
Once Was Enough: Things Nail Techs Say They Will Never Try Again
We all make mistakes. These salon owners shared things they tried once and will never try again. Consider these cautionary tales before making your next business decision.

We all make mistakes. These salon owners shared things they tried once and will never try again. Consider these cautionary tales before making your next business decision.

Jamie Duffield, owner of NV Salon and Spa, has filmed a nail art DVD that will be available May 1.

It’s the most romantic time of the year and Essie is celebrating with four new, delicate colors.

Greek nail artist Mariantha Tsitsopoulou is transforming the way we look at nails. Her preference for 3-D nail art makes it so that designs literally pop out at you from the nail. We asked this professional nail artist and salon owner about her passion and process.

Sketch and nails by Chloe Reed, Glam Nailz, San Antonio, Texas

Pantone announced that Radiant Orchid will be the color of the year for 2014.

Life on the Farm: Originally a city girl, nail tech Suzanne Pelzer has been farming alongside her husband since 2007.

Logos, overalls, plaids, and florals are all back as an ode to this colorful and bold decade.

Known behind the desk as “green spots,” pseudomonas is easily treated and simple to explain. Help your client learn to manage greenies so she can avoid an interruption in nail services.

Celebrate Earth Day every day with these eco-friendly, totally chic products. Made from natural ingredients, your customers can leave your salon with these items feeling like they are doing themselves and the planet a favor.

This is a Japanese nail art tutorial for a geometric triangle nail art design using the tiny gold metal square studs from The Nail Room (http://www.InTheNailRoom.com).

With so many newer gel-based inventions on the market (soft gels, gel-polish, soak-off gels), how does hard gel stand out? Director of research and development at Nubar, Dr. Norair Arkoian, and Light Elegance president Jim McConnell explain it all.


From the creators of China Glaze comes Gelaze, a new gel-polish system featuring fewer steps than the traditional gel manicure.

This spring, OPI launches new color-tinted top coats called Sheer Tints.

Joby Nail Art released its new gold nail art stickers, which provide nail techs with a simple way to achieve a scrollwork look on clients’ fingertips without meticulous painting.

To continue the Mother’s Day spirit, Footlogix is running a special promotion for NAILS Magazine readers from April 1 through June 30, 2014.