Week Three and Four: Making Nail Friends

Nail school isn’t a competition, it’s a community. You need friends to make the experience one that’s worthwhile.

NAILS and CND Name Top 12 Finalists for Season Four of NAILS Next Top Nail Artist

Please join NAILS and top sponsor CND as we congratulate these 12 artists who will be competing for your vote starting September 12.

Week 11: Prepping for California State Boards

This past week was probably my busiest week yet at school. We had two mornings of running through the practical exam for state board, studied the bones and muscles and other basic anatomy in theory, plus

Week Seven: Learning from an Industry Educator

This week we watched a demonstration with the wonderful Gisela Marti, the creative director for Tammy Taylor Nails. I was so excited to finally have a formal introduction to a brand and product line that I see so many nail technicians are committed to using.

Gel Fall 2017 '90s Collection

This six-shade collection embodies that rebel spirit with colors that range from light baby pink to saturated dark purple to a deep wine red that evokes the lipstick shade beloved by an entire generation.

Week 9: My Mock State Board Adventure

The moment we’d all been waiting for was about to arrive: The Mock State Board Exam. We were extra busy this week preparing for it by finishing up the book, notecards, workbook homework, review questions, and tests. I am so happy that I no longer have to do those dreadful notecards ever again!

Week 9: Anatomy, Skin, Disease and Electricity

I am sorry I didn’t post last week. Everyone at school was sick with either pneumonia, strep throat or the cold. I was out for most of the week due to having walking pneumonia and a

Week 4: Infection Control and Anatomy

This week has been more of a classroom week. Now that I have started working on the floor, it has been hard to sit still in a classroom. The good thing is I was on the

Week 3: Salon Practice and Sanitation Lessons

My first full week of working on clients in the school was a welcome change form the pace of the week before. We were finally working on clients and were out on the main floor of