Switch Away from Soak-Off and Wrap Up

Industry veteran introduces a protective base coat film that can help shorten the removal time and can make color last longer.

Mani Up

Stephanie Ruhle, the Bloomberg TV anchor, wife, mother of three and monthly Shape Magazine contributor, shares some secrets about how to stay glamorous off camera in September's Shape.

Essie Opens Las Vegas Flagship Salon

LOOK Style Society, Las Vegas’ only all-inclusive beauty destination, partnered with Essie to open the city’s first Essie Nail Lounge, offering all of the brand’s over 250 trademarked nail polish colors and gel-polish services.

Slightly Distracting

Light Elegance keeps posting photos on their Facebook page of giant buckets of gel polish colors. It's killing me! I am such a color junkie. It doesn't matter if it's crayons or eyeshadow (that I don't wear) or

Premiere Orlando Competitions

Wow what a busy show season!! I competed in three competitions in Orlando, the Soak Off Gel Manicure (a timed competition), 3-D Nail Art with “Everything Is Bigger in Texas” theme, and Fantasy Nail Competition with

The Miracle Manicure

I’m so stoked because today I got to A) meet Tammy Taylor in person B) try out her new Miracle Manicure Base Coat, which is such a unique product that when I originally read about it

The Nail Spot at ISSELB

Get a preview of the nail education classes being offered at ISSELB this year.

Talking to Myself

Maggie worries that consumers are tuning out professional advice from their techs.

Kokoist Certification at Gellipop

Recently, I got the chance to stop by a Kokoist certification class at Gellipop in Torrance, Calif. Gellipop is a distributer for brands including Kokoist, Akzentz, Crystal Culture, and imported Japanese brands.