Beauty Changes Lives and CND Announce Scholarship Program

The Beauty Changes Lives CND Master Nail Scholarship Program awards $1000 to individuals pursuing advanced continuing education in the professional nail industry.

Tech Wins Triple Crown With Backscratchers

Nail tech Elise Pilkington became the overall UK Champion for 2008.

Jury Duty

So about two weeks ago I got a jury duty summons. This is only the second jury duty notice I have ever received. The first one I got was right after I'd moved out of the

All Talent, No Brains

That's how I feel sometimes. Especially now, when I'm in the process of changing my business checking to a new bank, changing my credit card processing account from the sub-account under the salon owner where I

Stop Faking

Recently I found myself talking with another nail tech who I know has specialized in natural nail manicures for a while now. I didn't realize, however, that when she tells me that she "only does manicures"

Ugly Is as Ugly Does

I am getting pretty sick and tired of defending fantasy nail art and stiletto nails. That's just all there is to it.I have a digital picture frame on the shelf near my desk. The slide show

Goodbye 2010

Whew! The last month has been busy for me! That sort of busy that leaves you sleep-deprived and hysterical and ready to snap, but not in debt at the end of the holidays. Well, that is,

"Just a Fill"

Ooof. I am tired. You know the kind of day I've had; you got up in the morning, went to work, looked at your book. You saw a couple of new clients scheduled, but they're clients

Thanks Mom!

Well it just came down the pike that NAILS Magazine pretty much expected me to take the holiday off too ... but I just had to sneak in one more post this week before the offices