
Instagram-ification
A smartphone and tablet app known for sharing pretty pictures, Instagram could be just the tool you need for furthering your business’s reach.

A smartphone and tablet app known for sharing pretty pictures, Instagram could be just the tool you need for furthering your business’s reach.

A quick lotion or hand scrub can make a manicure quite memorable. And a sales pitch on the beneficial ingredients of a hand care product as you massage it into your clients’ skin can make them want to purchase the product for home use. To help you with retail as well as with themed services, NAILS has compiled the latest delicious-smelling hand products to keep hands well-moisturized and supple.
It’s summer and we’re ready for a trip down to the candy shop.

If you’d like to see how this year’s favorite products stack up to years past, log on to www.nailsmag.com/RCA to take a look at what products are consistently on the list from year to year and who has broken into the club of finalists. (You’ll notice slight modification in our categories from year to year to reflect industry trends.)

Lorena Marquez uses Entity One Color Couture to create delicious 3-D treats.

Tina Ciesla of BloomingNails in Birmingham, Ala., used Entity gels and Eye Kandy Cosmetics glitters to create this great winter design.

Americana Nail Co. uses Oil-Ganics, Entity, and Zoya products in this treat for the feet.

This pedicure kit from Entity includes a soak, scrub, and a nanotechnology-based lotion that work together to create a relaxing experience.

Cosmoprof North America’s 10 year anniversary in Las Vegas showed just how resilient the beauty industry can be.

Are you looking for the right nail products to start your career? We've compiled this handy list of convenient kits to help you get started off on the right foot.

Spoiled Spa & Salon takes clients on an exotic escape.

Entity Beauty has appointed Lorena Marquez as its director of education.

Quick, convenient, and low-cost, Entity Beauty’s webinars are designed to give nail technicians an in-class experience from their own computers.

At a memorial service held on what would have been Tom Holcomb's 45th birthday, nail technicians and industry colleagues gathered to celebrate the life of a most unique individual.

NAILS announces 2011 Readers' Choice Award winners and finalists.

Industry legend, competitor, innovator Tom Holcomb passes away.

A good, sturdy pair of cuticle nippers is a standard piece of equipment for every nail tech. They are a necessary tool to help keep the cuticle and nail plate clean and well maintained. Here’s a sampling of what is currently on the market.