
On the Road: Julep Nail Parlor
Five years after Jane Park opened her first salon dedicated to connecting women through color, the Julep brand is still bringing women together, in the Seattle metro area and beyond.

Five years after Jane Park opened her first salon dedicated to connecting women through color, the Julep brand is still bringing women together, in the Seattle metro area and beyond.

Booth renters work together in harmony in this successful salon in the uniquely green city of Portland, Ore.
Vending machines have gone beyond trail mix and candy for a while -- you may have noticed Apple iPod vending machines at your local airport, something I always thought was a bit odd but figured that

The bohemian beach town of Tulum, Mexico isn’t exactly known for its salon services. But MayaSpa Wellness Center had manicures and pedicures on its salon menu so I decided to give it a try.

Known as the place to go in Dallas for gel-polish manicures, this hip and trendy salon is situated in the lively center of McKinney and Lemmon, an old neighborhood-turned-hot spot.

This is no ordinary Walgreens. Enter the two-story flagship at State and Randolph and smell fresh-baked cinnamon rolls, witness a sushi chef masterfully create a custom order, and, of course, get your nails done at its Nail Bar by Essie & OPI.
The Barristar Beauty School Forum is such a useful show for beauty school students and instructors. It’s one of the most affordable shows to attend — for the Anaheim show this past weekend, students got in

Along with husband Keith Bui, salon owner Pauline Mai opened Polished Lounge seven years ago in the up-and-coming SoMa district of San Francisco after leaving a job in consulting.
While backstage at the CND Shellac Couture event at America’s Beauty Show, I was thrilled to meet Ashley Crowe, better known as Astrowifey (who runs a nail art blog by the same name), a phenomenal nail
I understand the hesitancy among nail techs (and myself, to be honest, at least until I saw the salon in person) about the in-store experience at the nail salon that just opened inside a Chicago Walgreens.
Here are more snapshots from the Beauty Forum Swiss show that was held last weekend (March 3-4, 2012) in Zurich. Many thanks to nail tech and friend Elsbeth Schuetz and Marlise Kolliker of Nail International by
I recognized Akyado from the Orlando show last year. The Swiss company has been around for 12 years and was founded by nail tech Josiane Trachsel. According to Trachsel, the company is one of only a
German nail tech Niko Ulrich was a guest artist in the Nail International by Marlise K booth. The owner of Fine Nails was showcasing his handpainted gel art. And yes, this mural was painted using gels!
Look who I found located front and center in the nail section at the Swiss Beauty Forum in Zurich...the Swiss Hand & Nail Harmony team from Hodel Nail Beauty. The exclusive distributor of all Hand &
One of the larger Swiss-based nail companies, You Nails is probably recognizable to international nail techs. The company produces just about any product you would need to run your nail business (acrylics, gels, fiberglass wraps, resin
I came to the Beauty Forum Swiss show in Zurich as a guest of Swiss-born, California-based celebrity nail tech Elsbeth Schutz. She has done many covers for NAILS and contributes her amazing nail art skills to
I attended CND’s Shellac Couture nail fashion show at The Runway at America’s Beauty Show today. I love how the CND team makes its nail art designs so accessible. The showcased designs included some of the