OPI guest artist Vu Nguyen demonstates his nail art expertise on NAILS Magazine's Cyndy Drummey.

Orly’s Jeff Pink invented the French manicure and is recognized for his many contributions to the industry during the show. “They say, ‘It all started with Pink. I say, ‘It all started with you,’” Pink told the crowd.

“It all started with Pink.” — Jeff Pink, that is, pictured here (far left) with daughter Shanee and son Tal, as they unveil one facet of the company’s new look, a sophisticated painting of Pink himself.

NAILS’ Sree Roy tries out Shooting Star’s new Multi-Spa 3 in 1 Nail Spa, which replaces the soaking bowl, massages fingers/exfoliates cuticles, and removes gel-polish with a brushing motion.

The Morgan Taylor team of Alesia Lanzo, Jennifer Salazar, Taylor Daniel, Don Kittleson, Morgan Haile, Amy MacGregor, and Thao Nguyen met with attendees at the company’s first time at Cosmoprof.

LeChat’s Newton Luu is in the “mood” for great gel-polish colors.

Dee Nguyen, Jamie Stiely, Leslie Randall, and Vicki Heller are excited about the launch of Entity Beauty’s new LED-cured gel on September 1.

Virginia and Ian Ramsey explain the benefits of natural fungus treatment Citrusway.

Young Nails' Greg Salo grins his infectious smile at the company's booth.

Max Wexler, Duccio Campagnoli, and Fabio Rossello speak to the press at the PBA lunch.

Daniela Ciocan, marketing director of Cosmoprof North America, addresses attendees at the PBA lunch.

Sharon Mullarkey proudly holds up Pampered Perch’s mentions in NAILS.

Minxes Janice Jordan (far left) and Dawn Lynch-Goodwin (second to right) show off their nails alongside Cosmopolitan nail tech Lisa Delegge (second from left) and NAILS senior editor Beth Livesay (far right).

Heather Newhouse, Michael Le, and Megan Eaton effuse about the many innovations at Millenia Productions/La Palm Products.

Jill McMurray (left) and Arpa Sezgin show off what’s new at It’s So Easy.

Brand manager Dinh Pham is all smiles next to IBD’s lacquer line.

Brett and Jessica Boyer introduce Tat’z Nail’z nail art printer to salon owners and nail techs.

Regina Rodriguez’s outfit matches the bright colors at Gigi.

Esthetician Kate Tart begins a skin analysis at the Derma E booth.

Mihaela Gradina and Lavinia Giorgiasilvason make nail stamping look fun at the MoYou booth.

Hannah Lee met with Orly's John Galea.
Jessica Vartoughian introduced new polish collections at Cosmoprof.

President of NSI Eastern Europe Grazyna Brylowska with Anastasia Luksha, an NSI educator.

J&A’s Mike Ahn, Marcus Hahn, and CEO Yun Kim promoted the J&A Pacific Pedicure Spa.

La Palm Spa Product's marketing coordinator Megan Eaton and creative director Heather Newhouse.

James Chang of Ikonna and nail tech Albee Chen demonstrated how to use the brand's newest artist gel, AnGel.

Beth Livesay chats with Jenn Norman of Derma E before receiving a comprehensive skin analysis, one of the many perks the company offered to show attendees.

James Adcock and Johnny Ngo stand by one of Whale Spa’s new models, the Alden Crystal.

Elva Harrison shows off Color Club's new look.

Nail techs Gigi Le and Tiffany Le greeted passersby at Cacee's booth.

Claudia Adler showcases Barielle's fall and winter collections for 2013.

Abby McPherson and Alanna Littlepage of American International Industries' public relations department.

CND co-founder Jan Arnold poses for a photo with VietSALON associate editor Kim Pham where Arnold unveiled a new Beauty Changes Lives scholarship honoring actress Tippi Hedren.

Alfalfa Nail Supply brothers Hien Ton, Dat Ton, and Charlie Ton held special promotions throughout the weekend.

Noubar Abrahamian and Aimee promoted the Nubar line of nail polish and Gelicure soak-off gel-polish.

Spotted on the show floor: VietSALON associate editor Kim Pham found Nail Superstore’s Kevin Huynh perusing the Cosmoprof aisles.

Tom and Hana Wohlstadter from Hana Nails in Marina Del Ray, Calif.

Mary Baughman met with Bodipure’s Jonathan Yoo and Jong Suh, who promoted their new Keratin waterless pedicure disposable gloves and socks.

Zoya founder Zoya Reyzis takes time out of her busy schedule to meet and greet with show attendees, including NAILS’ Sree Roy.

T4’s Thuy Mai, Phuong Nguyen, Nhung Mai, Trang Ngo, Tammy Gee, and Jimmy Nguyen promoted T4’s Stellar pedicure chair on a makeshift pedicure chair runway at their booth.

