Meet Joanne Sorbello, a nail artist who has found success in the beauty industry working backstage at Fashion Week, on-set at photoshoots and collaborating with professionals from all categories.
The intersection of nails and art has never been more apparent than at Miami’s Vanity Projects, a gallery-like nail salon that offers patrons the opportunity to view contemporary video art during their services with sought-after international nail artists.
Located in Manhattan’s calmer counterpart, Brooklyn-based nail salon Local Honey has developed a loyal clientele filled with edgy artists and hip creatives since opening in 2015.
Labor investigators visit 395 salons, investigate 230 of them, and issue violations to all but 12. Violations range from paying workers nothing to underpayment and failure to keep payroll records.
Candice Idehen didn’t just want to build a successful business, she wanted to build a community of women, children, and men in her Harlem neighborhood who enjoy treating themselves to the services nail salons have to offer.
NAILS Magazine and VietSALON Magazine applaud the New York Times exposé of the appalling exploitation of nail salon workers in certain communities and urge increased consumer awareness and enforcement efforts.
Students from Bellus Academy helped kick off Fashion Week San Diego with its opening event, “The Art & Beauty Behind Fashion,” September 30 at the Broadway Pier.