Veteran Tech Shares Pedi Wisdom
The owner of Angelic Beauty Works in Dearborn Heights, Mich., nail tech and esthetician Ruth Windsor has written a pedicure manual for the professional technician that shares her years of experience.
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Therapy for the Feet
Using heat or cold, TheraPED soothes swollen feet and reduces foot and toe pain by pampering and stretching sore feet.
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Match the Product With the Foot Problem
Footlogix has introduced a mobile app to help identify clients’ foot conditions and select the best product for them.
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How to Use the Eelay Device - Part 3 of 4
The Eelay Device is a tool that creates custom-fit full-cover artificial nails. It includes a gauge to measure the client's nail, a small molding machine with corresponding metal molds, and nail blanks made from durable patented plastic. This video demonstrates the third step: Applying the customized nail.
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Gel Glitter Fade Application
Create a Light Elegance Gel Fade using the products below or colors of your choosing. Don't hesitate to get colorful and play with your own crazy color combinations.
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How to Use the Eelay Device - Part 2 of 4
The Eelay Device is a tool that creates custom-fit full-cover artificial nails. It includes a gauge to measure the client's nail, a small molding machine with corresponding metal molds, and nail blanks made from durable patented plastic. This video demonstrates the second step toward making a custom nail tip: Molding the nail blank.
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Disco Tiger Stripes Nail Art
Create a Light Elegance Disco Tiger Stripes on any nail following these easy steps.
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How to Use the Eelay Device - Part 1 of 4
The Eelay Device is a tool that creates custom-fit full-cover artificial nails. It includes a gauge to measure the client's nail, a small molding machine with corresponding metal molds, and nail blanks made from durable patented plastic. This video demonstrates the first step toward making a custom nail tip: Measuring the nail's arch shape and size with an Eelay gauge.
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Gelish's Matte French Mani
MaeLing Parrish, Gelish's U.S. Dean of Education, uses Matte Top It Off to create a sleek matte French manicure.
Watching Paint Dry: 15 Terrific Top Coats
Within minutes and sometimes even seconds after application, manicures and pedicures become dry to the touch.
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Troubleshooter: Pure Pigments for Layered Color Effects
In this video from the NAILS Troubleshooter series, CND education ambassador Shelena Robinson shows how to create layered color effects with gel-polish and pure pigments.
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Jim McConnell, Self-Proclaimed Chem-Head
Ever wonder how Light Elegance comes up with all those products? The company creates, tests and manufactures everything in Redmond, Ore. Take a look at what goes on behind the round bottom flask and see how they cook up all that great chemistry.
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Help Students Create Impressive Resumes Fresh Out of School
Don’t overlook experiences in the school-affiliated salon and extracurricular activities, experts advise.
by Sree Roy
5 Steps to Success for Students/New Professionals by Winn Claybaugh
At Caper 2013, Winn Claybaugh, dean and co-founder of Paul Mitchell Schools, offers words of wisdom to beauty school students.
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Light Elegance: The Move to Redmond
What happened when Light Elegance decided to move their headquarters three hours away from Eugene to Redmond, Oregon? You might be surprised.
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Light Elegance Family Talks About Color
Just how do they come up with all those incredible gel colors? Light Elegance's Lezlie McConnell, Jim McConnell, and Lexy McLellan gives us the scoop.
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On the Road: Mario Tricoci
With 15 locations, the Mario Tricoci name is well-known in the Chicago area. Believe it or not this was our first visit to the Michigan Avenue location that has been open for 14 years.
by Hannah Lee