The Chipping Point

A news item from the NY Times recently came across my desk. The title of the piece from the Fashion & Style section: “I Love What You Didn’t Do to Your Chipped Nails.” Catchy. The gist

Where the Girls Are

At Michelle Danielle Day Spa in upstate New York, offering manicures and pedicures may have been one of the smartest things owner Michelle Danielle ever did. Today, this female-oriented salon keeps clients coming back with its warm, friendly demeanor that’s just like home.

Advertising to the Masses

With the launch date getting closer, my advertising wheels are in full motion. The poor little hamster in my head has not had a 10 minute break in months. I have been trying to come up

The Help Desk

Your questions answered by Doug Schoon, Melissa Carlini, and David Dyer.

NAILS Hits the Newsstand

What would it look like if all magazines were nail magazines? We re-imagined 11 popular consumer magazines — from Modern Bride to Natural Health to Smart Money — to predict what they might look geared toward the nail world.

Show Me the Nails

So I’m looking through the magazine racks at Borders awhile back. Man, do they have a lot of magazines! Magazines I’ve never heard of. Magazines that are solely dedicated to subjects so obscure that I can’t

The Layered Look

Semi-custom colors and designs created via layering are increasingly showing up at trade show booth demos and continuing education classes. Clients love walking out of your salon owning a look no one else has, plus this technique can breathe life back into older shades your clients have gotten bored with. You can layer with so many different mediums. Here are a few to try.

The Theme’s the Thing: Savvy Chic Nail Cottage

Indisputably feminine, Savvy Chic exemplifies the shabby chic style, using distressed antique furniture, paintwork, and repurposed curtains and textiles to achieve an elegant overall effect reminiscent of Victorian decor.

Nails, Music, & The City

For those of you in the Manhattan area, you might want to snag tickets to an upcoming concert by nail tech-nail product manufacturer-jazz singer extraordinaire Deborah Lippmann. Lippmann has been a nail tech for more than