<p>The new location at Rosen Centre allowed us to accommodate more nail techs than ever before. What a great turnout!</p>

The new location at Rosen Centre allowed us to accommodate more nail techs than ever before. What a great turnout!

<p>Diana Bonn and Mindy Borrego at the front desk greeted attendees to the NailTech Network Orlando Social.</p>

Diana Bonn and Mindy Borrego at the front desk greeted attendees to the NailTech Network Orlando Social.

<p>NAILS editor Hannah Lee and <a href="http://www.beautytech.com/">Beautytech.com</a> founder Debbie Doerrlamm gave away over 50 raffle items throughout the course of the night.</p>

NAILS editor Hannah Lee and Beautytech.com founder Debbie Doerrlamm gave away over 50 raffle items throughout the course of the night.

<p><a href="http://www.lightelegance.com/">Light Elegance </a>educators (from left to right) Josephine &ldquo;Pina&rdquo; More, Darcy Orlin, and Mylyn Hansen showcased Light Elegance Gel Paints and glitters for fun nail art designs at their demo table.</p>

Light Elegance educators (from left to right) Josephine “Pina” More, Darcy Orlin, and Mylyn Hansen showcased Light Elegance Gel Paints and glitters for fun nail art designs at their demo table.

<p>Sandy Combs (left) and Tiffany Silver (right) instructing attendees on how to apply <a href="http://www.nailharmony.com/">Hand &amp; Nail Harmony&rsquo;s</a> Gelish.</p>

Sandy Combs (left) and Tiffany Silver (right) instructing attendees on how to apply Hand & Nail Harmony’s Gelish.

<p>Sandy Combs instructing an attendee on how to apply <a href="http://www.nailharmony.com/">Hand &amp; Nail Harmony&rsquo;s</a> Gelish.</p>

Sandy Combs instructing an attendee on how to apply Hand & Nail Harmony’s Gelish.

<p><a href="http://www.dashingdiva.com/DashingDivaStore/t-home.aspx">Dashing Diva&rsquo;s</a> Val Clark (left) and Mary Jo Zwirowski (right) showed off the company&rsquo;s full coverage colored tips and colored French tips.</p>

Dashing Diva’s Val Clark (left) and Mary Jo Zwirowski (right) showed off the company’s full coverage colored tips and colored French tips.

<p>NAILS managing editor Sree Roy talked to a few show attendees over appetizers.</p>

NAILS managing editor Sree Roy talked to a few show attendees over appetizers.

<p>Wende Thummel created a gel-polish design on attendee Maria Mock using <a href="http://ibdbeauty.com">IBD</a>'s Just Gel Polish.</p>

Wende Thummel created a gel-polish design on attendee Maria Mock using IBD's Just Gel Polish.

<p>Networking attendee Thorunn Fawcette-Taylor and Helen Pao listen intently to Sandy Combs as she demonstrates the use of Gelish.</p>

Networking attendee Thorunn Fawcette-Taylor and Helen Pao listen intently to Sandy Combs as she demonstrates the use of Gelish.

<p>Hannah Lee and Jim Nordstrom, CEO of <a href="http://www.famousnamesproducts.com/">Famous Names</a> with brands Lumos Top &amp; Base Coat and Dadi&rsquo; Oil, were all smiles at the event.</p>

Hannah Lee and Jim Nordstrom, CEO of Famous Names with brands Lumos Top & Base Coat and Dadi’ Oil, were all smiles at the event.

<p><a href="http://www.ezflow.com/index_flash.html">EZ Flow</a> educators Allison Ross (left) and Linda Reyes perform stiletto demonstrations at the event.</p>

EZ Flow educators Allison Ross (left) and Linda Reyes perform stiletto demonstrations at the event.

<p><a href="http://www.orlybeauty.com/">Orly</a>'s Roxy Carillo (left), Catherine Baek, and Trina Ngo gave demos on Orly&rsquo;s GelFX color gel-polishes.</p>

Orly's Roxy Carillo (left), Catherine Baek, and Trina Ngo gave demos on Orly’s GelFX color gel-polishes.

<p><a href="http://www.orlybeauty.com/">Orly</a> educators Roxy Carillo (left) and Trina Ngo (right) gave demos on Orly&rsquo;s GelFX color gel-polishes.</p>

Orly educators Roxy Carillo (left) and Trina Ngo (right) gave demos on Orly’s GelFX color gel-polishes.

