True or False? Find Out if These Nail Myths Are Real

I’ve enjoyed reading your messages and have some answers for your myth questions that you can share with clients! Gel nails are better for your nails then liquid and powder.False. To quote Greg Salo from Young Nails,

Use Technology to Your Advantage

Career Handbook managing editor Sree Roy shares some way new nail techs can get ahead in the nail industry by taking advantage of new technologies.

Magnificent Mattes

It’s all about the beauty of matte’s in this month’s Glamour issue.

Secret Ingredient: Nail Polish

From tosylamide/formaldehyde resin to stearalkonium bentonite, ingredient names can sound more like a top secret formula for NASA than a recipe for regular old nail polish. Each of these ingredients, however, has a purpose and plays a part in the overall performance of the polish.

Build-Your Own Polish Display for Mobile Techs

Dawn McRoberts is the owner of the mobile nail tech service High Five Nails in Tullibody, Scotland and she created this polish display so she can nicely show her polishes to customers wherever they may be

3-D Gel Marbleizing Technique

Try this eye-catching gel design from Surrey, Canada-based Olga Palylyk of Ornate Nailz by Olga. Palylyk specializes in gel nail art designs.

Tried-and-True Products for Pretty Feet

Self’s Healthy Beauty Awards for 2011 named 10 different winning products in the Body category.

LeChat Perfect Match Gel-Polish French Manicure

Formulated for natural nails, Perfect Match wears like gel, but goes on thinly and easily like polish. With no drying time and no chipping, the gel leaves a beautiful high shine that lasts up to 14 days.

Bright and Brilliant

Judges from Redbook’s 2011 Most Valuable Product awards named OPI Nail Lacquer in Do You Think I’m Tex’y as the best bright nail color.