Team NAILS: Michelle Mullen, Sree Roy, Hannah Lee, Beth Livesay, and Kim Pham

Last Saturday night, NAILS Magazine and BeautyTech.com held our annual NailTech Network Orlando Social at the Rosen Centre. Nearly 300 nail industry members got together to catch up with old friends, meet new friends, and watch live demos at tables hosted by manufacturers Artistic Nail Design, ENP Nail Products, EZ Flow, Gelish, IBD, INM, Kupa, Morgan Taylor, and Orly.

$100 winners: Ann Sousa, Millie Haynam, Ruben Eduard, Maureen DePeter, and Lorine Eden

Kupa’s Sindy Mark, Yire Castillo, Vicki Peters, Ashley Saephanh, Ann Chang, Sara Kuzma, Richard Kupa, and John Tran

Representing 27 states and eight countries, the nail techs in attendance were lucky enough to win more than 45 raffle giveaways totalling more than $5,000 in product prizes from top manufacturers. In addition, NAILS gave away $100 bills to five lucky attendees. And everyone went away with goodie bags filled with products from the sponsors and a coupon booklet for great deals at the show.

Thom Le, Ceci Escobar, Katie Cazorla, and Mami Griffin

A fun-filled evening with others in the nail industry? It's the perfect way to start off a great show!

Click here for a fun-filled photo gallery from the party.

And here’s a link to all the photos from the NAILS photo booth at the event.

— Hannah