Chris Garcia, Sharon Klein, Gayle Schueneman, and Kenneth Woodman of IKEA Business helped attendees visualize what their salon designs could look like.
Kim and Mike Becker founded the non-profit mobile salon Hello Gorgeous! (www.gorgeousgals.com) to provide free beauty services to cancer patients and survivors. Show attendees were able to tour the mobile facility.
en Vogue Sculptured Nail Systems’ JoAnne Millar demoed the company’s new self-leveling Active Line of gels.
Backscratchers’ Michael Megna, Marissa Dew, Leaha Franks, and Don Ambler were hard at work manning the company’s booth.
Bio Sculpture educators Shannon Reed (left) and Kristin Worthington do demos on sisters Mirlym Milfort and Stephanie Santiago.
Minx educator and east coast celebrity nail tech Lisa Logan (left) was not only working at the booth, she was also the educator for a Minx training session and party held Sunday after the show floor closed.
Dawn Holz, European Touch’s vice president of sales, was happy to talk to attendees about the company’s new Tuscany Spa (shown) and Omni Spa.
NAILS editor Hannah Lee and Cuccio Naturalé CEO Tony Cuccio catch up in the Cuccio/Star Nail booth, where the company’s new Nail Art Pens were prominently displayed.
My Element Style has plenty of trendy, designer sanitation jars, but none quite as fancy as this one that is bedazzled with more than 10,000 Swarovski crystals.
Continuum Footspas CEO Joseph Galati stands by the company’s Echo Pedicure Chair, a new mid-range option for salons who may not be able to afford the company’s high-end Maestro Pedicure Spa.
NAILS editor Hannah Lee (center) and CND’s Jan Arnold (right) helped select this year’s Stars Nail Design Photo competition winner. Princess Gard of Kuts & Kurls in Shaker Heights, Ohio, won with her set of artistic nails using a combination of CND and Young Nails products. She was presented with a check for $500 and a surprise announcement that her photo will be featured as the August cover of NAILS Magazine.
Young Nails’ Amanda Dodge gave the audience what they were looking for — instruction on reverse application, edge nails, marbleizing, and more.
CND education ambassador Kristina Estabrooks showed attendees how to translate runway looks to salon-friendly nails.
On March 27 to 29, 2010, America’s Beauty Show welcomed the beauty industry to Chicago’s McCormick Place Convention Center. The show featured manufacturer specials and new product launches, a SalonSpa Sustainability Summit, and an International Nail Technician Association (INTA) Conference. ABS 2010, along with the co-located Face and Body Midwest show, logged 58,727 non-exhibitor admissions over the three days.
Next year’s show is scheduled for March 12 to 14, 2011.
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