My Other Life: Opera Singer Gina Etters
Creative Touch Doesn’t Always Come Easy
After an automobile accident left her partially paralyzed, Sandy Wankier left a sales and marketing job for a more creative profession—nails.
Creativity Thrives In Capeside Town
Known for its deep-sea cod fishing navel museums, and wharves, Portland, Maine, has an upscale, high-tech salon that delivers more than what most would come to expect.
As I See It: Mission Control
Besides providing nail professionals with a monthly magazine that is an informational and educational resource, our mission is to inspire you.
OPI Gets Great Ink
Thanks to OPI chief George Schaeffer, the nail industry got some well-deserved positive attention from the press. Page One of February 3 Los Angeles.
A Sisterly Success Story
After being a competition model and watching her sister work, Kim Christopherson decided to become a nail tech.
Hand-in-Hand Partnership: Making Over One Salon's Profitability
OPI launches The Edge training with a California salon and mentors them through each stage. Follow their progress in this year-long project as they learn new business skills and incorporate retailing in their salon.
On the Road in Atlanta, GA
When Lisa Jones and De Curtis-Glakas graduate from nail school in a few weeks, it’s the short-sighted salon owner who doesn’t snap these two “newbies” up.
Behind the Scenes: Janice Lonardo
When Lonardo, who is based out of North Providence, R.I., first embarked on her career in the beauty industry, she wanted to become a hairstylist, which required some training in nails.
Nails Industry Association Gone, But Its Mission Endures
Just My Opinion: A Client’s Point of View
A client talks about her own perspective getting her nails done and what she'd like to see different.
Beauty industry mourns Ken Maly
On the Road in Dearborn, MI
My Other Life: Roller Derby Captain
1999 Salon of the Year Awards
Top salons and techs honored at industry awards.
A Client at the Capitol
For four years-from 1988 to 1992-Deborah Sims, an Alexandria, Va.-based nail technician, kept First Lady Barbara Bush’s nails looking beautiful.
NAILS' Salon of the Year Awards Can Help you Make a Name for Yourself