Young Nails CEO Greg Salo shows how the Caption Stamping Plate works using a spongey stamp. The plates are deep, and it can be used with Young Nails Caption polish or Young Nails pigments. Be sure not to clean the stamp with acetone. Use a lint roller or the sticky part of a nail form to pull product off of the stamp. The Caption Stamping Plates, on the other hand, can be cleaned with acetone.
As I’ve mentioned before, I plan to start offering classes next year. And as I write the curriculum for those classes, I’m astounded at how little competition training there is available for would-be competitors. Not just
We all know you can use clear nail polish to stop a run in your stocking, but did you know some major league catchers use white polish on their nail so the pitcher can see their hand signals better? Or that hobbiests use colored polishes to decorate Easter eggs? There are all sorts of uses for polish besides the obvious one-here are just a few.
Photographer Helen Maurene Cooper recently released her book, Paint & Polish: Cultural Economy and Visual Culture from the West Side. Cooper spent eight years building relationships with nail techs, salon owners, and clients in Chicago to take the photos that appeared in this book. NAILS spoke with the photographer and author about why she found the subject of nails so fascinating.
Young Nails president Greg Salo shows how to use SlickPour, Caption nail polish, and Caption Conversion (to turn your Caption nail polish into a soak-off gel) with a little stamping technique.
A gauge of high-fashion savvy, nail color has trickled down from the runways to become a sizzling retail commodity and an integral part of the way consumers use color to build their wardrobes.