Turtle Nails For Hawaii
Do you recall my past musings about turtle nails? I tend to forever be on the hunt for designs that make me smile and show or hint at turtles in some way. For last week’s trip
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Do you recall my past musings about turtle nails? I tend to forever be on the hunt for designs that make me smile and show or hint at turtles in some way. For last week’s trip


I did my first practice set of competition nails in a long, long time on Sunday, what a mess. Man, do I have ring rust! There was shadowing, swirling, choppy, haggard smile lines and the moons...oh
Happy New Year to all! It’s always hard to reflect back on the past year, knowing how time has flown by! It’s been almost nine months since Polish Salon opened its door for business, and it
Day of the Dead may not be until Nov. 1, but it's good to think ahead...
Have you ever had a dream that you stepped out on faith to accomplish? Well, I am Alica Best, the owner of Upscale Nail Bar & Boutique in Griffin, Ga. To be a salon owner is
Gel nails have their own lingo, their own tricks, their own innuendo. Here we tapped gel manufacturers, educators, and users for 21 bits of gel insider info. From terms like “capping,” “pillowing,” and “freezing” to why you can’t handle your product the same way you do acrylic, these techniques and tricks are good to know no matter how long you’ve been doing gels.
“As a salon owner and educator, my goal is to give nail technicians and business owners the tools they need to succeed,” says salon owner Erin Snyder Dixon.
Only a few more weeks until I graduate! The highlight of this week for me would be the excitement that my friends are having about me being so close to the end of this process.
On one hand I’m so excited to approach the end of this difficult journey, but on the other hand I'm like, "What am I going to do with myself once I'm done?"
Can you believe it’s been a year since my first Blueprint post? I can’t. What will I do with all my quasi-funny ramblings about the nail polish biz? {Insert big smile here.} I started this post,