The team at LeChat shows off their show-ready nails.
Brothers Robert and Vu Nguyen both showed off their artistic skills at the OPI booth.
The entire Martone family pays a visit to the NAILS booth.
Vetro's Aki Matsuba is ready for show time.
Ashley Van flashes her dazzling digits at the Dashing Diva booth.
Celebrity nail techs Elle and Tom Bachik (with his wife, Liz, on the right) caught up at the Gel II booth.
The team at ANC poses at their booth.
Mary Jo Zwirowski shows off Dashing Diva's LED lightpod.
Empower Nail Art's Lucien Henderson with NAILS senior editor Tracy Rubert.
The first lady of nails, Jessica herself, getting a manicure at her booth.
Fun demo tables were the centerpiece of the LeChat booth.
Gelish's MaeLing Parrish smiles pretty.
LeChat's Carlos Torres chatted it up about the brand's new products.
The Artistic team always has a good time at their booth.
Lulu Desfassiaux showed off her amazing nail art and skills at the EZ Flow booth.
Ardell's Jade Munson enjoyed a successful show.
Princess Nails' Danny Homaidan and Arlene Cisneros gave visitors to their booth the royal treatment.
Phillip Tran and J.R. Crayne of Tatz helped visitors create custom nail art.
Rudy Lenzkes showed off his wide array of products at the California Mango booth.
Steve Luis of Smockers reports that 40% of their business is nail salons.
We are always happy to see OPI's Adela Munoz demoing on the show floor.
Celebrity stylist Theodore Leaf taught attendees how to be a YouTube sensation.
Jay and Elissa Choi of Bon Bliss smile sweetly for the camera.
LeChat's Yvette Pitt and Marica Johnson wear beautiful nails and smiles at their booth.
Entity's Roxanne Nguyen, Dee Nguyen, and Yuliya Normand showed attendees the latest and greatest from their brand.
Morgan Haile and Taylor Daniel at their namesake booth.
Greg Salo always has a crowd around him while demoing at the Young Nails booth.
NAILS Next Top Artist took over the NAILS Magazine booth. All 12 competitors and challenges were highlighted in the backdrop.
NAILS editor Hannah Lee and art director Danielle Parisi kept track of time and answered questions during the Valentine's Day-themed quickfire challenge.
The Next Top Nail Artist top three gathered in our booth for a photo op before their final competition. Left to right: Ryoko Garcia, Lauren Wireman, and Buddy Sims.
Next Top Nail Artist competitor Temeka Jackson (right) stopped by our booth.
Victoria Zegarelli (right) was the Top 11 finisher in NAILS Next Top Nail Artist. She continued to play along at home for the rest of the competition. Editor Hannah Lee was excited to finally meet her in person.
Salon owner and friend of NAILS Maisie Dunbar (right) always stops by to catch up.
Top 10 finisher in NAILS Next Top Nail Artist Temeka Jackson (right) flew out from Connecticut to meet everyone. Here she is during the Valentine's Day-themed quickfire challenge with NAILS editor Hannah Lee
The ladies at CND always look perfectly put together.
Famous Names' Jim Nordstrom and NAILS' Tracy Rubert.
Famous Names CEO Linda Nordstrom demonstrated IBX at their booth, while Ken Cooper looked on.
China Glaze's Allison Ross gave NAILS' Tracy Rubert a tour of their colorful booth.
IBD's Lynda Bartley and Sreynin Peng posed in front of racks of gel-polish.
Nail blogger Merrick Fisher getting a "merricure" from Britney Tokyo.
Nothing but nail swag from Britney Tokyo and Natalie Minerva.
Wink Cosmetics' Miguel Salinas and Megan Cox enjoyed the brand's first trade show.
The Charlene booth was full of fun aprons for nail professionals to wear.
Holli Holliday and Pamela Jaye worked the Beauty Bar, helping to raise proceeds for the PBA Disaster Relief Fund.
Pampered Perch founder Theresa Cantu poses proudly with Carla Lynn and Sharon Mullarkey.
The girls of Bio Sculpture are always photo-ready.
LaVaque's Juliana Roy and Barry LaVaque hosted a happening booth, featuring demos from celebrity techs and products from partnering brands.
The Fingernail Fixer, Holly Schippers, did demos using Empower Nail Art products and LaVaque tools.
Nail tech Erin Hoover did many a demo at Color Club's booth. Here she is with Cathy Cheong.
Contego's Paul Bogart always brings great energy to any trade show.
Evelyn Lin of CCI was kind enough to show us their new nail furniture.
Top 4 finisher in NAILS Next Top Nail Artist Julie Ventura (left) flew out from New York to attend the show and party. Here she is at the NAILS booth with editor Hannah Lee.
Top 11 finisher Victoria Zegarelli (left) and Top 2 finisher Lauren Wireman (right) have become social media friends. They finally got to meet in person at the Long Beach show.
Pedi Princess' Shirley Huling, founder Laura Slipak, and Debbie Lewandowski brought instant glamour to the show floor.
The International Salon and Spa Expo Long Beach is the largest professional shopping and educational beauty event on the West Coast. NAILS toured the show floor to bring you the best coverage of the event from the classes to the booths, and the attendees. ISSELB 2015 will take place January 24-26 at the Long Beach Convention Center.
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