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On the Road: A Totally Unique Nail Boutique

We first met salon owner Heather Goodwin in 2007 when she entered (and won 1st runner-up in) our Nail Tech of the Year program. She didn’t have her own salon yet, but the plans were in motion. The next time I was in Orlando for the Premiere Show was 2008 and Heather was moving into her salon that very weekend. I promised her next time I was in central Florida, I would visit her salon. In June, publisher Cyndy Drummey and I made the visit.

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Pedi-Cure Kit

Light Elegance's Pedi-Cure Kit is a great kit for techs that want to get into gel pedicures.

Gelish Color Gels

New from Hand & Harmony comes Gelish Color Gels. The gels apply like polish with a twist cap and applicator, but are cured in a lamp like gels.

Day 211: Rockstar Watermelon Toenails

Holly L. Schippers, Bussey, Iowa

Don’t be discouraged…

July 19, 2010Recently, I did a full-set of gels with French tips on a client at school who was going on vacation to Hawaii. She loved her nails and I loved my work. (See below.)So you

Day 209: Black and White French Nails

Andrea Boyko, tiPz (Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada)

Extra Credit…

July 13, 2010Yesterday I had the opportunity to attend a class at the Halsted Tan & Spa Salon here in Chicago as a model for an OPI class. The class was on the Axxium Soak-Off Gels

Day 205: Pink Glitter Nail Art

Laura Peacock, Aradia Nails (Bolton, Lancs, UK)

Day 203: Gel Mosaic Nail Art

Tabitha Viergutz, Nail Diva (Riverton, WY)

T3 European FiberGels

Star Nail’s T3 European FiberGels are designed to apply evenly and smoothly across the entire nail plate, making precise cuticle area applications a breeze.