Nail Styles With Love From England

Sorry to drop of the blog for a bit! I have loads to share this week to make it up to you! One of the requests for my trip to England was to come back with

A Bad Reputation

Let’s face it, there are certain jobs that make the rounds of the “what can I do to make a decent living without having to spend a lot of time in school?” mindset. Dental hygienist, court

Self-Taught

A significant portion of the comments on a recent post accused me of being “jealous” because the blogosphere is filled with talented nail artists who are “self-taught.” Apparently, there’s a widespread misconception that when one enrolls

I Want the Zombie Virus Named After Me

I know I've discussed calling in sick before: We just can't do it. There's no one to cover for us most of the time; we don't get paid sick leave; and when you're really booked, it

Milady Offers Online Instruction on Infection Control

A new online continuing education course from Milady teaches the salon and spa professional how to avoid dangerous situations while keeping the salon or spa clean.

Nail Techs Chat About Their Differences & Similarities

Editor’s note: For this piece we paired techs from different facets of the industry and gave them the microphone, so to speak, and got them to interview each other about their experiences in nails. Each tech asked and answered questions about their business, their clients, their motivation, how they cope, pushy coworkers, and, among other things, what they would change if they could. Read on for eight unique perspectives on your industry.

Making a Podiatrist Connection

Despite the mutual benefits, it can be tough to cultivate a referral relationship with a local podiatrist or other medical professional. Podiatrist and nail industry educator Dennis Arnold tells NAILS’ readers how to approach a local practitioner and establish a working relationship that benefits everyone — especially your clients.

Ahhh, Holidays

Welcome to the week of Thanksgiving. It is for me, as well as for many of us, I'm sure, a three-day work week. When I lock the door at the end of an exhausting but profitable

Quality Vs. Quantity

Just to finish (as if I'll EVER finish this subject!) my thoughts about the ludicrous-osity (it's a word now!) of the way our schooling and licensing works, not only does the cosmetology program in California only