When you're debating a long-lasting manicure at the salon, you’re usually presented with two main options: gel or shellac. But what, exactly, is shellac? The name refers to the signature shine ...

CND is out to prove that hybrid technology isn’t just for cars with Shellac Hybrid Nail Color, a part nail polish, part gel offering that CND hopes will rev up the nail salon business by drawing women ...

A dear friend is the master of the double-duty meeting. No coffee talks for him, or power breakfasts. A professional socializer, he will ask supplicants to interview him whilst he selects new ...

I’m a year-round pedicure girl. I can’t say why, exactly, other than looking at my brightly colored toes is a strange sort of chromatherapy in the dead of winter. But no matter the time of year, a ...

The first time I had a Shellac manicure it felt like a revelation. Shine to rival a mirror glaze and zero fear of smooshing the polish when I left the salon. Just hard, durable nails that had a slight ...

Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. An increasingly popular way ...

Beauty + Health intern Lauren Drago finds a cure for her nail biting habit at Angelo David Salon. Photo: Creative Nail Design. I have something to confess and its a bit embarrassing: I am a frequent ...

MANICURES aren’t known for being everlasting. They chip. They smudge. Sometimes a nail is ruined even before you get home from the salon. So it was curious to hear Michelle Mismas, who writes the nail ...

Nail-polish is increasingly becoming a fashion statement and is as critical to an ensemble as the shoes on your feet. Nail polish trends are made up of a myriad of options, from dark and deluxe to ...

Acrylic nails are a durable manicure choice for adding length and strength, lasting up to five weeks with proper care. Proper ventilation in salons is crucial to avoid harmful exposure when getting ...