2016's Best Hair & Nails on Instagram
2016 was YOUR year! MODERN's more than 730,000 Instagram followers continue to impress with stunning before-and-after imagery, truly artistic color and chic nail art. Take a look back at some of the most striking images you tagged with #modernsalon this year.
by Lauren Quick
Nail Tek Nail Nutritionist Biotin and Bamboo Nail Treatment
Nail Tek Nail Nutritionist Biotin and Bamboo Nail Treatment is a multitasking base coat. It smoothes and preps nail beds for better polish adhesion or, when worn alone, enhances the natural color of the nail bed with a sheer pearlescent pink hue.
OPI’s Brand Beginnings: An Interview with The First Lady of Nails Suzi Weiss-Fischmann
The OPI success story began not as a professional nail care brand, but as a dental supply company. Realizing that dentures and artificial nail extensions share the same chemistry, OPI co-founder Suzi Weiss-Fischmann saw an opening in the market and ran with it.
All That Glitters: Glitter Nail Polish from Holiday and Winter Collections
See our top shimmer and glitter picks from some of your favorite brands' holiday and winter 2016 collections.
by Jamie Newman
Instagram Halloween Beauty Inspiration
Check out some of the best Halloween-inspired hair, makeup and nail looks that showed up on our Instagram feeds to get costume ideas for your clients (and yourself!).
by Jamie Newman
Smoky Halloween Nail Art
CND Education Ambassador Ashley Craig shows you how to get this spooky nail art look.
by Jamie Newman
HOW-TO: Crushed Velvet Nails by CND
This Crushed Velvet look by CND is perfect for the client who wants elegance plus a 3D feel to her nails.
Pantone's 2016 Color of the Year in Beauty Products
Jump on the Pantone color train with inspiration from Instagram and beauty products!
by Lauren Quick
HOW-TO: Black Lace by CND on a Manicured Natural Nail
Beautiful nails are everywhere at holiday time, and clients don’t want to be left out! Offer them an elegant and festive mani with this "Black Lace" look by CND.
HOW-TO: Glittery Esmeralda Nails by CND
Ever look outside on a snowy, winter night? That's what these "Esmeralda" nails by CND reminds us of.
New Splat Collection of Nail Color for Kids from Milk and Cookies Salon
Milk & Cookies Kids Spa & Salon on the upper-east side of New York offers a service menu of delicious treatments for girls and boys. They have launched a line of nail polishes for the young set that is 5-free.
by Anne Moratto
CND Hosts I Heart CND Event in Boston
The event featured meet-and-greets CND Co-founder & Style Director Jan Arnold and CND Brand Ambassador Kieu-Chinh,Winnie Huang, winner of NAILS Next Top Nail Artist Season 3, and Tan Nguyen, winner of VietSALON’s Nail Artistry Competition.
Modern Events: The Sola Sessions Inspire, Energize and Connect
On Monday, September 12, 2016, more than 300 salon professionals from 12 states gathered at the Hyatt Regency Newport Beach for the Sola Sessions, part of Sola Salon Studio’s effort to broaden its exclusive Sola Sessions education ...
by Anne Moratto
How-To: OPI Sponged Ombre Manicure
New York-based OPI technician Leonobi Galvez is constantly looking for ways to create fresh designs on nails. Although classic application will always have its place, it’s the less traditional color delivery systems that keeps nail artists’ creative juices flowing.
Memo Exclusive: An Interview with Jan Arnold of CND
CND Timeline:1990s – Fashion Week: Bare nails were common before 1996, but when CND became involved, one by one, designer by influential designer, nails were adopted as a fashion accessory and nail professionals everywhere were ...
by Anne Moratto
Fashion Week Spring/Summer '17 HOW-TOs: China Glaze Proves Why Nail Art Isn't Going Away in 2017
China Glaze artists created a mix of stripes, waves and hearts on nails at various shows this season.
by Jamie Newman
Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2017 & 'See Now, Buy Now' Fall 2016: Trending in Nails
Essie gives us a definitive range of everything that will be trending for your manicure services between now and spring 2017.
by Jamie Newman