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A Wave Without Water

n the midst of the hip Las Olas shopping district in Fort Lauderdale, you will find a nail salon unlike any other. Open for just year, New Wave is a unique foot and nail care salon that ironically prides itself on a waterless pedicure.

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A Toast to Togetherness

For the month of February, we highlight four different partnerships within the nail industry and what makes them work.

Up the Ladder: What’s After Nail Tech?

From a career as a part-time manufacturer's educator to a full-time industry consultant, the nail industry presents myriad opportunities.

Salons of the South

Take a stroll with NAILS to a magnolia garden, a lily pond, an old mill town, and a high-tech mecca as we visit some Southern salons and the people who run them.

There’s No Stopping the Nail Express

Nail Express proves that “discount salon” is an issue of pricing, not of practices with its upscale decor; high technical and sanitation standards, and “the client is queen” attitude.

NAILS Shows ‘97 Rolls Out the Red Carpet

Made-to-order sunny weather; your favorite industry celebrities, a glamorous awards ceremony a VIP cocktail reception... sounds like the Academy Awards, right?

Picture Perfect

We've pulled together some of our favorite snapshots and snippets from the 1997 Salon of the Year Awards entries.

Licensing Scam Traced to Nail Schools

Two schools have been revealed as “diploma mills,” selling certification of school hours. More than 2,000 licensees are suspected of holding fraudulent licenses.

Runner-Up: Nail Depot

When Greg and Rose Tosti decided to start a nail salon in Boca Raton years ago, they were told by friends and family it wasn’t such a good idea. Now, with 110 employees and a steady stream of 4,000 clients coming in each week, the Tostis are glad they didn’t listen.

Look Homeward Angel

When Stevie Ehmer gave up her big-bucks tourist industry job to open a day spa/salon, she was really looking to go home again to relationships, familiar faces, and the comfort of community.

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