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America's Beauty Show 2012

On March 3-5, Cosmetologists Chicago (CC) invited the entire salon industry to celebrate the 100th anniversary of America’s Beauty Show in Chicago.

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6th Global Nail Cup, Korea: Multimedia Nail Art

Nail artists created fantasy works of art using a combination of professional nail products in the Multimedia Nail Art competition at the 6th Global Nail Cup held in Seoul, Korea.

6th Global Nail Cup, Korea: Awards

The international judges of the 6th Global Nail Cup presented awards and tropies to the winners.

Autry Student Wins State Competition

Autry Technology Center Cosmetology student Courtney McGinnis recently placed first in nail care at the Oklahoma SkillsUSA competition.

Winning the Wild West: Nail Art Competition Winners

The theme of the 14th Nail Art Poland Championships was “Very Wild, Wild West.” The participants created whole scenes of Western cities on the models’ nails, and the three amazing winning designs are shown here.

Nailympics 2011 (Long Beach, Calif.)

Let the [Nail] Games Begin.

Declaring War Against Bad Nails

When Headliners Salon in Las Vegas was chosen to be one of six salons to compete in the August 16 Bang Tuesdays! Hair Wars, salon owner Tzigane Osborne put together a team of experts to create a whole look — including nail tech Joy Yavenue of Nails by Joy in Henderson, Nev.

In Memory: Tom Holcomb (1966-2011)

Industry icon Tom Holcomb passed away on Friday, October 28, 2011. We've gathered photos from over the years to help remember this amazing man.

A Tip from a Winner

One of our industry’s top competitors, Azumi Kanene Williams says time constraints and temperature are her greatest challenges in the competition arena.

Playing Hooky

I did not attend the nails-only tradeshow in Sacramento, Calif., on Sunday even though I had been looking forward to the show and had, in fact, booked my hotel room several months ago. The Sacramento show has