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ISSE 2013: Acrylics from Light Elegance

For those of you who rely on Light Elegance for great gel products, you'll be happy to know that you can now rely on them for acrylics as well.Long-time nail industry veteran John Hauk partnered with Light

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Minx “Underwear” Sneak Peek

UPDATED APRIL 2013: Here's the full step-by-step tutorial on Minx Underwear we promised you!When I first heard that Minx Nails was launching a new product called “Minx Underwear,” my first thought was, “I know the company

Make Your Nails Unique

Sparkles Print a Nail is a U.K.-based company. It uses state-of-the-art printers to print high-quality designs onto nail tips. Direct clients to send their own photos to Sparkles for a unique nail experience. Once the nail

Beyoncé Shares Some Tips

Beyoncé posted a photo of her New Year’s nails on Instagram, showing off her colorful Minx nail coatings. Celebrity stylist Lisa Logan created the look inspired by the artwork of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Both Beyoncé and Jay-Z

3 Ventilation Success Stories

While working on a feature story about salon ventilation for NAILS Magazine’s February issue, I came across several salon owners who are an inspiration to all of us in their installation of proper ventilation systems. Though

NCLA Pop-Up Nail Bar at Kitson

The holidays are a hectic time. That’s why a pop-up nail bar at a cool, trendy store is a fantastic idea. NCLA at Kitson featured the brand’s spunky lacquers as well as its signature wraps. A

FingerNailFixer Partners with LaVaque Professional

We know many of you share our love of the FingerNailFixer (the alias of Holly Schippers, an amazing and helpful nail tech from Bussey, Iowa), something that we see every day via the pageviews that Holly’s

New China Glaze & Ardell Collections Inspired by “Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away”

China Glaze and Ardell are partnering with Paramount Pictures for their newest collection of nail polishes and eyelashes inspired by the upcoming 3-D film, “Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away” in theaters December 21st. This new collection

OPI Lacquer Bottle to Be Featured at Trademark Expo

Next month the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is hosting its annual USPTO Trademark Exposition in Alexandria, Va. And OPI’s lacquer bottle will be one of the select brands featured at the event. The

Orly Dark Shadows Giveaway

In conjunction with the DVD release of Tim Burton's "Dark Shadows", Orly will be giving away the Blu-Ray DVD and Orly's Dark Shadows-inspired polish collection to three winner each day beginning today (September 25) and going