A Salon on a Mission

Thanks to everyone who’s been e-mailing me questions. I feel like a lot of you want to know more about everything that’s salon manual related — like how to phrase a termination policy or what exactly

Talking to an OPI Educator about GelColor

There have been lots of requests in my e-mail and on my Facebook for more information on the new OPI GelColor. Since you could probably tuck what I know about OPI in a thimble it seemed

Congrats to the Winners and More Show Giveaways

Congrats to the winners of the IBD Just Gel Polish — Vicki Morales and Cecilia Bustamante! You should be getting an e-mail from myself or one of the NAILS team today so watch for it as

Nails to Sing About: Nail Art From the Grammys

Last night’s Grammy Awards brought out the best in celebrity nails. Nail art played a huge part in the event with the return of E!’s Mani Cam allowing the focus to be on nails and nail

Secret Ingredient: Soy

Found in everything from lip care products to vegetarian meals, this prolific legume is used in a myriad of ways.

Should You Give Your Phone Number to Students?

For many of us, our personal cell phones are the best way to get a hold of us, either via call or text message. But is it a good idea to be quite that accessible to a classroom of cosmetology or nail students, who may contact you without reservation about all sorts of issues pertaining to class (and not)? We asked: As a school instructor or owner, is it wise to give students your cell phone number? Why or why not?

Marie is Back Too

Editors' Note: Just after we (re)introduced Karyn and Candice, former Blueprint blogger Marie Davis of All Polished Up! e-mailed NAILS to ask if she could continue where she left off. Marie (right, with NAILS managing editor Sree, at a

My Little (Nail) Pony

While this is not really nail-related, per se, I thought it was a pretty cool thing. I got an e-mail from celebrity nail tech Tom Bachik yesterday with a link to this website. It’s the 25th

Pink Slip Promos

I got an e-mail from ROB|B, an OPI Concept Salon, this morning. The salon (which had its official grand opening party last Thursday…more on that in a future post) is offering a new promotion that I