Milk with Coffee Beans Pedicure

North Point Nail Spa, San Francisco, shares the step-by-steps for an energizing pedicure.

Colonial Pedicure

Step-by-step from The Spa of Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Va.

Rosemary Avocado Manicure

Modern Day Spa in Arlington, Va. uses the 100% botanical formulated products from Mountain Body for this rejuvenating and moisturizing manicure.

Take a Tip From ... Nail Labo's Rumiko Nakaya

Rumiko Nakaya, educator and advisor for Nail Labo, explains how she fixes smile line imperfections in gels.

Local Healthy Nail Ordinance Captures National Attention

San Francisco’s newly passed Healthy Nail Salon Recognition ordinance is intended to address occupational health hazards among the city’s more than 200 nail salons and 1,800 nail technicians. This ordinance establishes a voluntary recognition program for salons that use polishes and top and base coats that are “three-free.”

Citrus Green Tea SpaPedicure

Signature service by Holly Schippers/FingerNailFixer, Bussey, Iowa

Blue Crush Pedicure

Beachy Toes uses: Qtica Cool Antibacterial Soak, Colada Sparkle Lotion, Cool Foot Mask; Naiad Beach House Soapy Suds Scrub; Diamancel #20 file; Zoya base coat, polish, top coat; organic brown sugar, almonds, jojoba oil, apricot oil.

Natural Nails: Back to Basics

  Natural nail services are seeing a sizeable upswing in popularity in salons right now, and clever techs can capitalize on this new wave of “back-to-basics” clients with great manicuring fundamentals and some little extra touches.

Supreme Solace Manicure

Dermalogica products are used in this stress-relieving service by Portland's The Nail Sanctuary.