Doing Your Own Nails

Breaking down the frustrating process of doing your own nails.

Gels: Easy as 1-2-3!

Everyone's talking about gels these days.  Nail professionals always want to stay on top of the latest trends, but many of them have a hard time understanding the gel process.  Breaking down the steps involved in a gel application will help you determine whether you'd like to offer these services.

It's Your Birthday Nail Art (January)

Michele Baker of Van Goe’s Salon and Day Spa in Cumming, Ga., is developing a year’s worth of nail art based on each month’s birth flower and birthstone to share with NAILS readers.

China Glaze and EZ Flow Do LA Fashion Week

China Glaze and EZ Flow were lucky enough to have some of the brightest and best manicurists working for them at many of the hottest shows at LA Fashion Week.

NAILS Online Channels

If you haven’t noticed, NAILS is now offering four (we’re adding two more soon) new online “channels” that are targeted to different aspects of the nail industry. I recently posted a couple of new articles there.

Halloween Nails

EZ Flow educator MaeLing Parish shows how to make a Halloween-inspired fantasy nail. If you have fun trying this design, feel free to try Lynn Lammers’ Dragon design too.

21st Century Tools: Multitask Implements

Multitasking is a way of life in today’s high-speed world, and nail implements are no exception. From double-sided nail art brushes to triple-tasking pterygium removers, the ingenuity behind these inventions makes you wonder what they’ll think of next. Here’s a sampling of some of the latest multitask implements to help you speed through your workday.

IBS Heats Up Las Vegas

Formerly the Las Vegas Hair & Nail Conference, IBS Las Vegas (plus the International Esthetics, Cosmetics, & Spa Conference) offered three exciting days of product demonstrations and sales, hands-on education, and networking opportunities in the Las Vegas Convention Center.