Classic Wins 2nd in Fantasy Nail Art!
To put it simply, it was the best worst and weekend ever. I have never slept so little and eaten so little, but yet I came out on top and wanting more. Last weekend showed me
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SEARCHMENUSEARCHTo put it simply, it was the best worst and weekend ever. I have never slept so little and eaten so little, but yet I came out on top and wanting more. Last weekend showed me
Gathering top names in beauty, Premiere features a solid lineup of networking events, competitions, educational workshops, and more than 500 booths.
On Saturday night before the Premiere Orlando beauty show even started, more than 200 nail techs got together to catch up with old friends, meet new friends, and enjoy a night of networking with other like-minded colleagues.
On Sunday, June 5, 2011 at the Premiere Orlando Beauty Show, CND orchestrated this amazing flash mob in the main foyer of the show floor to help promote it's popular Shellac line. NAILS editor Hannah Lee contributed footage shown in this video. To see her full wide-angle version of the production, click here.
I got a chance in the early afternoon this past Saturday to sit in on a couple classes at IBS Las Vegas, 2011. Stephanie Jennings of MindBody Universal Business Management gave a great class called “Is There
\]\\Valentino made its show debut with a new type of nail dust purification unit. The Valentino Pure Air Purifier and Dust Collector sits directly below the nail tech and client and extracts acrylic and gel dust
It's time for another tradeshow — for me. I know some of y'all just recently got home from Orlando, but I rarely make it all the way to the other side of the country for tradeshows.
The NAILS team got to sneak backstage with other members of the press to see the nails before they were applied to the models’ nails. We instantly fell in love with many of the designs. On
How much do you love what you do? Enough to have it permanently etched on your body? We’ve seen some nail-related tattoos in the past and now we’d like to start an online gallery of everyone
I bumped into veteran nail art competitor Catherine Wong and her good friend Gina Silvestro in the middle of the show floor. Gina was Catherine's hand model for the Fantasy Nail Art competition and, with my
Akzéntz educator Jessica Hoel had some fun interviewing veteran nail art competitor Catherine Wong on how she came up with the details in her award-winning fantasy nail art at the 2011 Premiere Orlando beauty show. Story here: http://www.nailsmag.com/blogpost/103860/run-for-the-roses-catherine-wongs-fantasy-nail-art
In celebration of its new OPI Pirates of the Caribbean polish line, all the educators at the OPI booth donned scarves and eye patches. Check out Joseph Pham sporting pirate garb while educating attendees on proper
One of the new companies at the show was Incoco. The concept is pretty interesting. Basically it applies like a decal or adhesive, similar to Minx, but it is made of actual polish and comes off
Cheeky Monkey's Carol Daugherty (left) and Creative Director/Founder Andrea Pahn had fun promoting their new Cheeky Monkey polish colors. "Quality with a Giggle" is how Pahn describes her line with a polish base from France, colors
The Hand & Nail Harmony booth was consistently packed throughout both days of last weekend's show. In addition to expanded booth space and demos from top Hand & Nail Harmony educators (including MaeLing Parrish and Antonio
I've attended a few Tammy Taylor classes over the years, but this past weekend I got to witness Tammy Taylor (yes, THE Tammy Taylor) working with one lucky nail tech in a very unique hands-on approach.
I was happy to see my old friend Maisie Dunbar, nail tech and owner of Maisie Dunbar Spa Lounge in Silver Spring, Md. Maisie has done several covers for NAILS over the course of my time at NAILS.