Greg and Habib Salo introduced Caption, a longer-lasting nail polish, at the Young Nails booth.
Jennifer Black, Tweezerman junior brand manager, promoted the company’s new cuticle pusher and product display.
NAILS editor Hannah Lee and June cover artist Buddy Sims talk about what Tat’z can do for nail art.
The Odyssey Nail Systems team with Trang Nguyen, Vannie Luu, Gaelle Sintes, Liliya Saxon, Hannah Sokajarvi, Joseph Pham, and Lee Thai celebrated their first booth at Cosmoprof.
Nubar’s Shawn Sellers, Aimee Abrahamian, Noubar Abrahamian, and Lona Martinez promoted a few new polish collections.
NAILS Mary Baughman and Cyndy Drummey caught up with NSI’s Fred Slack, Isabel Fisher, and Malinda Haggerty to talk about Secrets.
Morgan Taylor’s Morgan Haile and Taylor Daniel gave us a sneak peek of the polish line’s fall collection.
Minx’s Janice Jordan and Dawn Lynch-Goodwin show off their new lines, including Basquiat and Accents.
Mia Secret’s Eva Montelongo demonstrated a new and affordable nail dust vacuum.
It’s a family affair with the Light Elegance team as they revealed details about Light Elegance University, in-person education for nail techs. From left to right: Joseph McLellan, Lexy McLellan, Lezlie McConnell, and Jim McConnell.
LeChat’s Jackie Truong and Newton Luu welcomed guests inside their booth filled with new Perfect Match and Dare to Wear color combinations.
Kupa Inc.’s Sara Kuzma, Rachael Wilson, and Richard Hurter promoted the company’s K-Star carbide drill bits.
Nail tech Noon Bui (right) and TJ Morio talk about the new matching lipstick line debuting from John Russo nail polish.
J & A’s Mike Ahn, Sorn Lee, Sidney Park, and Danny Jan promoted the Episode pedicure spa chair.
NM’s Lorena Marquez, Christina Cronk-Greene, Grace Pajotte, Yvonne Duclos, Tonja Byers, and Mike Jaramillo promoted INM’s new website feature, Wear It.
NAILS’ Mary Baughman learned about Gel II’s new launches including Solo and Skyscraper from Heather Newhouse, Michael Le, Jennie Dao, Sandra Lombardi, and Margo Reed.
Spilo Worldwide’s Maria Orona helped celebrate the company’s new logo and new products in its Flowery and ToolWorx brands.
The crew at Essie introduced their new brightening scrub before coming together for a photo. From left to right: NAILS’ Beth Livesay, Naja Rickette, Kim Tucker, Jolene Brodeur, Gino Trunzo, Jeanita Spikes, Leena Jain, and Mary Baughman.
Leslie Randall and NAILS’ Mary Baughman stand next to Entity’s new 10.5 pound container of powder to give it some scale.
The team at Dashing Diva including So Yong Yu, Mary Jo Zwirowski, and Arpi Sekeryan showed off new bejeweled nail art items.
Hannah Lee, Elaine Watson, Christina Jahn, and Arica Carpenter chatted about Cuccio’s new colors, collections, and spa starter kits.
Jan Arnold, editor Hannah Lee, senior editor Beth Livesay, and Elyce DeBrown discussed all things CND, including NAILS Next Top Nail Artist.
Assistant editor Sigourney Nuñez learned about China Glaze’s new gel/polish hybrid Ever Glaze from Tori Matt at the A.I.I. booth.
Ruby Hargis and Long Truong show off Cacee’s new booth promoting the Cacee One Gel Polish.
The Bio Seaweed Gel family with Michael, Amy, Hellen, and Sarah Luu demoed the company’s newest products.
NAILS editors Sigourney Nuñez (left) and Beth Livesay (right) discovered celebrity nail tech Bernadette Thompson’s (center) line of polish in the Discover Beauty section.
Christal Zeledon, Ron Kothari, and NAILS publisher Michelle Mullen shared laughs at American Dawn’s booth.
