Tat'z Nailz Demo at the Best Lil' Nail Show Texas (Periscope)

Buddy Sims shows NAILS associate editor Sigourney Nuñez how to use the Tat'z Nailz nail printer at the Best Lil Nail Show Texas. Follow us on Periscope (@nailsmag) for a behind-the-scenes look into our world.

Celebrating Aging Hands of Moms and Clients

For Mother's Day we pay tribute to the aging hands that cared for us -- and that you see every day at the manicure table.

Beauty for Good: Sweis Inc. Grants a Wish

Sweis Inc. Professional Salon & Spa Products helped to grant a life-changing wish to Gabriel, a 9-year-old boy diagnosed with end stage renal disease through Make-A-Wish Greater Los Angeles as a part of its Season of Wishes.

Announcing the Final Three Next Top Nail Artist Finalists

The first-ever Next Top Nail Artist had some pretty stiff competition. So we decided to bring the final three competitors to Long Beach to challenge them one last time and crown the ultimate winner. 

Spa Services: Homeward Bound?

Thinking about converting your salon to a spa? Read this first: You may decide it makes more sense to convert your clients’ homes.

Monkey + Banana + Chair = My New Salon

So about a million years ago I remember some teacher of some subject at some school somewhere relaying a little story about a research project about cognitive thinking.  If you put a monkey in a room

NAILS NTNA Finalists on Nail Talk Radio

Our three NAILS Next Top Nail Artist finalists, Buddy Sims, Lauren Wireman, and Ryoko Garcia, chatted together last Sunday on Nail Talk Radio, a weekly internet radio show created for the nail industry. (If you're running

Day 110: Easter Nail Art

A plethora of Easter nail art.

Buying My Friendship

Naturally, over the years, I have met hundreds of people and done thousands of nails. And, as is the nature of the business, not everyone I've met has remained on my client list. Clientele turns over for