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Lauren Wireman Named BCL Make Your Mark Honoree Behind the Scenes: Abstract Winter Nail Art Behind the Scenes: The Art of Precision Nail Art Gets the Spotlight in Lexi Martone's New Show Behind the Scenes: Monstera Print With Polish COVID Content Center Subscribe to Our Newsletter We respect your data and privacy. By clicking the submit button below, you are agreeing with Bobit Business Media’s Privacy Policy and this outlined level of consent . Email address Sign Up Find out why over 400,000 subscribers love our newsletters -- Industry News Valentino Beauty Pure Launching Educational Initiatives to Empower Nail Technicians by Staff “The nail business is a gateway to success. Instead of just working for minimum wage I empower nail technicians to start their own business. I give them skills and I help them find a way to monetize it. There is only room for growth with what I am sharing.” Industry News Beauty Futures, a New Beauty Holding Company, Launches by Staff Beauty Futures, LLC is a new beauty holding company that supports the professional salon industry through product innovation, leading chemistry solutions and salon services that deliver exceptional results for clients. Business Green Circle Salons Unveils Innovative Recovery Program to Help Tackle PPE Waste by Staff While the single use nature of PPE protects the health of your clients, it produces quite a bit of waste for a salon--and waste that can contaminate a space. Green Circle Salons helps salons with a new recovery and recycling program that keeps team members and guests safe while reducing the impact on the planet. Wellness Study Shows How the COVID-19 Lockdown Impacted America's Ability to Sleep by Stacey Soble Sleep Standards, an organization dedicated to helping Americans sleep better, releases results of a study that shows how the COVID-19 lockdown impacted our snooze time. Nail Design Celebrity Manicurist Naomi Gonzalez-Longstaff Launches Polish Line by Beth Livesay NYFW regular Naomi Gonzalez-Longstaff has launched a new polish line featuring the perfect nude colors. FingerNailFixer Virox Shares Reopening Resources by Holly Schippers Here I am sharing a very comprehensive and well-rounded almost back to work package of information for you from Virox (Rejuvenate) that is the complete set of materials to help you feel confident that everything is in place and ready to go, even if you are already back at work! Wellness CDC Announces New Guidelines for Nail Salons by Staff On Monday, the CDC released new guidelines for nail salon employers and employees reopening in the wake of COVID-19. Nail Design Five Nail Designs by NTNA Finalist Stella Sampson by Beth Livesay For the Final NAILS NTNA Challenge of Season 7, the Top 3 had to create press-ons for five separate themes. See each theme below as press-on tips and on an actual hand then read the contestant's descriptions. Nail Design Five Nail Designs by NTNA Finalist Giselle Caballero by Beth Livesay For the Final NAILS NTNA Challenge of Season 7, the Top 3 had to create press-ons for five separate themes. See each theme below as press-on tips and on an actual hand then read the contestant's descriptions. Nail Design Five Nail Designs by NTNA Finalist Allison Goertzen by Beth Livesay NTNA S.7 finalist Allison Goertzen shares her final five sets of press-ons. See them as tips and on an actual hand. Business Hellabella Launches in Denver by Staff Colorado nail salons re-open and Denver based startup, Hellabella launches to support. FingerNailFixer Join Holly For Tutorial Tuesday by Holly Schippers Every Tuesday for the next four weeks, Holly will be doing an alcohol ink tutorial. Nail Design Dashing Diva Launches Pride Gloss Collection by Staff All sales from this limited collection will be donated to the It Gets Better Project, a nonprofit organization with a mission to uplift, empower, and connect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer youth around the globe. Industry News Nailing it for America Holds Protest to Reopen Nail Salons by Staff On June 8, Nailing it for America held a peaceful protest in Westminster, Calif., demanding nail salons be reopened. Nail Design NTNA S. 7 Final Challenge: Stella Sampson by Staff For the final NTNA S.7 challenge sponsored by CND, contestants were asked to create five sets of press-on nails. This is Stella Sampson's entry. See all three entries here. Nail Design NTNA S. 7 Final Challenge: Allison Goertzen by Staff For the final NTNA S.7 challenge sponsored by CND, contestant...