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I’m a great believer in preparation, especially when it comes to competing. Planning each and every detail of the categories I enter beforehand is a must. It keeps me calm and focused. Read the rest of this entry »
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Recently, I’ve been seeing a hot pink stretch limo driving around in my town. It certainly caught my attention – how could it NOT? A few months ago, I saw the same car parked at a new salon in a new shopping center. The sign over the salon was the same hot pink, “Sweet & Sassy.” I had to investigate.
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Every couple of weeks, our Director of Marketing & Communications says to me “It’s time for another blog entry.” I sometimes draw a blank and truly don’t know what to write about that would be of interest to someone visiting the website. Read the rest of this entry »
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This letter is in response to a segment on the Dr. Oz. program called How Manicures Affect Your Health. You can watch the video at http://bit.ly/6lc4XM Read the rest of this entry »
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As nail techs we have to know and understand a wealth of information. Can you remember when we had to memorize all the nail disorders, diseases and causes – Tinea Unguis, Onychatrophia, Onychauxis, Leuconychia, Beau’s Lines, just to name a few. Read the rest of this entry »
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NSI hosted our first Illusion Soak-Off Gel webinar. Read the rest of this entry »
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You may have already heard about the new “refreshing” fish pedicures where feet are placed in pedicure bowls full of skin-eating fish. I couldn’t help thinking about being a young kid and seeing a news piece on TV about maggots and leeches used for medicinal purposes, so I guess it shouldn’t have surprised me that fish are being used to remove the dead skin from the bottom of the feet.
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We know how important it is to take care of our health. If we get sick, we miss work and miss income. It drains our pocketbook when we have to pay for medicine and doctor’s visits. Nothing new there. If our staff members come into the salon while ill and “share the wealth,” everyone loses out. Read the rest of this entry »
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I’ve had several people contact me in regard to an article that was recently written referring to the potential dangers of Ultra Violet Nail Lamps causing skin cancer.
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I recently read an article where a nail salon in the Baltimore area was using an electric unit to warm Acetone. A woman who was having her enhancements removed to have a fresh new applied got severely burned on her face, hands, stomach and legs when the Acetone she was soaking her nails in ignited. Read the rest of this entry »
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