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Beauty Forum Swiss: Nail International by Marlise K

I came to the Beauty Forum Swiss show in Zurich as a guest of Swiss-born, California-based celebrity nail tech Elsbeth Schutz. She has done many covers for NAILS and contributes her amazing nail art skills to

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Beauty Forum Swiss: Swiss NailArt

This past weekend I was lucky enough to attend the Beauty Forum Swiss in Zurich, Switzerland. While the show is much smaller than many U.S. shows, the nail area really was the star. The first thing

NAILS Makes It Easy for You to “Pin” Your Nail Art Pictures

Are you on Pinterest? (If you’re unsure what Pinterest is, take note, it’s a virtual pinboard that is taking the Internet by storm.) The basic premise of the social bookmarking site is that it allows you

Chat With CND’s Jan Arnold During Fashion Week

Premiere Orlando is offering their Facebook fans a neat opportunity to chat with CND’s style director Jan Arnold LIVE from Fashion Week New York. On Monday, February 13 at 12:30 pm EST, Jan will be available

My Day as a Nail Science Geek

Last Thursday I got to spend the day down at CND’s Vista, Calif. headquarters. The main purpose of the trip was to tour their research and development lab and see what their chemists do on a

ISSE 2012: Let the Music Play Nail Art

Nubar educator Amanda Lenher created this awesome nail art design for the soakable gel nail art category in the competitions. She was excited with her sixth place finish since it was her first time competing. Here’s

ISSE 2012: Minx Educators Wear Their Love on Their Sleeves

Minx educators sure are dedicated to their favorite brand. Crystal Rice, CMP, and Brian Garces, CMP, showed us their brand loyalty on their wrists. You can see more nail-related tattoos in our gallery here. — Hannah

ISSE 2012: Spotted on the Show Floor: Jeff Pink

I spotted Orly founder and CEO Jeff Pink on the show floor getting his pinky nails polished with Orly GelFX (one in navy blue, one in black). Nice to see the guys sporting the long-lasting colors.

ISSE 2012: Gelish Debuts a New Booth

Hand & Nail Harmony debuted a new Gelish booth at ISSE Long Beach this weekend. Danny Haile and David Daniel wanted to make sure Gelish had a larger presence on the show floor — and it

ISSE 2012: Snakeskin Pedi

Terri Silacci, the nail tech who made the snakeskin nails famous last year when they appeared in Vogue magazine, was at ISSE Long Beach this year giving editors her famous pedicure. I was lucky enough to