
On My Mind: The Art of Networking
Executive editor Beth Livesay discusses the joys of networking.

Executive editor Beth Livesay discusses the joys of networking.

Maisie Dunbar shares her thoughts in memory of Vicki Peters and Debbie Doerlamm, two women who were trailblazers in the nail industry and also dear friends to us here at NAILS Magazine.

Nail techs came out in full-force at the NAILS Nail Tech Networking Event before Premiere Orlando on June 3 at the Rosen Centre.
Most of us are excited when there is a birthday to celebrate. Even more so when it's a milestone birthday. This year, my dear friend Maisie Dunbar turned 50. To celebrate, she set out to have 50 new experiences.

"I wanted to give back for my 50th birthday," says nail tech Maisie Dunbar. "I decided that since I was going to be in Houston for the Super Bowl, I wanted to partner with a local shelter and pamper its residents."
For those of you who missed the social media coverage, here’s a recap of last weekend’s ISSE show in Long Beach.

It all started 17 years ago when Debbie Doerrlamm wanted her Nailtech chat room to "come alive." The event has really grown over the years, and NAILS is proud to own the event and carry on the fun traditions.

Nail tech and entrepreneur Maisie Dunbar traveled to Ghana where she led an advanced training at a nail salon.

Maisie Dunbar's new book, Faith, Fun & Finance, is part biography, part scrapbook, and part business guide.

Nail Talk Radio's Braden Jahr and Athena Elliott present the 2015 Vicki Peters Aaamazing Nail Tech Award to Maisie Dunbar at the 2015 NailTech Network Orlando Social hosted by BeautyTech.com and NAILS Magazine. The third annual award was renamed this year in honor of Vicki’s enormous contribution to education and the nail profession.
This TBT photo brings to mind some of the incredible cover looks these two power houses have provided for us in the past.

Nail tech Maisie Dunbar of Maisie Dunbar Spa Lounge in Silver Spring, Md., has received the distinguished 2014 Top 100 Minority Business Enterprise Award for the Mid-Atlantic Region.

Maisie Dunbar from the Maisie Dunbar Spa Lounge shares some of this fall's hottest trends for your nails on Fox 45 morning news.
Beauty expert Maisie Dunbar emceed the Kids Rock Fashion Showcase at the 10th Annual Maryland Fashion Week.
Featuring all-new nail films in a limitless number of ways, Empower Nail Art is bringing together an all-star nail cast at Premiere Orlando on June 1-2.

Veteran nail tech and salon owner Maisie Dunbar wears many hats. The owner of Maisie Dunbar Spa Lounge in Silver Spring, Md., Dunbar recently accepted an additional role: an advisory board committee member for Montgomery County Public Schools’ cosmetology and nail tech programs.

Silver Spring, Md.-based Maisie Dunbar Spa Lounge was selected as Business of the Year by the Liberian Awards, which recognizes Liberian professionals like Dunbar who have excelled around the world.