It’s not uncommon for nail technicians to have a family member who also shares the same trade. For several of these nail techs, they remember a part of their childhood spent in salons. Whether they initially planned on another profession or knew right away they would follow in their mother’s footsteps, these women share how their mothers played a specific role in finding their way into the nail industry.
There was a cool assortment of happenings — from new products to live demonstrations to plenty of friendly nail techs — at the ISSE (International Salon & Spa Expo) in Long Beach over Jan. 31 to Feb. 2. Here are some of the interesting things I saw.NailTek master educators Jan White, Saverne Smith, and Marianne Hunter chatted with me about the industry.
Viv Simmons (from Australia) and Catherine Wong (from Singapore) created this month's extreme spring look using a combination of colored acrylics and gels. See how they did it.
Nail Talk Radio hosts a nail round table at the Vicki Peters "Nail Those Profits at Sea" Cruise featuring Brandy Coull, Jessica Hoel, AthenA Elliott, Karen Hodges, Alex Fox, and Holly Schippers.
It’s about more than just money, it’s about friendship, loyalty, and unwavering support. The bond between a nail tech and her clients is truly something special So in our October issue, we asked nail techs to submit stories about their most loyal client for our Longtime Client Contest.
Weird. Wild. Fabulous. Jessica Warzyniak (Crown Point, Ind.) created this set of 3-D fantasy nail art using a variety of products (liquid & powder, gel, gel-polish, paints, glitter) to illustrate her personal three-word tagline for NAILS Next Top Nail Artist Season 3, Pre-Challenge #2.