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.
Beauty Pros Are Changing the World
The Beauty Changes Lives Blog answers that question by showcasing how beauty professionals and ordinary “civilians” are using beauty to benefit individuals and communities around the globe.
Recent Grad Shares Her Winning Nail Art
We recently heard from Heather Smith of Nescopeck, Pa., who created 3-D acrylic sculptured nails — very impressive, especially for a newbie!
by Sree Roy
Pay it Forward with Dollars for Donations
The American Association of Cosmetology Schools (AACS) has created an easy way for salon, spa, and other beauty professionals to give back to the beauty industry.
Dressed for Success
Students at the Celebrity School of Beauty in Miami design a "nail dress."
by Sree Roy
Students Honored at Empire’s Future Professionals Expo
Empire Education Group’s top students were honored on May 17 at this year’s Future Professionals Expo & Competition. More than 1,900 students from Empire’s 96 schools across the nation attended the 6th annual event in Hershey, Pa., where students from each school competed for valuable prizes.
On the Road: Michael’s School of Beauty, Augusta, Ga.
Passion is contagious, and at least several students at Michael’s School of Beauty can testify to this fact.
by Sree Roy
Empire Opens Eco-Friendly Model School
From hair recycling to building design to the products Empire Education Group students use, the new Empire location in Lauderhill, Fla., is an environmentally friendly concept school and a meaningful first step in the greening of the entire company.
On the Road: La James Intl. College Tuscany Day Spa, Des Moines
La James International College Tuscany Day Spa has a true "spa" atmosphere and full menu to go with the Greek-flavored Mediterranean decor.
On the Road: R & E Cosmetology School, Baytown, Tex.
One of thebiggest rewards for running a cosmetology school is hearing from past students about their successes in the working world.
by Sree Roy
Three San Diego Beauty Academies Cooperate to Form Nail Technician Program
Poway, Je Boutique, and Bay Vista academies are launching the nation's first Spa Nail Technician Program.
AACS Launches New Websites
The American Association of Cosmetology Schools has designed a website just for educators at www.beautyeducators.org.