14 Off-the-Nail Nail Art Looks

Think outside of the box with these looks that go outside of the nail.

Finding the Middle Ground

Situated in an upscale Boston suburb, MiniLuxe Nail and Beauty Lounge bridges the gap between the small corner nail salon and the day spa, offering high-quality treatments in a clean, modern environment, while still keeping prices affordable for customers.

Space-Saving Storage Solution

Like many nail techs, Tania Rice was challenged with providing pampering nail services in a tiny space.

NYFW F/W 2015: OPI Makes Nails Pop

OPI’s second season of collaboration with lead nail artist Miss Pop led to on-trend nail looks and twists on old favorites.

Techs get a "New Attitude"

Patti Labelle got it together in her famous song “New Attitude” and professed that, “I’ve tidied up my point of view, I’ve got a new attitude.” Unfortunately though, her song didn’t come with an instructional manual on how to change your attitude, so to help you freshen up your at-work outlook, we rounded up solutions from techs with their own tidy points of view.  

Unleash Creativity: The Art of Being Wrong

For your creativity to flow, lose the fear of being wrong. Nobody but you is keeping score, anyway.

Breathing Easy

When I met with the leasing agent for the space where I currently call my salon, I was very clear about my intentions to blow the landlords’ preconceptions of “nail salon” to smithereens.  Since I was

Do Some Self-Appraisal

My friend, colleague, and fellow NAILS contributor Kristi Valenzuela asks, “Have you ever asked what makes your salon bigger, better and different from other salons? Are you the nail tech that’s one in a million or

Tools to Go

Fear of disease has prompted many clients to go out and buy their own tools. How do you handle sanitation when using those foreign tools?