Feet Stand Alone

Foot massage can make a great addition to spa pedicures, but how does it fare as a stand-alone service?

Help Fund An Indie Nail Wraps Brand (and Apply for Your Own Line)

Kickstarter.com has been a boon to the nail industry. We told you about a nail art documentary that was funded on the site and about a woman who funded her cross-county manicuring expedition on the crowd-sourcing

Illinois, Iowa, and Washington D.C. — Is It Too Much to Ask for a Response?

For all of you NAILS Magazine subscribers, the April 2013 issue is likely arriving at your mailbox this week. I got my copy a few days ago. Usually, even though I’ve seen all of the pages

Gels, Express Nail Bars, Other Innovations Cause Fast Growth in the Professional Nail Market; Latin America Leads the Way, Kline Report Says

The explosive growth in sales of professional nail care products outshone resilient but modest growth rates in other cosmetics categories, posting over 25% increase globally in 2012, according to Kline's exclusive Professional Nail Care: Global Market

Moms, Plus 18-24 Year-Olds, Grow the Nail Market, Mintel Finds

Women in households with children are more likely to use more nail care products than those without children in their homes, reports market intelligence firm Mintel. According to a Mintel report, this is particularly notable with

Square Credit Card Reader Now Offers “Business in a Box”

Many of you are already using the Square credit card reader or are considering getting this nifty device that lets you swipe credit cards with your smart phone with no monthly fees. (If you haven’t heard

Alessandro Now Available in the U.S.

If you happened to attend any of the European beauty shows for the past few years, you may have been impressed with a nail polish, hand, and foot care company by the name of Alessandro International.

African American Manicurists Association

As a long-time member and former committee chairwoman of an ethnic-based networking group (The Network of Indian Professionals (NetIP)), I understand how valuable these groups can be. While NetIP is open to everyone regardless of ethnic

California's Welcome to Our World Congressional Educational Event Coming Up

I attended the federal-level Welcome to Our World event in 2011, and I was happy to learn that my state of California has a similar event on the state level to talk to our representatives about