Candy Cane Manis for Christmas

Cane you handle this?

NAIL FILES: How This Nail Salon Owner Revamped Her Business to Attract More Clients and Technicians

We often see the words “luxe” or “high-end” attached to many of sophisticated salon names. But what about little vintage salons that used to be all the rage? Meet Julia Paul in Windsor, Virginia who “inherited” a back-in-the-day salon, and is trying her very best to bring the location into the twenty-first century.

National Lipstick Day Nail Art

Pucker up those pointers. 

Trend Watch: Color Blocking

A technique where blocks of solid colors are placed next to each other to add visual interest

Lotus Blossom

Nails by Crystal Warner, Clip-It’s Hair and Nail Salon, Grove City, Ohio

How to Remove a Polish Spill

It always happens on the worst possible day. You’ve been at the salon since the wee hours of the morning, you’re finally on your last client — and then, oops, a red polish bottle slips and spills on your white shirt (or even worse, all over your new salon uniform). Before you resort to decorating the rest of your outfit with “artsy” nail polish spills to match, consider giving one of these pieces of advice from your fellow nail techs a try.

Two of a Kind

Gelish and Morgan Taylor are teaming up to hit the road in style with a two-piece duo set. Cruisin’ the Boulevard contains one bottle of Gelish and one bottle of Morgan Taylor.

Link Love: Creative Designs to Freshen up Fall

Every season seems to bring different inspirations for nail designs. In summer we saw a lot of neons and in December we always see a lot of red, white, silver, gold, and green. We decided to

The Modern Mani for Fall

Harper's Bazaar's November issue advised readers to shake up their usual shades by trying a techy silver or a multi-dimensional dark red.