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Dashing Diva Hosts First National Educator Training Conference

Forty-two educators attended Dashing Diva’s first ever National Educator Training Conference. At the Chicago event, the company was able to recognize some of its star performers.All of the educators participated in a competition applying Dashing Diva

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How to Fix a Broken Manicure

Allure magazine interviewed Tom Bachik, a Los Angeles-based manicurist who works with celebrities like Beyonce and Victoria Beckham.

Hidden Hard Gel

Jessica Hoel of LuvNailz salon in Bellevue, Wash., has an interesting technique for her color gels.

Don’t Fool Around With Your Tools

Jill has some good suggestions for which tools you should consider replacing and for ways to minimize the cost for you in purchasing new tools and brushes. Besides being a really nice treat to have new

Treat Yourself to New Tools

This is the final part of our back-to-school series — or as I have called it the “back-to-work” series. So far, we’ve talked about renovating our look to be more professional. We’ve mentioned updating out hair,

Artistic Does Training Right

Artistic Nail Design held its International Training Seminar this past week at its main office in Brea, Calif. The classes were headed by Alisha Rimando-Botero, the executive vice president and creative director for Artistic, and over 30

SuperStyled Makeover Show Launches on YouTube

Many of us get inspired by YouTube videos these days, and new online series SuperStyled plays that up with short (the first one is under 4 minutes) episodes that showcase total makeovers — nails, makeup, and

In The Mood for LeChat

LeChat has a new Mood Perfect Match Gel Polish that changes colors depending on the temperature.As you can see, the bright orange red color instantly turns to a sparkly brown when submerged in ice water and

Minxy Mondays

Minx Nails now offers a weekly live web broadcast available for nail technicians worldwide to support you as you learn and perfect your Minx applications.  The Minxy Mondays broadcast takes place at www.justin.tv/Minxinc most Monday mornings

Cosmoprof NA: Innovative Pedi Spa Changes Afoot at Gulfstream

Gulfstream showcased two especially neat pedicure spa improvements at Cosmoprof North America.One is this convenient pull-out storage area on its La Lili 5. Handy, right?The other is this upgraded footrest style, which allows you to elevate