Shampoo and Enlightenment - Getting My Aura Read

I think of myself as open-minded and I’m willing to listen when someone tells me they can help me understand myself better.

Product Spotlight: Focus on Cuticle Care

Use these oils, creams, removers, and tools to keep your clients’ cuticles healthy and their nails looking great. 

As I See It: Reach Out and Touch Someone

Leave it to the first female president of the BBSI to get to the real heart of our industry and put forth a call to action that was simply about being a little nicer to people and putting the human touch back into our business dealings.

Pet Teachers: Advice on Continuing Education from those Who Teach

When you take a class from a dynamic teacher, she (or he) can transform not only the way you work, but the way you think. Here we get to know some of our industry’s teachers a little better and get a glimpse of what makes them tick -and teach.

Q&A: Alisha Rimando Botero

You might recognize the name Alisha Rimando from her many years on the competition circuit and as a much-sought-after international educator. Well now she’s married and working at Red Door Spas as the national training director of nail services. And she’s looking for more than a few good techs to join her. 

Great Starter Products for Newbie Nail Techs

As a newbie, you may not be familiar with all the product options available to you. Here we’ve gathered some products that may be useful as you start your career.

Beauty For Good: Helping the Unemployed in Your Community

I subscribe to a free e-newsletter from the National Association of Eco-Friendly Salons & Spas  (NAEFSS) called “One Green Thing.” The president of the organization, Tamara Jercha, began a recent newsletter by explaining the three “E”s

Branding. I Get It Now.

I may use the word “branding” from time to time, but the truth is, I’d have a hard time giving you a good working definition of the term. I just read something salon consultant Bryan Durocher

Do You Speak Spa?

If so, you’re most likely already familiar with the latest spa marketing buzzwords identified by Spa Finder in its 2007 trends forecast. For those of you who are not yet fluent in the lingo, this glossary provides a translation.