The Spa Connection
Many salons cannot afford to go the full day spa route, but they can achieve a spa-like atmosphere by providing little touches to their basic services.
Custom Built Nails
To create the ideal nail, nail technicians should think like artists. Learn by watching the experts analyse the hands of our four clients of different ages, colors, and hand shapes.
Time to Shine
Just because the buffing step is last doesn’t mean it should be glossed over. Perfecting you buffing skills can transform natural or artificial nails from good to great.
When To Say When
The Incredible, Versatile, Wrap
Are wraps as versatile as acrylics?
Manicure Dilemma: Wet or Dry?
Some nail technicians have abandoned their soaking bowls in favor of heating pads and mitts used in conjunction with warmed lotions, oils, or other “treatment” products. They claim that these types of products do not alter the shape of the nails and offer more moisturizing benefits.
Filling with Finesse
Tip of the Month: Taking Care of Your Brush
Tip of the Month for Dry Hands
The Ultimate File Guide
From functional to just plain fun, nail files come in hundreds of styles. Most are a matter of personal preference, but there have been some advancements that can make your work faster and easier:
Tip of the Month: Make a Dry Skin Exfoliator
This homemade recipe will soothe clients' dry skin.
Male Nail-Biters Get Hooked
The Nail Doctor
A very delicate anatomical structure, the nail matrix is easily injured, damaged, and scarred. Any injury or trauma to tills matrix can show up as a visible change in the nail plate or affect how it grows out.
Tip of the Month
A quick technique helps a nail tech see if her manicure is less than perfect
Perfect Hands Deserve Dazzling Gem
JoAnn Har, a nail technician in Hod Hasharon, Israel, gives her clients a little something extra, and it doesn’t cost her a cent.
Tip of the Month
Salon puts down heating pads under towels to keep clients’ hands nice and toasty.
Lifting Opens a Pandora's Box of Bad Habits
If just a few clients have lifting, look to their lifestyles for the solution. If the numbers are higher, however, the cause probably can be traced back to your technique.