Perfecting Hand Massage by The Meticulous Manicurist

Providing an excellent hand and arm massage is essential to every tech’s career. The massage is the clincher that clients come back for. Saline, Mich.-based nail tech Lori Halloway, AKA The Meticulous Manicurist, claims she can teach anyone to give the best hand and arm massage to keep clients coming back again and again.

Manuka Soap and Hand Cream

Featuring Manuka honey from New Zealand, Pacific Resources International offers skin products with healing and antibacterial properties.

Getting Ready to Hand Model at ISSE Long Beach 2014!

Has competition ever interested you? It makes me curious, but I didn't think I would stand a chance competing. The first thing that throws me off are the nails themselves. They aren't in a normal salon

The Gel “Hand Lift”

OPI educator Rachel Jones of San Mateo, Calif., says that nothing takes years off a client’s hands than beautiful, classic pink-and-white nails.

Keep Fit While You Sit

Hunching over client’s nails eight hours a day can lead to neck stiffness and back pain. Here’s how to strengthen the muscles that hold you up.

Sleepin’ on the Job

Many years ago, in another life, before I started doing nails, I used to be a client. For a few years I worked at a small mail order company that sold ancient coins and artifacts —

On the Other Hand

So I was talking about picking a niche, right? But there are a lot of people out there who are convinced that my own niche — all that clunky acrylic loaded down with glitter and artwork —

Hands On

Rehydrate parched skin with this rich cream from Hey Honey.

Advice for Older Nail Techs

They say age is all in the mind, but for those of us who have celebrated a half-century or more, we know the body doesn’t always agree. How does a nail tech cope with the physical changes when the body starts complaining about getting older?