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"Mona Lisa, Mona Lisa, I Adore You..."

Mona Lisa has been an iconic figure for centuries. Nail technician Wendy Weldon uses nails as her canvas to recreate the famous painting. 

Should Professional Nail Products Be Sold Over the Counter?

"How we, as a manufacturer, help the salon professional make it is in the area of services and the sale of homecare products"

Are Artificial Nails Safe?

NAILS offers common questions and answers that you can share directly with your clients.

OPI Takes On The World

Sharing Is Succeeding

Networking with other salons at a tradeshow, or even at an informal breakfast meeting can make many good ideas go a long way.  

European Touch Logs On

While most businesses in the salon industry are attempting to get up to speed with computers that serve only within the confines of the business, others are using their computers to access the seemingly limitless information available on the information superhighway. Suddenly, the salon industry is in the commuter lane of the on-ramp.

If They Could See Her Now...

Many us live by the adage, “If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” For Cathryn Myers, owner of The Nail Shop of Carrollwood in Tampa, Fla., life gave her a lemon, and she made a salon instead. Actually, two successful salons.

Be Careful About Using Copyrighted Images in Nail Art

Painting a perfect Mickey Mouse might earn you first place in a nail art competition, but it could also land you in legal hot water. Your nail art could be a copyright infringement.

The New Nail Technician's Survival Guide

Is there life after graduation from cosmetology school? You bet there is! While developing good work habits and building a clientele don’t happen overnight, working on them early in your career will help you stay one vine swing ahead of the rest.

Behind the Scenes: Doug Smith

United They Stand: NIA and NNTG Merge

Message Works Wonders for Clients and Business

Offer clients a full-body feel-good service with message therapy and see their spirits rise and your appointment book fill up fast.

Competitors Ranking: NAILS Presents the Top 25 for 1995

Tom Bächik, Sonia Glover, and Amy Cooper have a number of things in common. They’ve all demonstrated excellence in their industry, having ranked first, second, and third, respectively, in the 1995 Nail Competitions Ranking.

Essie Cosmetics Goes to Japan

During the one-week trip, they visited their two Japanese distributors, Nail Labo and Life Beauty Systems, and 15 salons.

IBD and Salon Essentials Lines Merge

The line will be offered exclusively through full-service, salon-only distributors.

Reader to Reader: How Do You Handle No-Shows?

Readers share their diplomatic (and sometimes not so) ideas on handling these annoying clients. 

Do Nails and Tanning Go Hand in Hand?

The editors of NAILS and Tanning Trends discuss industry issues.