Readers' Choice Awards 2006

2006 Favorite Acrylic System: Creative Nail Design Retention+ Liquid

2nd: OPI Products Absolute Liquid & Powder Technology
3rd: EZ Flow Nail Systems High Definition
4th: Tammy Taylor Nails Acrylic System
5th: OPI Competition 3000

2006 Favorite Airbrushing System: Too Much Fun Complete Airbrush System

2nd: Safari Airbrush Airbrush System
3rd: Del Laboratories Sally Hansen Airbrush Sun
4th: Badger Airbrush System
5th: Aztek Airbrush Syste

2006 Favorite Base Coat: Creative Nail Design Stickey Base Coat

2nd: OPI Products Natural Nail Base Coat
3rd: Orly International Bonder
4th: Nail Tek Foundation
5th: Seche Seche Base

2006 Favorite Brush: OPI Products Competition 3000 Edge Kolinsky Brush #7

2nd: Creative Nail Design MasterSeries Pro Styler Brush
3rd: EZ Flow Nail Systems Grand Artist 508
4th: Tammy Taylor Large Flat Custom Brush
5th: Entity Beauty Couture Sculpting Brush

2006 Favorite Competition Product: OPI Products
Competition Formula 3000

2nd: Creative Nail Design Moxie Fast Set Sculpting Liquid
3rd: EZ Flow Nail Systems Competition Products
4th: NSI Attraction Competition Acrylic
5th: Star Flash Silica Acrylic

2006 Favorite Computer System: Elite Software
Salon & Spa Management

2nd:Innovative Business Computer Solutions The Spa Salon Manager
3rd: Mikal Salon/Spa Management System (SMS)
4th: Salon Iris
5th: Harms Millenium

2006 Favorite Cuticle treatment: Creative Nail Design SolarOil

2nd: OPI Products Avoplex Nail and Cuticle Replenishing Oil
3rd: EZ Flow Nail Systems Cuticle Love
4th: ProLinc Be Natural Cuticle Eliminator
5th: (tie) Nail Tek Renew Natural Cuticle Oil
(tie) Cuccio Naturalé Apple Cuticle Remover

2006 Favorite Design/Colored Acrylics: EZ Flow Nail Systems
Boogie Nights Kits

2nd: Creative Nail Design Custom Blending Kit
3rd: OPI Products Absolutefx Chromatones Precision Color Powders
4th: NSI Technailcolor
5th: Star Nail International Prismatix Glitter Powder

2006 Favorite Disinfection/Sanitation: Creative Nail Design ScrubFresh

2nd: OPI Products Swiss Guard Antiseptic Handwash Gel
3rd: King Research Barbicide Disinfectant
4th: Isabel Cristina Let’s Touch Disinfectant
5th: Backscratchers Salon Systems Germ Terminator Pro

2006 Favorite Electric File: Kupa
KP 3000

2nd: OPI Products Professional Electric Nail Technician File

3rd: Medicool Pro Power 30,000

4th: Lasco Diamond Products Micro Delux Nail Machine

5th: Ultrasonics Diamond Drill Bits

2006 Favorite File: Creative Nail Design Girlfriend buffer

2nd: OPI Products Brilliance Block and Long File
3rd: Backscratchers Salon Systems SeptiFile Sanitizable File System
4th: Flowery Beauty Products D Files
5th: EZ Flow Nail Systems Pro Shine

2006 Favorite Forms: Creative Nail Design Performance Forms
2nd: OPI Products Transform Reversible, Adhesive Nail Forms
3rd: Tammy Taylor Gold Forms
4th: EZ Flow Nail Systems Perfect C Curve Forms
5th: Entity Beauty Sculpting Forms

2006 Favorite Gel/Light System: Creative Nail Design
Brisa Gel System

2nd: OPI Products MicroBond Gel Overlay & Sculpting System
3rd: IBD French Extreme
4th: LCN USA Light Cured Resin System
5th: Young Nails Finish

2006 Favorite Implement: OPI Products Pusher Plus Multiuse Pusher
2nd: Mehaz Triple Cut Tip Cutter
3rd: Tweezerman V Cuticle Nipper
4th: EZ Flow Nail Systems Pro Pusher
5th: Young Nails Magic Wand

