When she opened her first salon in 1971, nails were still a noveltry. Since then, Hamlin has sold mroe than 50 salons, and nail care has become a billion-dollar industry.
Did you know that at one time black was the favorite color applied to fingernails, and that men — not women — wore it?
Just when you thought school was behind you, here’s a short history lesson in nails.
Superstitions and unusual practices have helped pave the road to modern nail care.
Founding NAILS publishers Peter Grimes and John Cipriano had an idea for a magazine. As they outlined their purpose in their first publishers' note, they said they wanted to “strengthen those involved with the nail industry by providing decision-making information on current industry issues, economic trends, management styles, sales and marketing techniques, and coverage of any and all events important to the further development of the nails industry”
From points to ovals to squares to anything goes, manufacturers borrow from the dental, plastics, and prosthetics industries
Since its origins in dentistry, acrylic for nails has improved steadily. What does the future hold for this product?
Looking Back At 30 Years In The Business With A Sense of Triumph
What is it that goes into OPI sculptured nail products? Personality…and lots of it. The personalities of the two key individuals who run and manage this acrylic product firm, and the imprint they have left on the three-year-old Southern California company, tell as much about their product as any chemical analysis…and probably more. A company’s policies and style are very much a reflection of the people who run it. Therefore, the question is not necessarily “what is OPI?” but “Who is OPI?”
A profile on one of the pioneering companies in the nail business: Nailmate
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