Hypothetical Business Building

Say someone gave you $10,000 to spend on your business, how would you use it? 

Lost in translation: NAILS Editor Visits Japan

Sitting in the crowd, listening as nailists explained new techniques or styles in Japanese, I found I wasn’t completely in the dark. Why not? Because I found out that what I had in common with everyone here was we all spoke a universal language — of nails.

How to: Glacier Nail Art

This nail tech found a little foil manipulation included in the acrylic application process can create a design that’s cool as ice.

The Power of Perseverance: Profiling Nilsene Privette

A great attitude has taken Privette from her first nail business, located in a tiny corner of a drugstore, to a spot on some of the nail profession’s top advisory boards.

On the Road: Lourdes' Nail Studio

Tucked inside a sub-tropical oasis, Lourdes’ Nail Studio in Sarasota, Fla., offers clients a calm, peaceful environment where they’ll walk away with good conversation and beautiful nails.  

NAILS Next Top Nail Artist Sponsored by CND Announces Top 24

The applications came in for NAILS Next Top Nail Artist sponsored by CND. We excitedly read through every answer, watched YouTube video diaries, gazed in awe at nail art photos, and scoured social media to narrow it down to the Top 24.

Nubar Co-Sponsors Urban Sanctuary

Thanks to Nubar, my nails are now polished a lovely Fire Sparkle red. I got the mini-manicure at the Urban Sanctuary “Jetsetter Luxe Lounge” retail suite at the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., yesterday. (Fancy!)Nubar,

"Boss Nails" Review: Episode 2

Watch along every week with NAILS' Next Top Nail Artist 2014 winner Lavette Cephus as she reviews the wacky world of "Boss Nails" on Oxygen.

Competing in Argentina With RussAnna Dudley

RussAnna Dudley shares her experience competing in Argentina.