on the road

ABS 2012: Win a Salon Website from The Nail Superstore

Drop your business card into the jar at The Nail Superstore’s booth for the chance to win a free salon website. The Nail Superstore just launched a salon website template business as a new offering, and

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ABS 2012: Download the App

America's Beauty Show has impressed me in recent years with its tech-savvy. Last year, there was a QR code in the printed program that, when scanned, took attendees to the “ABS Mobile Program (the program and

On the Road: MayaSpa Wellness Center, Tulum, Mexico

The bohemian beach town of Tulum, Mexico isn’t exactly known for its salon services. But MayaSpa Wellness Center had manicures and pedicures on its salon menu so I decided to give it a try.

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: OPI’s Suzi Answers Questions on Men Wearing Polish, Her Business Goals, and Past Polish Trends

I’ve interviewed Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, executive VP and artistic director of OPI Products Inc., several different times during the course of my career at NAILS. This time, I had the inspiring help of our NAILS Facebook fans,

On the Road: Ki Nail Bar & Organic Spa, Los Angeles

Learning from its 3-year-old sister salon (Chi Nail Bar), the newly opened Ki Nail Bar in downtown Los Angeles reflects owner Fawn Ton’s experience in growing Chi, while making itself distinctive by targeting a different demographic.

ISSE 2012: Make Your Own Gel Colors at Sparkleyez

There’s a special part in our hearts for nail tech-made products, so we were excited to see a launch from nail tech Rhonda Tooker and her daughter Natalie deWitte that expands the glitter focus of Sparkleyez

ISSE 2012: One-Coat, Long-Lasting Polish, says Venique

There’s a new professional-only nail polish option on the floor called Venique. I’m intrigued by this entry into the field because this polish features Siltek, an ingredient that expands when wet and contracts when dry, meaning

ISSE 2012: Peacock Bra for Jessica’s Peacock Queen Collection

If you’re at ISSE, I urge you to stop by Jessica Cosmetics booth. In addition to having cool new gel-polish colors and packages of gel-polish/traditional polish combos, I was asked an odd question by national sales

On The Road: Salon 4

NAILS’ student blogger LaTia Wilson visited Salon 4 in Rockville, Md., for a spa pedicure, and she left with enthusiasm for her newly chosen field and motivation to stay focused on becoming a nail tech.