Retail Boutique: Shoe Accessories

Clients are more likely to show off their new pedicures in comfortable heels and sandals. With cushions, inserts, and protectors available, stock up on shoe accessories to enhance your clients’ footwear comfort.

Feeling Fall

Nails by Brenda Rodriguez, Nails by Brenda at Anaphora Salon, Atascadero, Calif.

Manicures, Pedicures, and Beyond

European Touch, best known for its pedicure spas, now offers a line of sophisticated salon furnishings and useful appliances.

State of the Art

Upscale art galleries typically showcase work in a variety of mediums — there’s clay, charcoal, and, of course, various kinds of paint. But one European artist is making a name for herself using a medium that’s near-and-dear to all of our hearts: nail polish.

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.

Skater Skull

Nails by Heather Reynosa-Davis, Hello Beautiful!, Palmer, Alaska

Dots & Stripes

Nails by Sammijo Hutsell-Hall, Advanced Image Hair Design, Lemoore, Calif.

Lemon Drop Pedicure

Step-by-step from Natural Beauty Salon & Spa, Twinsburg, Ohio

Ask The Manicurist (Sept. 2009)

The manicurist-aka Rebecca Seals has returned! Sit back for a chuckle while she reprimands clients who use and abuse their techs.