Business

My Other Life: Laura Merzetti, scuba diver

Laura Merzetti, salon owner. In her other life: scuba diver.

The Salon Owner as Brand

Prompted by the advice of a beauty business consultant, nail tech and wellness expert Maisie Dunbar moved from her old salon to the new branded Maisie Dunbar Spa Lounge.

On the Road: Southcentral Alaska

The noteworthy salons and spas in Southcentral Alaska are proof that top-notch services aren't always hard to find.

My Other Life: Brenda Gibson, amateur genealogist

Brenda Gibson, salon owner. In her other life: amateur genealogist.

On the Road: A Totally Unique Nail Boutique

We first met salon owner Heather Goodwin in 2007 when she entered (and won 1st runner-up in) our Nail Tech of the Year program. She didn’t have her own salon yet, but the plans were in motion. The next time I was in Orlando for the Premiere Show was 2008 and Heather was moving into her salon that very weekend. I promised her next time I was in central Florida, I would visit her salon. In June, publisher Cyndy Drummey and I made the visit.

Weathering the Storm: Where Do We Go From Here?

The worst of circumstances — the combination of a Nor’easter and a tropical storm — brought out the best in people. When the final coat of paint covers the last bit of evidence, it’s the kindness that I want to remember.

My Other Life: Elizabeth Seaman, hunter

Elizabeth Seaman, nail tech. In her other life: hunter.

Beauty for a Good Cause

Salon Profile: Nowhere to Go But Up

Orchard Nails opened in Corona, Calif., when the economy was at its worst, but co-owner Thomas Irwin says this meant the salon had “nowhere to go but up.”

OPI Gets On Board with Beauty Bus Foundation

Beauty Bus Foundation is a non-profit organization that provides free in-home beauty and grooming treatments to empower homebound, terminally, and chronically ill people and their primary caregivers. OPI lent its support to the Beauty Bus Foundation as a sponsor of the first annual Beauty Drive fundraising event on April 25 in Los Angeles. The Beauty Drive highlighted beauty treatments from professional makeup artists, as well as manicurists from ROB|B, the nation’s first OPI Concept Salon.

On the Road: Nailcessity, Chicago

Managing Editor Sree Roy heads to Chicago to check out Nailcessity in the heart of the big city.

Taking Over Knoxville

Starting as a single hair salon, Visage has expanded to four locations with nail and hair services. With the goal of being “more things to more people,” it looks like Visage is on its way to a Knoxville takeover.

West Coast Vs. East Coast: A Day With 2 Celebrity Nail Techs

Associate publisher and editor Hannah Lee takes a look into the lives of two very in-demand, jetsetting celebrity nail techs for a day.

ibd Turns 40

ibd, the company that invented the first nail tip and the first nail glue celebrates 40 years of producing professional UV and adhesive products.

My Other Life: Kriss Kiss, equestrian

Kriss Kiss, salon owner. In her other life: equestrian.

Reception Area at Modern Day Spa

Modern Day Spa, Arlington, Va., showcases its reception area.

On the Road: Be Beauty, San Diego

I found Be Beauty by posting a message on the NAILS Facebook page (www.facebook.com/nailsmag) that I was looking for a salon in San Diego. Nail tech Brian Garces messaged me back to come to the salon where he works. When I looked it up online and saw it was in a cute little 1920s-era bungalow, I was sold.