
In The Know

Tracey Lee Wins Season 4 of NAILS Next Top Nail Artist
In its fourth nail-biting season, NAILS Next Top Nail Artist set out to find the next best tech in the nail world. The results came in live from the show floor at America’s Beauty Show in Chicago.

NTNA 2017 Winner Announced
Tracey Lee of The Netherlands takes home the nail industry's highest honor as NAILS Next Top Nail Artist.

NSI Celebrates 30 Years
To this day, NSI remains at the forefront of researching, developing, and manufacturing innovative monomers, polymers, oligomers, and other enhancement products for the professional nail industry.

JOIFUL App To Recruit Beauty Professionals at IBS New York
The on-demand beauty app offers customers a full suite of salon and spa services, and seeks to add New York-based hair, make up, and nail professionals to their expanding team.

Learn, Shop, and Network at Premiere Orlando
Premiere Orlando takes place June 3-5 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.
Beauty Jobs Still Hard To Fill
If you’re finding it tough to staff your salon with qualified professionals, you’re not alone.

Live Love Polish in Forbes “30 Under 30”
Brother-sister duo Michele and Wayne Lin’s brand Live Love Polish focuses on selling quality nail products to both consumers and salon professionals.

OPI’s Fiji Collection
OPI’s spring 2017 collection brings bright, vivid shades influenced by the exotic locale of Fiji.

Discussing Women and the Economy with OPI's Co-Founder
She went from doing everything at OPI (including cleaning the floors) to being deemed the “First Lady of Nails.”

Google Creates Virtual Tour for Tenessee Salon
he online tour gives potential visitors the ability to take Google’s Street View right into the salon, allowing them to see every inch of it.

Nail Art Competition Held in Nigeria
More than 200 nail artists from Nigeria and neighboring West African countries applied, and 20 applicants were then chosen to compete.

OPI’s Suzi Weiss-Fischmann Discusses the Brand’s Origins
While at Wella Trend Vision 2016 in November, OPI co-founder Suzi Weiss-Fischmann revealed that the OPI success story began not as a professional nail care brand, but as a dental supply company.

Nail Painting Challenge Raises $2M for Charity
Diagnosed with brain cancer in May, Tijn Kolsteren has raised over 2.1 million dollars with his nail painting challenge, which has garnered attention from celebs like Armin van Buuren.

Young Nails Hits Milestone on YouTube
Young Nails was recently honored with YouTube’s Silver Play Button to mark the fact that its channel has surpassed 100,000 subscribers.

Alcohol OK at California Salons
As of January 1, 2017, owners of California beauty salons and barbershops can legally offer clients one free serving of wine or beer.

ISSE Returns to Long Beach in January
ISSE will feature more than 400 top salon and spa product manufacturers from around the world.

Illinois Passes Law Requiring All Licensed Beauty Professionals to Get Domestic Violence Training
Effective January 1, Illinois will require all licensed professionals within the state to be trained on how to handle situations of domestic violence when speaking with clients.



