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From Lavette: Why YOU Should Apply for NAILSNTNA

Our season two winner of NAILS Next Top Nail Artist shares her advice for applying.

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Tech Tuesday: Social Media

As the editor in charge of NAILS’ social media, I wanted to offer you my tips for boosting your following.

On My Mind: Where Are Your (Virtual) Manners?

Editor Hannah Lee urges us to examine our online manners.

Beauty Changes Blogger’s Life

Sarah Waite, the artist behind Chalkboard Nails, created this dotticure to celebrate her Beauty Changes Lives Scholarship win.

Best Social Marketing Tips

We asked, you answered. What’s your best social media marketing tip?

On My Mind: How Do You Celebrate?

Editor Hannah Lee shares a few ideas to help you start brainstorming for your next milestone celebration.

I Blame Pinterest

Maggie is tired of being asked to copy someone else’s nail art.

Step-and-Repeat-Style Backgrounds for Nail Art

Check out this gallery of step-and-repeat-style photos for your nail art. It's a chic and simple way to brand your salon and show off your work at the same time!

Photograph, Post, Repeat

More and more salons are making use of step-and-repeat-style backgrounds when photographing their nail art for the web. Take a look at why these chic and simple advertising tools are catching on and how you can join the party.

#ABSChicago: Instagram Follower Wins Stiletto Nail Art

Heidi Meier from The Day Spa in Shoreview, Minn., won an Instagram-based contest created by Gina Silvestro (right) with a full set of stiletto nails at the Akzéntz booth. The winner of Silvestro's Instagram-based contest also had the choice of receiving an Akzentz Pro-Formance starter kit.