You don't need the whole story to begin.
Nearly twenty years at the table. A fully-booked salon in Camas. Backstage at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Moscow, a NAILPRO World Cup placement, training in the European tradition this technique actually came from. We built the standard — and we still work the chair every week.
Whatever brought you here, the right door is just below.
Clean, precise, structured work that holds for weeks — not five days. The Continental Method, done by the people who teach it. Downtown Camas, WA · By appointment only.
Book at the salon →Retention, lifting, structure — these have causes. In one private session, we find yours and exactly how to fix it.
Book a troubleshooting session →The full Continental Method, self-paced, with the why behind every move — not just the what.
Explore the online courses →Small-group, in-person classes. Real reps, real feedback, until the movement becomes instinct.
See hands-on classes →Doug Schoon's Advanced Chemistry of Nails — the field's definitive reference — is coming in Russian for the first time, in an authorized edition we're preparing now. Follow the link and stay in touch so you don't miss the launch.
Be first to know when it launches →We bring the Continental Method as a guest workshop — a revenue-share partnership that levels up your whole team.
Bring the method to your school →Where this actually
comes from.
The technique has always existed — only the name keeps changing. "Hardware manicure," "Russian manicure": labels picked up in translation. Underneath is a 157-year European tradition of precision instruments and dental-grade science, applied to skin and nails.
Irina & Sonia.
Nearly two decades at the table — a career that began before the e-file existed. International training in the Netherlands, backstage at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Moscow. That perspective is what the Continental Method is built on.
Irina's co-instructor, advanced specialist — and her daughter. Some knowledge is passed down in classrooms; some at the salon chair, through years of watching before the formal teaching began. That kind of transmission is rare. It shows.