Star Nail Adds European Distributor
Deal will help international customers.
Revlon Sells Creative Nail Design
Revlon has announced the sale of its Worldwide Professional Products business, which includes Creative Nail Design, to The Colomer Group.
On the Road: Simpson House in Santa Barbara, CA
Behind the Scenes: Nadine Galli
Snails Celebrates 20 Years
On the occasion of Snails’ 20th anniversary, NAILS asked CEO Marlene Sortino to reflect on the growth of her company and the industry as a whole.
Behind the Scenes: Alisha Sale
We knew that we would get great nails for this month’s cover when Alisha Sale signed up as the cover tech.
A Wave Without Water
n the midst of the hip Las Olas shopping district in Fort Lauderdale, you will find a nail salon unlike any other. Open for just year, New Wave is a unique foot and nail care salon that ironically prides itself on a waterless pedicure.
As I See It: Guilt By Association
At a time when the nail industry needs them most, professional associations are having a tough time getting, and keeping, membership. I think it’s a shame that people can’t or won’t see the benefit to the greater good of banding together.
Oh Happy Days
Do acrylic nails rank up there with indoor plumbing and women’s suffrage as the 20th century’s happiest events?
Just My Opinion: Add Airbrush to Your Menu
Your prices are competitive, and your speed is average or above, so how do you make more money this year? One word, airbrush.
On the Road in Garden City, MI
Hand-in-Hand Partnership: Making Over One Salon's Profitability (part 6)
One year ago, Lynn Kogle and her staff at Secrets Salon in Long Beach, Calif., took on the challenge of revamping their business systems using the strategies taught in OPI’s business management program, The Edge - Standards & Systems for Success.
My Other Life: The Perils of Pauliina
Nail tech and instructor Pauliina Laramee never shrinks from a challenge—or an opportunity to help those in need. Laramee, owner of the Institute of Nail Sculpturing in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., ushered in the millennium in New Zealand by completing her seventh marathon in about five hours.
The NAILS List: The Most Influential Manufacturers' Educators
Almost all educators in this industry can teach. Only a few, though, have both the combination of technical skills and personal charisma to motivate and inspire.
Behind the Scenes: Tom Holcomb
April showers bring May flowers, including Tom Holcomb, who created these colored acrylic masterpieces, as well as the matching ring, also made from acrylic.
Big Sky Country's Secret Place
Montana’s The Secret Garden offers a spa-like atmosphere, therapeutic paraffin dips, and even nail art to the residents of this remote town.
New Nail Royalty Is Crowned
A look at the winner of the Canadian Natural Nail Technician of the year.