The Help Desk

Sometimes the best answers to technical questions are from your peers. In this bimonthly column, respected nail veterans from across the country tackle reader questions ranging from the cause of problem lifting to chronic nail pickers to proper paraffin equipment.

Behind the Scenes: Shari Finger

Shari Finger, owner of Finger's Nail Studio in W. Dundee, Ill., did sculptured acrylic nails on this month's cover model.

Galaxy’s Cure for Male Nail Biters

This male client’s bitten nails get a facelift with a simple technique using pink and white acrylic.

Scents & Sensibility

Like many day spa owners, Tamara Friedman away from traditional acrylic systems due to the odor.

Radical Birthday Celebration Means Prizes All Around

Radical Solarnail Liquid’s fifth birthday celebration continues, with gifts and prizes from Creative Nail Design for participation by store managers and nail technicians. 

Making a U-Turn

Create a more natural-looking nail with a U-shaped free edge and sharper-looking C-curve.

When It's Time For a Change

Clients have their reasons for wanting to go au naturel—with their nails, that is. You can keep your former acrylic clients loyal to you with a good removal and post-removal care.

Magical Nail Makeovers

We may not be magicians, but nail technicians can create what our clients think is "magic." The most dramatic illusions are achieved on clients with nails that are bitten, ski-jump-shaped, fan-shaped, or flat.

The Color of Monomer

Designed with the growth in the market for permanent French manicures in mind, these colored monomers don’t clean like laundry soap, they just make the nails look cleaner.