Alfalfa Nail Supply’s Duy Truong, Ngoc Anh Nguyen, Kathy Phan, Kevin Nguyen, Phi Tran, and Hien Ton promoted a new, elevating pedicure spa.
Aiko USA’s Khiem Hoang, Chi Nguyen, An Doan, Tracey Tran, Kristine Nguyen, John Trinh, Timmy Trinh, and Kevin Nguyen celebrated another year at the show.
"Shark Tank” star Mark Cuban spoke about business then took questions via Twitter at the PBA breakfast.
NAILS senior editor Beth Livesay finally got to meet Polished Girlz founder Alanna Wall at Katie Cazorla’s Cocktails and Nails event.
Nail techs Jill A. Rehm-Craine (left) and Leslie Henry (right) attended the K.B. Shimmer party Sunday night. Rehm-Criane is the CEO of Glisten & Glow and Henry blogs daily at Work Play Polish.
Minx's Janice Jordan roots for Germany via nail art.
Polished Girlz founder Alanna Wall, shares her nail art for the show.
Everything stopped in the middle of the show as the final World Cup game between Argentina and Germany took place.
Sarah Waite of Chalkboard Nails shares her gel-polish nail art.
Celebrity nail tech Bernadette Thompson polishes nails at her booth.
Pedi Princess founder Laura Slipak lounges in her custom designed booth.
Dermelect founder Amos Lavian and his wife walk the show floor.
Sandy Aragon and Aurora Pantilie helped guests pick out samples at Boutique by Glossybox, where donations went to charity.
The nail polish chandelier at the Jessica booth!
Essie educator Kim Tucker makes sure Gino Trunzo is well-manicured for the show.
Gino Trunzo, Naja Rickette, and David Anthony.
An OPI A-Team half-team reunion with VietSALON's Kim Pham (center), Robert Nguyen, Kelvin St. Pham, Vu Nguyen, and Danny Phung.
The Tat'z team getting ready for a productive day on the show floor.
Greg and Habib Salo introduced Caption, a longer-lasting nail polish, at the Young Nails booth.
Jennifer Black, Tweezerman junior brand manager, promoted the company’s new cuticle pusher and product display.
NAILS editor Hannah Lee and June cover artist Buddy Sims talk about what Tat’z can do for nail art.
The Odyssey Nail Systems team with Trang Nguyen, Vannie Luu, Gaelle Sintes, Liliya Saxon, Hannah Sokajarvi, Joseph Pham, and Lee Thai celebrated their first booth at Cosmoprof.
Nubar’s Shawn Sellers, Aimee Abrahamian, Noubar Abrahamian, and Lona Martinez promoted a few new polish collections.
NAILS Mary Baughman and Cyndy Drummey caught up with NSI’s Fred Slack, Isabel Fisher, and Malinda Haggerty to talk about Secrets.
Morgan Taylor’s Morgan Haile and Taylor Daniel gave us a sneak peek of the polish line’s fall collection.
Minx’s Janice Jordan and Dawn Lynch-Goodwin show off their new lines, including Basquiat and Accents.
Mia Secret’s Eva Montelongo demonstrated a new and affordable nail dust vacuum.
It’s a family affair with the Light Elegance team as they revealed details about Light Elegance University, in-person education for nail techs. From left to right: Joseph McLellan, Lexy McLellan, Lezlie McConnell, and Jim McConnell.
LeChat’s Jackie Truong and Newton Luu welcomed guests inside their booth filled with new Perfect Match and Dare to Wear color combinations.
Kupa Inc.’s Sara Kuzma, Rachael Wilson, and Richard Hurter promoted the company’s K-Star carbide drill bits.
Nail tech Noon Bui (right) and TJ Morio talk about the new matching lipstick line debuting from John Russo nail polish.
J & A’s Mike Ahn, Sorn Lee, Sidney Park, and Danny Jan promoted the Episode pedicure spa chair.
NM’s Lorena Marquez, Christina Cronk-Greene, Grace Pajotte, Yvonne Duclos, Tonja Byers, and Mike Jaramillo promoted INM’s new website feature, Wear It.
