Deanne Thompson

I love all things nails! I was first introduced to Amore in 1994, yes I’ve been teaching that long!! At the time they had a travelling sales person who left me sample gel & all of  my students loved it. Back then I taught a full Esthetic program at Kamloops School of Hairdressing & Esthetics … Read more

Kim Emerson

Kim is a Woodland Cree from Treaty 8 Territory NWT; has lived in Edmonton for over 15 years. She is a single mother to an 8 yr old daughter named Shae. She has a joyful, ambitious spirit and a passion for helping women grow into their full potential! She was certified 18 yrs ago from … Read more

Melissa Bissell

My nail journey started during COVID when my nail technician had to shut down her studio. I’ve always loved getting my nails done, as I was a really bad nail biter. I have a special place in my heart for women who bite their nails and I love being able to help them kick the … Read more

Samantha McDonald

My name is Samantha McDonald, I have been a Nail Technician since 2012. My mom was a Nail Technician and so was My Mother in law. They both thought I would be good at nails, so I thought I would try it out! I was educated through Amore and haven’t tried a single product I … Read more

Julene Cote

Julene Cote is from Red Deer, AB. She started her Passion for nails in June of 2020 and was certified in August if 2020. From the beginning, she has developed a loyal client base that allows her to express her art and creativity. Julene has continued to hone her skills and learn new techniques by … Read more

Zina Ammar

My name is Zina, I have been married for 20+ yrs and a mother of 4 I started my nail journey and received my nail certification in 2018 from Amore Ultima.  It has been an amazing and exciting experience.  I am grateful for this career. I take great pride in my work and will continue … Read more

30 Years???

Amore is a Canadian, woman owned company started by Stefania Anderson in the early 90’s. It is a long story, but to try and summarize, she started in the hair industry and moved over to esthetics once she sold her hair distribution business. (She originally brought Paul Mitchell to Canada in the 80’s). Through industry … Read more

UV or UV/LED?

After 30+ years of bringing great UV products to the market, we are now incorporating more UV/LED gels into our system. However, not wanting to change the products that thousands of techs know and love, we have maintained the core line of UV gels in our system.  Our UV gel components are quality, time tested … Read more

Hema, What’s the scoop?

There are a lot of discussions about HEMA these days. Everyone has likely seen the following ingredients listed on product labels. HEMA and di-Hema. First, we need to discuss the differences between them. Di-Hema and HEMA have very different molecular structures, with di-HEMA being a considerably larger molecule than HEMA. HEMA is a known high-level … Read more

Julie Funk

Julie started getting her nails done back in 2004 as a way to stop biting, they were sooooo short! Julie’s nail tech used mostly Amore products on me, and she was loving them as they always stayed on, even while Julie milked the cows!! Julie’s husband passed away in 2010 and she had to find … Read more