New Jersey Tech Goes Hollywood ... So to Speak
Nail tech Maria Salandra's illustrious clitentele includes stars such as Demi Moore, Sandra Bullock, and the cast of "The Sopranos."
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SEARCHMENUSEARCHNail tech Maria Salandra's illustrious clitentele includes stars such as Demi Moore, Sandra Bullock, and the cast of "The Sopranos."
Follow the steps outlined by agent Crystal Wright and you may join out industry’s most elite group by becoming one of the tech who makes celebrities and models look perfect before they step in front of the camera.
You never know where connections might lead. In the case of Athena Elliott, a nail technician at The Upper Hand in Houston, they led to the home of heavyweight boxer Evander Holyfield.
For four years-from 1988 to 1992-Deborah Sims, an Alexandria, Va.-based nail technician, kept First Lady Barbara Bush’s nails looking beautiful.
“I was very nervous because I knew I would be representing OPI so there was pressure as well as a challenge,' says Tracey Revis about her first NAILS cover shoot. “I'm a total perfectionist—it's never good enough. You can never be too good because there's so much more to learn.”
Electra Sawbridge has London head-over-nails in love with her cozy, classy salon.
Postma is the sole nail technician at Paramount — for 3,000 employees.
Movie stars get their polish put on one finger at a time, just like the rest of us.
I imagined an industry where nail technicians have the same respect, professionals, and prestige associated with other beauty professionals, particularly hairstylists. I envisioned an industry where we have just as many nail technician “superstars” as the hair industry has.
Laurie Tedesco, who manicures the hands of television, film, and beauty magazine models and celebrities, has discovered there’s no business like show business.