<p><a href="http://www.orlybeauty.com/">Orly</a> educators Roxy Carillo (left) and Trina Ngo (right) gave demos on Orly&rsquo;s GelFX color gel-polishes.</p>

Orly educators Roxy Carillo (left) and Trina Ngo (right) gave demos on Orly’s GelFX color gel-polishes.

<p>Shante Marshall and Shavonne&nbsp;Phillips from Cleveland and Cherie Scarvelis from Detroit waited patiently during the raffle drawings in hopes of hearing their names.</p>

Shante Marshall and Shavonne Phillips from Cleveland and Cherie Scarvelis from Detroit waited patiently during the raffle drawings in hopes of hearing their names.

<p><a href="http://www.eznails.net/index.htm">ENP&rsquo;s</a> Christine Ozeretny (left) looks on as educator Brenda Gates and Simmy Bredall Bell give Gella gel-polish demonstrations.</p>

ENP’s Christine Ozeretny (left) looks on as educator Brenda Gates and Simmy Bredall Bell give Gella gel-polish demonstrations.

<p><a href="http://www.eznails.net/index.htm">ENP&rsquo;s</a> Brenda Gates applies Gella gel-polish on an attendee.</p>

ENP’s Brenda Gates applies Gella gel-polish on an attendee.

<p><a href="http://www.cnd.com/Consumer.aspx">CND</a>'s Ingrid Deckelman educates an attendee on using CND&rsquo;s new Additives with Shellac.</p>

CND's Ingrid Deckelman educates an attendee on using CND’s new Additives with Shellac.

<p>Ingrid Deckelman of <a href="http://www.cnd.com/Consumer.aspx">CND</a> (left) educates attendees (from left to right) Helene Pao, Emily Ryan, and Thorunn Fawcette-Taylor on using CND&rsquo;s new Additives with Shellac.</p>

Ingrid Deckelman of CND (left) educates attendees (from left to right) Helene Pao, Emily Ryan, and Thorunn Fawcette-Taylor on using CND’s new Additives with Shellac.

<p><a href="http://www.cnd.com/Consumer.aspx">CND</a>'s Melody Watral shows off some of CND&rsquo;s new Additives on Katrina Anderson. CND account manager Joby Leahy (in orange) watches on.</p>

CND's Melody Watral shows off some of CND’s new Additives on Katrina Anderson. CND account manager Joby Leahy (in orange) watches on.

<p>Networking attendees drop off their scavenger hunt stamp cards for a chance to win one of five $100 cash prizes.</p>

Networking attendees drop off their scavenger hunt stamp cards for a chance to win one of five $100 cash prizes.

<p>Networking attendees look on in hopes of hearing their names during the raffle drawing.</p>

Networking attendees look on in hopes of hearing their names during the raffle drawing.

<p>The NAILS team of Michelle Mullen, Tim Crowley, Hannah Lee, Sree Roy, and Kim Pham (not pictured) announced the winners of the five $100 cash prizes.</p>

The NAILS team of Michelle Mullen, Tim Crowley, Hannah Lee, Sree Roy, and Kim Pham (not pictured) announced the winners of the five $100 cash prizes.

<p>NAILS managing editor Sree Roy reads off the name of one of our lucky winners.</p>

NAILS managing editor Sree Roy reads off the name of one of our lucky winners.

<p>Spotted: Jill Phillips and&nbsp;Joann Diprete from Ultronics.</p>

Spotted: Jill Phillips and Joann Diprete from Ultronics.

<p>NAILS associate publisher/editor Hannah Lee.</p>

NAILS associate publisher/editor Hannah Lee.

<p>Raffle winners Meryll Hayton, Dayna Knight, Erica Tausch, Jill Clark, and Carey Lucchesi, stand with NAILS editor Hannah Lee and their $100 cash prize.</p>

Raffle winners Meryll Hayton, Dayna Knight, Erica Tausch, Jill Clark, and Carey Lucchesi, stand with NAILS editor Hannah Lee and their $100 cash prize.

<p>Mia Johnson from Austin and Yvonne Cookie Perkins from Napa, Calif. met for the first time after befriending each other on Facebook. "It's a great place for us to come together and meet fellow peers," Johnson says of Facebook and the NailTech Netoworking Event. "We never would have met otherwise."</p>

Mia Johnson from Austin and Yvonne Cookie Perkins from Napa, Calif. met for the first time after befriending each other on Facebook. "It's a great place for us to come together and meet fellow peers," Johnson says of Facebook and the NailTech Netoworking Event. "We never would have met otherwise."

