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Erika Kotite

Katherine Fleming

Nancy Kirk

Long Beach International Beauty Expo

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Reporting from the show floor of the Long Beach International Beauty Expo, the attendance is picking up through the morning, with the Nailympics competition floor active with competitors from around the world.Nail competition veteran Tom Holcomb is

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Beauty For Good: World Record-setting Cut-a-thon Delivers for Charity

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In September, West Chester, Pa.-based Calista Grand Salon and Spa broke a Guinness world record for most haircuts. From 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., the salon hosted the Calistalicious “fun-raiser.” The event featured an eight-hour cut-a-thon in

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Product Spotlight: Essie’s Luxeffect Holiday Line

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Essie has a new 2011 holiday polish line coming out called Luxeffects that is made up of sparkling multi-dimensional top coats. The lacquers help achiev the layered looks that range from golden glams to pristine white

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Barristar Beauty School Forum Show Coverage

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Aspiring beauty professionals, have I got the show for you. For the first time since I’ve been with NAILS Magazine, I attended the Barristar Beauty School Forum and found that it’s a terrific show to get

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OPI Revamps Its iPhone App

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OPI has re-launched its OPI Application for the iPhone and iPod Touch with new visuals, greater speed, and more colors. The OPI App offers an easy and free way to browse over 200 OPI nail lacquers

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Nail Technician Was One of the Shooting Victims

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We have an update on this week’s horrible salon shooting in Orange County, Calif. We’ve now learned the identities of the eight victims, and one of them was in our family of nail technicians. Christy Lynn Wilson

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Nail Tech Turns Employment Specialist

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After 20 years in the beauty industry, nail tech Amy Davis knows first-hand the difficulties both employers and employees face in finding the perfect match. She recently contacted us to let us know about her latest

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Free Ticket Giveaways to ISSE Long Beach

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ISSE Long Beach is one of our favorite shows, so we were thrilled to hear from show organizers at the PBA that two people a week will win free show tickets. “One Facebook follower and one

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Nailympics in Long Beach on October 23-24, 2011

by NAILS Magazine

The Nailympics are back on U.S. soil for the first time in five years. Now, in addition to the popular London Nailympics, you can compete right here in California. The event is being held a little

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Man Kills 8 People at Salon in Seal Beach

by NAILS Magazine

This awful story is still unfolding. Yesterday afternoon a gunman entered Salon Meritage in Seal Beach, Calif., and opened fire on employees and customers. Eight are dead. One is still in critical care at a nearby

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