NAILS Readers' Choice Awards 2009

FAVORITE ACRYLIC SYSTEM
1.  Young Nails: Acrylic System
2.  CND: Retention+ Sculpting Liquid
3.  OPI Products: Absolute Liquid &
     Powder Technology
4.  Tammy Taylor Nails: Tammy Taylor
     Acrylic Nail Powders
5.  EZ Flow: A-Polymer Acrylic

FAVORITE BASE COAT
1.  CND: Stickey Base Coat
2.  OPI Products: Natural Nail Base Coat
3.  Orly International: Bonder
4.  China Glaze: Strong Adhesion
     Base Coat
5.  Seche Inc.: Seche Base

FAVORITE BRUSHES (FOR ENHANCEMENTS)
1.  Tammy Taylor Nails: Nail Brush
2.  OPI Products: Artist Series Brushes
3.  Young Nails: Imagination Art Brush
4.  CND: Pro Styler Brush
5.  EZ Flow: Grand Artist 508

FAVORITE COMPETITION PRODUCT
1.  OPI Products: Competition Formula
2.  CND: Moxie Fast Set Sculpting Liquid
3.  EZ Flow: Competition Products
4.  Tammy Taylor Nails: Competitive
     Edge Products
5.  Young Nails: Speed Powders

FAVORITE COMPUTER SYSTEM
1.  Elite Software: Salon & Spa
     Management Software
2.  Salon Iris: Software
3.  Innovative Business Computer
     Solutions: The Spa/Salon Manager
4.  ClienTrak!: Spa and Salon Software
5.  Software Creations:
     Virtual Spa and Salon

FAVORITE CUTICLE TREATMENT
1.    CND: SolarOil
2.    Tammy Taylor Nails: Cuticle Oil
3.    Young Nails: Rose Oil
4.    OPI Products: Avoplex Nail & Cuticle
       Replenishing Oil
5.    Orly International: Cuticle Oil+

FAVORITE DESIGN/COLORED ACRYLIC SYSTEM
1.  Young Nails: Color Acrylics
2.  EZ Flow: Boogie Nights Retro
     Collection
3.  OPI Products: AbsoluteFX
     Color Powders
4.  CND: Perfect Color
     Powder Collections
5.  Tammy Taylor Nails: Prizma
     Color Nail Powder

FAVORITE DISINFECTION/SANITATION PRODUCT
1.  OPI Products: Spa Complete
2.  CND: ScrubFresh
3.  King Research: Barbicide
4.  Ultronics: Ultracare Disinfectant
5.  Backscratchers: Cavicide

FAVORITE DRILL OR ELECTRIC FILE
1.  Kupa: KP 3000
2.  Young Nails: YN-99
3.  OPI Products: Professional Electric
     Nail Technician File
4.  Medicool: Pro Power 20K
     Rechargeable Filing System
5.  Lasco Diamond Products: Micro Ultra
     Nail Machine

FAVORITE FILES
1.  Tammy Taylor Nails: Disposable
     File System
2.  OPI Products: Professional Files
3.  Young Nails: Files and Buffers
4.  CND: Girlfriend Buffer
5.  Flowery: Purifiles Disinfectable Files

FAVORITE FORMS
1.  OPI Products: FreeForms
     Disposable Nail Forms
2.  CND: Performance Forms
3.  Tammy Taylor Nails:
     Competitive Edge Forms
4.  Young Nails: Artistic Forms
5.  EZ Flow Nail Systems: Forms

FAVORITE GEL OR LIGHT SYSTEM
1.  Young Nails: Synergy Gel System
2.  OPI Products: Axxium Gel System
3.  CND: Brisa Gel System
4.  IBD: Soak Off System
5.  NSI: Balance UV Gel System

FAVORITE IMPLEMENT OR TOOL
1.  OPI Products: Pusher Plus
     Multi-Use Pusher
2.  Young Nails: Magic Wand
3.  Mehaz Professional: Triple Cut
     Acrylic & Tip Cutter
4.  Tweezerman: MasterTech Classic
     Pusher & Cleaner
5.  EZ Flow: Pro Pusher

FAVORITE LOTION FOR HANDS AND BODY
1.  CND: Creative Scentsations
     Hand & Body Lotion
2.  OPI Products: Avojuice
     Skin Quenchers Lotion
3.  Tammy Taylor Nails:
     Peach Moisture Lotion
4.  Young Nails: Lomasi
     Lotions and Cremes
5.  Cuccio Naturalé: Cuccio Lytes Ultra
     Sheer Body Butter

FAVORITE MANICURE SYSTEM
1.  CND: Almond SpaManicure
2.  OPI Products: Avoplex Moisture
     Replenishing System
3.  Tammy Taylor Nails:
     Peach Manicure/Pedicure Kit
4.  Orly: French Polynesian
     Island Spa Manicure
5.  Entity Beauty: Nanovive
     Skin Revival System

FAVORITE NAIL ART/DECALS/ACCESSORIES
1.  Young Nails: Glitters and
     Color Powders
2.  OPI Products: Competition
     Formula Designer Brush
3.  Cina Nail Creations:
     Tiara & Crown Decals
4.  Art Club by Forsythe Cosmetics:
     Boudoir Collection Kit
5.  It’s So Easy:
     Stripe Rite — Picker Upper

FAVORITE NAIL JEWELRY
1.  Kami Nail Art: Kami Swarovski
     Austrian Crystals
2.  Art Club by Color Club/Forsythe
     Cosmetics: Art Club Sprinkles
3.  Snails Italian Jewelry:
     Dangles With Ball
4.  Winning Nails: Nail Jewels
5.  Young Nails: Mylar

