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On the MenuPamper your client’s feet with a warm bath of lemon and sea salt, followed by a warm paraffin wax treatment. A soothing lotion massage and gentle grooming prepares her nails for the polish color of her choice.
After suffering from severe allergies and weight gain after turning 30, Shamina Di Mauro rolled up her sleeves, did some research, and decided that a vegan diet just might turn her health around.
Instructors, NAILS Magazine is looking for our next student blogger for NAILS 101: A Student Blog. Do you have a new student or know someone who will soon be starting nail school? Does this person love to post online and have a true enthusiasm for all things nails? We want to hear from her or him!
What do photographers and art directors look for when hiring a hand model? Turns out you can't just take any hand, slap some polish on it, and hope for good photos. Here's what it takes.
Use these three simple step-by-steps to help your students practice basic nail art techniques.
This month we asked nail techs: How do you handle your clients when you go on vacation?
Offering discounts can sometimes turn out to be more trouble than it’s worth, but if done correctly, discounting can translate into increased loyalty, bigger service tickets, and more retail sales. Learn the right and wrong ways to offer special pricing.
On the MenuYour clients will thank you for pampering them with all of the essentials plus an invigorating scrub for the feet and legs, a warm paraffin treatment, and a hydrating sea extract mask with conditioning mineral clay and botanicals. Complete the treatment with a foot massage while your clients enjoy a sweet treat and complimentary drink of their choice.
Five recipients of the PBA 2016 Lifetime Member Scholarship will receive $1,000 each to be applied toward cosmetology education.
For the ink obsessed, you can never have too much body art. Let these cool tattoo nail designs get under your skin.
On the MenuThis pedicure will target cracked, dry feet by using a seaweed scrub to exfoliate, followed by a luxurious foot massage using heated stones. This treatment will relax your clients, and smooth and soften feet.
On the MenuThis skin-smoothing treatment is crisp yet sweetly comforting. A creamy milk bath with coconut milk and chicory root soothes before a thorough exfoliation. A chocolate mask, rich in CoQ10, provides antioxidants and nourishment, breathing new life into your clients’ skin. A shea and cocoa butter massage finish leaves skin with warm, sweet notes of coconut.
This month we asked nail techs:How do you encourage male clients to come into your salon and become regulars?
After making lifestyle changes and losing 40 pounds, this energetic nail tech felt so great that she decided to become a health coach to help others learn how to turn their lives around.
The Barristar Beauty School Forum held in Anaheim, Calif., May 1-2 was a great success. Read on for highlights and to find out if and when a forum will be held near you.
We asked nail school instructors and owners to let us in on the most challenging aspects of their jobs and their least favorite subjects to teach.
With Earth Day upon us, you might be wondering how you can do your part to help the environment. Here are a few ideas for “greening” your salon — it’s easier than you think!
