On The Road: Essie Nail Lounge

This Essie flagship salon carries the brand’s entire product line, luring clients away from the Strip and offering a more complete salon experience in Town Square Las Vegas.

Painting Outside the Box

Former beauty editor Eleanor Langston (Cosmopolitan, Fitness) founded Paintbox, a new concept nail studio.

Battle Scars

My toe is still numb. The big toe on my right foot. Actually just the upper left corner at the edge of the free edge of the nail. It's been numb since sometime around February or

On The Road: Paintbox

There’s been a lot of buzz around Paintbox, a modern manicure studio located in the SoHo area of New York City. While in town for New York Fashion Week, I was invited to drop in and see what all the hype was about.  

My Other Life: Leah Holst, Cake Decorator

Nail tech Leah Holst attributes her cake baking and decorating skills to heredity. “My love of baking started when I was really young,” says Holst, the owner of Luxe Spa in Harriston, Ontario, Canada, as well as ~Layers~ Cakes and Confections by Leah.

Double Decker

This holiday season, deck out clients’ tips with the latest collaboration between Gwen Stefani and OPI. The always stylish rock star is the inspiration behind these easy-to-do nail art designs anyone will want to rock.

Some Days …

So this weekend I made the trek up to Sacramento (a three- to four-hour drive) to attend a tradeshow sponsored by, ahem, as they say on the talk shows “another network.”  So the BF and I

China Glaze Creates Colorful Community

The new site from China Glaze nail polish is mobile-friendly and details the extensive color collection the polish brand has to offer.

Cuccio's Vegas Vixen

Cuccio Colour’s Match Maker Kit in Vegas Vixen is the holiday kit every nail girl will want.