The Allied Health Association (AHA) has announced a new challenge for spas and salons. If you can find a lower liability insurance rate than Allied Health offers, you will receive a $100 AHA gift card. This gift card can be used just like cash for anything AHA offers for your business. In addition, anyone who obtains a free online quote is automatically entered for a one-week luxurious vacation for two to Grand Cayman. Refer other salons for a quote and get bonus entries to the giveaway. Instant quotes can be obtained by visiting www.alliedhealth.net.
Be one of five readers to win the Wicked Sweet Collection from Color Club. Once dry, these vibrant shades become fruit-scented. Colors include Get Your Lem-on, The Lime Starts Here, I Always Get My Man-darin, Yum Gum, Raspberry Rush, Gimme a Grape Big Kiss, and Wicked Sweet.
Win a Valentino Beauty Pure — a nail dust collector and air filtration system in one. All nail dust and odors are eliminated after being pulled down through a state-of-the-art filter, leaving nothing but clean air. At just 3 1/2-in., the stainless steel unit fits easily into any nail tech’s work space between the nail tech and client.
Have you got a master’s touch with a brush? You can prove it by entering NAILS’ fifth-annual Mini-Masterpiece Contest. Your task is to reproduce a well-known work of art on a single nail tip. The rules are simple: You’re free to select any famous painting and you may turn the nail tip sideways to accommodate a horizontal painting. All entries must be received by NAILS by May 12. Send your nail tips to Mini Masterpiece Contest, NAILS Magazine, 3520 Challenger St., Torrance, CA 90503. Let us know the artist’s name and the title of the original work of art and don’t forget to send your contact information, including phone number and e-mail address. For inspiration, check out last year’s winners at www.nailsmag.com/2010masterpiece.
SheeKee, the makers of adhesive nail art applications, is looking for innovative designs to be featured in a signature line. The company has announced a worldwide contest to highlight nail technicians and their creative nail art adhesive designs. The five winners of the “5 for 5” SheeKee Design Collection Contest will create an exclusive SheeKee design. That design will be created in the French tip and full coverage layouts. Each winner will receive five free SheeKee sheets of their choice. On May 15, the five winners will be announced on the SheeKee website, and the five new designs will be featured in their own signature design collection to be unveiled at the IBS Las Vegas Show on June 18. The contest runs April 1 through May 1. Applicants can submit up to five designs. To access the entry form, participants must e-mail SheeKee at sheekeecontest@sheekee.com. For more information, visit www.sheekee.com.
One can win a Barefoot by LCN Kit. The flexibility of the cured resin allows for a finished gel product that moves with the foot and easily endures daily wear and tear. Because Barefoot contains an anti-mycotic ingredient, you are actually helping to restore and regrow a damaged or infected nail, according to the company. The kit includes Connex Plus, Barefoot by LCN, Wilde-Pediseal, FM Pearl White, brushes, and LCN Barefoot light unit.
Be one of 24 readers to receive peach-scented First Step Sensuous Pedicure Soak with Lovage from Sensuous Solutions. The soak works as a natural antiseptic to prevent fungal infection while serving to deodorize and cleanse the feet. It softens cuticles, corns, and calluses, and helps to reduce pedicure scrubbing time by gently removing dead skin while soothing and conditioning the feet. Fragrances are Peppermint, Magnolia, Tide Pool, Lemon-Lime, Peach, Coconut, Mandarin Pomegranate, Orange Zest, Pear Cinnamon, and unscented.
Belava is giving away an Indulgence No-Plumbing Pedicure Chair in the color of your choice (either black or beige/gold) to the entrant with the best essay. The winner will receive the chair, which has a retail value of $1,088, and free shipping is included. To enter, submit an essay of 300 words or less discussing one of two topics: Topic 1: Why did you choose to use Belava Disposable Liners, the Belava Pedicure Tub, the Belava Heater/Massager, and/or the No-Plumbing Indulgence Pedicure Chair? How are Belava Pedicure Products helping you? In your professional opinion, what could be done to make Belava products even better? Topic 2: For non-Belava users, how do you deal awith your state board’s sanitation requirements when providing pedicure services? The Belava Product Contest is opened to licensed nail technicians, students, and salon/school owners. Proof of eligibility is required. The deadline for submissions is April 15, 2011. See complete rules and enter at http://www.belava.com/t-Contest.aspx. You can also mail your entry to Belava, LLC, P.O. Box 9068, Canoga Park, CA 91309. You must include a telephone number so Belava can contact you and verify your eligibility.
If you remember your high school science — or if you know how to use Google — you can enter to win a Duo Design UV Lamp from The Daylight Company valued at $299. One winner will be selected at random from those who answer the following question correctly: What is the wavelength of ultraviolet light? The 36-watt manicure and pedicure UV lamp features a Smart Digital Timer that lets you choose the curing time from 5 seconds to 10 minutes. It remembers your last time setting used for a quick start with your next client and it also warns you when the tubes need replacing. The unique tube positioning ensures maximum light on the nails, not on the hand, and it has a sliding tray with finger indicators for accurate hand positioning. To enter, e-mail your response along with your complete address to judy.lessin@bobit.com by April 1, 2011. Write Daylight Company Contest in the subject line.
One lucky reader will win a sleek Buff & Go portable workstation. The Buff & Go opens to present a 15” x 16” manicure table and spacious foot tub compartment. Other features include an ergonomic handle, secure keyed lock, storage containers, and a paper towel dispenser. The Hot Hollywood collection features new colors including Poppin’ Hot Pink and Passionate Purple.
