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Hot Pink for the Hot Sun

Use popping pink shades to keep your skin from melting away.

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Reader Poll Says Few Women Get Manicures

An Allure poll online reported a low number of women going to the salon.

West Coast Beauty Essentials

Only natural tones and basic products are needed for the California sun.

Black Pearl Manicure

Tahitia Nails & Spa, Whippany, N.J., uses Germaine de Capuccini products for this signature service.

Branded Manis: Signature Services with Complete Hand Care Lines

A great signature manicure always starts with top-notch ingredients and a good idea. Themed hand care collections are always a great choice, so why not take inspiration from some of the industry’s top manufacturers. Read on to discover some new signature services created by a variety of companies using their own hand care lines.

Summer 2011 Polish Collection

Essie’s Summer 2011 Collection is all about cheerful hues and fun, breezy colors inspired by the tropical climate of Brazil.

Mixing Up the Old

Adding extra splashes of color turn the traditional into the ferocious.

The Layered Look

Semi-custom colors and designs created via layering are increasingly showing up at trade show booth demos and continuing education classes. Clients love walking out of your salon owning a look no one else has, plus this technique can breathe life back into older shades your clients have gotten bored with. You can layer with so many different mediums. Here are a few to try.

Red Carpet Pedicure

Le Polish Salon | Spa | Lounge, Los Angeles, creates a Hollywood-worthy pampering pedicure using Tasha & Co Organics Red Current products.

Oil Up

How to fight hangnails.