<p>Anne Chang demonstrates some of Beautiful Nails by Kupa's acrylic products.</p>

Anne Chang demonstrates some of Beautiful Nails by Kupa's acrylic products.

<p>Cindy Mark helps an attendee with some of Beautiful Nails by Kupa's products.</p>

Cindy Mark helps an attendee with some of Beautiful Nails by Kupa's products.

<p>Sindy Mark helps an attendee with creating some flowers using Beautiful Nails by Kupa's products.</p>

Sindy Mark helps an attendee with creating some flowers using Beautiful Nails by Kupa's products.

<p>NAILS managing editor Sree Roy (center) was thrilled to meet <a href="http://blogs.nailsmag.com/blueprint/category/273.aspx%20t">Blueprint of a First Year</a> blogger Alica Best in person for the first time, here with new salon employee Chrystal Jackson.</p>

NAILS managing editor Sree Roy (center) was thrilled to meet Blueprint of a First Year blogger Alica Best in person for the first time, here with new salon employee Chrystal Jackson.

<p>Beautiful Nails by&nbsp;<a href="https://kupainc.com/">Kupa</a> educators Sindy Mark, Ann Chang, and OPI educator and artist Joseph Pham, pose with VietSALON associate editor Kim Pham.</p>

Beautiful Nails by Kupa educators Sindy Mark, Ann Chang, and OPI educator and artist Joseph Pham, pose with VietSALON associate editor Kim Pham.

<p>NAILS senior editor Tim Crowley and Orly educator Roxy Carillo.</p>

NAILS senior editor Tim Crowley and Orly educator Roxy Carillo.

<p>Anita Lime-Sims and VietSALON associate editor Kim Pham catch up with each other.</p>

Anita Lime-Sims and VietSALON associate editor Kim Pham catch up with each other.

<p>Millie Haynam, Anna Schmidt, Cherie Scarvelis, and Tiffany Cofer had a great time at the event.</p>

Millie Haynam, Anna Schmidt, Cherie Scarvelis, and Tiffany Cofer had a great time at the event.

<p><a href="http://www.nailtek.com/">Nail Tek&rsquo;s</a> Judith Fairn, Celebrity manicurist Pattie Yankee, and &ldquo;<a href="http://www.thepaintednail.com/season1_tvguide_network.html">The Nail Files</a>&rdquo; star Katie Cazorla pose together as the event winded down.</p>

Nail Tek’s Judith Fairn, Celebrity manicurist Pattie Yankee, and “The Nail Files” star Katie Cazorla pose together as the event winded down.

<p>NAILS senior editor Tim Crowley chatted with OPI guest artist Joseph Pham.</p>

NAILS senior editor Tim Crowley chatted with OPI guest artist Joseph Pham.

<p>Patty Yankee, Katie Cazorla, and NAILS editor Hannah Lee.</p>

Patty Yankee, Katie Cazorla, and NAILS editor Hannah Lee.

<p>NAILS senior editor Tim Crowley, Katie Cazorla, and OPI guest artist Joseph Pham.</p>

NAILS senior editor Tim Crowley, Katie Cazorla, and OPI guest artist Joseph Pham.

<p>"Nail Files" reality star Katie Cazorla</p>

"Nail Files" reality star Katie Cazorla

<p>NAILS team members Michelle Mullen, Hannah Lee, Tim Crowley, Kim Pham, and Sree Roy took a moment at the end of the evening to pose for a group photo.</p>

NAILS team members Michelle Mullen, Hannah Lee, Tim Crowley, Kim Pham, and Sree Roy took a moment at the end of the evening to pose for a group photo.

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<p>The new location at Rosen Centre allowed us to accommodate more nail techs than ever before. What a great turnout!</p>
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The new location at Rosen Centre allowed us to accommodate more nail techs than ever before. What a great turnout!

<p>Diana Bonn and Mindy Borrego at the front desk greeted attendees to the NailTech Network Orlando Social.</p>
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Diana Bonn and Mindy Borrego at the front desk greeted attendees to the NailTech Network Orlando Social.

