
Nail Art Studio: Love Note
Jade Sewell demonstrates how to do Love Note nail art.

Jade Sewell demonstrates how to do Love Note nail art.

Talia Schere demonstrates how to do Pink Patchwork Hearts.

Victoria Zegarelli demonstrates how to do Love Lace nail art.

Elsbeth Schuetz demonstrates how to do Kiss the Stripes nail art.

Everyone appreciates being told they are loved. Since love is in the air this month, stock your retail section with items that will let clients spoil their favorite people (or themselves) with affection.

Electric files are a necessary tool for a nail tech’s success. Whether you prefer portable, lightweight pieces or heavy-duty, foot-pedal e-files, there is something on the market to match your requirements. Check out these latest e-files to find the one that is your file-companion.

Combining gender-neutral aesthetics with top-notch customer service, Nail Bar Milwaukee ups the ante for the nail salon scene in Milwaukee.

After 10 grueling weeks of competing, three talented ladies are putting their best nails forward in the final challenge. On January 25 at ISSE Long Beach, one of these artists will be crowned NAILS Next Top Nail Artist.

The Beauty Changes Lives/CND/ Tippi Hedren Nail Scholarship program is now accepting applications through March 23, 2015. This program is open to new students attending a qualifying nail technology school. Ten winners will receive 100% of their program tuition costs funded (up to $5,000).

Bizzy mobile app helps small businesses send timed and targeted e-mail marketing campaigns. Bring customers back without the cost of a marketing department!

What if instead of buying from Amazon or Sephora, your clients followed your purchase recommendations and headed to the Loxa Beauty website — and the site paid you a commission for the sale?

The website’s unique vintage Hawaiian Tiki motif is adorable.

Square — makers of the popular mobile credit card reader — recently launched a program called Square Capital that can help small businesses using Square get financing.

Starting in October 2015, if you accept credit cards, you may be liable for any fraudulent activity related to certain transactions — not the bank, as has been the case in the past.

If you’re feeling guilty about not wearing a mask while doing nails, you can drop the self-reproach — if you’re using a properly maintained source-capture ventilation system.

Browse through the gallery to see how other nail artists are nailgating the season.

NAILS Next Top Nail Artist: Season 2's final challenge asked our Top 3 to design five sets of 10 nails to be presented to Johnson Hartig for his fashion label, Libertine. We chatted with each contestant about two of their designs.DANIELLEPart 1: Check-in Report | Part 2: Final Nails | All Five DesignsLAVETTE:Part 1: Check-in Report | Part 2: Final Nails | All Five DesignsLEXI:Part 1: Check-in Report | Part 2: Final Nails | All Five Designs