Becoming a Successful Nail Tech: Step Three Is Creating a Positive Client Experience

Focus more on your client’s experience in the chair and less on the fluff.

Nails File: The Nominees Have Been Named

In this year's NAHA competition, we think they're all winners.

NAILS Salutes Artists & Visionaries

This year’s Nail Technician of the Year finalists wowed us with their expertise and dedication to the nail industry. On the next few pages, you’ll get to meet all six of them and find out why they’re among the best in the industry has to offer.

Brush Care: It’s a Personal Thing

Here’s how your fellow techs clean and store their brushes, and what the experts have to add to the debate.

Show Clients Your Skills By Doing Nail Makeovers

Even the most hard-core nail abusers can be “made over” with regular professional manicures. Use before and after photos to promote the makeover to other clients.

“It Just Popped Off” [and Other Lies Our Clients Tell Us]

Just when you thought you had heard it all, she tells you another tall tale about how her nail broke off, polish got smudged, or how she forgot her checkbook. Nail technicians share their collection of innocent fibs, exaggerations, and outright lies.

Gelish Double-Ended Nail Prep Tool

This sleek, double-ended tool features a cuticle pusher on one end and a disposable nail buffer on the other.

On the Road: The Nail Mender

Until recently, 100% of Crestlynn Wesig’s business was sculptured pink-and-whites. Adding natural manicures and pedicures was a recent addition to The Nail Mender in Akron, Ohio.

Crunching the Numbers: Increase Your Pedicure Business

Take advantage of the fact that there is a significant increase in pedicures during  the summer months spruce up your pedicure services