hannah lee

On My Mind: Feel Better, Help Others

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and it is getting close to the holidays.  This is the time to give back any way we can.

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Nail Artist to Document Long Nails

Houston-based nail technician Athena Elliott has a new client — and a new undertaking. Ayanna called Athena because she wanted to come in to get her 16-inch-long nails Minxed. After an initial evaluation Athena realized the

On My Mind: Become a Color Expert

Become a color expert for your clients.

On My Mind: What's the Appeal?

What's the appeal of attending tradeshows when the experience can be quite frustrating?

Nail Art Celebrates Michael Jackson

Charlotte, N.C.-based salon owner/nail tech Topaz Woodruff sent us these pictures she did to celebrate the life of Michael Jackson. RIP MJ. — Hannah

California Licensing Scam Warning

I just received an e-mail with the following message and wanted to share it with you all immediately.  The California Board of Barbering and Cosmetology (Cal-BBC) has posted a warning on their website, of a scam

CND Launches Colour Effects

Last week I went down to Oceanside, Calif. (just north of San Diego) to attend a special launch party for CND’s new enamel line. Called Colour Effects, it’s an open stock line of 50 crème enamels

On My Mind: Nail Art Is NOT Dead

NAILS ran an article in 2001 asking “Is Nail Art Dead?” At the time, nail art seemed to be on the wane and the percentage of salons offering nail art and airbrushing had dropped several points

NAILS Wins 5 Maggies!

As anyone who is a “fan” of NAILS Magazine on Facebook already knows, Friday night was an epic moment for the NAILS team, capturing five Western Publications Association Maggie Awards including the Gold Award for the

Pink Slip Promos

I got an e-mail from ROB|B, an OPI Concept Salon, this morning. The salon (which had its official grand opening party last Thursday…more on that in a future post) is offering a new promotion that I