From the Editors - NAILS Magazine

NAILS editors blog weekly about the nail biz, products, events, and anything and everything nail-related. Join the conversation with your comments.

Erika Kotite

Katherine Fleming

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Essie and the Diamond Factory

by NAILS Magazine

In a stunning Charlie and the Chocolate Factory-esque promotion, Essie Cosmetics and jewelry designer Judith Ripka have hidden a one-carat sapphire, emerald, and diamond separately inside three different polish bottles in the new “Essie Loves Diamonds

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Go Away to Kamp

by NAILS Magazine

Vicki Peters’ Nail Kamp is a non-product-specific, hands-on workshop that focuses on technical skills. Kamp attendees can learn how to shorten their time, work with products more efficiently, gain knowledge, and become electric file-certified. Learn from

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Minx All Around

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Minx seems to be popping up everywhere on the celebrity circuit. Celebrity manicurist Lisa Logan, who also does Beyonce’s nails, recently did a Minx set on Cheetah Girl Adrienne Bailon for MTV. And MTV even taped

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PBA and NCA Agree to Proposed Merger

by NAILS Magazine

The Professional Beauty Association (PBA) and the National Cosmetology Association (NCA) just announced the two organizations have signed an agreement to effect a proposed merger. The merger will combine the best practices and leverage the complementary

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Good Things Come in Pretty Packages

by NAILS Magazine

Remember those goodie bags you got as a kid, as a thank you for attending a classmate's birthday party? Well, I just got a cute one as a thank you for my first visit to Indulgence

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Cosmoprof 2009

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Last month at Cosmoprof North America in Las Vegas I saw some great new products that were either newly launched or are in the pipeline and will be available shortly. I thought I’d share some of them. Feel free to leave me a comment in Feedback about which ones interest you the most.

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Dream a Little Dream

by NAILS Magazine

On the whole, the nail techs I have the good fortune to work with every day are a passionate bunch. But anyone can fly her enthusiasm flag now and then. I was just reading an article

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The High Road to Education Comes To Anaheim

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Yesterday I visited The High Road to Education’s (HRTE) class in Anaheim, Calif., and it was great to see a collection of nail techs being so positive and collaborative in helping each other out. The HRTE

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It’s the Little Things

by NAILS Magazine

I’ve met representatives of the California Board of Barbering and Cosmetology several times, and I’m pleased that the board members seem genuinely interested in keeping California nail salons from getting fined during inspections. To that end,

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More Ways to Stretch a Buck

by NAILS Magazine

Recently, in NAILS’ business section, we’ve been sharing tips from salon owners on how to make a dollar go further at the salon. Reneé Borowy, owner of VIP Salon & Spa in Riverview, Mich., is in

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