
Tune-up Your Manicure Techniques
SELF Magazine, in the November 2011 issue, put together a list of ways to pump up manicures and maximize results for your clients. According to Maridel Reyes, it's always good to tune-up your technique.

SELF Magazine, in the November 2011 issue, put together a list of ways to pump up manicures and maximize results for your clients. According to Maridel Reyes, it's always good to tune-up your technique.

Is it good to trim between bikini wax appointments? Why or why not? Bliss spa director Wendy Allred shares her advice.

Allure offers tips and trends on virtually every aspect of everyday nail care.

A demonstration on how to apply Entity Acrylic over a tip.

The Professional Beauty Association (PBA) is lobbying to get this tax credit for salon owners passed. To find out more, visit http://www.beautyisourbusiness.org/

Gracia Beauty has come out with special Mosaic Tips that have raised pyramid-type bumps to enable clients to easily sculpt 3-D acrylic and gel designs onto the nail.

Ranging from a variety of metallic shades to intricate details and art, Cala’s tips are durable yet flexible to ensure long-lasting wear and comfort.

May Queene’s new rose-scented nail tips are sure to be a hit this spring season.
The IRS wants its fair share of your taxes and it’s trying to make it easier for salon professionals to follow the rules. IRS analyst Don Segal answers common questions.

Dashing Diva’s French Tipped Tips provide textbook French looks quickly and easily.

Whether it’s the dazzle of Super Nova Glitter Tips or the polka-heart pattern of Designer French Tips, your clients will fall in love with Shooting Star’s Sweetheart Collection.

Sheba Nails’ Dual Nail System Tip Forms are great for reverse applications.

Star Nail International’s New European Stiletto Nail Tips offer strong quality adhesion to help techs create this trendy new look.

INM’s new Extreme Tips have a deep C-curve and smile line for the professionally sculpted look.

Find out how the Professional Beauty Association is advocating for the beauty industry at all levels of government and sign up for their newsletter to stay informed.
Tipping has always been a sticky subject in the beauty industry. With mixed messages on whom and how much to tip, consumer tipping behavior varies widely. To curb that variance, some spas instituting automatic gratuities and service charges.

We ask a salon owner, a booth renter, and an employee about what they choose to divulge to their fellow nail techs--and what tricks they keep hidden up their sleeves.