Visalia, Calif.-based nail tech Maggie Franklin tells it like it is. Never dull, she lends her unique perspective to a wide variety of issues facing working techs.
For years, the Internet has put an endless supply of images in front of us and made it easy for us to collect those images for our own personal use. And there's a certain amount of
Well, I forgot another blog post in time to get it posted for Friday. Why am I always forgetting my Friday posts? I'd love to have an awesome excuse this week. But I don't. I had plenty
Here's the thing — every time I have an acrylic client who insists that the pinkest pink is too pink, I show her the basic pink. Usually the issue is that they don't like pink. At
OK. It wasn't exactly an interview, and it didn't exactly last 24 hours. Last week, for Leap Year, Disneyland stayed open for 24 hours straight for the first time ever and, of course you know the
I just wanted to say THANK YOU to everyone who mentioned the word "wax" in their comments regarding my rhinestone adventures. I took a brief "vacation" last week and did the 24-hour Disneyland Leap Year extravaganza
Mark Twain is often credited for making the astute observation that "death and taxes" are the only certainties in life.Most of the time, I try very hard to keep in mind all the things that my
In a few weeks, the April issue of NAILS will get mailed out and, in addition to getting to see the cover I got to do, you'll also get to read the behind-the-scenes story and photos
Light Elegance keeps posting photos on their Facebook page of giant buckets of gel polish colors. It's killing me! I am such a color junkie. It doesn't matter if it's crayons or eyeshadow (that I don't wear) or
What is it with men and the smell of our products? I hypothesize that it's entirely a matter of association. Women associate the smell of monomer with trips to the salon, getting their nails done, feeling
My Facebook newsfeed has been overrun this week with posts pertaining to the Grammys. So, in light of this, I suppose this is as good a time as any to discuss this "celebrity manicurist" thing. I don't
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