ISSELB 2014: PBA Beauty Bar
Holli Holiday and Pamela Jaye happily worked the Beauty Bar.One of the things I look forward to the most at PBA trade shows are the Beauty Bars. These giant purple booths are filled with sample sizes
Holli Holiday and Pamela Jaye happily worked the Beauty Bar.One of the things I look forward to the most at PBA trade shows are the Beauty Bars. These giant purple booths are filled with sample sizes

Nail art from ISSE Long Beach 2014.

The West Coast's largest shopping and education event for beauty professionals took place on January 25-27 at the Long Beach Convention Center.
As always, we all brought home handfuls of different manicures from ISSE Long Beach 2014! But what jumped out at me was the overwhelming amount of negative space nail art I saw. Five out of my
NAILS' Next Top Nail Artist finalists Buddy Sims and Lauren Wireman with winner Ryoko Garcia.What a whirlwind this weekend was at the ISSE show in Long Beach! It was my first show, and I had no
Tired of the dull flip-flops that you usually give your clients? Pedi Princess says "no more!" Designer/founder Laura Slipak was hands-on with her pedi vision, creating a toe-shaped sandal with bling to separate the toes. With
Tracy and I got to try Famous Names' new IBX nail treatment, which is debuting here at ISSE Long Beach 2014. There are two formulasNormal0falsefalsefalseEN-USX-NONEX-NONE
CND talked trends this morning at a press event. Their Open Road collection for Spring 2014 is comprised of both new Shellac and Vinylux colors. The story behind the collection: a woman who runs a PR
Our three NAILS Next Top Nail Artist finalists, Buddy Sims, Lauren Wireman, and Ryoko Garcia, chatted together last Sunday on Nail Talk Radio, a weekly internet radio show created for the nail industry. (If you're running

The sixth Nail Tech Event of the Smokies took place August 25-26 in Gatlinburg, Tenn., with 225 nail techs in attendance and 30 nail company booths.
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Here are some snapshots of the 6th Annual Nail Tech Event of the Smokies held on Aug. 25-26 in the resort town of Gatlinburg, Tenn. The nails-only event brought together 30 nail companies and 250 licensed beauty professionals from all over the U.S and Canada. For more information, visit www.nailtechevent.com.You Might Also Like:The 5th Annual Nail Tech Event of the Smokies
Last year, when I broke my wrist, I conceded that I was going to benched for the season. But the “season” runs from the Sacramento show to IBS Las Vegas. (You know, I once Tweeted about

At an invite-only party during Cosmoprof North America, Beauty Changes Lives (BCL) and CND announced the new BCL CND Tippi Hedren Nail Scholarship Fund. Founded to support professional nail education, the Scholarship Fund honors actress Hedren's role in helping shape the nail industry by being at the forefront of the Vietnamese nail salon movement. You Might Also Like: CND and BCL Announce Scholarship Fund

From show floor to suite door — NAILS' 3rd Annual Cocktail Party provided a much-needed opportunity for show exhibitors and attendees to relax and mingle for a few hours after the exhibition floor closed on the second evening.
Cocktails and appetizers in hand, the throng at the Orly booth quieted as senior vice president of global marketing Carina Breda said into the microphone, “We are here today to celebrate Jeff Pink. He is the
CND’s Jan Arnold presented a donation of $184,000 to Lynelle Lynch for the BCL CND Tippi Hedren Nail Scholarship Fund at Cosmoprof North America.At an invite-only party during Cosmoprof North America, Beauty Changes Lives (BCL) and