FAVORITE ODORLESS SYSTEM
1.  OPI Products: Clarité
2.  Tammy Taylor Nails: Odor-less
     Nail Liquid
3.  NSI: Spa
4.  INM: NOP Odorless Acrylic System
5.  Nouveau Nail: Odorless Acrylic

FAVORITE PARAFFIN & ACCESSORIES
1.  Gigi: Paraffin Bath
2.  Gena: Ultimate Spa Paraffin Bath
3.  Clean & Easy: Paraffin Spa
4.  FPO: Pinnacle Nurture Infused
     Therapeutic Paraffin
5.  Mastex: Thermal Spa Paraffin & Bath

FAVORITE PEDICURE FURNISHINGS
1.  Footsie Bath of Beverly Hills:
     Footsie Bath & EZ Access Tray
2.  Belava: Heater/Massage Unit
3.  European Touch: Platino Spa
4.  Salontech: PediJoy Foot Spa
5.  Pro Spa: Sophia Pedicure Spa

FAVORITE PEDICURE PRODUCT OR SYSTEM
1.  CND: Marine SpaPedicure
2.  OPI Products:
     Manicure/Pedicure by OPI
3.  Tammy Taylor Nails: Aroma Spa
     Pedicure Kit
4.  ProLinc: Callus Eliminator
5.  EZ Flow: Spa Elements

FAVORITE PEDICURE TOOLS
1.  OPI Products: Disinfectable Foot File
     with Disposable Grit Strips
2.  Mehaz Professional:
     Two-Sided Curette
3.  Backscratchers: Heavenly Soles
     Foot Files  
4.  Flowery: Swedish Clover Fot File
5.  Checi: Dual-Sided Foot File

FAVORITE POLISH DRYER
1.  OPI Products: Drip Dry
     Lacquer Drying Drops
2.  CND: SolarSpeed Spray
3.  China Glaze: Fast Freeze Quick Dry
4.  Orly: Flash Dry Drops
5.  Essie: Quick-e

FAVORITE POLISH/NAIL COLOR
1.  OPI Products: Nail Lacquer
2.  China Glaze: Nail Lacquer
3.  Essie: Nail Lacquer Collection
4.  Orly: Nail Lacquer
5.  Zoya: Nail Polish

FAVORITE STRENGTHENER OR TREATMENT
1.  OPI Products: Nail Envy
2.  Nail Tek: Original Nail Tek and
     Hydration Therapy Strengtheners
3.  CND: Toughen Up
4.  Orly: Nail Defense
5.  China Glaze: Nail Strengthener
     and Growth Formula

FAVORITE TIP
1.  CND: Velocity Tips
2.  Tammy Taylor Nails: Pre-Etched
     Extreme Smileline Tips
3.  OPI Products: Nail Structure Nail Tips
4.  Young Nails: Style Tips
5.  EZ Flow: Perfection French Tips

FAVORITE TOP COAT
1.  Seche Inc.: Seche Vite
2.  OPI Products: Rapid Dry TopCoat
3.  CND: Super Shiney
4.  INM: Out the Door
5.  Essie: Good to Go!

FAVORITE VENTILATION SYSTEM
1.  Air Impurities Removal Systems:
     Salon Pure Air
2.  Modern Solutions: The One
     That Works Air Purifier
3.  WTAC: Work Top Air Cleaner
4.  BAU USA: Sunflower
5.  T4 Spa Concepts & Designs:
     Euro Lamp with Filtration

FAVORITE WRAP SYSTEM
1.  Backscratchers: Glass Glaze
     Fiberglass & Silk Wrap System
2.  EZ Flow: Fibreglass
3.  Star Nail International:
     Ultimate Fiberware
4.  Soft Touch: Dispense-A-Wrap
5.  OPI Products: MicroWrap

FAVORITE NEW PRODUCT

1.    OPI Products: Axxium
       Soak-Off Gel Lacquer System

FAVORITE NEW PRODUCT

2.   Young Nails: Lomasi Scrubs

FAVORITE NEW PRODUCT

3.    CND: Almond SpaManicure Line

FAVORITE NEW PRODUCT

4.    China Glaze:
       Kicks Collection

FAVORITE NEW PRODUCT

5.    Orly: Star Spangled
       Nail Lacquer

FAVORITE NEW PRODUCT

6.    EZ Flow: World of Riches

FAVORITE NEW PRODUCT

7.    IBD: Splash of Color
       Gel Polish Collection

FAVORITE NEW PRODUCT

8.    Tammy Taylor Nails:
       Soak-Off Nail Gel

FAVORITE NEW PRODUCT

9.    Entity Beauty:
       Entity One Gel Technology

FAVORITE NEW PRODUCT

10.    Akzentz: Options Colours

FAVORITE NEW PRODUCT

11.    Backscratchers:
         Divine Designs

FAVORITE NEW PRODUCT

12.    Cuccio Naturalé:
         Body Butter Wash

FAVORITE NEW PRODUCT

13.    Essie Cosmetics:
         Naturally Clean by essie

FAVORITE NEW PRODUCT

14.    Minx: Nail Coatings

FAVORITE NEW PRODUCT

15.    NSI: Illusion 
         Soak-Off Gel System

FAVORITE NEW PRODUCT

16.    All Seasons Nails:
        Colored Soak Off Gels

FAVORITE NEW PRODUCT

17.    Color Club:
         Matte Top Coat

FAVORITE NEW PRODUCT

18.    Tweezerman:
         Take Apart Nipper

FAVORITE NEW PRODUCT

19.    Nail Tek: Citra
         Formaldehyde Free Strengtheners

FAVORITE NEW PRODUCT

20.    Mehaz Professional: The Roz
         Cuticle Nipper and Pusher in One