Ogle the Alternatives (Nail Designs, That Is)

The Alternative Nail Awards 2000, sponsored by Creative Nail Design, spurred many nail technicians to create some truly incredible visuals.

Behind the Scenes: La Shaun Brown-Glenn

Cover tech La Shaun Brown-Glenn says, “The funny thing is that it was not until after I received the honor of being named Nail Tech of the Year" that I realized how much weight it carried.”

Nails in the Real World: Product Tips & Twists

This column will talk about services and ticks that occur in the “real world” of nail services

Revlon Sells Creative Nail Design

Revlon has announced the sale of its Worldwide Professional Products business, which includes Creative Nail Design, to The Colomer Group.

It’s All in the Hands

For years, women (and men) have taken good cans of their faces. Now, they’re also starting to realize the importance of looking after their hands. We talked to several manufacturers and salons that are taking part in this fast-growing trend for nail care professionals.

In a Female-Dominated Industry, We're Hard Hit by Breast Cancer

One out of every nine women will develop breast cancer, which means one in nine nail techs will probably develop breast cancer too. The beauty industry has rallied behind the cause of awareness and research, but how does our industry of predominantly women address the disease on a personal level?

Then & Now

This month, in our look back at images of ourselves and our industry, we focus on advertisements. Although many of these ads look quaint now next to the more recent ads, most of them were still high impact at the time and the best of the bunch.

Will Beauty Superstores Hurt Salon Retail?

All-in-one retailers complete with salons and professional products are popping up left and right. Should smaller salons take coven or is there something the beauty industry can learn from these salon superstores?

If At First You Don't Succeed...

At one time or another, we’ve all come across that newfangled product that was created way ahead of its time and just didn’t seem to catch on with the masses. Or information that we once believed true is in fact false. This is certainly true for the nail industry. Over the years, products have appeared on the market that didn’t work as expected and others have even been reincarnated into something quite different than what they were intended for. The following is NAILS pick of regrets. We’ve even thrown in some of our bad covers and bad advice for extra measure.