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What landed, what's selling, and how to use it. Written from the counter at 13858 Brookhurst, Garden Grove.
Nail Supply News
New Arrivals: 36 PLA Sweater Weather Shades, and the Apres HEMA Free and TPO Free Range
Six collections landed this week: PLA Sweater Weather at 36 shades and $10 a bottle, the full Apres Gel Couleur range HEMA free and TPO free at $14.99, a Chisel...
The Five Stages of Finding Your Signature Nail Shade
Finding a shade you actually keep runs in five stages, and almost everybody gets stuck on the same one. Five stages, five real products, and the reason the answer is...
This Week's Deals: Blooming Gel, and a Gelish Mini LED Lamp at Half Price
Blooming gel did four times its usual week at Brookhurst. Six markdowns with the savings math behind them, three worth a second look, and the order counts for the seven...
New Arrivals: 53 OPI Intelli-Gel Shades, HEMA Free and TPO Free, Plus the Royal Base Coat
OPI added 53 Intelli-Gel shades on 10 September, every one HEMA free and TPO free at $14.95, taking the line past 200. Plus the Royal Base Coat in 0.5oz and...
Orange County Is the Capital of American Nails
Little Saigon is the largest Vietnamese community outside Vietnam and the center of gravity for American nails. The finale of Built by Many Hands is about the place, and why...
The Nail Colors That Look Expensive, Ranked: 6 Shades From Loud to Unnameable
Six shades from four brands, ranked by how far they sit from plain. Pearl chrome is sixth, a built mauve nude is first, and every one is on the shelf...
This Week's Deals: Chisel Powder $6.57 and the Cre8tion Rustic 45 Color Set at Half Price
Chisel 2oz powder is $6.57 a jar, the Cre8tion Rustic 45 color dip set is $66.37 against a $132.75 list, and the iGel LED Pro lamp is $87.50 with three...
New Arrivals: Over 200 Billionaire Matching Colors, and the Duo Is $6
Over 200 Billionaire SKUs went live on 5 September, every shade number running across a gel, a lacquer and a dip powder. The duo is $6, the matching powder is...
Nail Tech Green Flags: 6 Things a Good Tech Does That You Can Watch Happen
Six habits a client can watch happen from the chair, and the product behind each one: the color chart on the table, a fresh file, a base coat on a...
Cuticle Care 101: How to Use Cuticle Oil (and When to Skip the Nippers)
The cuticle is not the bit you keep cutting. The routine, the tools, and why acetone is usually the real reason a client's cuticles are splitting. Nine cuticle oils in...
New Arrivals: 9 HEMA Free Builder Gel Shades and the Tea and Coffee Cat Eye Wall
Nine builder shades that answer the HEMA free question Two Cre8tion sets arrived this week with HEMA free and TPO free printed on the box, alongside a 24 color Tea...
What Your Nail Shape Says About You (and the Tip Box That Matches)
What your nail shape says about you Every set starts with the same quiet decision: the shape. It gets made before the shade and the finish ever come up, and...