A Polish By Any Other Name
Zoya's polish names are a veritable who’s who of important women, many of whom share names with nail techs and clients.
by Sree Roy
Males Who Do Nails
With a growing number of men opting to pay bills and forge careers from behind a nail table, NAILS takes a look at some male techs to find out what they think of their chosen profession and how they’re making it in a female-dominated industry.
by Tim Crowley
Book Excerpt: Joey's Nail Novel
Award-winning nail artist Joey Chen publishes 40-step-by-steps in a variety of nail media in this new release.
by Sree Roy
On the Road: Polished Lounge
Along with husband Keith Bui, salon owner Pauline Mai opened Polished Lounge seven years ago in the up-and-coming SoMa district of San Francisco after leaving a job in consulting.
Nails: Any Kind, Any Time
After a successful career as a makeup artist, Vancouver salon owner Mika Morris segued into nails. Social media, creativity, and flexibility helped this beauty industry entrepreneur rise to the top.
My Other Life: Marie Soto, Tax and Accounting Business
“I love numbers. Call me crazy, but they’re fun,” says Marie Soto, owner of At Your Hands & Feet inside Antwon’s Salon in Glendale, Ariz. Good thing she’s fond of figures because she’s also the owner of Soto Tax and Accounting.
Fashion Week Nails: CND Celebrates 15 Years
Congratulations to CND for its milestone 15 years doing nails for Fashion Week runways. Here's a look back at how it all began, plus some of the amazing nail art designs that have graced the runways over the years.
America's Beauty Show 2012
On March 3-5, Cosmetologists Chicago (CC) invited the entire salon industry to celebrate the 100th anniversary of America’s Beauty Show in Chicago.
ABS 2012: What's in your shopping bag?
NAILS asked America's Beauty Show 2012 attendees: What's in your shopping bag?
Bio Sculpture Gel Founder Receives Entrepreneur Award
With a passion for beauty and business, Elmien Scholtz, owner and founder of Bio Sculpture Gel has been awarded the Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the Emerging Category for the Southern African leg of the competition.
Entity Beauty Names New Director of Education
Entity Beauty has appointed Lorena Marquez as its director of education.
Green Salon: Features of an Environmentally Friendly Nail Salon
ROB|B Salon has earned the distinction of being the first-ever nail salon to be certified as environmentally and energy-efficient by the U.S. Green Building Council.
Artist Spotlight
A nail artist can exist in the most unlikely of places, and though NAILS keeps its attention focused on licensed nail professionals, this unlikely non-licensed nail artist has become a fan-favorite for his polish company employer.
One-Of-A-Kind Spa Expands to Three
With two salons, a licensed “concept,” and a third spa in the works, salon owner Cindy Huynh is leaving her tropical mark on Texas. Isle Pedi Spa’s design and services are as interesting as they are original.
My Other Life: Jenny Constantine, police officer and armourer
“I never wanted to be in a job that would have me confined to an office pushing paper,” says Jenny Constantine, owner of a mobile nail service called Junique Nails, based in Diego Martin, Trinidad. That’s also one of the reasons behind her other career choice: police officer.
by Judy Lessin
Defenders of the Feet
Ask a nail student what she thinks about touching strangers’ feet and you’re likely to get a grimace. But somehow, as their careers progress, most nail techs learn to love feet. We asked a group of techs who specialize in pedicures to tell us how their love affair with feet began and what they do that’s so special.
Are There Nail Files in Outer Space?
NAILS’ own contributing editor Erin Snyder Dixon was one of 50 lucky @NASA Twitter followers to be selected to participate in the NASAtweetup on November 8 hosted by NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va.