NAILS’ Mary Baughman learned about Gel II’s new launches including Solo and Skyscraper from Heather Newhouse, Michael Le, Jennie Dao, Sandra Lombardi, and Margo Reed.
Spilo Worldwide’s Maria Orona helped celebrate the company’s new logo and new products in its Flowery and ToolWorx brands.
The crew at Essie introduced their new brightening scrub before coming together for a photo. From left to right: NAILS’ Beth Livesay, Naja Rickette, Kim Tucker, Jolene Brodeur, Gino Trunzo, Jeanita Spikes, Leena Jain, and Mary Baughman.
Leslie Randall and NAILS’ Mary Baughman stand next to Entity’s new 10.5 pound container of powder to give it some scale.
The team at Dashing Diva including So Yong Yu, Mary Jo Zwirowski, and Arpi Sekeryan showed off new bejeweled nail art items.
Hannah Lee, Elaine Watson, Christina Jahn, and Arica Carpenter chatted about Cuccio’s new colors, collections, and spa starter kits.
Jan Arnold, editor Hannah Lee, senior editor Beth Livesay, and Elyce DeBrown discussed all things CND, including NAILS Next Top Nail Artist.
Assistant editor Sigourney Nuñez learned about China Glaze’s new gel/polish hybrid Ever Glaze from Tori Matt at the A.I.I. booth.
Ruby Hargis and Long Truong show off Cacee’s new booth promoting the Cacee One Gel Polish.
The Bio Seaweed Gel family with Michael, Amy, Hellen, and Sarah Luu demoed the company’s newest products.
NAILS editors Sigourney Nuñez (left) and Beth Livesay (right) discovered celebrity nail tech Bernadette Thompson’s (center) line of polish in the Discover Beauty section.
Christal Zeledon, Ron Kothari, and NAILS publisher Michelle Mullen shared laughs at American Dawn’s booth.
Alfalfa Nail Supply’s Duy Truong, Ngoc Anh Nguyen, Kathy Phan, Kevin Nguyen, Phi Tran, and Hien Ton promoted a new, elevating pedicure spa.
Aiko USA’s Khiem Hoang, Chi Nguyen, An Doan, Tracey Tran, Kristine Nguyen, John Trinh, Timmy Trinh, and Kevin Nguyen celebrated another year at the show.
"Shark Tank” star Mark Cuban spoke about business then took questions via Twitter at the PBA breakfast.
NAILS senior editor Beth Livesay finally got to meet Polished Girlz founder Alanna Wall at Katie Cazorla’s Cocktails and Nails event.
Nail techs Jill A. Rehm-Craine (left) and Leslie Henry (right) attended the K.B. Shimmer party Sunday night. Rehm-Criane is the CEO of Glisten & Glow and Henry blogs daily at Work Play Polish.
Minx's Janice Jordan roots for Germany via nail art.
Polished Girlz founder Alanna Wall, shares her nail art for the show.
Everything stopped in the middle of the show as the final World Cup game between Argentina and Germany took place.
Sarah Waite of Chalkboard Nails shares her gel-polish nail art.
Celebrity nail tech Bernadette Thompson polishes nails at her booth.
Pedi Princess founder Laura Slipak lounges in her custom designed booth.
Dermelect founder Amos Lavian and his wife walk the show floor.
Sandy Aragon and Aurora Pantilie helped guests pick out samples at Boutique by Glossybox, where donations went to charity.
The nail polish chandelier at the Jessica booth!
Essie educator Kim Tucker makes sure Gino Trunzo is well-manicured for the show.
Gino Trunzo, Naja Rickette, and David Anthony.
An OPI A-Team half-team reunion with VietSALON's Kim Pham (center), Robert Nguyen, Kelvin St. Pham, Vu Nguyen, and Danny Phung.
The Tat'z team getting ready for a productive day on the show floor.
The show featured 992 exhibitors (up 11 percent) and attracted 27,040 attendees (up four percent from last year), according to Trade Show News Network. The City of Hope gala kicked off the weekend full of events, followed by the PBA Business Forum 2014 keynote address by Mark Cuban. Visit www.cosmoprofnorthamerica.com for news on next year’s show, July 12-14, 2015.
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