Making Magic Stones

Millie Haynam, owner of Natural Beauty Salon & Spa in Twinsburg, Ohio, incorporates Hot Stone massages into her winter manicure services to heat up her clients. Millie’s Hot Stones are from Keyano Aromatics. They are called “Rock-On” Massage Stones and they are purchased in a powder form that is mixed with warm water to form the heat-generating rocks. Making the rocks takes about five minutes and they generate heat for approximately 30 minutes after hardening.

Tony Cuccio: Rock Star

After reject­ing numerous names for his new lava stone for pedicures -- including "The Pet Rock" and "Chia Rock" -- Tony Cuccio settled on The Earth Stone Lava Pumice.

The Holistic Approach: When the Whole Is More Than the Sum of Its Parts

Here are several great ideas for holistic type services that are enjoyable for the client and profitable for you. 

Handmade Emerald Stone 3-D Gel Liquid Stone Nail Art

Nails 21, a company based in Lisbon, Portugal, creates this emerald stone using gel. You Might Also Like:Handmade Acrylic Stones

Jade Stone Nail Art

Ann Chang of The Nail Tips Show demonstrates how to create a green jade nail art effect using gel-polish and a gold accent.

Nails in Rolling Stone

I’m a pretty avid reader of Rolling Stone Magazine, and as I was catching up on an issue from November I was surprised to see a picture of nail art. It came from an article by journalist

Guest Blog: Girls Who Rule the World Retreat With Maisie Dunbar

Maisie Dunbar recently got the chance to speak at the Girls Who Rule the World Retreat, a mentoring program for young girls. She also arranged manicures for them. She shares her experience in this blog.

Ashes & Steel Studio To Celebrate One-Year Anniversary in Asheville’s River Arts District

And they plan to throw a party to remember with a light and bright theme.

Behind the Scenes: Holiday Liquid Stone Nails

Artistic Notes on Nails: Elsbeth Schuetz helped us send out some holiday cheer with liquid stone poststamp nails for our December 2015 cover.