
Year of the Monkey Nail Art
Celebrate the Lunar New Year in the Year of the Monkey with these mischievous nail designs.

Celebrate the Lunar New Year in the Year of the Monkey with these mischievous nail designs.

The NAILS team scoured the show floor at the International Salon and Spa Expo at the Long Beach Convention Center from January 30-Feb 1, 2016.

Starting at a refugee camp in Sacramento in 1975, the establishment of Vietnamese-owned nail salons in America paved the way for a new generation of beauty industry businesses.

On October 8th, Bellacures Brentwood and OPI Products honored Hollywood icon Tippi Hedren for her humanitarian efforts in aiding Vietnamese refugees after the Vietnam War and in developing the nail industry.

Lydia Nguyễn của Bộ Lao Động Hoa Kỳ, Phân Bộ Lương/Giờ, giảng về Luật Tiêu Chuẩn Lao Động Công Bằng (lương, làm thêm giờ, lưu trữ hồ sơ, và làm độc lập trong tiệm nail) tại Hội Thảo Cộng Đồng Luật Lao Động ở thành phố Westminster, ngày 26, tháng 7, năm 2015.Lydia Nguyen from the U.S. Department of Labor speaks about the Fair Labor Standards Act (minimum wage, overtime, recordkeeping, and independent contractors) at the Community Forum on Labor Rights in the Nail Salon Industry, held on July 26, 2015 in Westminster, Calif.

Tony Phạm, phó giám đốc khu vực của Bộ Lao Động Hoa Kỳ, Phân Bộ Lương/Giờ, giảng về vai trò của Bộ Lao Động Hoa Kỳ bao gồm Luật Tiêu Chuẩn Lao Động Công Bằng (lương, làm thêm giờ, lưu trữ hồ sơ, và làm độc lập trong tiệm nail).Tony Pham, assistant district director for the U.S. Department of Labor talk about the role of the U.S. Department of Labor, including the Fair Labor Standards Act (minimum wage, overtime, recordkeeping, and independent contractors).

Cô Phương An Đoàn, điều hợp viên chương trình của Liên Hiệp Ngành Móng Tay Lành Mạnh California, giảng về an toàn hóa chất và các bệnh truyền nhiễm trong tiệm nail tại Hội Thảo Cộng Đồng Luật Lao Động ở thành phố Westminster, ngày 26, tháng 7, năm 2015.Phuong An Doan, program coordinator for the California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative, speaks on chemical safety and infectious diseases at the Community Forum on Labor Rights in the Nail Salon Industry, held on July 26, 2015 in Westminster, Calif.

Viet Fashion Week (VFW) celebrated high fashion and styles from leading Vietnamese fashion designers on April 2-3, growing into a two-night red carpet event.
NAILS joined Orly at Perch in Downtown L.A. to celebrate the brand’s Made in L.A. campaign Monday night. The event featured a few surprise guests to honor Jeff Pink’s 40-year legacy at Orly.

Get in the spirit of Lunar New Year with this Year of the Goat step-by-step.
The NAILS staff pays homage to classic covers for Halloween.

Award-winning filmmaker Adele Pham delves into the salon world in her new feature-length documentary #NailedIt: Vietnamese & The Nail Industry.

CND education ambasssador and nail artist Jenna Le talks about her humble beginnings and the importance of paying forward her knowledge and experience in the nail industry for the documentary, #NailedIt: Vietnamese & the Nail Industry. www.naileditdoc.com

Thuan Le, one of the first 20 Vietnamese American nail technicians speaks of her experience getting into the nail biz with the help of Hollywood actress Tippi Hedren. She and Tippi Hedren are in the documentary #Nailedit: Vietnamese & the Nail Industry. Coming Soon! http://www.naileditdoc.com

Cosmoprof North America saw growth across all categories at its 2014 event. CPNA took over the Mandalay Bay Convention Center July 13-15.

Kelvin St. Pham, a former engineer turned nail tech, talks about family, legacy, and the Vietnamese Nail Industry. He is in the documentary, #NailedIt: Vietnamese & the Nail Industry. http://www.naileditdoc.com

Filmmaker Adele Pham has been researching and filming a documentary about the Vietnamese nail industry and is excited to share the trailer for #NailedIt: Vietnamese Americans and the Nail Industry. http://www.naileditdoc.com