Week Ten: I Made It!

Nail school happened so fast — the experiences I’ve had while obtaining my licenses have been completely amazing, but it’s been a whirlwind!

As I See It: Keep It Fun

A recent  Los Angeles Timesdid not air of dirty laundry of an industry, didn't try to uncover nasty business and salon practices  -- just a well-researched article on why nail salon are so popular.

Week 11: Prepping for California State Boards

This past week was probably my busiest week yet at school. We had two mornings of running through the practical exam for state board, studied the bones and muscles and other basic anatomy in theory, plus

Here Comes the Bride

Yesterday I got a call from a bride-to-be who wanted some pricing info for her bridal party.  Yikes. In all my years of doing nails, in all the salons I've worked in, the ONLY brides who have

Dual It

A soak-off gel-polish treatment from INM that works as a base and top coat.

One Thing at a Time

So it turns out that I cannot multitask. Which, as most of you probably know, is pretty rough since life has a way of piling up projects on you that all seem to need to be

Enhance-it

Enhance-it is a clear gel-polish tint from INM with colored mica glitter that when applied to Gelavish mystically transforms and alters each color.

Remove It

Remove It from INM is a lightly scented gel-polish remover enriched with Lanolin and formulated to quickly remove gel polish.

Adventures in OPI

The Nail Station in Huntington, Ind., asked clients to create short stories using the names of the salon’s OPI nail polish colors. Here are the first, second, and third-place winning essays.