Fame Isn't Optional
I've been chitchatting with a colleague about life and stuff and doing nails and she reports that she's been having some "issues" with the owner of the salon where she works ... doesn't that sound like
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The Cost of Arrogance
That's a scary title, isn't it? Well, this is not as profound and preachy a post as the title suggests. This is a post about why I have spent $250 this week. On nail art supplies
Party Crashers
[photo courtesy of On the Go Spa]I swear that back in 1995 when I originally sat down and read the entire California Cosmetology Act (and most of the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1906
Goldilocks and the Three Polish Bottle Sizes
OK ... so we all know by now that I have chosen to fully embrace the miracle of gel polish. In that giddy way that we all once embraced buying product — back in the day,
Finders Keepers — or Not
For years, the Internet has put an endless supply of images in front of us and made it easy for us to collect those images for our own personal use. And there's a certain amount of
Too Many Projects
Well, I forgot another blog post in time to get it posted for Friday. Why am I always forgetting my Friday posts? I'd love to have an awesome excuse this week. But I don't. I had plenty
Color Blind
Here's the thing — every time I have an acrylic client who insists that the pinkest pink is too pink, I show her the basic pink. Usually the issue is that they don't like pink. At
The 24-Hour Job Interview
OK. It wasn't exactly an interview, and it didn't exactly last 24 hours. Last week, for Leap Year, Disneyland stayed open for 24 hours straight for the first time ever and, of course you know the
A Big Smooch-a-roo to You!
I just wanted to say THANK YOU to everyone who mentioned the word "wax" in their comments regarding my rhinestone adventures. I took a brief "vacation" last week and did the 24-hour Disneyland Leap Year extravaganza
For Certain
Mark Twain is often credited for making the astute observation that "death and taxes" are the only certainties in life.Most of the time, I try very hard to keep in mind all the things that my
A Better Picker Upper
In a few weeks, the April issue of NAILS will get mailed out and, in addition to getting to see the cover I got to do, you'll also get to read the behind-the-scenes story and photos
Slightly Distracting
Light Elegance keeps posting photos on their Facebook page of giant buckets of gel polish colors. It's killing me! I am such a color junkie. It doesn't matter if it's crayons or eyeshadow (that I don't wear) or
No Boys Allowed!
What is it with men and the smell of our products? I hypothesize that it's entirely a matter of association. Women associate the smell of monomer with trips to the salon, getting their nails done, feeling
Grammar for the Grammys
My Facebook newsfeed has been overrun this week with posts pertaining to the Grammys. So, in light of this, I suppose this is as good a time as any to discuss this "celebrity manicurist" thing. I don't
A Lazy Day Blog
Today is one of those rainy Mondays. The schedule has been slow, but I don't mind because I get to stare out the window all day at the clouds moving across the sky. I did get my
Taking Out the Trash
This is a post about taking out the trash — literally.It's amazing that, in a salon comprised of a single 200-square-foot room, people are able to sneak stuff into my trashcan without my noticing. Stuff like
Time for New
Have you ever gone to a salon and the first time you walk in you look around at the decor and you're all like, "WOW! This place is so beautiful!"? And you go to that salon,