
What Is...Tribal Safari?
A hot trend in nail art fashion, this includes animal prints, tribal prints and other safari looks.

A hot trend in nail art fashion, this includes animal prints, tribal prints and other safari looks.

As black's younger, just-a-tad lighter cousin, charcoal gray poilsh is hot this fall. Tempt your clients into trying it out on their toes!

Fabric designs that incorporate metallic tinsel-like threads, often in gold or silver.

So-called because the free edge of the nail flares out wider than the bottom, the shape is growing in popularity throughout the West Coast

Bold and brilliant are in for spring.

Minx Nails of Oceanside, Calif., has created a new way to apply color and design to nails. Pre-made templates are sealed onto nails using heat, and the excess is simply filed off.

Sending a typed message via cell phone, especially when incorporating shortened jargon like “omg” (Oh My God) and “2nite” (tonight).

From nude to hot pink, nails were some of the season’s hottest accessories at the Spring 2008 fashion shows.

Well-known nail industry veteran and NSI educator, Erin Snyder, has book of inspirational works published.

Three beauty industry professionals — a salon owner, a manufacturer, and a school owner — give us their thoughts on the matter.
Which came first, the chicken of the egg? That’s an age-old question that can have even the most sensible person engrossed in a deep discussion over the subject. A similar question looms over the professional beauty: do style trends drive product innovations, or do products innovations bring new trends to the forefront?

The emphasis is on elegance, but this nail also be worn with your Saturday jeans.
Why do some clients opt for pink-and-whites while others like wearing funky nail art?
Duck nails are flared nail reminiscent of a duck’s splayed foot.
While it is true that all your clients want nice whatever their age-a 20-something client’s idea of the perfect service can be much different than that of a 50-something client.

Despite my long career in the professional nail industry I am unadventurous when it comes to my own nails.

OPI Products' Suzi Weiss-Fischmann recently returned from New York City, where she discussed fashion and beauty trends with top magazine editors.