ISSE Long Beach 2015: Around the Show Floor

NTNA winner Lavette Cephus and Merricures blogger Merrick Fisher spent some time at the NAILS booth.

Last year's NTNA winner Ryoko Garcia (right) was excited to get a nail art demo from Top 3 contestant Lexi Martone.

House of Polish show attendees Elsy Pac, Ruby Olazaba, co-owner David Ngo, and Yessenia Rodriguez

Xue Gu and Zitian Zhang stopped by the NAILS booth to catch up on the NAILS Next Top Nail Artist competition.

Whale Spa's Andy Luu, Huy Huynh, Johnny Ngo, AII's Kelvin St. Pham, Whale Spa's Thuy Huynh, and Valentino Beauty Pure's David Anthony

The Nguyen brothers Vu (left) and Robert with Hannah (center)

Bliss on Broadway's Akiko Roan, Ivy Nguyen, and Kim Anh Vu met VietSALON associate editor Kim Pham at her booth.

Vetro's team in full force: Alan Yuan, Siwei Luo, Osono Akihiro, Freddy Chan, David Ngo, Fariha Ali, Wasaki Mikio, Michelle Noda, Fei Yuan, Noda Takayuki, Megumi Hasegawa, Kanehira Tomomi, Vetro CEO Masahito Takebayashi, Sugimoto Mami, and Odashima Nao

Tweezerman's Jack McClendon and Jen Black

NAILS' Taylor Yates and Kelsey Nolan (right) with OPI's Adela Muñoz (center)

Odyssey Nail Systems' Khoi Nguyen, Charlie Vo, Joseph Pham, and Mira Song demonstrated ONS' new products at ISSE Long Beach, all while the company hosted the 9th Global Nail Cup in Seoul, South Korea.

VietSALON's Kim Pham with NAILS Next Top Nail Artist Top 3 Lavette Cephus, Danielle Costantino, and Lexi Martone

MoYou's nail art divas Adiranna, Anna, and Favi demoed the company's stamp products at their booth.

Danny Tran, Song Anh Tu Nguyen, M.D., Charles Nguyen, M.D., Mike Vo, Charlie Vo, and Joseph Pham

Team LeChat: Sarah Guzman-Serrand, Liranys Burgos Montes, Jewley Wirth, Yvette Holt, Wendy Valenzuela, Connie Le, Jenny Vongsa, Eng Nguyen, Hanna Do, Yvonne Vuong, Blanca Reyes, Ednice De Jesus, Lazaro Franco, Francisco Lopez, Huy Hugo Nguyen, Hung Quang Ly, Hien Pham, and Ricardo Castro

LeChat's Francisco Lopez, Huy Hugo Nguyen, Hung Quang Ly, Hien Pham, Ricardo Castro, and Lazaro Franco

This year's NAILS Next Top Nail Artist winner Lavette Cephus with last year's Next Top Nail Artist competitor Chris Mans

Kayleigh Eaton and Annette Calvillo enjoyed daughter-mother time at the show.

The @fingernailfixer Holly Schippers and Empower Nail Art's Lucien Henderson don "Team Vicki" shirts to honor the late Vicki Peters.

Akzentz' Gina Silvestro, OPI's Vu and Robert Nguyen, and CND's Jenna Le all share a love of the nail artistry and continuing nail education.

Gina Silvestro, Joseph Pham, and VietSALON managing editor Anh Tran

Eyelash Extension Products featured an eyelash adhesive that sold like hotcakes in the Esthetics and Wellness Arena.

Ever Glaze debuted at ISSE Long Beach with Allison Ross and Kelvin St. Pham.

Entity Beauty's beauties Roxanne Nguyen, Yuliya Normand, Leslie Randall, Dee Nguyen, Janna Jahr, and Lenzi Brock

Dashing Diva's So-Yong Yu, Justin Choi, and Arpi Sekeryan

Gina Silvestro, Lucien Henderson, Holly Schippers, Vicki Smeerdyk, and Merrick Fisher (@merricures) root on NAILS Next Top Nail Artist Top 3 contestant Danielle Costantino.

The Crystal Nails team of Yuna Myers, Classic Mully, director Henrietta Almasi, Deedee Desbiens, Sherri Evans, Anna Myers, Phoenix Van Dyke, Seri, and Judit Antos promoted the company's new Hypernova gel.

Contego's Howard Ngo, Logan Jason Piette, Leena Nhan, Peter Ta, Lindsay Ta, Paul Bogart, and Jessica Saelim promoted the company's pedicure spa chair with a completely disposable pedicure tub lining system.

NAILS Next Top Nail Artist premiere sponsor team CND waits patiently to greet the NTNA Top 3 contestants.

NAILS Next Top Nail Artist premiere sponsor team CND erupt in cheers upon seeing the NTNA Top 3 at the entrance.

Although in fairly close proximity to one another, Crystal McKenna (@woahnails) from East Providence, R.I., Danielle Lubin (@10thstorynails) from N.J., and Shirley Chen (@scotchtapeandrhinestones) from New York City traveled across the country to get together.

Kim Rayl and Kelly Thomas stopped by the NAILS booth all the way from Signature Day Spa in Athens, Tenn. They attend ISSE Long Beach every year.

Blossom Beauty Lounge owner Cammy Nguyen proudly shows off NAILS editor Hannah Lee's nails that she created two days prior to the show.

Buddy Sims shows his nail designs using the Tat'z Nailz nail art machine.

