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VietSALON associate editor Kim Pham blogs about the Vietnamese beauty industry, including salon visits, educational workshops, and industry trends. This is an English language blog.

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Nail Classes to Attend at IBS Las Vegas This Weekend

by Kimberly Pham

If you’re one of the lucky ones attending IBS Las Vegas this weekend (June 20-22, 2015) we pulled together all of the nail classes for you.

A.I.I. Honors Distributors With Customized Vans

by Kimberly Pham

A.I.I. presented Beauty Zone, Kashi Beauty, and Nails West with keys to customized vans as part of the A.I.I. Partner Sales Incentive Program.

The Vietnamese Nail Industry: Where Are We Now?

by Kimberly Pham

The Vietnamese-American nail industry has come a long way in the 40 years its been around, and it has allowed many to give back to the country that has given so much and allowed us to achieve the American Dream.

Why You Should Enter NAILS Next Top Nail Artist (at the Last Minute)

by Kimberly Pham

The deadline to enter Season 3 of NAILS Next Top Nail Artist is TOMORROW. But don’t panic! You have still have time to enter!

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#NailedIt: Vietnamese Nail Documentary Indiegogo Fundraiser

by Kimberly Pham

#NailedIt: Vietnamese & the Nail Industry will tell the tale of how actress and humanitarian Tippi Hedren helped Vietnamese refugee women into the nail industry and follow personal stories of those whose lives were impacted.

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Tragedy Strikes Baltimore Nail Salon

by Kimberly Pham

Nail tech Truc Nguyen was fatally shot in her Baltimore-based salon, an innocent victim in the crossfire. You can help her famiy.

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#ABSChicago: Essie Launches Professional Gels

by Kimberly Pham

Essie, best known for its tried and true polish collection, expands the Essie brand with Essie's new Professional LED Gel System.

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#ABSChicago: Hand & Nail Harmony Reformulates Its Acrylic System

by Kimberly Pham

Hand & Nail Harmony, the parent company for Gelish gel-polish and Morgan Taylor nail lacquer, reformulated the Hand & Nail Harmony Prohesion Nail Sculpting Powder, a faster setting product with better adhesion.

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The Customer Is Always Right

by Kimberly Pham

Last Thursday, a customer claimed that salon employees were mocking her in Vietnamese. KTRK-TV Houston’s Pooja Lodhia reported that Lisa Pham went in for a mani/pedi at LA Nails 1 in League City,

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Sean Phan on Nail Talk Radio

by Kimberly Pham

Sean Phan’s amazing 3-D nail art.Sean Phan, an educator for Odyssey Nail Systems and the manager and lead nail technician at (O-Now Couture Nails, chats with Athena Elliott and Millie Haynam about the world of nails

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