Week Five and Six: Props to the Acrylic Faithful

When week six rolled around, things got real. It was time to work with liquid and powder.

NTNA Challenge 3: A New and Wearable Extension Shape

Here's round #3 of the 10th annual NTNA Challenge where the artists showed off their sculpting and shaping skills.

Why You’d Better Wash Up

In my opinion, hand-washing should be a given procedure before any service is performed, ever. I have always had a hand washing-policy in effect for any of the guests that I perform services for — even

Bob's Your Uncle -- It's Robert Munkel

E-filing expert and educator Robert Munkel has been doing nails for 20 years, and he has been honing his skills on the e-file ever since a shoulder injury 12 years ago left him unable to perform hand-filing motions. "I hurt my shoulder pretty badly, and I had to switch to e-filing because my shoulder just couldn’t hold up to hand filing. I was even worried I’d have to stop doing nails, but I got really good at using the e-file, and pretty soon I was making sets even faster than before."

Spiced Eden Pedicure

Red Door Spa really knows how to create a luxurious spa pedicure for its clients. Here's a step-by-step.

Soap and Water Go a Long Way

It’s easy to forget the basic in the clamor over salon sanitation, but just washing goes a long way toward keeping you and your clients healthy.

Take a Tip From… Kokoist Educator Iori Iwaza

Kokoist educator Iori Iwaza lets gravity do the work for her when sculpting gel nails.

Watch My Next E-file Practice on October 22

It’s time to continue the #efilechronicles and move forward onto working on a real person.

Premiere Orlando: Gelish Offers Try-Me Stations

The Hand & Nail Harmony booth was consistently packed throughout both days of last weekend's show. In addition to expanded booth space and demos from top Hand & Nail Harmony educators (including MaeLing Parrish and Antonio