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Your Guide to Nail Repairs & Reinforcements

Your Guide to Nail Repairs & Reinforcements

by Sree Roy

There are a variety of nail issues, from the everyday bitten-nails to the all-out chip or crack, that require you to call in reinforcements. Whether using acrylic or gel (or even a tea bag), we offer some ways to strengthen nails into long-lasting beauts.

The author, celebrity manicurist Julie Kandalec (left), works the Essie booth at New York...

Her Nails in Lights

by Julie Kandalec

Many techs dream of a career in which their nail designs are published on magazine covers and adorn the fingers and toes of the hottest celebrities. One nail tech shares her story of uprooting her quiet Midwestern life for a chance to make it as a celebrity manicurist in New York City.

Colorful displays and fully stocked shelves draw a client’s attention to the retail display,...

Retailing for the Timid

by Michelle Pratt

Retail can be intimidating — if you think it makes you look like a salesperson. Rather than thinking of retail as “making the sale,” consider it a way of offering your professional opinion.

On My Mind: Move Over, Bloggers!

by Hannah Lee

I’m getting kind of tired of all these consumer bloggers online who are just infatuated with nail polish and post endlessly about polish and doing their own nails. I mean, sure, they probably help increase the awareness of nail care and new products (mostly polish), but I think it’s time for those of us on the professional side of the nail world to take back our place in the pecking order.

Red Door employs about 260 nail technicians in its 32 locations. And believe it or not, they’re...

Q&A: Alisha Rimando Botero

by Hannah Lee

You might recognize the name Alisha Rimando from her many years on the competition circuit and as a much-sought-after international educator. Well now she’s married and working at Red Door Spas as the national training director of nail services. And she’s looking for more than a few good techs to join her.

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