Does Your Salon Have a Dress Code?

"We feel that how you present yourself is just as important as your skills," says one salon owner.

Licenses and Permits and Fees, Oh My!

Another unplanned fee just popped up over the weekend…zoning! I’m starting to feel like I’m being Punk’d. After realizing that the space I was in love with might not work out, my broker and I set

Are Salons and MySpace a Good Match?

For those of a certain generation, there’s no question about having a MySpace page — at least for online socializing. But are MySpace, Facebook, and other social networking sites effective and appropriate venues when it comes to advertising and promoting your business? Here’s what your fellow techs have to say on the subject.

NSI Balance Colored Gels Nail Art

The design options are endless when you lightly pull the point of your brush through colored gels before they're cured.

Behind the Scenes: What a Man

Cover tech and NAILS Next Top Nail Artist 2nd runner-up Buddy Sims shows you how to get the look he created for the June 2014 cover.

My, How They’ve GROWN

From nails-only to full-service, Salon De Nouveau has enjoyed double-digit business growth for the past several years. Owner Cindy Fairchild and her staff are no slackers when it comes to personal growth either. 

Something Blue Nail Art

Julie Ventura of Long Beach, Calif., shows how to make this nail design, perfect for a bride's "something blue."

Have RV, Will Travel

Nail tech outfitted a 1990 RV with spa pedicure area in the back where the bedroom had been and built a manicure area in front.

On the Road at the Torrance Historical Society Museum

For this month’s On the Road, I decided to pop a new salon that recently opened right down the street from the NAILS office.