For Students
Troubleshooter: Gel-Polish Application
Holly Schippers shows how to properly apply gel-polish.
What's on Your Bucket List?
The idea of these ticking lists — of things to accomplish before you “kick the bucket,” so to speak — are gaining popularity via blogs, ad campaigns, and other media outlets. We asked our readers to share their professional ones. (No offense to pros-and-cons lists, but we think bucket lists are much more fun!)
by Sree Roy
Student and Starter Kits
Are you looking for the right nail products to start your career? We've compiled this handy list of convenient kits to help you get started off on the right foot.
Troubleshooter: Acrylic Overlays
Vicki Peters shows how to overlay a tip with clear and pink acrylic.
Just my Opinion: Why Don't American State Boards Allow Online Training?
While learning and developing is incredibly important for nail techs, it is hard to get a quality education.
Troubleshooter: Polish Application
Holly Schippers shows how to apply regular polish, beginning with top coat and using even strokes and thin layers to make for excellent coverage. She even gives quick clean-up tips for when polish winds up on the eponychium.
Win a Nail Mentor for a Day
Beauty Changes Lives and AACS are offering currently enrolled beauty school students, in an AACS school, the chance to be matched up with a celebrity mentor to launch their career in the industry. Available mentors include Jan Arnold, co-founder of CND; Ted Gibson, celebrity stylist; Dr. Howard Murad, dermatologist and skin care expert; and Diana Schmidtke, celebrity stylist for Hollywood’s leading men. Get details on how to enter at: http://beautychangeslives.org/scholarships
Troubleshooter: E-file Safety
Vicki Peters explains some e-file safety tips and how to apply a carbide barrel and safety bit properly across the nail.
Troubleshooter: Applying a Tip
Vicki Peters gives some great advice on applying and blending a tip with the natural nail.
Troubleshooter: Smile Lines
Here Holly Schippers gives some tips on how to make smile lines in gel polish, traditional gel, acrylic, and polish.
Job Interview Skills from Milady
An important skill to build as you work towards your career is your ability to interview. This video helps to prepare you for that moment. Applicable to both the cosmetology student and the current professional, this video covers the situations you may experience in your interview. More videos are available on the two-disc DVD set Miladys Soft Skills: Interpersonal Skills for the Beauty Industry, which is available at http://www.milady.cengage.com/index.asp.
Troubleshooter: Filing Nails Into Shape
Vicki Peters and Holly Schippers show you how to hand file four common nail extension shapes into form: Square, Soft Corners, Squoval, Oval, and Almond.
CND Additives Nail Art How-To
Launching in July 2012 exclusively to salons, CND Additives are a collection of pure pigments and lustrous effects. Blend Additives into any CND sculpting powder or gel or layer over CND Shellac to create nail art designs. Watch this video for a few examples of nail art created with Additives. Related Videos: Cover Look: NAILS December 2011 (using CND Additives)
Troubleshooter: Acrylic Backfill
Vicki Peters demonstrates how to do an acrylic backfill, using a technique where she places dots on the extension with a pencil that serve as a guide for trenching a new smile line with an e-file.
Michael Megna, CEO of Backscratchers
Meet Michael Megna, CEO and Founder of Backscratchers Salon Systems.
New Nail Techs: 4 Steps to Market Yourself Successfully
Learn how to create a nail identity, build relationships, let others help you, and be selective in your marketing efforts.
Advertising in the Age of Information Overload
You want to market to clients but can’t figure out how to get the most bang for your buck. How do you make the most of all the advertising mediums open to you?