
The Business of Beauty
Cindi Quinn-Ventura knew she was going to work in the beauty industry long before she ever opened Katherine Drew Salon in Livonia, Michigan—she just wasn’t sure what her career was going to look like.
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Cindi Quinn-Ventura knew she was going to work in the beauty industry long before she ever opened Katherine Drew Salon in Livonia, Michigan—she just wasn’t sure what her career was going to look like.
Sponsored by Amex






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One of the best holidays to entice clients in the door, Mother’s Day offers special opportunities for not only pampered mothers but maybe even doting sons and daughters as well.
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With the voting for this year’s winning cover tech image too close to call, NAILS has done something it’s never done before: We ran two different covers for the same issue. Some of you received an issue featuring black and pink striped nails on the cover and some of you got a blue and green plaid design. In either case, you’re enjoying the handiwork of Julie Kandalec of Jenniffer & Co. in Mentor, Ohio.
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