Boone
VietSALON's Kim Pham and American Dawn's Ron Kothari peek out from behind American Dawn's wide variety of towels.
Alfalfa Nail Supply's Khoa Bui, Hien Ton, Dat Ton, and Kathy Phan
Akzentz educator Gina Rinaldi-Silvestro (right) gave Heidi Meier from The Day Spa in Shoreview, Minn., a full set of stiletto nails after winning her Instagram-based contest. See the nails by clicking here.
"It's all about you," the Young Nails motto, sits on the back of Young Nails president Greg Salo as he instructs attendees.
Young Nails president (and personality) Greg Salo shows how to create a fun design using acrylic products.
T4 Spa's Tammy Gee, Trang Ngo, Cassidy Le, and Jimmy Nguyen promoted T4's HTX-T4 pedicure spa chair.
Signature Nail Systems' Minh Truong, founder Joe Nguyen, Jack Vo, and Melanie Werner celebrated their first time exhibiting at ABS with their SNS dip system colors.
Quarter Dinh, the Singing Manicurist, and NAILS editor Hannah Lee
Quarter Dinh, the Singing Manicurist (center), and his wife Anh Trinh (right), drove four hours to attend ABS to meet VietSALON Magazine's Kim Pham.
Orly educators Carla Collier and Markus Deshler, caught us up with the newest Orly GelFX colors.
OPI's Nancy Flores, Candace Rowell, Nicole Santoro, Paulette Grace, Sarah Christman, Alicia Dicaro, and Ladonna Waddell
OPI guest artist Candace Rowell demonstrate's the company's newest OPI GelColors.
Morgan Taylor's Star Payne, Shannon Schneider, Vanessa Willoughby, Jacqueline Hogelund, Taylor Daniel, and Rebecca Armstrong
NAILS editor Hannah Lee met Ashley Gregory, a former NAILS Next Top Nail Artist Top 12 contestant.
Nail Talk Radio's Millie Haynam left) and Braden Jahr (front), NAILS publisher Michelle Mullen, and the FingerNailFixer Holly Schippers
Salon owners Vinh Nguyen, Quarter the Singing Manicurist, Henry Duong, and Cang Nguyen caught up over dinner.
Empower Nail Art's Lucien Henderson, Naja Rickette, and FingerNailFixer Holly Schippers
Light Elegance first family Jim, Lexie, and Lezlie McConnell
Light Elegance educator Darcy Olin performs a service on Jody Nash, a cosmetologist from Nashville Tenn.
Lexor's Chris Long, Sam Nguyen, Thai Le, and Vu Tran
LeChat's Jewley Wirth, Blanca Reyes, Kristina Hong, and Connie Le
LeChat's Blanca Reyes and Connie Le
Gel II's Jennie Dao, Michael Le, and Megan Eaton
J&A's Mike Ahn and SalonPOS guru Albert Kim
Hush salon owners with NAILS' Hannah Lee
Former student nail blogger, Starr Rooks, visited editor Hannah Lee at the NAILS booth.
Gelish's Danielle Candido and U.S. dean of education MaeLing Parrish
FootLogix founder Dr. Katharin von Gavel (right) and Kimberly Kennedy
Famous Names team Lisa Cooper, Linda and Jim Nordstrom, Pam Black, and Ken Cooper promoted the new IBX nail repair formula.
Essie's Linda Falcone, Gino Trunzo, and Leena Jain
NAILS editor Hannah Lee with Ashley Crowe, better known as nail blogger, @astrowifey.
Jeanita Spikes, Essie educator, demoed Essie Gel's new colors.
Entity Beauty's Sue Lam, John Hauk, Dee Nguyen, and Roxanne Nguyen promoted the new Entity Couture line of spa products.
Dashing Diva's Val Clark promotes the company's newest applique and no-blend nail tips.
Continuum's Tony Galati, Joe Galati, and Robert Rodriguez
VietSALON's Kim Pham and CND's Michele Huynh
CND’s Jan Arnold took class attendees on a journey across the Open Road.
CND education ambassadors Shelena Robinson and Michele Huynh (pictured), guided attendees through a tutorial on creating trending (yet easy) nail art designs.
NAILS group publisher Cyndy Drummey (right) catches up with her sister, Kate Gunderson.
Artistic Nail Design's Sarah Peterson, Michelle Whitaker, Lisa Boone, Alisha Rimando, Aletter Robinson, and Lawton Boone
VietSALON's Kim Pham and American Dawn's Ron Kothari peek out from behind American Dawn's wide variety of towels.
Alfalfa Nail Supply's Khoa Bui, Hien Ton, Dat Ton, and Kathy Phan
Cosmetologists Chicago, owners and producers of America’s Beauty Show, rolled out its 91st annual beauty event March 22-24, 2014 at McCormick Place in downtown Chicago. More than 55,000 beauty professionals gathered for education, entertainment, and a collective beauty energy with more than 450 manufacturers and distributors exhibiting. Events at the show included an All-Star Trends Panel, a Beauty Changes Lives student assembly, the BeautyBash (where the Stars Photo Contest winners were announced), and classes, demos, and shopping galore.
Make sure to make your plans for next year’s show March 21-23, 2015 at McCormick Place in Chicago.
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