Judy Lessin

Features Editor

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Business

My Other Life: Kari Evich, photographer and graphic artist

by Judy Lessin

“When I’m not doing nails you can find me taking photos,” says Kari Evich, owner of Nails by Kari, located inside Merle Norman, in Covington, Va. With a partner, she also owns a graphic design and photography business called Tayvich Photography.

Wellness

Juste B Is Fume Free

by Judy Lessin

Juste B An Organic Nail Bar is Baltimore’s first organic, 100% fume-free nail salon.

Business

Victory at Last: Becker Tops the Top 25 Competitors Ranking

by Judy Lessin

Talk about bragging rights. Amy Becker has earned a spot on NAILS’ Top 25 Competitors list more times than anyone else in its history. And finally, for our 2010-2011 competition year, she’s snagged the top spot.

Business

My Other Life: Angelica Chavez, MMA fighter

by Judy Lessin

Angelica Chavez, a nail tech at Hot Heads and Cool Claws in Albuquerque, N.M., is also a professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter.

Technique

Nails and Henna Go Hand in Hand

by Judy Lessin

Before she was a nail tech, Ena Rodriguez was a tarot-reading gypsy at Universal Studios Orlando. That’s where she first came across the art of henna tattooing.

Business

My Other Life, Classic Mully, Paintball Player

by Judy Lessin

“I started paintballing at age 10,” says Classic Mully, a nail tech at Personalities Salon in Queen Creek, Ariz.

Nail tech Suzette Rogers (left) and hairstylist Jen Harley held a benefit to raise funds for...

Business

A Woman on a Mission

by Judy Lessin

When nail tech Suzette Rogers heard that her longtime client was once again going on a medical mission to Guatemala, her interest was piqued. The more she heard the more she knew she had to go along.

Business

Talk About Synergy: Shoes and Pedicures

by Judy Lessin

What could be a more natural pairing than foot care and footwear? At Tootsies of Vermont in Burlington, the mother-daughter team of Mary Lou Robinson and Beth Estey peddle shoes alongside nail and spa services.