
Azature Founder Takes ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
"Black diamond king" Azature is known for his extravagant nail polish and jewerly. In similar fashion, he brings a luxe approach to the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.

"Black diamond king" Azature is known for his extravagant nail polish and jewerly. In similar fashion, he brings a luxe approach to the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.

This month we asked nail techs: What's been your most successful charity event to date?

Cuccio Naturalé brand manager Arica Carpenter recently made charitable donations of Cuccio Colour polishes to the Alliance for Children, a non-profit that benefits abused children, and the Beauty Bus Foundation, a national non-profit that provides free beauty and grooming services and pampering products to terminally or chronically ill people and their caregivers.
Last month, Zoe Nails at Ayrsley hosted Teal Toes and Teal Nails, a charity event to raise funds for — and awareness of — ovarian cancer.
Organ donation is not a subject that usually pops up in casual conversation, something Todd and Tara Storch — founders of Taylor’s Gift Foundation — know well. So Taylor Blue nail polish was born.

Empire Beauty School students and staff across 21 states are collecting donations for women’s shelters/anti-domestic violence programs across the country this month. The donations, in the form of needed items such as food, clothes, and cleaning and beauty supplies, will go directly to victims of domestic abuse.
Cuccio Naturalé’s Arica Carpenter was taught at a very early age that giving back was necessary in moving forward. And as she began her career in beauty, she was lucky enough to be mentored by an

Spilo Worldwide was well represented at the first-annual We Love You Mommy 5K race held at Long Beach State University in Long Beach, Calif.


'Tis the season for do-gooding. Be inspired with charitable ideas to improve your school and your community.

An out-of-class experience can enhance your students' excitement about their beauty career. From attending a tradeshow to shopping the local beauty supply, here are some places to start.

“Don’t just wear a color wear a cause” is the slogan of Colour Gossip Nail Lacquer, a new polish brand that supports a range of charities.

Kami offers ribbons in purple to support the Alzheimer’s Association, in yellow to support the Wounded Warrior Project, and in pink to support the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

This intrepid young philanthropist-reporter talks tween and teen trends from Cosmoprof North America.

Make a difference by offering charity retail items in your salon. Proceeds support everything from cancer research to the environment.

Be a bright spot in the lives of clients undergoing cancer treatments with these tips on how to care for these customers, body and soul.

Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, co-founder and artistic director of OPI Products Inc., is being honored for her work on behalf of Delete Blood Cancer DKMS, the world’s largest bone marrow donor center.