
File Maker Tropical Shine Marks 25 Years in Business
In October 2015, Tropical Shine celebrated 25 years of producing high-quality nail care products for the professional industry.
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In October 2015, Tropical Shine celebrated 25 years of producing high-quality nail care products for the professional industry.








The Dec/Jan issue of Teen Vogue offers a new holiday season mani: heavy-metal. Metallic manicures can be the perfect way to add sparkle to your look. Teen Vogue suggests you can make the glitter polish jewellike by dabbing the brush on just the tip or the base of the nail. Or you can layer glitter polish with a matte topcoat, leaving a 3-D effect that sparkles. Careful not to go overboard, though, because with too much, you can risk looking childish.
Zoes Nail Products’ new 3-Way Gloss and Shine Discs for Natural Nails offer high-quality and high-speed buffing to bring the natural nail plates to a sparkly finish.
I walked the show floor and asked, "What's your best troubleshooting tip for nail techs?"
lasticizers in the formula maintain a flexible and resistant film that prevents chipping and cracking.
The Nail Station in Huntington, Ind., asked clients to create short stories using the names of the salon’s OPI nail polish colors. Here are the first, second, and third-place winning essays.
Manhattan nail design studio Paintbox recently partnered with Donna Karan to promote the launch of her new fragrances Cashmere Mist Black and White
Hillary Fry, AKA Solessence, shows us how to do easy glitter nails that look out of this world. This tutorial uses four different glitters, from near-dust particles to hexagonal holo discs to show how you can vamp up a look with little time added to a service. Fry says, "While it may seem redundant to use microfine and ultrafine glitter, it is about the details. On the nail, the microfine adds a sheer base, almost looking like milkyway gases among stars. Experiment with layers to find your favorite looks." Watch more of Fry's videos at www.youtube.com/solessence.
A licensed nail tech for five years, Missi Barry sells custom-blended indie nail polish.
The beauty experts are spotting futuristic fashion on the runways this spring, according to the March 2012 issue of Marie Claire.