Ombre Effect with Dashing Diva Gelife Soak-Off System

Dashing Diva’s Gelife Soak-Off UV Gel System can be used to make standard pink-and-whites as well as more fashion-forward nail designs such as the “ombre effect,” in which the nails gradate from one shade of color to the next.

The Help Desk

Answers to your questions on polish application, cleaning dappen dishes, acrylic brushes, and drill safety.

Premiere Orlando: Franken-Polish

Haven’t we all dreamt of making our own nail polish? Just think: all the glitter and color we could ever want and we could even give it a name of our choosing! At Premiere Orlando, Amerikan

12 Things You Can Do to Attract the Manly Market

Bringing more men into your salon can be easier than you think. With a few small tweaks to your existing salon space and service menu, a male-friendly environment could be just a beer away.

5 Design Themes (& How to Make Them Work)

It’s amazing how a consistent theme can pull your salon’s whole look together. Perhaps counter-intuitively, the confines of a theme can make designing and marketing your salon so much easier. There’s a lot of room to be creative within any given theme, whether it’s floral or ocean or something completely different. We take a look at 16 salons that were on the same wavelengths with their design ideas, but managed to really make it their own.

Henna Nail Art

Hiroko Fujikawa of MARS the Salon in Los Angeles, shows how she made this henna-inspired design.

18 Nail Ideas for Super Bowl 50

For the most spirited fingers at the nail-gate party.

Trend Watch: Marsala

The wine-hued color of the year is one you will want to drink in.

Grunge Gets Glam

Brilliant teal and metallic turquoise are all the rage in Marie Claire’s August issue.