For Students
Inspiring Instructor: Q & A with Jamaica Starr
Jamaica Starr’s background is one of those against-the-odds stories that imparts hope. Now a successful salon owner and instructor for Sindy Mark’s Nail Art Academy, Starr overcame a life once rife with drugs, prison, and hardship. We caught up with Starr to find out how she left her old life behind to attain her dreams.
by Tracy Rubert
Why Students Should Attend Industry Trade Shows
At trade shows, students will observe manufacturers doing innovative demonstrations. Top nail product manufacturers hire some of the most knowledgeable nail techs in the country to work the trade show floor, so it’s the ideal place for new students to learn all about the business of doing nails.
Shaping and Cleaning the Cuticle
Holly Schippers shows how to properly shape and clean the nail plate.
The Nail Art Academy Offers a New E-file and Acrylic Application Workshop
As educators, you know that continuing education helps to make you the best possible teacher for your students, and keeping your students informed of upcoming classes is important as well. To that end, master educator Sindy Mark has added a master e-file and advanced acrylic enhancement workshop to her school’s curriculum.
Beauty Changes Lives/CND Tippi Hedren Scholarship Winners for Fall 2014 Announced
Ten aspiring beauty industry professionals will receive financial awards up to $5,000 to cover tuition for nail tech programs.
by Tracy Rubert
Keep on Techin’
Several years ago, Sandra Taylor made the move from truck driver to nail tech — and now school owner. Nail School News recently caught up with Taylor to find out more about her unusual career path.
by Tracy Rubert
Go Collegiate with Light Elegance
Light Elegance introduces an overhaul in its education program to pick up where beauty schools left off.
Fashion Week San Diego
Students from Bellus Academy helped kick off Fashion Week San Diego with its opening event, “The Art & Beauty Behind Fashion,” September 30 at the Broadway Pier.
by Beth Livesay
On My Mind: Never. Stop. Learning.
NAILS editor Hannah Lee discusses the importance of continuing education and how online learning is not readily available.
by Hannah Lee
The Academy of Nail Design’s New Derma Care Nail Specialist Program
The Academy of Nail Design’s new derma care nail specialist program offers beauty professionals the opportunity to earn a professional designation that will take their careers to the next level.
by Tracy Rubert
Inspiring Instructor: Q & A with Wendi Ingalls
Congratulations to Kenneth Shuler Schools of Cosmetology-Greenville instructor Wendi Ingalls for winning the N.F. Cimaglia "Educator of the Year" award! Nail School News caught up with Ingalls to hear more about what makes her such a great educator.
by Tracy Rubert
American Association of Cosmetology Schools (AACS) Visits White House
On August 19, representatives from the AACS, including Greg Jones, Christine Gordon, Anthony Fragomeni, and Tom Netting, met at the White House with a special assistant to the president on education policy and an Office of Policy Development senior advisor.
by Tracy Rubert
Troubleshooter: Handmade Acrylic Stones
In this video from the NAILS Troubleshooter series, nail tech Lorena Marquez shows how to create handmade acrylic stones for nail art.
Instructor Profile: Dorothy House
Back in July, Nail School News announced the national winners of the 2014 SkillsUSA trade competition. We recently had the opportunity to chat with Dorothy House, an instructor for the high school-level bronze winner, Natali Carmona-Garcia of Metropolitan Career & Tech Center in Little Rock, Ark.
by Tracy Rubert
Student Spotlight: Cassie Hobby
Nail School News recently heard about this peppy 89-year-old nail tech student who attends Sweetwater Institute of Cosmetology in Tennessee. Read on to learn about this vibrant southern senior who loves creating nail art.
by Tracy Rubert
Roundup: What is your most memorable thank you from a student?
We asked nail instructors to share the most memorable thank you they ever received from a student. Here’s what they said:
by Tracy Rubert
The BCL/CND/Tippi Hedren Nail Scholarship Program is Now Accepting Applications
The Beauty Changes Lives/CND/Tippi Hedren Nail Scholarship program is now accepting applications through September 8, 2014.
by Tracy Rubert