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Help The Painted Nail Name Its Polish Collection

At the Nailympics in Long Beach this weekend I was chatting with Katie Cazorla (owner of The Painted Nail in Sherman Oaks, Calif. and star of the TV Guide Channel’s reality show “The Nail Files”) and

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Nail Technician Was One of the Shooting Victims

We have an update on this week’s horrible salon shooting in Orange County, Calif. We’ve now learned the identities of the eight victims, and one of them was in our family of nail technicians. Christy Lynn Wilson

Nailympics in Long Beach on October 23-24, 2011

The Nailympics are back on U.S. soil for the first time in five years. Now, in addition to the popular London Nailympics, you can compete right here in California. The event is being held a little

Man Kills 8 People at Salon in Seal Beach

This awful story is still unfolding. Yesterday afternoon a gunman entered Salon Meritage in Seal Beach, Calif., and opened fire on employees and customers. Eight are dead. One is still in critical care at a nearby

Art ON Our Fingertips

Earlier this month, nail art aficionados were privy to a very original art exhibit. Called Nailphilia, it was a collaboration between British art house DegreeArt.com and some of the country’s most-recognized nail techs in the industry.

We Salute Young Nails (and the 1249th Battalion)

Remember when we told you about SPC Amy Feltzin of the 1249th Battalion stationed in Afghanistan? She's also a licensed nail tech and she wrote to Young Nails asking for products. They, being the awesome guys they

Cool Retail Item (or Maybe You Want One for Yourself)

Sometimes things come across our desks that aren't really nail-related, but we still think you might find them interesting. We’ve featured cell phone accessories to retail to your customers in the magazine before. The Callet (available

On The Road with Light Elegance

I just got back from a great trip up north to Redmond, Oregon, where associate publisher Michelle Mullen and I visited Light Elegance Nail Products. It just so happened to be the company’s one-year anniversary in

Follow Up to Article About Consumer Beauty Bloggers

Wow. I never thought my editor’s letter about bloggers would garner so much controversy (or foul language). Let me clarify a few things, though. A more careful reading of the article will show you that I’m

New York City Nail Art Salons Highlighted

Time Out New York has a great story online today about the "Top 10 Nail Art Salons in NYC". It includes a slideshow with some really cool nail art. Check out the super-detailed New York City