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Give a tip in order to participate in this summer's Beauty Changes Lives scholarship challenge.
by Beth Livesay
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Over 30,000 visitors walked the show floor at Cosmoprof North America in the Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas.1,015 exhibitors represented 39 countries to fill three sections: Cosmetics and Personal Care, Packaging, and Professional Beauty. It took the NAILS team three days to cover the show floor, visiting with advertisers and meeting new beauty industry professionals.
Eager to “pay it forward” and help the next generation of nail techs, celebrated New York City-based nail artist Fleury Rose took her passion for nails a continent away to give women in Medellin, Colombia, a “hand-up” toward achieving emotional and financial independence.
NAILS recently partnered with the Beauty Changes Lives Foundation on a FundRazr campaign that raised donations for the BCL | Tippi Hedren | NAILS NTNA Scholarship Fund.
Five nail students have been awarded a Spring 2016 BCL | CND | Tippi Hedren Nail Scholarship. Each student will receive tuition compensation up to $5,000 toward a qualified nail education program.
See nails on the runway at the 06:56 mark. Beauty Changes Lives (BCL) held its fourth annual event following the first day of ABS Chicago. The BCL Experience, #ShoutYourBeauty, featured NextGen hairstylists and nail artists walking the runway with their models at Chicago's Soldier Field. For the second year in a row, nails rocked the runway with CND's NextGen artists who were the Top 3 finalists in the NAILS Next Top Nail Artist competition. Congrats to all of the NexGen artists:00:05 — Redken (NexGen: Blake Reed Evans)01:05 — American Crew (NexGen: Lauren Shuler Thompson)02:32 — Matrix (NexGen: Breck Csicsai, Ksenia Kim)03:53 — Wella's Hair Dressers at Heart (NexGen: Jamie Pierce and Katey-Bug Browne)05:15 — Mizani (NexGen: Ashley Lee and Marquita Gatling)06:56 — CND / NAILS Next Top Nail Artist Top 3 (NextGen: Celina Rydén, Sarah Elmaz, and Winnie Huang)09:29 — TIGI (NexGen: Demi Walsh) You Might Also Like: Meet the 2016 BCL Experience NextGen Artists! [on modernsalon.com] ABS Chicago 2016: BCLE Shout Your Beauty Runway Show (photo gallery)
Designer Johnson Hartig created messenger bags specifically for the NAILS NTNA Top 3.
Beauty Changes Lives held its fourth annual event following the first day of ABS Chicago. The BCL Experience was titled Shout Your Beauty and featured NextGen artists walking the runway with their models at Chicago's Soldier Field.
Winnie Huang wins the third season of NAILS Next Top Nail Artist.
NAILS Next Top Nail Artist (NTNA) Top 3 contestant Winnie Huang shares her nail diary for the final challenge of season three, Beauty Changes Lives, sponsored by CND. Click here to see all three entries.
NAILS Next Top Nail Artist (NTNA) Top 3 contestant Celina Ryden shares her nail diary for the final challenge of season three, Beauty Changes Lives, sponsored by CND. Click here to see all three entries.
BCL has awarded more than $1 million in scholarships to students attending nail, cosmetology, massage, and esthetic programs.
NAILS NTNA Top 3 competitors will be featured as CND’s “NextGen Artists” at the 4th annual Beauty Changes Lives Experience during America’s Beauty Show.
Support the next generation of nail techs by donating to the BCL | Tippi Hedren | NAILS NTNA Scholarship Fund.
Ten students enrolled in professional nail education programs were awarded Fall 2015 BCL | CND | Tippi Hedren Nail Scholarships.
Ten aspiring beauty industry professionals will receive financial awards up to $5,000 to cover tuition for nail tech programs.
The Beauty Changes Lives Foundation recently announced that Howard Murad, M.D., will be its 2016 Legacy Award honoree.