AI nail machine brings Disney nail art to Shanghai shoppers

By Rebecca Hitchon | 27 February 2026

To celebrate Lunar New Year, Disney’s Shanghai store has been offering themed nail art to customers via Umia Beauty‘s AI-powered manicure studio. The nail art machine directly applies intricate patterns to nails, and serves to automate the time-consuming tasks of nail professionals, while compensating artists for their work. Find out…

Nail Tech Talk: Hannah Smith of Hannah Smith Essex Nail Artist 

By Callie Iley | 27 May 2023

Having always enjoyed art and beauty, character nail artist, Hannah Smith of Hannah Smith Essex Nail Artist was quickly drawn to the nail industry, wanting to use her two passions to create a career for herself. “The nail industry not only allows me to be creative every day, but it…