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Discover all the opportunities for advanced learning with our free guide to nail education. NAILS’ Guide to Nail Education contains both branded and independent classes and includes information about the topics covered, course dates and times, cost, and more.


There are many opportunities for advanced learning in the nail business. If you know exactly which company or expert you want to sign up with, it's usually an easy matter to locate a website with information and/or sign up for enewsletters. But if you want to check out everything at once, it's not so easy. That's the reason we put together the NAILS Guide to Nail Education. It's easy to read and contains most of the important resources for classes and workshops.
Part I is all about branded education. These listings provide information about company-sponsored education, using their products and techniques. In Part II, we list independent education providers and online education, making sure that all of the offerings are related to nails. You'll find lots of options for manicures, pedicures, acrylic, hard and soft gels, nail art, as well as specialty topics like using e-files.
Download the pdf here and get started on the road to higher learning!

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