It Was a Dark and Stormy Night ...

If this post were a movie it would start like this: A totally dark screen with the sound of a freight train coming to a sudden, screeching halt. Just when the metal-on-metal sound ends and you

Mindful Service, Soothing Rituals Set the Tone at Well Manicured

Salon owner Melanie McCulley understands that getting your nails done isn’t just a get in, get out deal — it’s a full body experience. At Well Manicured in Hermosa Beach, Calif., the emphasis is on the whole person.   

New Brushes and Forms Developed By Tammy Taylor Nails

Tammy Taylor Improves Speed Record for Acrylic Nails Application

Tammy Taylor broke her own speed record for doing a full set of sculptured nails.

Tammy Taylor Hospital-Level Disinfection for Home and Business

Tammy Taylor's First Choice Disinfect Concentrate is a hospital-level disinfectant, registered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). It cleans toilets, floors, walls and all hard surfaces. An 8-oz. bottle of concentrate makes 32 half gallons of hospital-level disinfectant, First Choice cleans, disinfects, and deodorizes in one easy step and there is no need to rinse. Just let it air dry. You Might Also Like: What's New in Salon Disinfection

Tasty, Tasty Worms

I want to write a post about Groupon.  I know many of my colleagues, including several of my most respected peers in the industry, have had some experience with Groupon from a merchant's point of view

Tammy Taylor's Urban Glam Gel-Polish Collection

Tammy Taylor demonstrates her new "Urban Glam" gel-polish collection: Haute Couture is a gunmetal grey, Ferosh Black is an intense black, Lavish is a deep bordeaux, Vampy Violet is a deep plum, and Velveteen is a deep brick red. "These deep rich colors tell two different stories; they are glamorous, classic and timeless, but also edgy, adventurous and bold, and everything in-between," says Tammy Taylor. "What story will your nails be telling with the Urban Glam Collection?"

Tammy Taylor How-to: Color Acrylic Nail Fill-in with Repairs

Tammy Taylor shows how to do fill-ins and repairs with color acrylic using Cashmere, a light Prizma Acrylic. "The only difference when doing fill-ins on Dazzle Rock's Prizma Acrylic, Dark Color Acrylic or Bright Color Acrylic is you will add one ball of clear acrylic over the top to seal these types of colors," she says.

Cover Tech: Keeping a Competitive Edge

Winning nail competitions could get you noticed. How about being called to endorse nail products? Add to that starting your own product line! The sky's the limit for technician Kim Morgan.