2006 Favorite Manicure System: Creative Nail Design
SpaManicure

2nd: OPI Products Manicure By OPI
3rd: Cuccio Naturale Hand, Nail & Foot Care Kit
4th: Art of Beauty Q-tica System
5th: Nail Tek 7 Days to Beautiful Hands System

2006 Favorite Nail Art/Decals/Accessories: OPI Products Competition 3000 Designer Brush

2nd: EZ Nails That’s It? Instant Nail Art
3rd: ProLinc Nail Styles 3D Nail Appliques
4th: It’s So Easy Picker Upper
5th: All Season Nails Nail Art Brush Set

2006 Favorite Nail Jewelry: Snails Italian Jewelry Nail Jewelry

2nd: Lava International Jewlery Decals
3rd: Nubar Tow Twinx
4th: Dina’s Nail Art Nail Jewelry
5th: It’s So Easy Toerings

2006 Favorite Odorless System: OPI Products Clarite by OPI

2nd: Nail Tek Natural Alternative
3rd: Star Acrygel
4th: NSI SPA
5th: Kupa Odorless Acrylic System

2006 Favorite Paraffin & Accessories: Gena Ultimate Spa Paraffin Bath

2nd: GiGi Paraffin Bath
3rd: Clean + Easy Paraffin Spa
4th:Cuccio Naturalé Grapeseed Hand Anti-Oxidant Oil
5th: Depileve Hair Removal Co. Professional Warmer

2006 Favorite Pedicure Equipment: European Touch Plation Spa

2nd: Belava Pedicure Tub and Disposable Liners
3rd: Helen of Troy Ultimate Footbath (model 61360)
4th: SalonTech Impulse
5th: J&A USA Petra 700 Pipeless Sanijet Pedicure Chair

2006 Favorite Pedicure Product/System: Creative Nail Design SpaPedicure

2nd: OPI Products Pedicure by OPI
3rd: ProLinc Be Natural Callus Eliminator
4th: Cuccio Naturalé Milk and Honey Sea Salts
5th: EZ Flow Nail Systems Spa Elements

2006 Favorite Polish Dryer: OPI Products Drip Dry Lacquer Drying Drops

2nd: Creative Nail Design Solar Speed Spray
3rd: China Glaze Fast Freeze Quick Dry
4th: Nail Tek 10-Speed
5th: Essie Cosmetics Quick-e

2006 Favorite Polish/Nail Color: OPI Products Nail Lacquer

2nd: Essie Cosmetics Nail Polish
3rd: China Glaze Nail Polish
4th: Creative Nail Design Nail Enamel
5th: Orly Nail Lacquer

2nd: Veeco Manufacturing Delta Manicure Table
3rd: Backscratchers Salon Systems Salon Vac
4th: China Glaze 480 Permanent Rack
5th: Buff & Go Inc. Portable Workstation

2006 Favorite Strengthener/Treatment: Nail Tek Strengtheners

2nd: OPI Products Nail Envy

3rd: Nailtiques Formula 2 - Nail Protein

4th: Creative Nail Design Toughen Up

5th: China Glaze Nail Strengthener & Growth Formula

2006 Favorite Tips: 1. Creative Nail Design
Velocity Tips 

2nd: OPI Products Structure Nail Tips
3rd: EZ Flow Nail Systems Perfection Tips
4th: Young Nails Style Tips
5th: Star Nail Deep Smile Well-Less Tips

2006 Favorite Top Coat: OPI Products RapiDry Top Coat

2nd: Seche Vite
3rd: Creative Nail Design Super Shiney
4th: INM Out The Door Top Coat
5th: Almell Poshe Super Fast Drying Topcoat

2006 Favorite Ventilation System/Equipment: Modern Solutions The One That Works Air Purifier

2nd: AIR Systems Extract-All Model S031 Air Purification System
3rd: Edsyn Inc. Fuminator
4th: WTAC Work Top Air Cleaner

5th: Alpine Air Purification System

2006 Favorite Wrap System: 1. Backscratchers Salon Systems
Glass Glaze Fiberglass & Silk Wrap 

2nd: OPI Products MicroWrap

3rd: EZ Flow Nail Systems Fibreglass

4th: Star Ultimate Fiberware

5th: All Season Nails Brush-on Fiberglass Nails