

How Not to Be Cynical About Valentine's Day
Don’t cancel Valentine’s Day altogether, urges Jill Palmquist. Instead, think of it as a (frilly, flowery, Champagne-bubbly) wake-up call to fall deeply in love with your own life.

Boost Productivity and Balance: Start with the Big Tasks First
When we asked Elizabeth Faye how she creates some balance among the many competing needs of our lives—family, work, clients, marketing, social media—she gave us a great visual to hold onto.

Unleash Creativity: The Art of Being Wrong
For your creativity to flow, lose the fear of being wrong. Nobody but you is keeping score, anyway.

Transitioning from Working at the Chair to Supporting Others
Andrew Carruthers, Culture Ambassador for Sam Villa, Founder of The Journeyist, and mBIT Coach/Trainer writes about his journey transitioning away from the chair.

Are You Sleep Deprived?
Our resident Wellness Blogger Mary Wilson shares some solid strategies for helping you get the best Zzzzzzs!

Powerful Tips for Improving Your Gut Health (and Why it Matters)
With March being National Nutrition Month, California Mobile Acupuncture offers powerful tips to help improve our gut health, crucial to being healthy and feeling good.

Unveiling the Angel Cut: A Hair Salon Trend with a Lifesaving Message
Patrice Arriaga, a licensed cosmetologist and AAS Beauty and Wellness student at Mesa Community College, has written a blog on the topic of domestic violence and how it impacts stylists, discussing how "The Angel Cut" can be a silent signal and call for help.

Acupuncture for Beauty Professionals
Acupuncture is based on the belief that when the body's vital energy is disrupted or blocked, it can cause illness or pain. One practitioner offers advice for beauty pros who suffer from painful wrists and forearms.

How to Deal With Critics
Stop limiting your possibilities to look good for others because they don’t really care—why do you?

2024 Mental Health Outlook: Growing Demand for Therapy
According to new survey data, 93% of young adults are looking to improve their mental health in 2024, yet 22% don’t think it will happen.

Protecting Your Work Online
Blatant instances of intellectual property theft in the nail industry, and how beauty content creators can shield themselves from it.

5 Tips to Overcome Grief and Loneliness Over the Holidays
It can be hard to navigate deep emotions during the holidays. Here are five tips for managing grief that everyone can understand, respect, and learn from.

Thanksgiving Reflections: Seven Reasons to Say Thanks
Being thankful breeds more things to be grateful for. This Thanksgiving, take a moment to slow down and reflect on seven reasons salon professionals have to say thanks.

Nervous System Regulation for Hairstylists and Other Beauty Makers
While clients refer to their beauty professionals as "free therapists," it's important to have practices that protect yourself, so you don't leave work emotionally, energetically, and mentally drained.

Mood and Memory Improves with Peanut Consumption
New gut microbiome research points to a positive impact on memory and mood from peanut consumption.

Do You Eat Your Food in the Correct Order?
Healthy adults are being encouraged to pay attention to the order they eat their food in to balance their blood sugar and improve digestion.

Mani Maker Tool Helps Ease Repetitive Stress for Nail Techs
Mani Maker is made of a super-soft silicone and has a perfectly ergonomic shape to help alleviate and prevent hand/wrist pain while providing a stronger grip to easily open those tough bottles.



