Editor's Note
Part of the satisfaction of being a nail technician comes when a client reacts immediately to a job well done by saying, “I love my nails. They look beautiful!”
Sperling Florida Show Shapes Up a 'Showcase'
With more than 100 booths and a complete schedule of competitions, the Florida show has also established an educational program that includes technique and business related seminars.
Canadians Form Nail Society To Promote Standards, Education
Known as SENTEC — Society for Excellence of Nail Technicians and Education Continuation — the society is now establishing itself throughout Western Canada.
New York- Nails Are Hot At IBS
WINBA ’86
To create an exciting, sparkling colorfully kaleidoscopic trade show takes the right combination of people, products, activities and incentives. Just such a package is now being finalized for the WINBA Show.
Vienna-Hermann Loew's Onyx Nails
The year is 1982, the place is Vienna, Austria. Neither a time, nor a place for much activity on the European scene of sculpturing acrylic fingernails.
Research in Nail Health Leads to Product Breakthrough
A patent-pending product that could have wide-ranging ramifications for the nail industry has recently been introduced by the Virginia-based Peau Corporation.
Nailmate's Conservative Stance Reflects Patriotic Trends
Made in the USA. These words are beginning to appear proudly on more and more American-made goods, while across the country there is a resurgence of pride in American craftsmanship. These days, a significant number of U.S. manufacturers are striving to regain dominance in the global marketplace.
New Onyx: A Company No Longer Under Wraps

Flowery Beauty Products: Celebrating 75 Years of Leadership
Anniversaries are a time to reflect on past accomplishments and to evaluate plans for the future. Flowery Beauty Products takes the occasion of its 75th Anniversary to do just that.

"All That Jazz"
Where a woman “can truly enjoy a makeover from head to toe.”
Salon Profile of Helen Gourley, Nail Pioneer
Looking Back At 30 Years In The Business With A Sense of Triumph
Zotos International: Light Strokes Light Cured Nail System
Zotos International, a well-established, major hair company, is reaching out to the nail market with their first professional nail care product ...the Light Strokes Professional Nail Artistry, a three gel light cured nail system.
Sperling Nail Expo Competition Winner Leila Hoback Brings a Bit Of Notoriety to The Nail Trend
The Nail Trend, with its warm, friendly atmosphere, subdued yet complimentary decor and reputation for quality, consistent work, seems to epitomize what a nail salon should be.

Star Nail's Tony & Steve Cuccio: The Magic Of Bulk Packaging
Star Nail Products has approached distributing their product in a unique and successful way that has shaken up the nail industry.

Handling These Nails Can Be Quite the Project
When Pati Laubenstein, then owner of Pati’s nail Parlour in Phoenix, Arizona, received a phone call requesting a nail art appointment, she was not exactly prepared for the outcome.

New York City's 'The Nail Salon'
Teamwork provides the key to this salon's established success