<p>NAILS editor Hannah Lee and <a href="http://www.beautytech.com/">Beautytech.com</a> founder Debbie Doerrlamm gave away over 50 raffle items throughout the course of the night.</p>
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NAILS editor Hannah Lee and Beautytech.com founder Debbie Doerrlamm gave away over 50 raffle items throughout the course of the night.

<p><a href="http://www.lightelegance.com/">Light Elegance </a>educators (from left to right) Josephine &ldquo;Pina&rdquo; More, Darcy Orlin, and Mylyn Hansen showcased Light Elegance Gel Paints and glitters for fun nail art designs at their demo table.</p>
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Light Elegance educators (from left to right) Josephine “Pina” More, Darcy Orlin, and Mylyn Hansen showcased Light Elegance Gel Paints and glitters for fun nail art designs at their demo table.

<p>Sandy Combs (left) and Tiffany Silver (right) instructing attendees on how to apply <a href="http://www.nailharmony.com/">Hand &amp; Nail Harmony&rsquo;s</a> Gelish.</p>
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Sandy Combs (left) and Tiffany Silver (right) instructing attendees on how to apply Hand & Nail Harmony’s Gelish.

<p>Sandy Combs instructing an attendee on how to apply <a href="http://www.nailharmony.com/">Hand &amp; Nail Harmony&rsquo;s</a> Gelish.</p>
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Sandy Combs instructing an attendee on how to apply Hand & Nail Harmony’s Gelish.

<p><a href="http://www.dashingdiva.com/DashingDivaStore/t-home.aspx">Dashing Diva&rsquo;s</a> Val Clark (left) and Mary Jo Zwirowski (right) showed off the company&rsquo;s full coverage colored tips and colored French tips.</p>
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Dashing Diva’s Val Clark (left) and Mary Jo Zwirowski (right) showed off the company’s full coverage colored tips and colored French tips.

<p>NAILS managing editor Sree Roy talked to a few show attendees over appetizers.</p>
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NAILS managing editor Sree Roy talked to a few show attendees over appetizers.

<p>Wende Thummel created a gel-polish design on attendee Maria Mock using <a href="http://ibdbeauty.com">IBD</a>'s Just Gel Polish.</p>
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Wende Thummel created a gel-polish design on attendee Maria Mock using IBD's Just Gel Polish.

<p>Networking attendee Thorunn Fawcette-Taylor and Helen Pao listen intently to Sandy Combs as she demonstrates the use of Gelish.</p>
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Networking attendee Thorunn Fawcette-Taylor and Helen Pao listen intently to Sandy Combs as she demonstrates the use of Gelish.

<p>Hannah Lee and Jim Nordstrom, CEO of <a href="http://www.famousnamesproducts.com/">Famous Names</a> with brands Lumos Top &amp; Base Coat and Dadi&rsquo; Oil, were all smiles at the event.</p>
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Hannah Lee and Jim Nordstrom, CEO of Famous Names with brands Lumos Top & Base Coat and Dadi’ Oil, were all smiles at the event.

<p><a href="http://www.ezflow.com/index_flash.html">EZ Flow</a> educators Allison Ross (left) and Linda Reyes perform stiletto demonstrations at the event.</p>
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EZ Flow educators Allison Ross (left) and Linda Reyes perform stiletto demonstrations at the event.

<p><a href="http://www.orlybeauty.com/">Orly</a>'s Roxy Carillo (left), Catherine Baek, and Trina Ngo gave demos on Orly&rsquo;s GelFX color gel-polishes.</p>
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Orly's Roxy Carillo (left), Catherine Baek, and Trina Ngo gave demos on Orly’s GelFX color gel-polishes.

<p><a href="http://www.orlybeauty.com/">Orly</a> educators Roxy Carillo (left) and Trina Ngo (right) gave demos on Orly&rsquo;s GelFX color gel-polishes.</p>
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Orly educators Roxy Carillo (left) and Trina Ngo (right) gave demos on Orly’s GelFX color gel-polishes.

<p><a href="http://www.orlybeauty.com/">Orly</a> educators Roxy Carillo (left) and Trina Ngo (right) gave demos on Orly&rsquo;s GelFX color gel-polishes.</p>
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Orly educators Roxy Carillo (left) and Trina Ngo (right) gave demos on Orly’s GelFX color gel-polishes.

