Magazine for the professional nail industry.
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METAL IMPLEMENTS BUYERS' GUIDE American International Industries (AII) Antoine de Paris Atwood Industries Backscratchers Beautiful Feet/California Mango Inc. Bio Sculpture Gel Burmax Cala Products ENP Nail Design Entity Beauty Inc. Flowery Professional Hand & Nail Harmony Kupa LaVaque LeChat Nail Care Products LCN Light Elegance INM Mehaz/Spilo Nubar Cosmetic Products OPI Products Inc. Ram Products Republic Nail Rudolph International/Soft Touch Sheba Nail Star Nail Products Inc. Tweezerman International YCC Products Inc. Young Nails Inc. Visit http:/ /directory.nailsmag.com for details about these companies and a complete list of implement manufacturers. Tips should be perfectly aligned. Avoid tweezers with gaps, spaces, or burs in the tips, creating an uneven edge. A bend in the footing makes it easier to pick up rhinestones. If you're using tweezers to pinch an acrylic C-curve, then purchase a tall long tweezer. Fully aligned tips close along their entire length. Beware of tweezers that aren't calibrated correctly. The right tension is achieved by the thickness and composition of the material, dimensions and angle of the tweezer, and the technique used to connect the arms. Lower quality tweezers don't have balanced tension, which afects the handling and durability. The tweezer arms may not have flexibility, making the tweezer too stif or too flimsy. TWE EZE RS show n Kup : Beautif a Cu rved ul Nails b Twe ezer y s OUR IMPLEMENT EXPERTS Barry LaVaque, LaVaque Professional Elaine Watson, Star Nail International Lesley Rollo, Mehaz Professional Maureen Beresford, Tweezerman International Nicole Burnett, Antoine de Paris Tracy Reierson, Young Nails Vicki Peters, Kupa ADDITIONAL IMPLEMENT-ATION We've got tons of tool information online, visit: www.nailsmag.com/toolkit (a list of what implements every nail tech should own) www.nailsmag.com/implements2012 (manufacturers show of their signature implements) www.nailsmag.com/technique/e-files (everything you need to know about electric files) www.nailsmag.com/cuticlenippers (cuticle nippers from your favorite manufacturers) www.nailsmag.com/techtoolsanitation (techs share tricks for sanitizing tools when clients run back-to-back) 148 | NAILS MAGAZINE | OCTOBER 2013