Technique
Colored and Glitter Acrylic Powders
EZ Nails Colored and Glitter Acrylic Powders offer everything from bright pinks and reds, to deep blues and dark purples.
Bohemian Rhapsody
Experience Bohemian Rhapsody with ibd’s new color soak-off gel collection.
Cuticle Conditioning Oils
Maintaining your manicure and pedicure with Cuccio Naturalé’s Cuticle Conditioning Oils is a great way to give a lasting healthy appearance to the nail matrix in between visits to the salon.
Firstbase Base Coat
Essie’s Firstbase Base Coat has special adhesive ingredients to help glue polish onto the nail surface for less chipping and increased wearability.
a.h.a Sea Scrub
CND’s a.h.a Sea Scrub from the SpaPedicure Series is an aromatic foot scrub with quartz crystals, natural beach sand, and marine alpha-hydroxy acid for dual exfoliation of rough, dry skin on the soles of the feet.
Aloe Foot & Callus Rub
Pamper tired and aching feet with Set-N-Me-Free’s Aloe Foot & Callus Rub.
2 Smooth Callus Remover
Soft Touch’s 2 Smooth Callus Remover removes calluses within minutes.
Luxury Foot Scrub
Pedi-Sox’s new Luxury Foot Scrub uses Natural Earth Mineral Clay to cleanse, tone, and absorb impurities from the skin, restoring it to its natural condition.
Ceramic Cuticle Oil
CHI Ceramic Cuticle Oil hydrates and softens dry cuticle areas with the penetrating and rejuvenating powers of jojoba oil, sunflower oil, and sweet almond oil.
“Go Green” Mini Slant Tweezer
Tweezerman’s “Go Green” Mini Slant Tweezer is a smaller version of Tweezerman’s standard Slant Tweezer, making it ideal for convenient carrying in make-up bags and for traveling.
Callus Compassion: Filing Feet
It’s important to pay extra attention to callus filing, because when clients go home and feel the refreshing softness of their feet, they’ll realize that the only way to repeat this wonderful sensation is to go back for another pedicure.
by Tim Crowley
On My Mind: Great Expectations
This month's editor's note is written by 2008's #1 competitor, Lynn Lammers of Redlands, Calif.
Girly Glitter
Nails by Laura Russell, Dolce Salon & Spa, Scottsdale, Ariz.
The Perfect French Manicure
Kala Bastion of Sophisticuts Salon and Day Spa in Princeton, Ill., gives some quick tips on how to make a French manicure run quicker and smoother, and have a better-looking finish.
by Tim Crowley
Secret Ingredient: Aloe Vera
Aloe vera contains numerous vitamins and minerals, enzymes, amino acids, natural sugars, and agents that are anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial. The combination and balance of the plant’s ingredients are what purportedly gives it its soothing, healing properties.
Take a Tip from ... EnVogue’s Joanne Millar
EnVogue educator Joanne Millar explains how to make a perfect pink-and-white gel nail.
by Tim Crowley
NSI Balance Colored Gels Nail Art
The design options are endless when you lightly pull the point of your brush through colored gels before they're cured.