How Safe Is Wearing Contact Lenses in the Salon?

Professionals disagree on the safety of contact lenses in the salon, but technicians need to be aware of the proper care and potential hazards of contacts.

Universal Companies Helps Spas Advance with Education

Universal Companies’ education program — Advance with Education — offers targeted topics to cover the needs of industry personnel, from business owner/manager to nail technician, skin care professional, or massage therapist. Spas may choose from a wide range of webinar classes or workshops held across the U.S.

Manicurist Makes a Young Girl's Dream Come True

"Faith’s fingers were the littlest I had ever Minxed," says celebrity manicurist Kimmie Kyees, who gave the most special manicure of her career in May. Her client, 6-year-old Faith Pruden, was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer earlier in the year. Kyees had learned about Faith, who lives in her hometown of Columbus, Ohio, from an old friend and was instantly touched by her situation.

10 Mustache Manis for Movember

Show your support for Movember and men's health awareness with these fine mustachioed nails!

China Glaze Cupcake My Little Pony Nails

Nail artist Casey Herman painted this charming manicure using China Glaze's My Little Pony collection. 

NYFW: Beauty At The Blonds F/W 2020 By Moroccanoil, CND and MAC

Kevin Hughes of Moroccanoil, the CND team and Kabuki for MAC pulled out all the stops for The Blonds, F/W 2020 during NYFW. Here the artists share details for the look, under the theme of "Rococo Angels."

Creating A Big Impression in a Small Space

Enterprising nail technicians don't let tight spaces put the squeeze on their creative design flair.

Retail Boutique: Purse Essentials

If we could carry the world in our purses, we would. But since we can’t, here’s an assortment of bag-friendly products — from mini mints to compact mirrors — that clients won’t be able to resist.

Featured Artist: Patricia Bodine

"There’s always a release when I finish a piece and it keeps me somewhat grounded in times that don’t seem to make much sense," says Patricia Bodine of Hacienda Del Sol Resort in Tucson, Ariz.