Aura Salonware is proud to announce its 2026 scholarship recipients. This first-time scholarship in partnership with the Professional Beauty Association awarded three different scholarships to support beauty professionals at every point in their professional journey.
Life coach and Culture Ambassador of Sam Villa, Andrew Carruthers, outlines how to tell if your burnout is temporary - or if it's time to make a bigger career change.
by Andrew Carruthers, Sam Villa Culture Ambassador
Informa Markets’ Premiere Show Group welcomes the launch of Premiere Anaheim – The Ultimate Beauty Experience and opens its doors to Beauty Professionals at the Anaheim Convention Center
"That first set of nails I did in the salon sucked but that client still comes back to me, three years later, because of the connection we made that day."
Hear from the winners of these scholarships on how beauty helps them change lives and how it has changed their own.
A Passion for the Piano: Paul Dykstra is both a concert pianist and the CEO of Cosmetologists Chicago, International Nail Technicians Association (INTA), and America’s Beauty Show.
A nail school category was added to Modern Salon’s Excellence in Education program for the first time in 2017. The awards recognize outstanding achievement by beauty schools across the country.
Since we’re focusing on education in this month’s issue, we thought it fitting to spotlight schools that are providing their nail students with topnotch education. Offering business classes, advanced education, and resources such as job placement after graduation are some of the ways they’re helping turn out nail techs better suited for the real world of nails.