ISSE Report
All of us at the salon carpooled to the International Salon & Spa Expo (ISSE) at the beginning of the month. Our employees learned about OPI’s new soak-off gels with the educators at the show. We’re
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All of us at the salon carpooled to the International Salon & Spa Expo (ISSE) at the beginning of the month. Our employees learned about OPI’s new soak-off gels with the educators at the show. We’re

Dan, Nadine, and I attended ISSE in Long Beach, Calif., last weekend. The best part of the tradeshow for us? We were able to hand out our brand new (finally finished!) salon menus. Nadine had picked
I took my whole staff to ISSE, and I thought it was a great show. The energy level, including for nails, was really strong, which is a good sign for the industry (especially considering that it
Didn’t make it out in the cold rain to ISSE in Long Beach, Calif.? Or made it, but weren’t sure if you saw all the highlights on the show floor? Here’s a quick recap of the show. European
We’ve had a little bit of time to get back into the swing of things at the office after the busy week surrounding the International Salon and Spa Expo (ISSE). So now that I’ve had a
This was my first ISSE show and it was bigger than I expected. I got a chance to meet new people and visit with some that I’ve already met. It’s interesting to see what each company
From Jan. 30 through Feb. 1, 40,000 beauty professionals attended ISSE, up 21% from 2009 and breaking the show’s all-time attendance records. The show featured 397 exhibitors, which is up 3% from 2009. Attendees shop the OPI
There was a cool assortment of happenings — from new products to live demonstrations to plenty of friendly nail techs — at the ISSE (International Salon & Spa Expo) in Long Beach over Jan. 31 to Feb. 2. Here are some of the interesting things I saw.NailTek master educators Jan White, Saverne Smith, and Marianne Hunter chatted with me about the industry.
The ISSE Show last week saw tried-and-true manufacturers and techs doing business as usual during these tough economic times. The word around the show was that the first day’s turnout was a little low, but that it picked up on Monday when the salon workers had the day off.Above, Greg Salo of Young Nails, was as excited as ever to educate techs at the show.
The NAILS team scoured the show floor at the International Salon and Spa Expo at the Long Beach Convention Center from January 30-Feb 1, 2016.