

Designs from a New York City Nail Salon
As opening hip but affordable nail salons becomes a trend, this NYC business has some innovative ideas.

IBS Las Vegas 2011 Show Coverage
International Beauty Show (IBS) Las Vegas rocked the house June 18-20, with a healthy showing of attendees that kept aisles bustling and cash registers ringing.

Drama in the Best Shapes and Colors
Want theatrical nails without the tacky?

Polish for Those Diverse Days
Do you have work then a night-out and want your polish to work for both?

Magnificent Magnets
A true innovation in nails, LCN’s new magnetic polish line gives nail techs a whole new polishing challenge.

Nail Love Cuticle and Nail Oil Pen
The Nail Love Cuticle and Nail Oil Pen is the newest addition to IT Cosmetics line of beauty products.

The Darker Side of the Sun
With all this talk of bright polishes for summer, do we leave our darker lacquers shelved for the season?

Today’s Products Acrylic Tools
Today’s Products offer a new collection of acrylic tools designed with speed and accuracy in mind. Created by nail technician Christine Tran, the tools can be used with any acrylic system, but are designed for speed applications.

Mani•Q Glitter Press
Young Nails has developed a new technique for pressing glitter into the Mani•Q Color gels to create a layered and sparkly effect.

Angel Love Nails
Angel Love Nails prides itself in its organic, protein-based gel formula to create lovely looking enhancements that are healthy for the natural nail.

Sheekee’s New Contest Prints
Sheekee Nails has come out with some brand new designs that were created by contestants in a competition hosted by CEO Nickole Orton.

It Takes Two to Be Fashionable
Eye-catching ensembles are about color pairings, including your nails.

Noticeably Needed Pedicures
Reader poll suggests that men do pay attention to the toes.

Cosmoprof North America 2011: New and Old Friends Get Together
For the second year in a row brush-on gel polish lines were the talk of the nail world at Cosmoprof North America. The game-changing nail category has steadily helped to reinvigorate the nail industry over the last year since its initial introduction. In addition, we saw some cool new nail art applications and advances in the pedicure chair world.

Cosmoprof North America 2011: Happy Hour, Happy Manufacturers, Happy NAILS
NAILS hosted a happy hour during Cosmoprof on Monday, August 1, attended by a number of professional nail care manufacturers, educators, and other noted guests in the industry. It was a great time to relax after the show, enjoy some cocktails and snacks, and mingle with others who normally don’t have a chance to get together.

A Vibrating Nail?
Yep, you heard right. Though not a licensed nail tech, Cy Tymony, author of the new book Super Sneaky Uses for Everyday Things, has created an innovative way to use simple, small, and inexpensive electronics to make a fun and interactive nail art design that really shakes things up.

Embrace the Bronze While You Can
As skin becomes sun-kissed over summer, these polishes can add an extra glow.



