Business
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.
How to Host a Charity Event
When Love Those Nails hosted a charity event benefiting breast cancer research, the owners turned to nail technician Beth Van Blarcom to coordinate. Van Blarcom, a former conference manager, shares her tips on making a salon fundraiser a success.
How to Host a Charity Event
When Love Those Nails hosted a charity event benefiting breast cancer research, the owners turned to nail technician Beth Van Blarcom to coordinate.Van Blarcom, a former conference manager, shares her tips on making a salon fund raiser a success.
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.
A Client Pays Tribute With a Poem for Nail Salons
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.
Awesome Dedication
Salon owner Mary Metscaviz says the formula for her two decades of success in the nail industry is total dedication to continually educating herself as well as her clients.
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.
CIR Re-Examines Ethyl Methacrylate/ Methacrylate Acid
Beauty industry mourns Ken Maly