<p>Shante Marshall and Shavonne&nbsp;Phillips from Cleveland and Cherie Scarvelis from Detroit waited patiently during the raffle drawings in hopes of hearing their names.</p>
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Shante Marshall and Shavonne Phillips from Cleveland and Cherie Scarvelis from Detroit waited patiently during the raffle drawings in hopes of hearing their names.

<p><a href="http://www.eznails.net/index.htm">ENP&rsquo;s</a> Christine Ozeretny (left) looks on as educator Brenda Gates and Simmy Bredall Bell give Gella gel-polish demonstrations.</p>
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ENP’s Christine Ozeretny (left) looks on as educator Brenda Gates and Simmy Bredall Bell give Gella gel-polish demonstrations.

<p><a href="http://www.eznails.net/index.htm">ENP&rsquo;s</a> Brenda Gates applies Gella gel-polish on an attendee.</p>
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ENP’s Brenda Gates applies Gella gel-polish on an attendee.

<p><a href="http://www.cnd.com/Consumer.aspx">CND</a>'s Ingrid Deckelman educates an attendee on using CND&rsquo;s new Additives with Shellac.</p>
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CND's Ingrid Deckelman educates an attendee on using CND’s new Additives with Shellac.

<p>Ingrid Deckelman of <a href="http://www.cnd.com/Consumer.aspx">CND</a> (left) educates attendees (from left to right) Helene Pao, Emily Ryan, and Thorunn Fawcette-Taylor on using CND&rsquo;s new Additives with Shellac.</p>
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Ingrid Deckelman of CND (left) educates attendees (from left to right) Helene Pao, Emily Ryan, and Thorunn Fawcette-Taylor on using CND’s new Additives with Shellac.

<p><a href="http://www.cnd.com/Consumer.aspx">CND</a>'s Melody Watral shows off some of CND&rsquo;s new Additives on Katrina Anderson. CND account manager Joby Leahy (in orange) watches on.</p>
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CND's Melody Watral shows off some of CND’s new Additives on Katrina Anderson. CND account manager Joby Leahy (in orange) watches on.

<p>Networking attendees drop off their scavenger hunt stamp cards for a chance to win one of five $100 cash prizes.</p>
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Networking attendees drop off their scavenger hunt stamp cards for a chance to win one of five $100 cash prizes.

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<p>Networking attendees look on in hopes of hearing their names during the raffle drawing.</p>
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Networking attendees look on in hopes of hearing their names during the raffle drawing.

<p>The NAILS team of Michelle Mullen, Tim Crowley, Hannah Lee, Sree Roy, and Kim Pham (not pictured) announced the winners of the five $100 cash prizes.</p>
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The NAILS team of Michelle Mullen, Tim Crowley, Hannah Lee, Sree Roy, and Kim Pham (not pictured) announced the winners of the five $100 cash prizes.

<p>NAILS managing editor Sree Roy reads off the name of one of our lucky winners.</p>
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NAILS managing editor Sree Roy reads off the name of one of our lucky winners.

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<p>Spotted: Jill Phillips and&nbsp;Joann Diprete from Ultronics.</p>
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Spotted: Jill Phillips and Joann Diprete from Ultronics.

<p>NAILS associate publisher/editor Hannah Lee.</p>
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NAILS associate publisher/editor Hannah Lee.

<p>Raffle winners Meryll Hayton, Dayna Knight, Erica Tausch, Jill Clark, and Carey Lucchesi, stand with NAILS editor Hannah Lee and their $100 cash prize.</p>
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Raffle winners Meryll Hayton, Dayna Knight, Erica Tausch, Jill Clark, and Carey Lucchesi, stand with NAILS editor Hannah Lee and their $100 cash prize.

<p>Mia Johnson from Austin and Yvonne Cookie Perkins from Napa, Calif. met for the first time after befriending each other on Facebook. "It's a great place for us to come together and meet fellow peers," Johnson says of Facebook and the NailTech Netoworking Event. "We never would have met otherwise."</p>
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Mia Johnson from Austin and Yvonne Cookie Perkins from Napa, Calif. met for the first time after befriending each other on Facebook. "It's a great place for us to come together and meet fellow peers," Johnson says of Facebook and the NailTech Netoworking Event. "We never would have met otherwise."

<p>Anne Chang demonstrates some of Beautiful Nails by Kupa's acrylic products.</p>
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Anne Chang demonstrates some of Beautiful Nails by Kupa's acrylic products.