The Blossom Beauty Loung staff with NAILS editor Hannah Lee

Bio Seaweed Gel's Leshaunda Gray, Amy Luu, Sarah Luu, Hellen Luu, and Michelle Le

Sisters Sarah and Hellen Luu show Bio Seaweed Gel's wheels of color and nail art.

All aboard the Beauty Bus! Beauty Bus Foundation CEO Ronda Weeks, marketing associate Julie Hirji, volunteer nail tech Letrice Lopez (LA Spa On the Go), and community outreach manager Amanda Batts had a fun photo op to raise awareness for the non-profit organization's mission to deliver beauty and grooming services to chronically ill men, women, and children. www.beautybus.org

Backscratcher's Michael Megna with NAILS' Cyndy Drummey and Michelle Mullen

Mia Secret's Lynda Sanchez and Robert Mejia

Nail tech Aja Wada demonstrates Beadz-It.

Bio Sculpture Gel's Kristina Leong, Juton Strickland, Ricky Coppolella, Melanie Visser, and Elsie Visser

Celebrity nail  techs Carla Kay, Tracy Sutter, CND's Jan Arnold, Melissa Bozant, and Footnanny Gloria Williams gather for a special VIP event before NAILS Next Top Nail Artist party.

Sam Biddle demoed Orly's flexible color Epix and talked nail art.

Brittany Flint of Indie Girl demonstrates that all of these applications are in a single bottle of gel-polish (and more) by wearing this ring of tips around her neck.

A look at all of Indie Girl's gel-polish colors.

Feeling the love at Polished Perfect by Twila True.

Nail art at the Akzentz booth

ISSE took place from Jan. 24 to 26 at the Long Beach Convention Center in California. 

NTNA first runner-up Lexi Martone and Young Nails' Greg Salo

Vicki Ornellas celebrates the launch of EverGlaze, the new long-lasting polish from China Glaze.

Blinged out Mani Savers, the new counterpart to Pedi Savers

Crystal Nails educator Phoenix Van Dyke holds up her favorite brush organizer.

ENP's duo Christine Ozeretny and Leila Durant

ENP Gella debuts new bottles with the color on the cap

Shooting Star launched an application tool called Beadz-It.

Happy Feet's Doris Martinez

Nail Candy team Molly Clifford and Kristen Burke

Ryoko Garcia gets polished by Lexi Martone. 

NAILS editor Hannah Lee and NTNA 2014 champion Ryoko Garcia

Tokya Swag's Natalie Minerva

Fun at the NAILS Magazine booth with Winnie Huang, senior editor Beth Livesay, Denise Escalante, and assistant editor Sigourney Nunez.

Taylor Daniel and Morgan Haile of Morgan Taylor

Merrick Fisher and Elizabeth Morris

Akzentz demo by Elizabeth Morris on nail tech Merrick Fisher

Polished Perfect team Barbara Fogg, Vanessa Lovato, and Alyssa Thompson

NAILS' Sigourney Nunez, Anh Tran, Beth Livesay, and Tracy Rubert with CND's Jan Arnold (center)

Christrio demo

BNA Burz

Gelaze's Sreynin Peng

NAILS sales associate Shannon Rahn and Orly's Elsbeth Schuetz

Copa Cabana-inspired fantasy nail art by Artistic Nail Design

Gelish's Tin Bui, NAILS editor Hannah Lee, and Bryan Vu

A look at Gel II"s Reaction color changing gel-polish

Gelibility founder Brandi Hensley (right) and Ron Ischovitsch

Entity Beauty team

NAILS' Kim Pham and Vetro's Fariha Ali

Christrio team from left to right: Shelley Perez, Mya Vo, Ann Nguyen, Jenny Tran, David Aguero

Skyline Beauty Supply Cathy Cheong, David Ngo, and Jean Kuan

Jessica Cosmetic's Kris Ruffin, Joey Brown, Lori Gillespie, Haley Marcus, and Peter Sarkissian

Morgan Taylor team

Akzentz Professional's Elizabeth Morris, Gina Silvestro, Cheryl Campbell, and Yuriko Hoshina

NAILS assistant editor Sigourney Nuñez and Gina Silvestro

Close up on Sally Beauty's wall of color

NAILS NTNA Top 3 arriving on the show floor.

Vancouver nail tech Dee Escalante, NTNA contestant Sherri Traweek, and Winnie Huang

Orly's Elsbeth Schuetz, NAILS assistant editor, Sigourney Nuñez, and NAILS senior editor Beth Livesay

Young Nails' Greg Salo

Shooting Star's Jim Vouvakis and Yumi Takahash

Sally Beauty Supply roled out a mobile nail wall filled with 750 shades.

Sally Beauty Supply roled out a mobile nail wall filled with 750 shades.

Orly's Elsbeth Schuetz and Ashley Van demo Epix long-lasting nail polish

OPI's Robert Nguyen, Adela Muñoz, and Vu Nguyen

Live demo using INM products

At ISSE, Jessica Cosmetics launched Phenom, a long-lasting line of nail polish

INM's Jeanine Reighn

Indie Girl gel-polish debut: Rhonda Tooker, Cassie Scheuplein, Christina Flint, and Brittany Flint

IBD's Mary Metscaviz and Cullen Greentaner

Gelish demo by Jesse Bruner

EZ Flow's Lulu Desfassiaux

Crystal Nails product demo by Sherrie Evans

At the CND booth, education ambassador Jenna Le demonstrates the sping line, Flaura & Fauna.

Bio Seaweed Gel's Leshaunda Gray and Hellen Luu

Artistic Nail Design's Lisa Boone and Alisha Rimando