I'll Scratch Yours If You'll Scratch Mine (and Yes, They Were There!)

Somehow I managed to come home with a sore throat and a stuffed up nose. I'm blaming allergies, since I refuse to believe it's possible to get a cold in the middle of June — unless

I Could Refer You to a Good Nail Tech, Y'Know

My mother went to cosmetology school right out of high school and became a fully licensed cosmo in California in 1964. By 1967, she had been forced out of the industry because of severe contact dermatitis;

I Had a Dream

Nothing nearly as good as Martin Luther King Jr., but significantly more nail-related.  In my dream I attended a class offered by a major manufacturer — a real manufacturer that exists here in the waking world

Comma-tose

I'm so easily distracted. Seriously, I just got back to "real life" after a weekend of the ISSE show in Long Beach() combined() of course() with a trip to Disneyland. Quite frankly() I'm exhausted and my

Try This at Home

There's a lot of discussion out there regarding the do-it-yourself nail market. I remember when Backscratchers introduced their Extreme line there was a lot of sentiment from professionals who didn't want to add the service to

Damaged Goods or Damage Is Good?

We spend a lot of time insisting that — when applied, maintained, and removed properly — enhancements do not damage the natural nail.  A few months ago we had a rather lively debate about this on

Like You Know

Two years ago I entered some cupcakes into our local county fair and I got Best in Show. Yes, I’m bragging a little. But also just some background so it makes sense to you that the

FIRE!

So I was totally just about to sit down and write a new blog when we looked out the salon window and realized that something was on fire! So Cindy (massage therapist neighbor) and Bree (hairstylist

Home Alone

What am I doing here at home in the middle of my normally scheduled work day? I always advise other techs who are trying to fill space in their schedules to stay at the salon even