Meet Cyndy

For me, the beginning of my very long — and rewarding — career in the nail industry began inauspiciously when I got laid off from another magazine job in 1990. I loved the magazine, which was

Meet Judy

My name is Judy Lessin and I’ve been at NAILS for more than 13 years. (I started at NAILS when our publisher Cyndy Drummey was on maternity leave, so I keep track of my time here

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

"Vegas" Nail Art Video

How are things going for you? A bit busy here so it may start to feel like my blog has A.D.D. over the next couple of weeks! I have more from the trip to NAILS, but

Manicure Table Hunt

Due to the need for discretion during the early planning stages, Vicki requested that we wait on posting her first few weeks of blog posts until now. Vicki wrote this one on February 20. Don't worry;

Meet an NTNA Contestant!

The NAILS Next Top Nail Artist (NTNA) contest is really getting exciting! I'm so excited that one of the competing techs, Buddy Sims, is representing my neck of the woods, so I wanted to

CND Additives Drip Technique

I love seeing what other nail professionals are doing. Don’t you? It is so inspiring to see different ideas, techniques, and colors. When I ran across this drip technique photo done by CND Education Ambassador Melody

Week 14: Liquid-and-Powder and I

Liquid-and-powder and I are starting to become friends...sort of. We have continued working on acrylics. I don't know why it's so frustrating for me. We have been repeating smile lines on our hands over and over.

Acrylics, Gels, and Wraps — Oh MY!

June 21, 2010So for the last week and a half, we have been learning about theory and working on acrylics, gels and wraps. Before we began, I was sooo nervous. It sounded like the three of