Technique
Tootsing Nail Art Tip Cutters
Tootsing’s new Tip Cutters come in three fun shapes to keep your clients enthralled with extensions.
Bio Creative PediSation Pedicure System
Bio Creative’s PediSation Pedicure System uses the power of science and nature to bring a soothing antioxidant treatment that leaves feet refreshed and clean.
Lavender Mint Pedi
Step-by-step by 3 Logic Hair Designers, Chicago
by Sree Roy
Captain and Soak Pedicure
Step-by-step by The Nail Bar, Hermosa Beach, Calif.
by Sree Roy
Gels ’N Roses
Agnieszka Ciszweska specializes in gels, and has created these rose petals to welcome you to the world of nail art. She has been doing nails for 11 years, and her techniques are a little advanced, but remember, all you need is a little patience (and practice) to make these roses your own.
Take a Tip from ... European Touch’s Dawn Holz
As the economy forces us to make better budget decisions, it is now more than ever imperative that salon owners get the right equipment for their needs. European Touch’s vice president of sales, Dawn Holz, offers some advice on finding the right pedicure throne.
by Tim Crowley
Watermelon Toes
The natural pastel colors and polka-dotted seeds of this well-known fruit provide a simple model for techs to recreate on the limited toenail plate.
by Tim Crowley
All the Right Ingredients
Julie Nguyen, owner and founder of Blu Water Day Spa, has plenty of experience in the beauty industry. Coming to the United States when she was 16 and building on the beauty training she received in Vietnam, she worked in hair, then nails and cosmetics, and was quickly able to purchase her own salon.
by Thi Dao
Get Your Pedi Menu in Shape
Race off with new clients when you add a runner’s pedi.
Cruise Control
Your client broke a nail and has it repaired while on a cruise ship. Now back on land she wants that nail to look like the other ones. What's a tech to do?
Doing Your Own Nails
Breaking down the frustrating process of doing your own nails.
Give Clients Lush Lashes
With very little training or investment, you can offer clients a new kind of enhancement service: eyelash extensions.
SpaFinity Pedicure Chairs
Connie Weissling’s new company, SpaFinity, introduced a line of pipeless pedicure chairs in November.
Herbal Soak
Nordic Care’s Herbal Soak lets feet take a temporary vacation from the hard work they do and at the same time cleanses, exfoliates, and hydrates.
Florida Makes Fish Pedicures Illegal
Florida has made fish pedicures, in which clients place their feet into a tub containing small carp that then ingest the callused areas of clients' feet, illegal in the state.
Take Apart Nippers
Tweezerman has new Take Apart Nippers that can be separated for detailed cleaning.
Love on the Lake
Nails by Vaida Indrasiute, Fantasy Nails by Vaida at The Knitting Room, Wisconsin Dells, Wis.