Design #22: White Wedding (designed by Christie Gibson)

Apply a small white bead of Acrylic Powder to smile line.

Harmony Nail Studio

A mentor and mentee discuss the evolution of their salons, which are in adjacent towns.

Comma-tose

I'm so easily distracted. Seriously, I just got back to "real life" after a weekend of the ISSE show in Long Beach() combined() of course() with a trip to Disneyland. Quite frankly() I'm exhausted and my

In Their Sites

You’ve got your place on the web. Now… how do you get people to go there? Using smart search-engine optimization (SEO) techniques, such as using common keywords, and updating your site are two good places to start.

Makeover of the Heart

Faced with difficult personnel problems, salon owner Lois Burak was growing disillusioned with the beauty business. Enter Netty Mason, a waxing client who turned out to be Burak’s salvation.

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. 

Beauty Businesses Respond to COVID-19 Crisis with Special Offers of Support for Stylists

This is being updated, constantly, as more and more beauty industry brands are stepping up and looking for ways to help salons and stylists.

Light Elegance Meets Bambi

Joseph McLellan, the operations manager for Redmond, Ore.-based Light Elegance, was playing golf with company president Jim McConnell when a baby doe ran right up to them.

Jury Duty

So about two weeks ago I got a jury duty summons. This is only the second jury duty notice I have ever received. The first one I got was right after I'd moved out of the