OPI Celebrates 20 Years of Giving Back
Just about everyone in the nail industry — whether friend or competitor — would say that OPI president George Schaeffer has done much to advance the professional nail industry.
On the Road in New York
Sweet Sensation
Privacy and atmosphere are everything at family-owned Aroma-Listic Day Spa & Salon in Agoura Hills, Calif., which prides itself on its custom-blended services that are guaranteed to relax and pamper.
On the Road in Prescott, Arizona
A visit to Scottsdale, Ariz., for the American Beauty Association’s annual Dialog conference was a perfect time to go up and visit Shelly Morley, our 2000-2001 Nail Technician of the Year.
This Salon Is Dialed In
Salon-goers in the Chicago area know this salon’s number. Digits, etcetera has tapped into something more than the typical salon services. Smack in the middle of a bustling arts district, this salon has its clients bathing in beauty—literally.
Out of Africa
Nail care is growing increasingly popular in South Africa, with artificial nails topping the request list for young women and professionals.
Gaynor Makes Good on Promise
On the Road in Hawaii
The spa boasts a Termé (Hawaiian for "living waters") Hydrotherapy Circuit, 16 different massage options, 10 different kinds of manicures and pedicures, plus a dizzying array of other salon services.
Order Another Round at the (Nail) bar
Russell Ross-Smith, who opened his first nail bar a little over a year ago, now has three TEN locations in London, with plans to open more this year. He was in the British army, stationed in Germany 10 years ago, when he first got the idea to open a nail salon.
by Hannah Lee
NAILS Awards Its Annual Salon and Nail Tech of the Year
This year our standouts include Mary Metzcaviz, Gari-Dawn Tingler, and Darlene Feric.
Salon Equipment Manufacturer Dina Meri Celebrates 20th Anniversary in the States
Dina Meri, the family-owned business that specializes in plastic roll-abouts and related salon products, got its start in Italy in 1961 and officially opened in the United States in 1981.
by Hannah Lee
On the Road: The NAILS Team Goes to Detroit & Canada
What’s better than getting to go to salons all over the country in the name of work? Getting to go with the team! The NAILS editors were in Dearborn, Mich., and we went out before the show to do some errands (like shoe shopping) and get everything ready for this year’s awards finalists.
Sunday Night Fever: 2000 Salon of the Year Awards
At the 2000-2001 Salon of the Year Awards, we saw a few familiar faces and some new ones as well, as we honored individuals and salons that have made an art out of contributing to our industry. As NAILS’ judges combed through the many great entries for all three categories, we couldn’t help feel that this year may have been the toughest to judge yet.
Second Time's The Charm
After being named runner-up in last year’s Salon of the Year Awards, Shelly Morley, a nail technician at Salon Elite in Prescott, Ariz., was determined to take the top prize at this year’s awards. Not that she didn’t like being named one of the top three nail technicians in the country. It’s just that coming so close to being Nail Technician of the Year – one point away from winning, in fact – only fueled her desire to obtain the top spot.
The View From The Top
The finalists and winner in NAILS Salon of the Year [5+ Nail Technicians]
A Rose By Any Other Name...
You know you’re doing something right when you’ve been open for just two years and you have already been a NAILS Salon of the Year finalist two years in a row – but this is the case with this year’s Salon of the Year (1-4 Nail Technicians) winner.
Enhance the Service - Retail
As I visit salons, I have to ask myself what it is that salons do not get about the benefits of retailing profession al products to their clients. Hair and nail salons alike are slow to embrace this incredibly easy way to add to the salon's bottom line.