Make Your Own Nail Polish With DreaMau (ISSE 2017)
Nail salons now have a way to offer a unique retail experience for clients. Alfalfa Nail Supply's Kevin Nguyen walks us through the process of creating your own nail polish — any color including metallics, creams, glitters, and pearl — using the DreaMau machine at the International Salon & Spa Expo in Long Beach, Calif. For more information, visit www.buynailsdirect.com.
Crowdsourcing: What’s your favorite service or part of a service to perform?
This month we asked nail techs: What’s your favorite service or part of a service, to perform and why?
4 Ways to Help Your Students Succeed After Graduation
Salon owners often complain that they can't find good nail techs. Here are some tips to help your students meet owners' needs and succeed in the nail industry after graduation.
by Tracy Rubert
New On-Demand Beauty App Seeks Nail Techs
Mobile beauty app Joiful is inviting nail techs, hairstylists, makeup pros, massage therapists, and estheticians to join its community of world-class artists.
Discussing Women and the Economy with OPI's Co-Founder
She went from doing everything at OPI (including cleaning the floors) to being deemed the “First Lady of Nails.”
Person * Place * Thing: Yuliya Normand
Ukrainian-born nail tech Yuliya Normand shares the inspiration behind her success as a Entity Beauty Global Artist Educator.
Salon Gives Clients Personalized Welcome Sign
At Elan Hair Studio, a full-service salon located in Sea Girt, N.J., they’ve learned that a little personalization goes a long way in keeping clients happy.
Google Creates Virtual Tour for Tenessee Salon
he online tour gives potential visitors the ability to take Google’s Street View right into the salon, allowing them to see every inch of it.
À La Mode All Purpose Balm
FarmHouse Fresh À La Mode All Purpose Balm richly hydrates tough, dry skin and smoothes out scaly, rouch spotes on the lips, hands, and body.
Nail Art Competition Held in Nigeria
More than 200 nail artists from Nigeria and neighboring West African countries applied, and 20 applicants were then chosen to compete.
Critical Repair Cream
Repair critically dry, cracked, or callused skin with BCL’s Critical Repair Cream, now available in three different fragrances.
Multi-Active Hand Cream
Pevonia Multi-Active Hand Cream is a lightly textured, non-greasy moisturizer that helps hands withstand weather and harsh climates and fight dryness
Shea Butter Body Cream
Cácee’s Shea Butter Body Cream is an ultra-hydrating collection of creams made with shea butter to revitalize and restore moisture.
Rich Renewal Hydrating Crème
Flaunt glowing skin with Rich Renewal Hydrating Crèmes from Orly.
On My Mind: Share the Love
This is the month more than any other when the word “love” gets thrown around, so I say embrace the sentiment and look for ways to spread the affection among your clients, coworkers, and peers.
25 Time Wasters to Stop Doing Immediately
If time is money, think of saving it as giving yourself a raise. Examining your routine to see if you’re guilty of any of these common technical time-wasters and business inefficiencies could help de-stress your day and add to your bottom line.
5 Ways to Turn Your Salon into a Competitive Brand
The best salons today are outperforming their competitors by standing out — and they do this through strategic branding and design.