Do What You Like, Like What You Do

Within a week of starting nail school I knew nails was all I ever wanted to do. And nails is all I have done since having that revelation. I’ve known a lot of people who went into

I'm Sorry. I Missed It.

The BF won't let me watch “American Idol.” This has gone unnoticed by me for the last three years that we've been together largely because I don't want to watch “American Idol.” In fact, I watch

How Do You NOT Know?

So, by now most of you have probably heard of, or even seen, “Tabatha’s Salon Takeover” on Bravo. There was some buzz about it over on the mailing list at BeautyTech.com a couple of weeks ago

Ouch.

By last Tuesday afternoon I had managed to get stilettos on my entire right hand (I’m left-handed) with Ed Hardy-inspired artwork on two of them. By the time I left work on Friday evening, I had managed

An Open Letter to the Gel Manufacturers

I really want more gels to come in squeezy tubes.  A million years ago, when I invested in my first gel line, the one I picked came in little applicator bottles so you squeezed the gel

Defining “Soon”

Movie studios are the worst. You watch those previews in the beginning of your movie and they all say, “Coming soon to a theater near you.” And it never fails that you see previews for a

A Lesson in What Not to Do

I have been wrestling with AT&T for the past week. I am in no mood for humor at this point.  After a week of phone calls, waiting on hold, being disconnected and disrespected, I am teetering

Braille, Maybe?

Good grief, what is wrong with manufacturers? Seriously, manufacturing nail products should be like filming CSI: There should be an "industry consultant" on every set. That way, when a chemist or marketer or whatever — with

More Clocks

Friday mornings there is supposed to be a new entry posted. Which generally means that sometime on Thursday each week, I sit down and type up whatever industry-related thing has preoccupied my mind for the few