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Cures like a Pro, in 45 seconds. L.A. Hair — Now With Nails Be sure to set your DVR to record WEtv's reality show L.A. Hair. For its second season, the show — which focuses on celebrity hairstylist Kim Kimble's West Hollywood, Calif., based salon — adds a nail tech into the mix. Celebrity manicurist Naja Rickette (www.najanailguru.com) joins the show, telling NAILS she enjoyed the experience and was Rickette even able to ignore the cameras after the first few days. "I am usually the one on the glam squad preparing people for their on-camera appearances. This time the tables were turned and I was the one on camera," Rickette says. The second season starts June 6, and Rickette will be seeing the finished episodes for the first time then. "I do not have any control over the editing process and have no clue how I will actually be portrayed, but I tried my best to give the public a no nonsense approach to the nail game," she says. "I wanted to show the general public I am more than the average 'nail lady' and in fact am not the 'nail lady' at all. I am a business woman and an artist. I wanted to portray nails as a profession and a career path." Preset :45 Second Button The Gelish® PRO :45 LED Curing Light cures Gelish Gel Polish quickly and efficiently, for a beautiful manicure that lasts up to 3 weeks. Shop the more than 4,000 Sally Beauty Supply store locations or online anytime. The Nail Art Boutique After getting a ton of requests from other nail artists asking where she gets her supplies, nail tech Tashina "Poochie" Green decided to open an online nail art supply shop. Within the first few months of launching the site — dubbed The Nail Art Boutique — Green has sold her carefully sourced supplies, which include spikes, mini-mirrors, and chains, to nail artists in all 50 states. She finds many of her supplies online and occasionally when she's out shopping. "I search and search and search," she says. "Some people only use the keyword 'nail art' when searching for nail products online, but there are so many other keywords that I use. Anything that is small enough to put on a nail, I can pretty much make happen," Green says. The venture has efectively turned the den in her home into a mini-warehouse. Green generally works all day at Poochiez Paws Nail Studio in Atlanta, then comes home at night and fulfills orders. Check out The Nail Art Boutique at www.poochieznails.com/nail_art_boutique.html. >>> SallyBeauty.com 800-ASK-SALLY Scan • Watch • Learn www.gelishminis.com Gotta Get Gelished! Gel-Polish • Polish On/Soak-Off Made in the USA © 2012 Hand & Nail Harmony • Brea, CA 92821 Gelish and Hand & Nail Harmony are registered trademarks of Hand & Nail Harmony, Inc. HM-1659-3 www.nailsmag.com/fifi/16285