If It Quacks Like a Duck …

I remember when nails that flared were a sign of poor sculpting skills. I used to have a client who went to another tech for her nails and came to me for her nail art. She

The Stiletto Challenge

It started with Gina showing off her Ed Hardy-inspired nails on the message boards at BeautyTech.com, followed closely by the kick@$$ November cover of Nails Magazine featuring tattoo-style artwork. Then J (aka OPI educator Joseph Pham)

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

So the back-to-school slump has ended. Just when I found some projects to keep me busy in my down time, wouldn't you know? The phone started ringing and now I'm too busy to work on my

Another Fond Remembrance

I was sitting at the table in the local pizza joint with the BF and his family at our regular Friday night pizza and beer ritual, absently thumbing through Facebook on my cell phone looking for

Now, About This Gel Madness …

How can so many people manage to muddy up the simple concept of gel products? If anything, gel has got to be the most simply named product used for nail enhancements. Gel is called gel because it's

Easily Distracted

This is why you should never work somewhere that's super fun: You might inadvertently seal your gel top coat bottles together. Oops.Tonight is the annual Visalia Waiters' Race. I have never had a chance to watch

You Just Never Know

I was visiting a friend out of town last week when I heard the news about the Seal Beach salon shooting.  Aside from the tireless string of thoughts and feelings that such news inevitably stirs up, this

An Apology in Pictures

OK, OK ... Yes. Those are my nails in the last post! And yes, they are reprehensible!  For starters, my nails are almost never done anymore. Because in my other life, I do things like: play in

Gift Certificate Anxiety

This is the time of year when visions of gift certificate sales dance in our heads. It's so easy to write out one of those little beauties and hand it over in exchange for some fat