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The Help Desk Answers Your Technical Questions

This month's panel tackles how to buy nippers, what's happening with a damaged nail, and how mood-changing polishes work.

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Geting Polish Bottles Unstuck

It's the problem that's plagued nail techs forever—the stuck bot­tle top. Orly's new Gripper Cap gets the job done. But, if you aren't using Orly polish, how do you unscrew a stuck top?

The Professional Nail Industry Is Following Instead of Leading

Why are nail fashion trends being set by retail companies and consumer beauty editors instead of professional manufacturers and nail technicians?

Polish du Jour

Click with Consumers?

The Gap is competing for your clients’ retailing dollars in a totally new way.

OPI Launches New Polish Line

World, meet Nicole.

How Nail Polish Is Bottled: A Pictorial View

What makes polish at 60 bottles a minute and as many as 500,000 a month? It's a polish-bottling machine.

The Power of Polish

A gauge of high-fashion savvy, nail color has trickled down from the runways to become a sizzling retail commodity and an integral part of the way consumers use color to build their wardrobes.

Eating Carrots Will Make Your Nails Stronger ... and Other Nail Myths

There are just about as many myths circulating about nail care as there are Elvis’ whereabouts. As a nail technician you have a responsibility to your clients to know what constitutes good nail care practice … and what is just plain hogwash.

OPI Expands Advertising Horizons

InStyle magazine now features monthy full-page ads of the Rocky Mountain polish collection.