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.
My toe is still numb. The big toe on my right foot. Actually just the upper left corner at the edge of the free edge of the nail. It's been numb since sometime around February or
I believe I've mentioned in the past that my original intention was to become a graphic artist. Obviously, I got sidetracked from that goal along the way and have spent the last 18 years doing nails
I was just over at the Competition Insider, catching up on Lynn's blog — I'm embarrassed to admit it, but I'm terrible at keeping up with my fellow bloggers. Heck, I'm terrible at keeping up with
Nothing nearly as good as Martin Luther King Jr., but significantly more nail-related. In my dream I attended a class offered by a major manufacturer — a real manufacturer that exists here in the waking world
Speaking of stuff I spend good money on, let's talk packaging. No. Not packaging like who has good packaging, who has cheesy packaging, how packaging affects product costs, or even how packaging affects our decision to
A long, long time ago I took a class with Tom Holcomb. I mean, I didn't really take a class with him. I took a class that he was teaching. During the two-day class he did
I am getting pretty sick and tired of defending fantasy nail art and stiletto nails. That's just all there is to it.I have a digital picture frame on the shelf near my desk. The slide show
I don't know how some of you fellow techs out there do it. Keep your schedules to "normal" business hours, that is. Who are your clients? Where did you find an entire clientele comprised of people
After taking some time to think it over, I have decided that I am not going to run out and invest in any fancy-schmancy LED gel lamps any time soon. For one thing, I have done
I backpack. Camp. Hike. Wheel (as in, drive off road in a 4-wheel-drive.) And now, canoe. Point being, I like to go outside. And while outside, I like to wander off to places where there are
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