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A Guide to 2011's Big Beauty Shows

Come take a class, learn about the latest products, meet new friends, and renew your love of nails. Here's a quick preview of this year's major tradeshows.

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One Tech's Take on Premiere Birmingham

The Premiere Show in Birmingham, Ala., (held September 18-19, 2010) is only a four-hour drive from nail tech Jill Wright's home in Kentucky. Here’s a look at her time at the show.

2011 Nail Competition Championships

I’ve been getting the question of “what’s next?” a lot lately. And the truth is that I have new ideas. I haven’t missed a single competition in the United States for five years. Plus, I added international

ISSE Long Beach Ticket Giveaway

Beauty trade show season is about to kick off with ISSE (International Salon & Spa Expo) in Long Beach on January 29-31. It’s a great show that we NAILS editors attend every year. This year, the PBA

What nails did you wear at the show?

NAILS takes you inside Premiere Orlando (2009), IBS Las Vegas (2009 and 2010), ISSE Long Beach (2010), and ABS Chicago (2010), to view the hottest nail styles at these prominent beauty trade shows.

New Nail Tech Networking Event

Midwest nail techs, you’re in luck: your neighbor Jennifer Wirth is hosting the new Midwest Nail Technicians Networking Event. ”Networking for nails is a very important part of being a nail artist! So I decided to

INTA Sponsors Stars Nail Design Photo Competition

Princess Gard won last year’s Stars Photo Competition with this image, which later appeared on NAILS’ cover.Nail professionals can show the world their creativity by designing and photographing their best work to enter in the International

The Trouble with Models

Wrangling models is always a chore. If you don’t have a model that you work with regularly, then you have to find one on the trade show floor or try to meet someone online and then

Post Sac

The Sacramento show was the fourth and final event in the Nailpro Cup Series of competitions. With a grand total of 21 competitions over four events, it is the most rigorous nail competition series in the

Brush-On Gels Were All the Buzz at Cosmoprof

Gels continued their recent boom at Cosmoprof North America. There were more soak-off gels, more colored gels, and at least 10 companies showcasing the hottest trend right now — brush-on gel polish lines.