How Do They Disinfect the Leeches?
Actually, as it turns out, they don’t. The FDA approved leeches and maggots as “medical devices” a few years ago and with all this talk about fish pedicures, I thought maybe I could make some correlations.
Maggie Franklin
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Let the People Choose!
So the other day I was looking through the January 2008 issue of NAILS. You know, all reader-written? A colleague and I had an article about trading places for a day in it and I wanted
OMG! I Am Such a Loser!
MaryAnne has been my client for more than a year now. She is a senior at one of the local high schools, and she has been a swell client who I always enjoy having her in
About Maggie
Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Maggie. It isn’t really; it’s actually “Marjorie,” but when I finally got around to starting my career as a professional nail artist I decided “Maggie” conjured up a more
Getting Involved for the Right Reasons
This weekend was our local “Relay for Life,” a 24-hour walk-a-thon put on by the American Cancer Society to raise money for cancer research. One of my clients is heavily involved with the event and this
Do What You Like, Like What You Do
Within a week of starting nail school I knew nails was all I ever wanted to do. And nails is all I have done since having that revelation. I’ve known a lot of people who went into
What a PITA
And I don’t mean the bread! Well, the case of the Maggie-imposter seems to have been handled with swift and iron-fisted justice; it’s now just another footnote in the adventures of being me. But the experience of
Who Could Blame Her, Really?
Those of you familiar with MySpace have probably received one of those messages saying your profile picture has been used on some other site. Hopefully you didn’t go clicking on the site because they are almost
How I Got Here
I like to think it happened like this: Everyone from NAILS Magazine is sitting around the office, discussing how to improve the magazine’s website. Someone suggests adding a new blog. Eyebrows arch inquisitively around the room. “What would this
Confessions of a Former Flake
I had to admit to myself that, despite feeling confident in my abilities as a nail technician, as a businesswoman I just plain fell short.