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Dec 30 | Salon Services | admin |
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with Comments Off on Skin Friendly UV’s
For those of us who were worried if all that gel manicuring and time under the UV light was harmful, worry no more. A recent study from Photochemistry and Photobiology said that not only are UV lights safer than natural sunlight,...
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Dec 13 | Salon Services | admin |
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with Comments Off on Cool Salons: Hammer & Nails
Think dim lighting, premium scotch, black leather chairs, and flat-screen TVs. Now throw in relaxing mani-pedis, and you’ve just pictured the ultimate man cave of a salon, Hammer & Nails. This L.A.-based shop just...
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Dec 10 | Salon Services | admin |
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with Comments Off on Cool Salons: Bed of Nails
Bed of Nails in New York calls itself an “unconventional nail salon.” Their mission statement is simple: provide a sense of R.E.L.I.E.F. (Relaxing Escape with a Lush Invigorating and Essential Feel). The...
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Dec 4 | Nail Trends, Salon Fanatic, Salon Services | admin |
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with Comments Off on Birthday Nail (He)Art
If you’re the type who prefers doing your own nails, allow me to make a suggestion: take your birthday off. Give yourself this one day out of the year and treat yourself to a salon experience. Let someone else worry about...
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Nov 30 | Salon Services | admin |
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with Comments Off on Introducing: Gelish Trends
Every Salon Fanatic is familiar with Gelish. The popular gel-polish is about to get even trendier! Gelish’s new collection series called Trends is a seasonally-inspired grouping of the most sought after colors and textures...
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Nov 23 | Salon Services | admin |
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with Comments Off on What Kind of Woman Are You?
If you’re looking to get a glittery manicure this holiday season, I recommend these metallic beauties from Artistic Nail Design. You can layer these beauties or wear them alone to attend any holiday fete. And with names...
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Oct 29 | Salon Services | admin |
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with Comments Off on Show Your Sparkle This Holiday Season
The Cuccio collection of Colour Veneer has gotten shinier. Just in time for the holidays, three new shades will be making their big debut: Manhattan Mayhem, Russian Opulence, and Hong Kong Harbor. These three colors are favorites...
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Oct 19 | Salon Services | admin |
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with Comments Off on 12 Year-Old Polishes With the Best of Them
Brooke Dowey is just 12-years-old, and yet this U.K.-based nail fanatic is dolling up clients with Gelish in her vintage caravan. Two years ago Dowey was polishing her own nails in her bedroom. Once she began posting pictures of...
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Oct 8 | Salon Services | admin |
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with Comments Off on Technique Tuesday: Proper Gel-Polish Removal
A few weeks ago I went to a local salon to get my gel-polish removed. Things were going smoothly; the friendly nail technician used foil to wrap small acetone-soaked balls of cotton around my nail plates. But after a couple...
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Oct 4 | Salon Services | admin |
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with Comments Off on Follow Friday: Cool Salons
We love going to cool salons. And sometimes it’s tough to find ones that fit your sensibility. When traveling, I always start with an online search. And I’m a sucker for a really well-designed website. Here are four sites...