<p>Cindy Mark helps an attendee with some of Beautiful Nails by Kupa's products.</p>
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Cindy Mark helps an attendee with some of Beautiful Nails by Kupa's products.

<p>Sindy Mark helps an attendee with creating some flowers using Beautiful Nails by Kupa's products.</p>
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Sindy Mark helps an attendee with creating some flowers using Beautiful Nails by Kupa's products.

<p>NAILS managing editor Sree Roy (center) was thrilled to meet <a href="http://blogs.nailsmag.com/blueprint/category/273.aspx%20t">Blueprint of a First Year</a> blogger Alica Best in person for the first time, here with new salon employee Chrystal Jackson.</p>
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NAILS managing editor Sree Roy (center) was thrilled to meet Blueprint of a First Year blogger Alica Best in person for the first time, here with new salon employee Chrystal Jackson.

<p>Beautiful Nails by&nbsp;<a href="https://kupainc.com/">Kupa</a> educators Sindy Mark, Ann Chang, and OPI educator and artist Joseph Pham, pose with VietSALON associate editor Kim Pham.</p>
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Beautiful Nails by Kupa educators Sindy Mark, Ann Chang, and OPI educator and artist Joseph Pham, pose with VietSALON associate editor Kim Pham.

<p>NAILS senior editor Tim Crowley and Orly educator Roxy Carillo.</p>
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NAILS senior editor Tim Crowley and Orly educator Roxy Carillo.

<p>Anita Lime-Sims and VietSALON associate editor Kim Pham catch up with each other.</p>
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Anita Lime-Sims and VietSALON associate editor Kim Pham catch up with each other.

<p>Millie Haynam, Anna Schmidt, Cherie Scarvelis, and Tiffany Cofer had a great time at the event.</p>
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Millie Haynam, Anna Schmidt, Cherie Scarvelis, and Tiffany Cofer had a great time at the event.

<p><a href="http://www.nailtek.com/">Nail Tek&rsquo;s</a> Judith Fairn, Celebrity manicurist Pattie Yankee, and &ldquo;<a href="http://www.thepaintednail.com/season1_tvguide_network.html">The Nail Files</a>&rdquo; star Katie Cazorla pose together as the event winded down.</p>
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Nail Tek’s Judith Fairn, Celebrity manicurist Pattie Yankee, and “The Nail Files” star Katie Cazorla pose together as the event winded down.

<p>NAILS senior editor Tim Crowley chatted with OPI guest artist Joseph Pham.</p>
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NAILS senior editor Tim Crowley chatted with OPI guest artist Joseph Pham.

<p>Patty Yankee, Katie Cazorla, and NAILS editor Hannah Lee.</p>
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Patty Yankee, Katie Cazorla, and NAILS editor Hannah Lee.

<p>NAILS senior editor Tim Crowley, Katie Cazorla, and OPI guest artist Joseph Pham.</p>
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NAILS senior editor Tim Crowley, Katie Cazorla, and OPI guest artist Joseph Pham.

<p>"Nail Files" reality star Katie Cazorla</p>
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"Nail Files" reality star Katie Cazorla

<p>NAILS team members Michelle Mullen, Hannah Lee, Tim Crowley, Kim Pham, and Sree Roy took a moment at the end of the evening to pose for a group photo.</p>
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NAILS team members Michelle Mullen, Hannah Lee, Tim Crowley, Kim Pham, and Sree Roy took a moment at the end of the evening to pose for a group photo.

On Saturday June 2 before the Premiere Orlando Beauty Show, 300 nail techs gathered in a ballroom at the Rosen Centre Hotel, adjacent to the convention center, to participate in the NailTech Network Orlando Social, put on by BeautyTech.com and NAILS Magazine.

Attendees each received goodie bags of free nail supplies and amazing show specials from sponsors, and were treated to live demonstrations at booths hosted by manufacturers CND, Dashing Diva, Hand & Nail Harmony, IBD, EZ Flow, Kupa, Light Elegance, Orly, and ENP.

More than 50 people went home with raffle prizes totaling more than $6,000 from top manufacturers, and NAILS gave out five $100 cash prizes as well.

The response from nail techs about the new location at the Rosen Centre was overwhelmingly positive, with nail techs from across the country mingling and making connections while learning about new products. Be sure to watch for next year’s networking event. Special thanks to Action Bag Co. for sponsoring the goodie bags.

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