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Tips From Celeb Manicurist Tom Bachik

Celebrity manicurist Tom Bachik gives Glamour three helpful tips to keep nails looking their best.

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Brighten and Whiten

Self offers advice on how to get rid of wine-colored stains with tooth whitening products. Use a tooth-whitening pen, gel, or toothpaste once a day for three days to lighten the stain without damaging the nail bed the way buffers do. The key ingredient: hydrogen peroxide.

Perfect Palette

Don your berets, because Orly’s new Instant Artist Collection promises to help you achieve clean, precise, and colorful nail art designs at every skill level. The collection features 24 water-based shades that each come with a tapered brush for exact placement. The collection also includes four tools: a detailer brush, striper brush, dotter duo, and design tear-off cards that offer suggested step-by-steps.

Exotic Mango Manicure/Pedicure

Hollywood Nails explains how to give clients a luxurious manicure/pedicure with mango oil, sliced oranges, and flower petals.

French Wrap Manicure

Dashing Diva’s French Wrap Manicure gives you a quick, easy, and perfect French that really lasts.

33 Ways to Work Smarter, not Harder

From saving money on products to developing an efficient schedule, salon coaches offer practical advice behind the cliché.

On My Mind: Are You Evolving? Your Clients Are.

Whether you decide to add a new service, or completely rethink how you’ve set up your salon, commit to making at least one change in your business this year.

Dare to Wear Stiletto Nails

If your clients are afraid of this pointy shape, offer up this advice from nail techs who do their best to ensure that beauty doesn’t have to equal pain.

A Bridge Over Bitten Nails

When nails are weary, weak, and inching toward the eponychium, a modified nail tip can be a great way to protect nails and encourage them to grow.

When I first became a tech, I was shocked to learn ______________.

Surprise! It’s often said that school does little to prepare techs for the salon environment. And it’s not only the technical challenges that may come as a surprise to the newly minted nail tech.