Maisie Dunbar has been a celebrity in the nail industry for over a decade. She has become one of the most dynamic and well-respected nail technicians to the stars through her work with a host of top-notch entertainers and personalities recognized around the country. Her work on celebrities such as Star Jones, Kim Coles, Dionne Warwick, Lisa Nicole Carson, Kelly Price, Roberta Flack, Bill Belamy, Chaka Khan, Dr. Bobby Jones, Eric Benet, Jamie Foster Brown, Kathy Hughes, Raymon Bain, and Anna Maria Horsford has been displayed in magazines, on stage, on CD covers, and on television.
A licensed nail therapist who is the owner and President of M&M Nails and Wellness Center in Silver Spring, Maryland, Maisie has been honored by several style and cosmetology publications for her attention to detail and innovative brilliance. She has been named one
of the ìTen Most Influential Nailcare Artistry Leaders in North Americaî by Nails magazine. Her Salon was voted one of the Top Salons for Professional Nail Care by Celebrity 101 Hairstyles Magazine. Maisie has done nails and feet segments on Black Entertainment
Television (BET), Day Time Emmy Awards, The Learning Channel, radio, as well as fashion magazines nationally and internationally. Her knowledge and skill have been featured in The Washington Post Sunday Source, The Washingtonian Magazine, Glamour, Sophisticateís Black Hair Care Style Guide, Salon Sense, Nails, Womenís Home Journal, Heart and Soul, and Parents magazines. She has also consulted on nail care and wellness issues with the editors of Essence, Moder! n Bride, O, Mademoiselle, Town & Country,, Ladies Home Journal, Todayís Black Woman and Seventeen magazines. Her work with Def Jam Records, Ashley Stewart, Payless Shoes, Samsung Electronics, Miles Ahead Entertainment, Dark & Lovely Cosmetics, Soft Sheen Products, Revlon Cosmetics, and a number of high profile cosmetic and wellness companies keeps her in the spotlight year-round.
Maisie continues to work as an artist at her Wellness Center, where her team offers the best in original beauty treatment and wellness innovations to a broad-based Washington, D.C., clientele. She also is a business consultant to other beginning and journeymen nail technicians, many of whom have had the pleasure of enjoying her seminars on nail care techniques and business strategies at the Bronner Brothers Beauty Shows, The Proud Lady Beauty Show and other venues. In addition, she has been a representative for some of the hottest and most innovative nail companies in the country, including Creative Nail Design. With the combination of a flourishing company and an endless thirst for knowledge, Maisie Dunbar is on the fast rack for SUCCESS.
TV/Film
The Learning Channel and TV One
Education
Creative Nail Design Institue, 2000
Creative Nail Global Summit, 1999
Creative Nail Academy, Master Advanced Education
Vicky Peters Competition, Symposium for nails 1998
University of Maryland BA, Computer Information System
Fame School of Nail Design, 1993 License, Nail Tecnology
Reflexologist
Awards & Achivement
Contributing Writer - SalonSense Magazine 2000-2002
Salon Today Magazine 2001-2002
Nails Magazine since 2001
Ten Most Influential Nailcare Artistry Leaders In North America - Nails Magazine, 2001
Celebrity 101 Hairstyles Magazine, 2001
Top salon of Professional Nailcare in the USA
Business Nails Development Seminar - Bronner Brothers Beauty Show