
Behind the Scenes: Lysa Comfort


Moved to create something artistic after September 11, Tom Holcomb honored New York with a beautiful nail art design.

Nails are hot in Japan. Everyone from famous singers and actresses to trendy school girls are hungry to be the first to wear the latest design on their nails. This makes for a huge nail market and a competitive artistic climate as well.

"EZ Flow was founded on the basis of pure education. Danny Haile and I were working as nail techs in our family’s chain of beauty salons and our teaching grew from there."
No! Nail art may be simply undergoing a natural evolution. We asked key figures in the nail art industry, from manufacturers to top artists, to give us their take on the health of nail art from a service and artistic perspective
After being named runner-up in last year’s Salon of the Year Awards, Shelly Morley, a nail technician at Salon Elite in Prescott, Ariz., was determined to take the top prize at this year’s awards. Not that she didn’t like being named one of the top three nail technicians in the country. It’s just that coming so close to being Nail Technician of the Year – one point away from winning, in fact – only fueled her desire to obtain the top spot.


Eriko Kurosaki and Danny Haile work together to make natural-looking nail art.

With all of the negative hype on drills, it is becoming crucial for nail technicians to be properly trained on their usage. Connecting with the right people for education and knowing the state regulations can help pave the way drilling success.
Artificial nails have been steadily gaining in popularity in Sweden over the last six years

Tom Bächik, Sonia Glover, and Amy Cooper have a number of things in common. They’ve all demonstrated excellence in their industry, having ranked first, second, and third, respectively, in the 1995 Nail Competitions Ranking.
“Competition is in my blood,” says the husband, father, and former high school athlete.
Whatever the season, whatever their mood, there is a polish that will help your clients express it.