Nail Design
The Bachelor Gets Waxed
The Bachelor’s Brad Womack was treated to a wrist wax from one of the 24 lovely ladies vying for his affection on the show.
Canada’s Finest: 22nd Annual Contessa Awards
Congratulations to Jessica Marie Ellison of Jolie Beauty Bar in Toronto, who recently won an award in the 22nd annual Contessas.
Dazzling Color on a Dime
Cosmopolitan shares money-saving tricks on getting a gorgeous manicure at a great price.
Refined in Red
Harper’s Bazaar sits down with “It” girl and Charlotte Olympia high heel designer Charlotte Dellal to talk about her personal style picks. Dellal names Essie’s red polish in Forever Young as one of her must-have beauty items.
Pocket-sized Polish
Lucky magazine spotlights mini-polishes in the October issue’s Beauty Spy article.
Pride and the Pedicure
Redbook magazine’s Beauty Director Cheryl Kramer Kaye offers advice on feet hang-ups for the Beauty Confessions corner.
Frosted Gel Impressions
Olga Palylyk is a nail tech based out of her home salon Ornate Nailz in Surrey, Canada. Palylyk is a senior educator of Amore Ultima’s Gel Nail products, and is quite an accomplished gel nail artist.
One-Stroke Nail Art
Painter and craftswoman Donna Dewberry is perhaps best known in the art world as the inventor of the One-Stroke painting technique, a method that allows painters to blend, shade, and highlight all in one stroke of a brush.
by Sree Roy
Getting Happy
Women’s Health shares some of-the-moment tips on how to get the most out of a pick-me-up manicure on bad hair and tight jean days.
Doubling Up on Color
Glamour’s beauty editor Amber Kallor takes In The Mood’s Color Changing Nail Polish for a test run for the magazine’s New Stuff You’ll Love section.
Shine Therapy
Self chats with Jin Soon Choi, of Jin Soon Natural Hand and Foot Spas, on how to revive dull and brittle post-winter nails.
Behind the Scenes: How-to Create February's Cover Look
Star Nail's Elaine Watson created this cute-as-a-cupcake cover for our February 2011 issue. See how she did the nails.
by Hannah Lee
Candy-Coated Nails
In honor of Valentine’s Day, we asked nail artists to create candy-themed designs. From handpainted wonders to actual embedded candy wrappers, these nails are sweet treats that look good enough to eat!
Pretty as a Peach
NYC boutique Georgia-owners Jodie Patterson and Kiara Ellozy share with Glamour on their favorite beauty tricks, tips, and products.
Coty Acquires OPI Products
Polish manufacturer OPI Products was purchased for an undisclosed amount by Coty Inc.
Cuccio Naturalé Conquers Milan
At Milan’s Fashion Week in September, Cuccio Naturalé Italy offered luxurious spa manicures to journalists, buyers, editors, fashion art directors, models, and designers.
Zoya Polish Spotlighted in Ballet Film Black Swan
Zoya’s delicate ballet-pink polish Bela is featured in Natalie Portman’s latest film, Black Swan.