House of Polish: This Beverly Hills Salon Is Cutting Edge

Custom bedazzled Beats By Dre headphones and iPads at each customer’s disposal are just two examples of how House of Polish in Beverly Hills, Calif., is sparing no expense to be as trendy as its zip code.

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Day 228: Ombre Palm Tree Nail Art

Mark Nguyen, Florence, Ky.

All the Right Ingredients

Julie Nguyen, owner and founder of Blu Water Day Spa, has plenty of experience in the beauty industry. Coming to the United States when she was 16 and building on the beauty training she received in Vietnam, she worked in hair, then nails and cosmetics, and was quickly able to purchase her own salon.

The Vietnamese-American Salon Industry

Here are some links to articles and resources relating to the Vietnamese nail industry in the U.S.

CND Shining Stars! Party & Concert

CND celebrated the nail industry during Premiere Orlando with Vietnamese musical superstar Don Ho and actress Kieu Chinh. VietSALON Magazine was on hand to present the winner of the VietSALON Nail Artistry Competition.

4 Lessons Learned at VBP’s Dream Team Class

VBP International teamed up with three industry all-stars to offer a day-long technique and business building workshop. 

A Relative Newcomer Takes The Top Spot

Ever since she first started competing three years ago, Lynn Lammers has wanted to be number one — and this year she made it. The competition was tough for Lammers. She had to beat out competition superstars like former three-time champ Trang Nguyen (2nd place) and six-time top-five competitor John Hauk (3rd place). International competitor Catherine Wong Li Mei took fourth place, and 2006’s third place winner, Michelle Sproat, placed fifth.

Veterans Get a View of 2005-2006 Top 25 Competitors

Trang Nguyen, John Hauk, and Lorena Marquez — all previous number-one finishers — are just some of the recognizable names on this year’s Top 25 List.