Nail Design
Southern Heat
Elle’s It List for February spotlights some of the boldest new beauty products for eyes, lips, skin, and nails. OPI’s hot orange shade Y’all Come Back Ya Hear? from the Texas-inspired collection is the perfect statement-making shade for the season.
Lots of Lemon
Shape is forecasting fun, sunny colors for fingertips and toes this spring. “Nails are the one place you can feel comfortable going wild with color—especially a neon yellow,” says Angi Wingle, a CND educator and manicurist.
Candid Corals
Coral is a definitely color of the moment, as InStyle’s Beauty section made sure to highlight the cheerful hue in this month.
Stripes and Spots
Teen Vogue shows readers a chic mani that breaks the stripes-and-spots rule. The fun red and blue manicure is accented with simple white stripes and a few cute dots.
Prim and Proper
Teen Vogue picks 10 different beauty products that are sure to bring out the lovely lady in any gal.
Katy Perry Dishes About On-the-Road Must Haves
Pop star Katy Perry shares all of her favorite on-the-go items with Marie Claire.
Hang Out at Nail Tech Alley
You can thank Billyne Dowdy of Billyne’s Nail Studio in Battle Creek, Mich., for a new nail tech message board, Nail Tech Alley (www.nailtechalley.com).
ROB|B Salon Reveals Tips on How to Extend the Life of a Manicure
Robbie Schaeffer, celebrity manicurist and owner of ROB|B — the first OPI Concept Salon — in Studio City, Calif., offers expert advice on how to maintain a manicure and keep the “fresh from the salon” look even longer.
Gel Polish Chips Annoy
So, you wowed your client into a new gel polish application by telling her how much more durable they are than standard polish, and that they help prevent chipping and cracking, and then she comes back a day later with a chip. So what do you do?
Show Off Your Team Spirit: Super Bowl Nails
March can be a tough month for football-loving families, especially for the die-hard Sunday males. So to help fill the football void, offer clients these special Super Bowl sets in their hubby’s favorite team and see if you can “go for two” on pricing.
Painted in Prada
Lucky takes notes from Prada’s Spring 2011 collection for a high fashion look that’s full on chic colors.
Right to the Moon
InStyle highlights the edgy twist on the classic French Manicure at Vena Cava’s runway show.
CND Hungary Sponsors the Miss Hungary Pageant
On the final evening of the 2010 Miss Hungary competition, there were 32 contestants left — and all of them carried their CND totebags prominently on the stage. As sponsor of the November 28 event — which was televised in the region — CND gave the Miss Hungary competitors polishes (including 12 Colour & Effects polishes), spa tool kits, and CND T-shirts.
Drop It Like It’s Hot
A new dripping method has become a popular technique among CND educators using the Colour & Effects line.
Carrie Underwood Shares Her Beauty Essentials
Country music star Carrie Underwood talks to Marie Claire about her biggest beauty blunders as a kid and her favorite beauty essentials now.
Mis-Shaped
Teen Vogue shares a smart trick from manicurist Bernadette Thompson on how to fix mani mistakes.
Tying in Colors
Redbook magazine talks to Jin Soon Choi of New York City-based Jin Soon Natural Hand and Foot Spas about coordinating polish with outfits.