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Erika Kotite

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ISSE 2012: Activating Heat Packs

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In the Esthetics America & Wellness Pavilion, attendees enjoyed a quieter and more intimate room to try out new products from skin care to make-up airbrush kits.Within the pavilion I found this fascinating product,

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ISSE 2012: OPI’s Suzi Answers Questions on Men Wearing Polish, Her Business Goals, and Past Polish Trends

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I’ve interviewed Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, executive VP and artistic director of OPI Products Inc., several different times during the course of my career at NAILS. This time, I had the inspiring help of our NAILS Facebook fans,

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ISSE 2012: Splattering Nail Art

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Young Nails mentor Tom Huynh demonstrates two droplet-splattering effects. The nail on the left is created using five layers: a layer of Young Nails’ Mani•Q base coat and color, a layer of cosmetic-grade glitter (using a

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Beauty for Good: The Mani-Cure Project Aids Women Battling Cancer

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Nail tech Sam Rivenbark started The Mani-Cure Project in 2009 to help women with cancer. “I go into the homes of women currently battling cancer and give them a manicure and pedicure once a month at no

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ISSE 2012 Show Coverage

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INM’s owner Garrett Kellenberger promoted INM’s new Gelavish Cure Gel LED Lamp, as well as new collections of Gelavish Gel Polish.The Bellissima International team was eager to showcase and demo their line of gels. From left

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ISSE 2012: Let the Music Play Nail Art

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Nubar educator Amanda Lenher created this awesome nail art design for the soakable gel nail art category in the competitions. She was excited with her sixth place finish since it was her first time competing. Here’s

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ISSE 2012: Minx Educators Wear Their Love on Their Sleeves

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Minx educators sure are dedicated to their favorite brand. Crystal Rice, CMP, and Brian Garces, CMP, showed us their brand loyalty on their wrists. You can see more nail-related tattoos in our gallery here. — Hannah

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ISSE 2012: Spotted on the Show Floor: Jeff Pink

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I spotted Orly founder and CEO Jeff Pink on the show floor getting his pinky nails polished with Orly GelFX (one in navy blue, one in black). Nice to see the guys sporting the long-lasting colors.

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ISSE 2012: Gelish Debuts a New Booth

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Hand & Nail Harmony debuted a new Gelish booth at ISSE Long Beach this weekend. Danny Haile and David Daniel wanted to make sure Gelish had a larger presence on the show floor — and it

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ISSE 2012: Snakeskin Pedi

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Terri Silacci, the nail tech who made the snakeskin nails famous last year when they appeared in Vogue magazine, was at ISSE Long Beach this year giving editors her famous pedicure. I was lucky enough to

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