Nail Factory’s Adrian Loza helps Olga Lazarenko demo the company’s gel-polish products. The nine-year-old Guadalajara-based company is entering the U.S. market for the first time.

Queen Nails & Spa’s Phuoc Dam and his wife Hong Anh drove in from Westminster, Calif., for a day of sightseeing at Cosmoprof.
Hand & Nail Harmony CEO Danny Haile, vice president Gari-Dawn Tingler, and executive VP David Daniel

Cuccio Naturalé displayed a wide range of the company's lotions, masks, and body butter products.

Spotted on the show floor: Thanh Nguyen, Bao Nguyen, and Henry Duong, friends and the creators of Nails4Viet.com, attends Cosmoprof for the first time in years.

Bio Seaweed Gel’s Sarah Luu, Linda Giang, Amy Giang, Hellen Luu, and Mitchell Vasil show off the company’s many gel-polish colors.

Bella Forma’s Mayumi Mikami, Masahito Takebayashi, Aki Matsuba, Marnie Hadley, John Hadley, and Fumihiro Kato promoted the company’s traditional gel and Vetro gel-polish products.

At the show, Mundial's commercial manager Pablo Magii and account executive Michal Rubin introduced Impala, the brand's polish line, to the U.S. market.

Spotted on the show floor: Lexor’s Jennifer Nguyen, Quang Nguyen, and Kyle Edelmaier spent a day walking the show.

Artistic Nail Design head educator Teresa Wise and brand manager Kim Duenas

The Kupa Team pose in front of their colorful new booth, from left to right: Sindy Mark, Richard Hurter, Sarah Kuzma, Vicki Peters, and Robert Arthur.

Jennifer Dang, Fiona Bui, Ana Katrina Tan, Michael Duong, Trieu Doan, and Daniel Ly represent Glam and Glits Nail Design.

Sisters Natalie and Vicki Peters met with Belava’s Natalie Zolotnik to see Belava’s pedicure chairs that hold their heater/massager unit.

ENP’s Brian Loard, Christine Orozetny, Jon Orozetny, and Brandon Rodriguez promoted the company’s new Gella polish collection, an addition to their Gella gel-polish line.

Jessica Cosmetics’ Peter welcomed attendees to their booth.

Today’s Products represented in full force with Veronica Smigielski, Taylor Ta, Christine Tran, Tony Ta, Ann Nguyen, Nancy Tran, and Sherina Tran.

LeChat’s Carlos Torres, Blanca Reyes, Jacky Truong, and Jenny Nguyen welcomed attendees to their booth and to their many new products.

At the Robanda booth, Glen Hawkins shows off the new Omega Labs polish colors, which include mattes, metallics, and glitters.

The KM Nails team promoted some of their many products at the show.

Blue Co’s Alan Murphy and Leslie Roste promoted some of the company’s many products, including Barbicide.

Contego Spa’s Lindsey Ta, Leena Nhan, Gale Marie, Paul Bogart, Michelle Ta, and Peter Ta gave demonstrations of the Contego pedicure chair that functions with the company’s disposable liners.

Aiko’s Hung Nguyen, Cindh Thinh, Kim Tran, and Timmy Thien Trinh promoted the company’s new Aiko Aigel soak-off gel-polish.

Sisters JoAnn Diprete and Susan Carroll offered attendees the chance to sanitize their hands with Ultronics’ hand sanitizer.

Lamoon Beauty’s James Nguyen, Sophia Tran, Janine Tran, and Don Tran helped attendees to some of the company’s many fun Precision nail polish collections.

Graham Professional’s Debbie Schlise demos the company’s HandsDown nail wraps for Nails4Viet.com’s Henry Duong and Bao Nguyen.

Spotted on the show floor: nail artist Tom Tran, Mary Baughman, salon owner Alexis Nguyen, and Misa Cosmetics siblings Ann and Lan Tran.

Joseph Pham (left) and Hoang Duong (right) chatted with Amazing Nail Concepts’ Maya and Eric Huynh.

AYC’s VP of sales team Herald Masih and Huy Nguyen pose for a photo in front of the company’s Berkley reception desk.

Footlogix’s Dr. Katharin von Gavel, Grace Burzese, and Murray Smith

The three-year-old company New Stars promoted its pedicure chairs for the first time at Cosmoprof. From left to right: Kevin Le, Michael Son, Thang Chau, Mei Ye, Quang Nguyen, Duc Nguyen, Kenny Vu, and Con Yap.

Mundial’s commercial manager Pablo Magii and account executive Michal Rubin introduce Impala, the brand’s polish line, to the U.S. market.

Alfalfa president Dat Ton (center) congratulates Tommy and Helen Nguyen of Lenox Beauty Supply, who won a free pedicure spa chair from the company.
The tradeshow, held in Las Vegas from July 14-16, featured 892 exhibitors and 26,000 attendees. Flip through NAILS’ photo gallery for some of the highlights. Get more information at www.cosmoprofnorthamerica.com.
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