
Premiere Orlando Tops Our List of Favorite Nail Shows
Gathering top names in beauty, Premiere features a solid lineup of networking events, competitions, educational workshops, and more than 500 booths.

Gathering top names in beauty, Premiere features a solid lineup of networking events, competitions, educational workshops, and more than 500 booths.

On Saturday night before the Premiere Orlando beauty show even started, more than 200 nail techs got together to catch up with old friends, meet new friends, and enjoy a night of networking with other like-minded colleagues.

As a newbie, you may not be familiar with all the product options available to you. Here we’ve gathered some products that may be useful as you start your career.

NAILS is pleased to announce the 2010 Readers’ Choice Awards, a round-up of YOUR favorite products by category, covering everything from acrylic systems to ventilation units. Now in its seventh year, NAILS Readers’ Choice Awards are selected exclusively by YOU, the readers of NAILS Magazine, from a list of nominees supplied directly by the manufacturers of the products themselves.

Get the step-by-step for nail artist Lisa M. Santos’ signature style.

Add “blogger” to Tammy Taylor’s already impressive resume.

We asked, and you told us. For the third year in a row, NAILS announces the winners of our annual Readers' Choice Awards. From Acrylics to Wraps--and everything in between--read on to see if your favorite products made it onto our 2006 list.

NAILS announces the winners of our first annual Readers' Choice Awards. These products were nominated by the manufacturers themselves and voted on by you, our readers.

How do you get a famous nail entrepreneur to change her stripes? Ask nail technician Charese Sailor, who got Tammy Taylor to stray from her usual conservative pink-and-white or red-polished nails to simple nail art for the first time.
Odorless and UV light-cured acrylic systems have a great deal to offer technicians concerned about odor in the salon, All you need to do is master a few of the tricky parts.

I want to thank all of the Salon of the Year finalists and their supporters who attended the awards banquet. We had a blast! The evening would not have been possible without the sponsorship of Nailco Salon Marketplace and Larry Gaynor, who also lent his unique humor to the proceedings as co-host.
After eight years as a member of the Detroit Police Department, Pamela Sawyer traded in her weapon for a different sort of gun—an airbrush.

NAILS asked a handful of industry movers and shakers to share with us the worst career advice they’ve ever received.

A fast-set acrylic system simplifies and shortens the application process, allowing technicians to accommodate more clients in a day.
Don’t underestimate the power of this simple tool. The quality of your nail brush influences the quality of your work.
When it comes to deciding who sells what, manufacturers base their choice on how well the distributor services the nail technician. Their verdict? Most are doing a good job, but there’s always room for improvement.

A behind the scenes look at how products are developed.