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TEAM SPIRIT: OPI Tipsters
Joey Brown leads the OPI Team to new heights of nail artistry.
by Anne Moratto
Service Spotlight: Pumpkin Facial Peel at Hela Spa
To celebrate this time of year, Hela Spa in Washington D.C. offers its Pumpkin Peel, a cleansing facial with added pumpkin enzymes to exfoliate and clarify the skin.
Legacy of Style Event Honors Tippi Hedren, Announces Scholarship
The Beauty Changes Lives Foundation held their 2nd annual Legacy of Style Event, Monday, September 23, at the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills. This year, the Legacy of Style award was given to actress, activist and “Mother of the Vietnamese Nail Professional” Tippi Hedren.
by Anne Moratto
Splashes of Fierce
Photo collection by Jami Olds.
FASHION WEEK: Clean, Classy OPI Nails at Reem Acra
OPI's You Callin' Me a Lyre? was on the tips of Reem Acra models at NYFW.
by Anne Moratto
FASHION WEEK: A Tour of Front of House and Backstage at MBFW
Maggie Mulhern takes us on a tour of both front and "back of house" of the tents at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in NYC.
FASHION WEEK: How To Get the Ombre Nails Seen at Nicole Miller
The nail look created at Nicole Miller's Spring/Summer '14 New York Mercedes Benz Fashion Week caught the eye of MANY beauty editors.
FASHION WEEK: Essie and Kerastase Backstage at Jill Stuart
The scene backstage at Jill Stuart's Spring/Summer '14 New York Mercedes Benz Fashion Week show was MOBBED. Make-up artists from Sephora were creating metallic eyes and glowing skin using Laura Mercier, Bobby Brown, Mark Jacobs, Givency and Josie Maran products. Hair designers were busy whipping up a "rock and roll, look with a messy part--very fun style," says Odile Gilbert, lead hair, who used a combination of Kerastase Powder Bluff, Kerastase Boucles D'Art and Kerastase Laque Dentelle.
FASHION WEEK: Beauty at Carmen Marc Valvo SS2014
Get the behind the scenes details of the beauty for the Carmen Marc Valvo SS2014 collection from Ted Gibson (hair) and Gina Edwards (Morgan Taylor nails).
NovaLash Skills Manual Opens Eyes to Profit in Lash Extensions
NovaLash’s Seminar Skills Training Manual boasts 80-pages of eye-opening knowledge, from technical information about the lash growth cycle and the anatomy of the eye to the nitty-gritty details surrounding what it takes to build a successful lash application empire.
by Anne Moratto
Emmy-Winning Makeup Artist Launches "Glitter & Glam" How-To Book
Celebrity makeup artist Melanie Mills, Emmy Award winner and the former head makeup artist for "Dancing with the Stars," thinks everyone should sparkle. And in her new book, she shows us how.
by Anne Moratto
5 Manicure Myths: Nail Pros Tell the Truth About Nail Legends
You’ve heard of “Urban Myths,” false stories that get passed along enough times that people come to believe they’re true, if only because they’ve heard them repeated so many times. The same can be true of certain nail and manicure legends. Two nail pros dispel the myths.
by Anne Moratto
New 3-D Glitter Top Coat Collection from NUBAR Nails
NUBAR Nails introduces their Alter Ego Eollection featuring 3D MULTI-FACTED GLITTERED TOP COATS. Worn on their own or over nail color, all eight combine Glitter, Micas and multi-colored, randomly-sized Mylar to give nails an on-trend 3D-effect.
by Anne Moratto
Hydrate and Purify
Fall’s cooler days cause skin to feel drier. The Oxygen Puractiv+ line of hydrating sprays from G.M. Collin are formulated with patented antimicrobial peptides that purify, and contain ingredients that help to stimulate healthier, more balanced skin.
Spa News: Update On Spa Trends at ISPA
At the ISPA media event in NYC, ISPA President Lynne McNees shares trends and updates in the spa world.
So Hot Right Nail: LA Nail Artist Belinda Fountain on Fall Nails
Her salon is in Silver Lake, an area of Los Angeles named "The Hippest Neighborhood in the US". So what is nail artist Belinda Fountain seeing now in nails and what will be trending for fall 2013?
by Anne Moratto
New OPI Pro Website for the Latest in Nail Technology, Education
OPI announces the re-launch of its PRO website.
by Anne Moratto