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Your Salon Could Be Salon of the Year!

Did your salon get a new look recently? If so, you should consider entering our sister publication, Salon Today's, Salons of the Year competition!

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Celebrity Nail Art 2016: Pop Princess Katy Perry Reigns Supreme

Celebrity Face Off: Stella Sampson of Athens, Greece, faced down our toughest field of challengers yet to claim the top spot in this year’s Celebrity Face Off Challenge.

NAHA 2016 Nail Category Finalists

Enough with the fancy hairdos already. These striking nail images were submitted by the five finalists who vied to become NAHA’s 2016 Nail Professional of the Year. Each entrant was asked to demonstrate her skill at embellishments, nail art, and salon style-inspired nails.

Bobbleheads With “Max”-imum Impact

Recently, Exclusive Nail Couture CEO and director of education Max Estrada had the unique experience of seeing himself immortalized in a series of bobblehead dolls.

Light Elegance Honors Shapely Nails

The folks at Light Elegance challenged nail techs to submit their best shaped nails to their Shape Up contest.

Tech Wins Sit-Down With Jan Arnold

As the winner of a CND online sweepstakes, nail tech Diane Diaz got to enjoy a private brunch with Jan Arnold at ABS Chicago in March.

Creativity Earns Nail Tech Naming Rights

As the winner of INM Nails’ recent nail art contest, Celine Cummings got to name one of the company’s new polish colors

NAILS’ 2016 Mural Contest Winner: Paying Tribute

The winning entries from this year’s Mural Contest couldn’t be more different in style, yet they all reveal incredible skill and creativity on the part of the artists who created them.

NAILS Announces Cover Tech Contest Finalists

Congratulations to our 12 Cover Tech Contest finalists. Now it’s time for you to vote for the ones you love the best.

Celebrity Face Off Contest 2015: Paying Homage to a Musical Muse

San Francisco-based nail artist Sonia “G” Molina honored Eryka Badu, the inspiration behind many of her creative works, in her winning nail portrait. Take a look at Badu and the other famous faces commemorated by this year’s contest participants.