
Blueprint of a First Year
Opening your first salon can be the most exciting time of your life — but it can also be the most challenging. Robbie Schaeffer lets you in on the trials and tribulations of opening Rob|b: An OPI Concept Salon.
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Opening your first salon can be the most exciting time of your life — but it can also be the most challenging. Robbie Schaeffer lets you in on the trials and tribulations of opening Rob|b: An OPI Concept Salon.




A night-sky blue is the perfect backdrop for these hand-painted designs.
Celebrity nail tech Jin Soon Choi of JINsoon provided nail looks for Tibi, Darek Lam, and Phillip Lim's Fall/Winter 2018 NYFW shows.
Don’t cancel Valentine’s Day altogether, urges Jill Palmquist. Instead, think of it as a (frilly, flowery, Champagne-bubbly) wake-up call to fall deeply in love with your own life.
New year, new nails.
Lisa Lovatt, Liddypool Nails, Liverpool, UK
Below is a history of the Top 25 Nail Competitors since NAILS has been tracking competitions in 1993. The number to the left of competitor’s name represents rank, then competitor’s name. For a listing of all competitors and the years they’ve won, click here.
Now that sculpting with colored acrylic is so hot, why not make those nails even hotter by sculpting perfectly shaped moons?
We called nail techs and salon owners around the country to find out what’s on their wish list for the nail industry. From better education to an improved economy, here is what some nail technicians are hoping to see in 2004.
As we approach the end of 2010, I am making a mental checklist. How was this year? Did I accomplish the things I set out to do? Did I enjoy myself while doing so? What am I looking forward to (or dreading) for next year?