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On My Mind: Use the “Nail Polish Index” to Your Advantage

NAILS editor Hannah Lee discusses the effect of the "nail polish index" and how your salon can get in on the action.

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Literature-Inspired Nail Art Gallery

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Are You a Star? Enter Nail Photo Competition

Do you know about the Stars Photo Competition? It’s an opportunity for you to showcase your best nails — on film. Basically you have to create a set of nails using extensions, nail art, colored acrylic

Go for a Cruise with John Hauk and Other Top Nail Techs

Long-time competitor John Hauk has just announced a new venture — Cruise with the Nail Stars, hosted by John Hauk. Scheduled September 15-22, 2012, the weeklong cruise will include three days of “intense education to inspire

Saying a Final Goodbye to Tom

Yesterday NAILS publisher Cyndy Drummey, associate publisher Michelle Mullen and I attended a memorial service celebrating the life of Tom Holcomb. On what would have been his 45th birthday, friends, colleagues, and family members gather in

Trying Out a New Style for the Holidays

Yesterday, I was lucky enough to be invited to an event hosted by CND at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel (formerly the Regent Beverly Wilshire where they filmed "Pretty Woman"). Co-founder and style director Jan Arnold was

New Web "Docu-Series" Features CND at Fashion Week

CND and beauty website BeautyBlitz partnered on a behind-the-scenes fashion week video series exclusively about nails. It just went live and it’s really cool. Billed as the first “docu-series” about runway nail art, it includes behind-the-scenes

On My Mind: Think Different

NAILS editor Hannah Lee remembers Steve Jobs and urges nail techs to take his 1997 "Think Different" ad campaign to heart.

On The Road: Hip Chicks Salon

In the small town of Redmond, Ore., this cozy salon in a converted house makes you feel like a neighbor just popping in to chat over some coffee.

What Did You Dress Up As for Halloween

Our friends at Misa Cosmetics sent us this cute picture of Kelly Perrin (left) and Sally Eid Reilly (right) of Glamour Secrets Champlain Place in Dieppe, New Brunswick, dressed up as Misa polish bottles on Halloween.