My Other Life: Kate Kirkman, Construction Office Manager
When Kate Kirkman of South Canterbury, New Zealand, isn’t at the salon, she might be wearing steel-capped boots and a high-visibility vest on a construction site.
When Kate Kirkman of South Canterbury, New Zealand, isn’t at the salon, she might be wearing steel-capped boots and a high-visibility vest on a construction site.

For Derry, N.H.-based nail tech Darlene Donovan, decorating chairs with popular children’s characters is a fun, therapeutic break from the salon.

Mentor, Ohio-based nail tech Gina Burich combines her love for nails with her love for the French language by working as a high school French teacher.

Nail tech Catrena Hamer kept her skills up during her service and returned to the beauty business after her Navy career.

Editorial nail artist Mei Kawagiri (@nailsbymei) discusses how to use social media as a nail tech at the Wella Professionals ITVA2018 Creative Retreat Experience in Lisbon, Portugal.
BCL CND Tippi Hendren Professional Nail Scholarship winner and former NAILS student blogger Tiffany Williams recently won a CND Advanced Scholarship. She discusses landing her dream job, working at NYFW, and more.

Nail friends are the best friends! FingerNail Fixer Holly Schippers asked readers on NAILS' Facebook page to share pictures of them with their nail BFFs, and many of you responded. Here are 15 photos of best nail friends forever.
CBS recently did a spotlight on Essie Weingarten and her rise to success with Essie cosmetics.
College students are a new and interesting demographic for nail salons to target.

Faced with difficult personnel problems, salon owner Lois Burak was growing disillusioned with the beauty business. Enter Netty Mason, a waxing client who turned out to be Burak’s salvation.
We've pulled together some of our favorite snapshots and snippets from the 1997 Salon of the Year Awards entries.

After an absence of a dozen years, Rozanne Sehayik had only been back in the nail industry a few months when she was offered a chance to work as a nail technician.

Don’t say the word “work” around Tammy Taylor.

A baby elephant strays from its mother’s watchful eye to sample the vegetation near a client’s feet. Nearby, giraffes gaze over the top of the credenza. It’s just another ordinary day inside Patti’s Nail Safari.
Donna Rodriquez discusses her formula for success.